El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-24
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
"Uncle WigiIy's Thanksgiving"
By howard B GARIS.

LtTT was close to Thanksgiving and
all through the wood was the
odor of pie cake and other
things good. n animal children were
in their stump school where the lady
mouse taught them the nice golden
rule.
Johnny Bushytail," said the lady
mouse teacher. TO the little squirrel boy.
you may tell n class what hanks
giving is for"
so you can have a good dinner and
not have to come 10 scnool. answered
Johnnie, friskinE his tail Sideways
"Oh. my, no. exclaimed the lady
mouse eacber, laughing 50 hard that
her whiskers wiggled. Billie Wagtall,
what do you say Thanksgiving IS for
she asked the boy goat.
For playing football, answered Bill
lie. who was very fond of butting the
ball about with his hard horns.
"Oh, my. no. said the lady mouse
Lulu Wibblewohble you may tel US
and the teacher pointed her paw az the
Tf YOU please teacher" quacked
Lulu. sort OF Wiggling her wing feather
4 think Thanksgiving is made TO be
Right cried the ladymouse teach
er That's just what II Is for And
now school is over for today But Wnen
you come back next week 1 want you
all to give me a reason why you were
thankful on THANKSGIVING day
out Of the hollow stump school
hoped. scampered. ran. flew or wad-
died the animal children whichever
way they best could go. and soon no
one was left but the chalk, which be
gan to draw pictures on the black
boards.
for. said the chalk. a that is. I
won't be stepped on by the children I'M
til mex week, anyhow
As the animal children hurried home
r-- a-L.a aaA h. ana mLam= mot IN
turn. Uncle WigEily LOnEears, the rab-
bit gentleman And TO a child Uncle
Now. tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and
I want o and your papa and mamma
and all your folks 10 come TO my hollow
0 stump bungalow for dinner Nurse Jane
is going TO cook q fine one There VIII
be ice cream and ~loIlypops and baked
carrots and puddings ana cake me pies
-everything good 50 be sure 10
comet
we wIl"' said the squirrels, rab-
bits, guinea pigs. goats ducks chip
hunks, kittie cats and puppy coEs-iu
fact. all Of Uncle Wiggilys animal
friend who lived in Woodland prom
Used to come
When he had given out all his invita-
tions n rabbit gentleman hurried 10
the hollow stump bungalow 10 nelp
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzyn the muskrat
lady h-Ousekeeper
For Nures Jane viii have much to
do tomorrow. TO get such a big dinner
for all my friends. said Uncle Wig
gily. -and I must help her all / can
And there was much TO do IN the
hollow stump bungalow. There were
carrots 10 peel. apples to make ready
10 go into dumplings, ice cream 70
flavor. and, II the last minute. Uncle
Wiggily had to go to the store Tor the
lOllypops. for he had promised the ami
NAL children there would be plenty Of
them.
The rabbit gentleman was hopping
along through the woods, gong aller
the iollyppp candies. when ne came 10
a log that lay across the path
Well. I guess I'm not TOO old 70
jump over q log ike that iiaylulS
exclaimed the bunny uncle. as ne gave
q hop and q spring and up in the AR
But alas. Likewise unhappiHess,
When Uncle WigEily came down on
the other side of the los, he landed on
a little frozen puddle or water lls
broke through the ice, and he was held
fast there. unable to pull out his paws
-Oh lear" thought poor Uncle VIZ
gilv as he hauled and tuggel- rms
is too bad. What shall ] do il /
can't get loose there won't be any
THANKSGIVING for me or my little AMI
NAL friends. That would be too baq-
Well. Mr.. Longears tried and trlea
to get loose from the ice, but he could
not. and IL was getting later and lateF,
and soon the lollypop stores Woulu
close and the next day would ne
on. what shall do" Uncle Wiggly
cried. as he fToZe tighter and tighter
in the ice. Help, Help.' he cried
viii some one please help me
yes. of course I'll help YOU cried
a voice. and who should come alonE but
Billie Bushytail. the boy squire
What's h matter, Uncle Nisgi-y- ne
asked
I'm frozen fast in the ice Of 2 pud-
die" answered the rabbit gentleman
Can YOU get me OUT
7 have lust been to the five-and-ten-