El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25

\" Johnnieg' asked Mrs Bushy-
tail, the squirrel lady. Of her
little boy. as she saw him starting off
through the woods after school one af-
ternoOn.
"Oh. I'm just going up to croW-iand
a little while before supper, Jonnnle
answered. Il may have a game OF Tag
with Jimmie Caw-Cawi or play pan
with Uncle Wigglly-'
well, whatever you do, come nome
10 supper said Mrs Bushytall.
"ldayn't I stay If Nurse Jane 7 u1-y
Wuzzy asks me2' Johnnie wanted 70
know -,
Wfbblewobble, the duck lady, say sne
was going to Uncle WlgglIys holloN
,sturn1 BUNGALOW 10 tea, so Nurse Jane
won't ask you Besides, We are goihs
10 have hickorynut pudding.
aOh, then I'm coming home" salu
Johnnie quickly, as he scampered along
through the trees toward croW-Ianu,
where Uncle Wiggily Longears, lns
rabbit gentleman, was paying d ii''-e
Johnnie was almost there when, look
ing down to the ground from Lne tree
into which he had leaped, ne saw 4
crow girl hopping along carrying
why. there's Mary Caw-Caw. jim
mics sister" said Johnnie III 50
down and walk along with her. 50
Johnnie asked: why don't You ILg
through the air with your doll, Nary
It's ever so much quicker than hooplnE
on the ground I'd fly II I could DuL
I can't only in Uncle Wiggily's air
ship"
well. I almost always do fIy," SAID
Mary. but you see my new aoiIs ga
briel Janet Kissmequick, gets dizzy
If / take her up in the air. so I walk
along the ground with her Ny other
doll. Matilda Alvirah Soapbubble, loves
me 10 fly with her The higher 90
the better she is pleased
well, we can't all be alike" SAID
Johnnie. The doll, which was saw
dust-stuffed one, said nothing as she
was not the talking kind.
Mary and Johnnie walked along to-
gether, Mary carrying her doll under
her wing. when, all of a sudden, out
from behind a big stone jumped the bad
old tail-pulling chimpanzee monkey
Ah. ha- he cried, as he made Srao
for the crow girl and the squirrel boy
Tails TO pull Tails TO pull Now L
have some tails to pullH
Not this timel" cried Johnnie quick
" Here you are. Mary. Into this
stump with me-" And Johnnie helped
Mary and her doll hide inside a hollow
stump. And the hole in the stump was
so small, and il was so deep, that the
chimpanzee could not get at either OF
them to pull their tails.
But you just waitI" Chartered the
chimp. IN get YOU yet lou can't
come out I'll get you" And he tried
TO reach his hairy paw down inside,
but he could not
Hes right" said Mary to Johnnie. IS
they covered down in the dark stump.
I'VE can't stay here all night, or our
folks would be worried 2 ID when
we 90 out he'll get US"
But what can we do?' asked Johnny
anXiously.
This replied Mary. T can easily
and quickly fly out of the top Of the
stump, and, as The chimp can't fly, ne
can't get me. III fly off and bring
Then you can come out"
"GoodP' cried Johnnie
And III leave my doll here with YOU
as It would make her dizzy II I flew
with her up in the air" Mary added.
III look after Gabriel Janet Hiss
mequick," said Johnnie.
Suddenly Mary. the crow girl, flew up
out OF the hollow stump
aAh, hai No. you don't get off that
way-" cried the monkey. He made a
grab for Mary. but was not quick
enough and away flew Jimmie's brave
sister to bring help to the squirrel
boy. left in the hollow stump with the
doll.
Wen. it soon grew late and dark,
and Mary did not come back with the
policeman dog. Johnnie did not know
what 10 think.
Something must have happened 10
Mary" he said Now how can I get
OUT ma nave III III play trick I
on the monkey I'll dress up in the
dolls clothes and scramble out II
he sees me he'll think Pm the doll and
he knows a doll has no tail TO pull, 50 /
he won't mind.
But what about the doI2' johnnie |
asked himself IF 1 carry her out /
under my paw. the chimp viii see ana |
he'll know something is wrong. even
II I have on the dolls clothes An, Ia! /
Another trick III gnaW little hole j
in the doll. and let all the sawdust run {
out Then she'll be so fiat that 1 can I
fold her up and put her in my pocket (
and the chimp won't see her III DO /
it, Later / can easily put back the /
sawdust. stuff her up good and fat ana /
Mary can sew Up the hole I gnaw.'
And that is what Johnnie did He I
dressed himself in the dolls clothes.
she being quite large, and then the 1
squirrel boy gnawed a hole in the dolls /
leg and let the saWdust run out down 1
in the bottom Of the stump. OF course 1
the monkey outside saw nothing or an /
this
Then, with the nattened-out doll IN 4
his pocket, and with her clothes on. /
over his own, Johnnie scrambled out Of /
the stump.
All. hat Now I have your cried the /
chimp, VINO was on the watch But /
when he saw what he thought was the 4
doll mot knowing it was Johnnie IN /
side her clOthesl the monkey said; i
"Oh. run along, Miss Dollie You have II
no tail TO pull But III pull the tail Il