El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-19

NJ @assS saNE lady Who kept house use
- for uncle Wiggily Longears, the
rabbit gentleman was hurrying through
the hollow stump bungalow; upstairs
and down, looking under the piano, in
side the photograph horn, and behind
the looking glass
Wiggily asked in surprise. as he was
putting on his tall hat to go out Have
you lost anything, nurse Janeg
Yes" replied the muskrat lady, Il
have. It's my diamond ring 1 laid il
down on the kitchen sink, while I went
TO practice my dancing lesson. and now
its gone Ny nice diamond ring Is
Not the one you bought at the four
and six cent store, is it?' asked uncle
THE very same one" went on nurse
Jane. as she turned over the dishpan
and looked under that What can have
become Of my diamond ringT' she
asked
Uncle wiggily thought for a mo-
ment- Then he said;
Il shouldn't wonder but what it was
that crow chap. Jimmie Caw-Caw. You
know he likes TO take bright and shin
ing things, like diamond rings. and hide
them away. All crows do. III ask
Jimmie about your diamond ring"
Please do" nurse Jane said Per
maps At saw IL
7 think he did more than just look
al it" went on the rabbit gentleman,
as he curled his whiskers around his
red. white and blue striped rheumatism
crutch.
out in the yard OF the hollow stump
bungalow, Jimmie Caw-Caw, the crow
chap that uncle Wiggily had caught in
the cornfield OF grandfather GOosey
Gander one day, was hopping up and
down.
Jimmie" asked uncle Wiggily. did
you take nurse James diamond ring off
the sink?"
a diamond ring?" repeated the crow
boy. slow and thoughtful like WAS il
bright and shiny. like the one I once
took away from the funny tiger when
he had caught your
yes" replied uncle Wiggily. ''it was
Did you take nurse James diamond
ring?'
well 7 took something made Of gold I
with a shiny. glittering stone in II, of
the sink the crow boy said. Il didn't ;
mean any harm was just going to !
hide it for fun"
"Oh. but YOU shouldn't have done itr' !
said the rabbit gentleman where Is /
the diamond ring now"
II don't know" Jimmie answered, |
hanging his head. ashamed like
You don't know!" cried uncle Wig /
gily. all excited
was flying around with the diamond |
ring in my bill. wondering where / 2
could hide il. when, all Of a sudden,
Susie Littletail. the rabbit girl, asked i
me if I knew where you We're
"Of course. I told her you were in the /
hollow stump bungalow. But when 1 I
opened my bill TO answer her the dia- ]
mond ring dropped out and can't find |
it though I have looked all over II /
fell down in the dirt, I guess"
"Oh. Jimmier' sorrowfully exclaimed I
uncle Wiggily. That is too badi Nurse !
James nice diamond ring that she /
bought at the four and six cent store! /
Now it is gone, But come, I'll help you /
look for it"
So uncle Wiggily looked and Jimmie ]
looked and so did nurse Jane, but the /
diamond ring could not be found, and J
they all felt very badly especially JIM
ME
ing things to hide said the crow boy
sorrowfully.
Jane, slow and solemn like.
And you say Susie Littletaii was
looking for me. as you were flying /
along with the ringZ asked uncle
Wiggily Il wonder what she wanted-
Just then there came knock at the
door of the hollow stump bungalow
Perhaps that is some one come 10
saw that they have found my diamond /
ringr' nurse Jane joyfully exclaimed.
But it was only Susie Littletail' the
rabbit girl.
ooh, uncle WiggilyH" Susie exclaimed;
viii YOU please come and make mud
pies with me2 I am all alone, for
came home from school early TO-DAY
and I have no one with whom to play
There is a lovely puddle OF water IN our
ward It came from a little May show
er. Do come and make mud pies with
meI'
ooh. no! uncle Wiggily can't do THAR
nurse Jane said. AN old rabbit gen
f1er1an like him can't make mud pies
with YOU animal children The idea!,
"Oh, yesl I'll go make just few;
said uncle Wiggily. who loved susie
very much q have heard Of people
taking mud baths for rheumatism ne
went on, so perhaps if I put my paws
in mud. it will do me good Come on,
Susie, Wen make a lot Of mud pies
Soon the rabbit gentleman and the
rabbit girl were mixing up mud and
water. and putting it in ciamshells-
When the shells were turned upside