El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-01
Bedtime Story For the Little One
Jimmie WbblewObble Jingle wiggly"
By HOWARD B. GARIS.

2 ball, and when one side gets knocked
/ down and stepped on and rolled over,
I lhen blow the whistle 10 tell the other
l side 10 stop pushing-that it's enough"
see, said Uncle Wiggily. Football
I IS a sort Of rough game. isn't it2''
Oh, we Ike it, said Sammie Little
{ talls the rabbit boy You see it's nice,
I cool weather now and we don't mind
I getting warm at play"
And IL doesn't hur1 US 10 fall down
and get stepped on or rolled over" said
l Johnny Bushytail, one Of the squirrel
boys, because we have on our thick.
/ winter suits OF fur, and We can't feel
any hard knocks through them"
I see" laughed the rabbit gentle
man Then he leaned his twink. pink
ling nose-eNcuse me. I mean his pink
rWlnkung nOse-on the top rail Of the
! fence, and he watched the animal boys
playing football. with the round, yellow
hollowed-Out pumpkin, stuffed with
soft. milky cotton from the inside OF a
milkweed plant pod
We'll, I almost wish were young
again, so ] could play" said Uncle
Wiggily, as he walked on over the fields
and through the woods. Pretty soon he
sat down TO rest not far from a little
pond Of water. and, after a while, the
rabbit gentleman fell asleep.
All at once Uncle Wiggily was awak-
ensd by hearing sad voice saying:
"Oh, dear, How hungry am"
Uncle Wiggily suddenly opened his
eyes, and there. on log in front OF
him, he saw Snappy, one Of the nice
mud turtle boys whom he knew.
What's that-are you hungry. Snap
py2" asked Uncle Wiggfly.
Yes" answered the mud turtle boy.
I an; very hungry, and my mother
has closed up our mud house and gone
down town shopping to the five-and-
six-eent store, so I can't get in to get
anything 10 eat until she comes back"
Perhaps I can find something for
you said Uncle Wiggily, and. looking
in his pocket. surely enough. he found
a piece Of cherry pie, which he gave to
Snappy.
"Oh. thank you, ever so mucn," slowly
spoke the little mud turtle boy. as he
ate the cherry pie. Then he crawIed
down in the pond. saying, before he
left
IF I can ever do you a favor. Uncle
Wiggily, you or any Of your friends,
please let me know"
I WILL promised the rabbit gentle
man. he was just going to sleep again. +
when, all at once he heard a splashing
noise in the pond, and a quacking voice
cried;
TN get it, I see where the football
fell It's in the water and I'll get itr'
Then the rabbit gentleman saw jim !
ME, the duck boy, fly through the air /
and splash down in the pond. where /
was floating the big, yellow pumpkin /
football
Here you go" cried Jimmie. as he
scOOped the pumpkin up in his wing
and gave il a kick with his yellow foot I
Away sailed the football over the trees. /
and Uncle Wiggily could hear IL fan I
with thud In the distant lot where
the animal boys were playing.
My That was good kick Of yours !
Jimmie" said Uncle Wiggily.
"Oh, yes. pretty fair" answered the (
duck boy, sort Of modest like and shy /
ffF3rf il was = better EfrIr u~har NTrrwrnv-
Trot. the pony boy. kicked the BAH over
here. He kicked it away from the far
end OF the field and it fell in the pond"
And YOU got il out Of the water
said Uncle WigEily.
yes, I came after the ball because I ]