El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-15

- II DEAR It's leaking- cried
knurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the
- musBrat lady who kept the
hollow stump bungalow for Uncle Wig
giIy- Longears, the rabbit gentleman
1T has a hole in the bottom, and the
water is leaking out Oh, deari'
--Out Of what is the water leazing?'
asked Mr.. Longears. Out OF the kitchen
sinkZ7
no; out Of my dishpan," answered
Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy. 4 think I'll have
10 get a new dishpan at the six and
seven cent store
IN get it for you offered Uncle
Wiggily. Il am going down town and
III buy the dishpan."
Maybe you won't like TO carry it
home" said Nurse Jane Il can't wait
20 have it sent in the wagon, as need
il at once But a dig dishpan isn't
very nice for a rabbit gentleman to
. carry home"
I don't in the least mind Uncle Wig
gilF said. with a polite bow L VIII
carry the dispan with pleasure"
Uncle Wiggily was always that way,
helping as much as he could
While Nurse Jane emptied the water
ont of the old. leaky dishpan which had
on the hot stove so much Uncle Wig
giIy set off for the six and seven cent
store. over the woods and through
the field he hoped and soon he was
there. He did not have the rheumatism
very badly this day so he left his
crutch at home
seThe largest incest dishpan in the
store" ne said to the little mousie girl
clerk behind the counter
Here you are, Uncle WiggIly,' she
. answered. and she lifted up SUCH a big,
new. shiny tin dishpan that she had
70 raise it with both paws
Ny ] wonder II I can carry thati''
the rabbit gentleman thought 1t is
The little mousie girl clerk had to
call on a little pussy cat clerk to help
her wrap Up Uncle Wiggly's dishpan-
Finally they managed it and as the
rabbit gentleman was going out Of the
store, having paid his money, the little
mOusie clerk handed him a large fan
What's this for?' asked Mr.. Long
ears
It's a souvenir" answered the mou-
sic girl Everybody who buys any
thing in our store today gets a fan for
nothing"
Thank you" said Uncle WiggiIy po-
liteIy. But isn't it a little strange.
giving out fans in the winter time2 It
is the summer time when they are need
ed 10 keep you cool"
@Oh. well, take the fan anyhow" said
the mousie girl 1T VIII be summer
some day"
so il will" agreed the bunny uncle.
and he went off with the big dishpan
and the fan.
Now the dishpan was much harder to
carry than Uncle Wiggily had thought
1t would be ne tried il first under
one paw and then under the other, but
IL was 100 large TO fit under either one.
III have to carry it in both paws"
said Mr. Longears. and if I do that I
can't carry the fan. What shall I do2'
He thought for minute and then he
remembered how he had once seen a
woman carry a bundle Of wood on her
head
He tried TO set Nurse James new dish
pan up on top Of his tall silk hat hut
7 think you can guess what happened.
The silk hat was so slippery. and the
the bottom OF the dishpan was so shiny
that it slipped off into the snow-I
mean the pan slipped off
well, wellr' cried Uncle WiggiIy
making his pink nose twinkle so he
might think better. Il wonder how I
can get that dishpan home to Nurse
JaneZ7
Then Uncle Wiggily saw a little pup
py dog dragging his sled over the snow
-Ha- I can do that. said the bunny