El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-22

tail, the squirrel lady, one
afternoon, as she came to the door Of
the nest house and looked down to the
ground. where a little while before she
had seen Billie playing Ieapfrog with
some other OF the animal chaps
Billie did not answer Mrs Bushyta1l
scrambled down from the porch Of the
nest, where she and her family lived
in summer In winter squirrels Durrow
in the ground or live in hollow trees,
but in the summer they build nests Ike
.sBiiiiei Billet want your went
on the mother squirrel Where are
you2 I've been calling you for some
.'Oh. here / am MOTHER answered
Billie. 4 didn't hear you at first = usI
2 moment please. until 1 make TINS
last jump"
Then Billie, who was playing leap
frog with Sammie Littleuail, the rab-
bit boy, gave a hop, skip and a jump
and over the back OF Samm1e he Went
But Billie jumped too far and slipped,
and down he went in pile Of DIRT
sOh. Billie" exclaimed his mother.
7 hope you don't do that when you
have on your new suit"
New suit2 Am 1 going TO have
yes" answered Mrs. BushytaiI, you
are That's why I've been calling you
] want YOU to come 10 the store with
me and have It tried on Come, now,
brush yourself of and Wen hurry I
must be back in time to get your faith
er's supper"
Good BY. Sammie. III play more
Ieapfrog when / come back promised
Billie as he busted himself off Win
a clump OF fern Then he scrambie0
along 10 the clothing store with his
mother
a new suit for my n-.-e boy" safG
Mrs. BushytaiI TO the mouse gentleman
who kept the store
"A new suit ma'am2 Yes, ma'am,
certainly. Right this way, II you
please" said Mr.. Mouse, rubbing his
paws and putting his tail in his pocket
so Billie would not step on it. we
have fine suits for squirrel boys"
Soon Billie was trying on a number
of new suits Of clothes. He tried o.
one that was a bluebel flowed color,
and another had stripes like q zebra
One suit was pink, like circus lemon
ade. and another was as green as the
leaves OF the forest trees.
But I think I like this suit best
said Billie, as be tried on a hickory
nut colored coat
Then Wen take that one" said -1rs.
Bushytail.
And may I wear it homer" asked
Billie. and have my old one sentZ"
Yes, If you're careful not to get II
sOiled," said Mrs BushytaiI
So Billie went behind a curtain took
off his old suit and put On his new
one Then he and his mamma scrambled
on home over the tree tops.
Down on the ground. where Billie
had left him. was Sammie LittletafI,
the rabbit boy, playing Ieap-froe with
a mudturtle chap. Billie saw them
jumping.
oh. motherr' exclaimed the squirreI
boy Nay 1 go down just a minute
10 show them my new suit2H
Yes, but don't get dirty" said Mrs
BushytaiL And don't go far away,
because supper viii soon be ready"
7 won't" promised Billie. and really
ne meant to keep his word. But YOU
Just wait and see what happens
Sammie, the rabbit boy. and Hockey
Pokey, the mud turtle chap. thought
Bll1es suit was very fine. indeed
And it has eleven pockets in it
sad the little squirrel, turning each
m going to have a new suit some
Day, said Sammie- My uncle. Mr.
Wiggily Longears. promised to get II
for me"
u wish I had a new suit" fba mud
turtle boy said slowly, as he always
talked But then / play in the mud
so much mother SAYS il isn't much use
getting me one Come on Sammie. it's
your turn 70 jump over my back"
Samie and the turtle began playing
leap uog again Billie watched them
Tor a while.
Il wish I could jump" he murmureo.
7 don't believe I would get my clothes
dirty I'm going TO try. Hey. felIowslT
ne Chartered. lie me have q chance %
sure cried Sammie, and soon Billie
was playing leap-frOg- All went well
until, alasi all of a sudden, as Billie
was jumping over the boy turtles back
ne slipped, and down in a mud puddle
Splash splosh, spIishl sp1ee" went
poor Billie.
When he erawled out he was a sorry
looking sight and his new suit was a
worse looking sight He was all mud
and dust and dirt
oh Oh. dear," cried Billie. NOW
j nave gone and done it, Mother told
me not TO soil my new suit. But-Dur
look at it fellowsr'
yes, it's pretty bad" said Sammie.
- That's what it is" agreed the turtle.
b1I Wen help you clean it Billie
ana ne and Sammie did. with clumps OF
fern But. bless yOui the new suit only
seemed to look worse
oh, dear- Oh, deart Oh. dearl" cried
Billie What shall I do2 Nv nov
suit is spoiledi Oh, what shall I dog'' /
an Trouble hereI Perhaps Z can
help-- exclaimed a voice. and along
came Uncle Wiggily, the rabbit gentle /
man, IN his automobile What's the {
matter. Billie2' he asked.
The squirrel boy told Mr. Longears. !
Tour new suit all mud. eh2' ex-
claimed the rabbit gentleman Wen,
think can fix it. I'll clean it with |