El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-21
.Lrv YELL" remarked Uncle Wig
w gily Longears. the rabbit

YELL remarked Uncle Wig
M gily Longears, the rabbit
gentleman as he hoped out
OF bed in the hollow stump bungalow
one morning, and went down TO break
fast, well, this is the day I start"
start whereg' asked Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady house
keeper. Il hope you are not going TO
start playing in die mud pies again,
and get more rheumatism
Far be it from me to do that"
spoke Uncle Wiggily with a slow and
solemn shake Of his ears and whiskers-
Il am not going to play in mud pies
for q long, long time What I meant
was that 1 was going TO begin to start
10 pack my trunk"
What forg" asked Nurse Jane in
surprise. Are you going to leave
me-"
For a little while" the rabbit gen
tleman made answer You know Dr..
Possum told me 10 go away to see if
my rheumatism pain would not get
better. So I am going"
--Oh, yes. had forgotten" said Nurse
Jane well 1 am glad you are going
TO get better Of your pain, but shall
be lonesome for you However, II can
not be helped Now sit down and eat
these fried orange lollypops, and these
fricassed ice cream cones, and I'll help
you pack your trunk"
Well, after the rabbit gentleman had
finished his breakfast ending up with
carot oatmeal, sprinkled over with
lemonade, he got out his trunk This
was not like an elephants trunk, but
was a sort Of box 10 hold the rabbit
gentleman's clothes and things.
Are you going TO take your auto
mobile2" asked Nurse Jane.
Yes, think I shah" replied Uncle
Wiggiiy.
And your airshipZ' inquired Jimmie
Csw-Caw, the black crow chap.
Yes III take my airship also"
How can you take bOth2" Nurse Jane
wanted TO know.
Il can let the hot air out Of the TOW
circus balloons Of my airship, pack
them IN the clothes basket part, and
put it al in my auto" explained Mr..
LOngears- Then, If anything happens
TO my automobile, such as some one eat
ing off the bologna sausage tires, viii
have my airship in which to sail"
Fine cried Jimmie Caw-Caw. Just
then Uncle Wiggily put his shaving
brush in his trunk and went back to
get the talcum powder.
Hardly knowing what he was doing,
the little crow chap took out Uncle
Wiggily's shaving brush and flew off to
hide it; for crows love to hide small
things like shaving brushes
Here! Come back with that II you
pleaseT cried the rabbit gentleman, as
he saw what Jimmie was doing. That
IS no way 10 help me pack-taking
things out of my trunk instead Of put
ting them in" he went on, most kindly
-Oh. excuse mel" Jimmie cawed, as
he dropped the shaving brush and took
up small LOGGING glass. He really
liked that better than the brush any
now, as the glass was shiny. and crows
love shining things, such as diamonds
oh please don't take my things"
begged Uncle Wiggily-
i won't" promised Jimmie. Il guess
I'm so excited I don't know what I'm
doing"
Well finally Uncle Wiggily's trunk
was about half packed, with the help
Of Nurse Jane Every now and then.
though, Jimmie would forget and take
out something. Once he picked I'D a
coke Of Uncle Wiggily's soap in his
bill
Please don't take that"' begged the
rabbit gentleman.
4 WON'T" said Jimmie, quickly. as he
dropped it Anyhow / don't like the
taste Of soap" and ne made such a
funny face that even The clock giggled
before il struck
Well now after I put in my new
rheumatism crutch, my silk socks, some
per1umery, a red necktice and my
dancing shoes, my trunk viii be packed,
and 1 can start" said Uncle Wiggily,
sitting down to take a rest Nurse Jane
had gone out in the garden 10 hang up