El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-24
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
@Jimmie and the Hairpins."
By HOWARD B. GARIS.

2 Uncle WIGGILY LONGEARS, the
nice old gentleman rabbit. and
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the
muskrat lady who kept house for him,
stepped out Of their clothesDasket air
ship and looked around
"CaWi Cav. Cav" sounded in many
of the trees of the forest where the
animal folk had come to a stop, after
Uncle Wiggily had made his little trip,
as I told you in the story before this
..8Iyl What a lot Of crows must live
in these woods" said Uncle Wiggilys
picking up his red, white and blue
striped rheumatism crutch' 10 when
Nurse Jane had fastened lOlIypop
candy in case the rabbit gentleman be-
came hungry
oh. yes, there are many crows here,
said Jimmie Caw-Caw. the little crow
boy, who had been living with Uncle
that you would meet many Of my
friends If you would come with me-
went on Jimmie, and now I viii call
TO them to come and meet you"
So Jimmie, the crow boy, tapped his
black wings and perching himself up
on the limb Of tree, he cried in a loud
1Cawi Cav. Cawkity-caw-eaw"
Mercy mel, exclaimed Nurse Jane,
the muskrar ladys covering her ears
with her paws. What a noisei"
-Oh, there will be more noise than
that when we all get to caWing," SAID
Jimmie, just the least bit proudly, for
you know q crow loves TO be a good
cawer, just as some boys like to be
good marble players and the little girls
like 70 know how to dress their dolls.
We can't all do the same thing, you
know
"Cawl Cawi Cawt" called Jimmie
again, and soon the woods and trees
echoed with answering caws.
-CaWl Cav! Caw!' shouted all the
other crows, and soon, nuttering
through the forest, came many of the
black birds, large and small, gentlemen
crows, lady crows and little girl and
boy crows
These are all my friends and reIa-
tives," said Jimmie to Uncle WiggiIy
But where do you ive2" asked the
rabbit gentleman, looking around for
hollow stump bungalow, OF some sort
Of a woodland house like that
Up in that nest-that is our house"
said the crow boy, pointing to one in
a tall pine tree.
Mercy mel You can never climb I'D
there Wiggy' with your rheumatism,
said Nurse Jane.
"Ohi Uncle Wiggily won't have to
climb the tree" said Jimmie. I'll find
him little hollow stump bungalow on
the ground, just such one as he had
before, and while you are visiting in
crow land you and he can live there,
have lots Of fun" and Jimmie laughed
as he stretched out his black wings
That viii be all right" said Uncle
Wiggily, as he gave his automobile
drink Of molasses, and put some talcum
powder on his airship, for he had trav-
eled IN both you remember as he came
on his trip
Soon a number of black crows were
perched on trees in a circle around
Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane, and
Jimmie, with a polite bow. said:
Friends and relatives, let me intro
ouce you 10 my dear friend Uncle Wig
gily, and Miss Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, his
nurse. Uncle Wiggily has come to pay
US visit, and see If he can get rid of
his rheumatism"
Glad to see you, Mr.. Longears," said
an old crow gentleman to the rabbit.
am Jimmie's papa, Mr.. Caw-Caw,
and this is my wife. this is Jimmie's
sister Mary; and this" he went on,
pointing his claw at a tall, thin lady
crow, this is Miss Flippity-F1op, my
sister. She is"
Yes, I'm an old maid, and I'm proud
Of il" interrupted Miss Flippity-Flop.
Glad to know you, Mr.. Uncle Wiggily
LOngears,' she ent on Welcome to
Crowland- Do you dancer" she asked
sort of lettering up and down on a
tree branch.
Wei, er-yer-that is-but not up