El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-18
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w THEN Johnny Bushytail, the lit
NJ tie squirrel boy. came home.
after having spent q day Wis
iting at the hollow stump bungalow Of
Uncle Wiggily Longears Cthe rabbit
gentleman. who was visiting in crow
land) Johnnie said TO his brother BIZ
oh. I did have such a good timer'
What did you dO2' asked Billie,
looking for a hickory nut to play tag
Wen. fell in Uncle WiggiIy's
make-believe ocean and 1 might have
drowned. only Jimmie Caw-Caw, the
crow boy, bit holes in the box and let
the water run out" answered Johnnie.
i don't call that q very good time.
spoke Billie. Failing in salt water
and nearly drowning! Huh! 1 guess
.'Oh. that was only the beginning"
Johnnie explained Tt was after that
had the fun"
7 wish I could 90 to where Uncle
Wiggily is staying, and have a good
time Nay /, mother2" asked Billie.
Why, yes / think So replied Mrs
Bushytail If Johnnie went you may
90 also Tomorrow viii be your turn
But don't fall in anything, Billie"
7 won't" promised the little SPUR
rel boy, and then he feft so Jolly that
he made his tan so up and down, just
like jumping-Jack on a Christmas
tree.
And when you come back the next
day we'll both go together and visit
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy," said John
yes. indeed" chimed in Billie bub-
"oh, I don't know about that" said
Mrs Bushytail- Uncle Wiggily and
Nurse Jane won't want you two SPUR
Eel boys bothering them all the while
But Billie may 90 tomorrow"
So the next day Billie went That is.
H#n. mHH.H
Wiggily was paying a visit near the
CaW-Caw family but something hap
pened before the squirrel boy really
got there.
Johnnie had told his brother which
road to take how to jump from the top
OF one tree into the top Of another, how
TO run along the broad limbs and leap
here and there from hickory nut trees
TO elms and beeches and pines.
And" said Johnnie. when you come
to the tall pine tree, in that is the nest
house Of the CaW-CaW crow family
and at the foot Of that tree is Uncle
Wiggily's bungalow"
III find it." said Billie
Off he started, but he had not gone
very far before he became lost He
must have jumped out Of the wrong
tree He searched all over, but he
could not find Uncle Wiggilys bunga-
low He asked Of a little hoptoad boy
whom he met where the rabbit gen
rleman lived, but the hOptOad bOy said.
today and don't know Uncle Wiggily.
Though I'm sure he must be nice as he
has such nice name"
He is nice" spoke Billie. And
wish I could find him Oh, dear. I'm
lost"
You could come to our house to
stay" invited the hoptoad boy. who had
red hair, only we hoptoads live in
such tiny houses under the ground that
I'm afraid you would not fit"
I'm afraid so. too sighed Billie.
Never mind, I'll keep on. and maybe
III find the bungalow"
But the farther he went the more
lost he became. and he was Just going
70 give up and call for help. when all
Of sudden in a tree over his head he
heard some one laughing; 'Hawl AIawl
HaW"
"Ohi who is laughing at me? Laugh
Ing because I am lost" chartered Billie
I'm sure it's no laughing matter"
'T wasn't laughingt" a voice an
swered 7 was just saying 'Cawi CaWi
CaWi That's the way we crows speak"
"Oh. are you a crow" cried Jimmie
.-Fm looking for a crow family named
CaW-Caw."
why. that's u.s. the voice went On.
are you coming to visit us2,