El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-21
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
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Uncle Wiggily Helps Nurse Jane"
By HOWARD 3. GARIS.

w. GOD afternoon. Uncle Wiggily,'
said Mrs. wibblewobble. the
duck lady, as the old rabbit
gentleman answered the door of the
low stump bungalow, when she had
tapped on it with her yellow bill
Good afternoon, Is Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy in?"
Indeed she is; come in invited Mr.
LOngears, making a low and polite bow
10 Mrs. WibblewObble.
Yes. I'm here answered the musk
rat lady hOusekeeper for the rabbit
gentleman. Have a chair"
4 can't stay but a minute" said
The duck lady. 4 came 10 see II you
will 20 to the moving pictures with US
tonight. NJ. Wibblewobble and 1 are
going and viii take Lulu Alice and
Jimmie There's going to be a fine
picture, all about how feather beds are
made, and the adventures OF a bad
boy who pulled the tail off the letter
IT'S very kind of you TO ask me-"
said Nurse Jane, but I can't go, Mrs.
WibbleWobble."
Can't 20? Why not2 Uncle Wig
Eily can spare you. can't youZ" asked
the duck lady Of the rabbit gentleman.
Why, yes, she can 60 Just as wei
as not" spoke the bunny uncle. Go
on, Miss Fuzzy WuZzy."
No, no, really IL can't goi''
DO Gomez teased the duck lady.
The children are counting on, you.
They wanted Uncle Wiggily TO come,
but I remembered this is his night for
playing checkers with Grandfather
Goosey Gander, so knew it would be
OF no use TO ask him"
Indeed, 1 would like to 90 to the
movies with you" spoke the rabbit
promised Grandpa Goosey 90 spend the
evening with him But there is no rea-
son why Nurse Jane can't go with you
We can lock Up the hollow stump bun
galow for the evening and both go
no. nor exclaimed Nurse Jane
quickly. Il can't go; thank you just
the same. Mrs wibblewobble.''
Well, If you can't, why I suppose
appointed like. Some other time I
hope you will come with us"
ooh, yes, next time I'll come" prom
Used Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy.
Why is 1t you didn't want to go TO
the movies, Nurse JaneT" asked Uncle
Wiggily, when the duck lady had
Because I haven't a new hat" she
answered. Il have ordered one, but
until 1t comes don't want to go out in
society and I didn't want to tell Mrs.
Wibblewobbie-"
why, your black and red hat seems
very nice" Uncle Wiggily said. Its
very stylish I think"
'sOh, it's all out Of style" declared the
muskrat lady. 1T has round ribbons
on instead of square and this years
thing a-ma-bobs go sideways instead
Of up and down. as mine do on that hat
But what about your yellow hatz"
Uncle Wiggily wanted to know.
That would never. never do" cried
Nurse Jane. The twinkle-inkle part
Of il is upside down and this year they
are wearing them downside up, so that
i l. -
the movies until get my new hat. II
viii be here tomorrow"
But" said Mr.. LOngears. you take
your hat off in the pictures anyhow.
Nobody looks at It"
I'D have to hold il in my lap, and
they'd see it there" said Miss Fuzzy
WuzZy. NO, I'll not go"
Then Nurse Jane went out to the
store. wearing her old hat for she did
not mind using il for going on errands
And while the muskrat lady was gone
Uncle WiggiIy sat and thought for q
minute. Then he laughed until his nose
tWinkled like star on a frosty night
and he exclaimed;
III 90 it III make Nurse Jane
new hat myself, so she may 90 to the
pictures with Mrs Wibhlewobblei'
The rabbit gentleman took some of
Nurse James old hats which he found
up in the attic There was a red one
a blue one, a green one and a purple I
one. Each one was trimmed differ
emily
1T would be pity if. out OF all these
hats 7 could not make stylish one"
said Mr.. Longears-
So he took part Of the green hat and /
put il on the purple one. Then he put
on part Of the trimming from the red I
hat Next he found a feather buster.
and he took a nice, fluffy plume out OF I
that
1T begins to look like a hat" Uncle
Wiggilye said. holding it up. III help /
Nurse Jane TO 90 to the movies all /
right
Bur he was not vet finished He took