El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-07

w I today %'' uncle s' wi Tiss si,5-
asked nurse Jane FUZZY
Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper,
one morning as the rabbit gentleman
stopped in the hall Of the hollow stump
bungalow to brush some cracker
crumbs Off his tail silk hat
-Oh, 1 am just going for a walk he
replied Mercy me Sakes alive and
some stove polish" he exclaimed How
did all these cracker crumbs get on
oh, that is one Of the funny tricks
Of Jimmie Caw-Caw, the crow boy, /
suppose" said nurse Jane with a laugh
He is always up to some mischief or
other Did he crumble crackers in your
hat2r
yes" said uncle WiggiIy rather Sc
verely like. Ny hat is almost like a
bakery store, after the cake and pies
have been playing hop-scOtch-
"Oh. uncle Wiggilyi I am so sorryi'
exclaimed Jimmy CaW-CaW himself. as
the black crow boy fluttered down
from a tail tree IN front Of the hollow
stump bungalow fou see I wanted
10 crumble up some cracker crumbs for
The gold fish, so put them in your tail
silk hat"
What you put gold fish in my hat2"
the rabbit gentleman cried Why. you
are as bad as stage trick magician,
NO. I didn't put the gold fish in
your hat-only the cracker crumbs"
Jimmie exclaimed "Oh dear HaWl
Hawi Haw-7 he crosked- 7 am very
sorryi"
Jimmie wasn't laughing when he said
s'Hawi Hawl HawiH It was only just
his way Of being sad
We'll please don't do It again"
begged uncle Wiggily, brushing and
brushing away at the crumbs i am
going out for a ride in my autobObile,
and want 10 look nice"
-Oh. may go with you?" asked jim
ME CaW-Caw, eagerly
why, yes. suppose So" answered
the rabbit gentleman. But. mind you,
Jimmie, no cutting up No funny tricks
you know such as hiding thimbles in
ink wells or putting scissors inside
the chocolate ca Ike None Of that" and
uncle Wiggily shook one ear at Jimmie.
-Oh. I'll be gOOdr promised the crow
boy Tapping his wings for JOY BE
sides. uncle Wiggily, you know You
haven't any thimble or scissors on your
automobile"
Well. L have thing-a-ma-bobs and
what-yOu- may call-'ems, and doodle
ood-Ileums that have TO tickle with
an oil can spoke uncle Wiggily. You
must not touch any Of these, or try TO
hide them if I take you out with me"
L viii be very good promised jim
ME So he and uncle Wigsily went
riding in the automobile, that had Ger
man OOlOEua sausage tires on the
wheels And when YOU wanted the
wheels 10 90 faster you sprinkle pep
per on the sausages to give them
nice flavor
Uncle Wiggily and Jimmie rode on
and on I'm the automobile, over the fields
and through the woods. Mr.. LOngears
steering with the turnip wheel, and
now and then blowing on the cows
horn: Moot Moot Moot" to tell the
other animal folk kindly and please to
keep out OF the way.
They were going along very nicely,
and every once in q while Jimmie cav
Cav would fly up in the air. and on
ahead. waiting for uncle Wiggily to
catch Up TO him, for Jimmie could fly
faster than the auto could run. Then
Jimmie would perch on the German DO
1ogna tires for a moment Once after
he had done that, uncle Wiggily heard
a Kissing sound
Hal What's that? A snaket" he cried.
''No-no,' said Jimmie slowly Il
think il is the air coming out Of the
blown up tire Of your auto. uncle Wig
gily-"
"The air coming out of the tire"
cried the rabbit gentleman. as he
stopped the auto. How in the world
did that happen
II rather think picked a hole in
the sausage tire with my sharp bill"
said Jimmie Caw-Caw, sort Of bashful
ike, and shy
on, Jimmie" cried uncle Wiggily, in