El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-17
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
Bushytan and Jimmie Caw-Caw."
By HOWARD GARIS

TNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the
rabbit gentleman, was down in
~ the yard back of his hollow
stump bungalow. mailing some boards
together to make a boz. and he was
whistling a merry tune through his
ears as he did it
'Heigh-ho." whistled Uncle Wiggily.
When I get this done III have some
fun"
What's that? Didn't say was go
ing to tel you a story soouu Johnnie
Bushytail the squirrel boy, and Jinnnie
Caw-Caw, the crow boy? Of course ]
did.
And I suppose you are wondering
why I started Of with Uncle Wiggily.
Well, III tell you You see I have to
start that way because Uncle Wiggily
has a part in this story.
So the old rabbit gentleman was
down in the yard Of his hollow stump
bungalow, where he lived while in
crowland- and he was making big
wooden box.
what is that for. if you please,
Uncle Wiggily27 asked Jimmie, the
crow boy, as he flew down from his
nest-house in the tall pine tree What
are you going to do with that?"
I am going to put water in it,
Jimmie, answered Uncle Wiggily.
And then I am going to-Ouchi
Smouchl Bouchg suddenly cried the
rabbit dancing about on one ear.
"Oh, is that what you are going to do
-holler2" asked Jimmie.
NO. called out that way because I
pounded my paw with the nail ham
mer." explained the rabbit gentleman.
1t hurt But it's all right now. What
I am going TO do when I get my box
finished is to ill it with water and
then
Are you going to keep gold fish in
it," interrupted Jimmie, which was not
very polite.
mo. I am going to use it for
swimming tank the gentleman rabbit
went on I find, as get older and
my rheumatism gets worse, that I do
not care to go swimming in the ocean
every day 1t is too cold But still I
like bathing out in the air. So I am
going TO build this big box Then 1
viii fill it with water, put some salt
in, pile sand around on the outside and
I can make believe it is the ocean.
Nurse Jane Will put warm water IN it
for me"
"Oh, I seei" Jimmie exclaimed. ct
viii be d sort of pretend-ocean
Exactly said Uncle Wiggily- And
now. if you will kindly run, or hop, or
fly along, Jimmie, III be better able to
work, and finish my bath box. If you
stay and talk TO me, much as I like to
have you 1 might pound my paw
again"
Olls 4 NOu44u want you 20 GO LndL
for the world" caWed the crow bow
So he went on to school, and Uncle
WiEgily finished his ocean tank box
Nurse Jane filled it with warm water.
Uncle Wiggily put in some salt; and
about four hundred million, ten hun
dred and sixtv-eight thousand, nine
hundred and twenty-one and a half
ants brought grains of sand to pile
around the box, outside, so il would
look like the ocean beach The half
ant was a little boy. who could only
carry half as much sand as a big one.
but Uncle Wiggily paid him just the
same.
When his new bath was finished
Uncle Wiggily went to sleep. intending
TO battle later. And. little while after
that along came Johnny Bushytail, the
squirrel boy.
Does Uncle Wiggiiv live anywhere |
around here?" asked Johnnie Of Jimmie
Csw-CaW, the crow chap.
Yes, right in that hollow stump |
bungalow over there" replied Jimmie [
But who are YOU, if you please2"
So the squirrel boy told the crow |
chap how Uncle Wiggily had once lived |
In squirrel-lands and Jimmie and 1