El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-20

the lemonade. I think 1 can find a
, fruit store open, even If il is night
Without saying anything to the boy
and girl animals, or to the grown ones.
Uncle Wiggily slipped out the back
way to get the lemons He had q
basket to put them in, as it would take
more than a dozen 10 make lemonade
for the party
And while Uncle Wiggily was gone,
Sammie and susie Littletail, the rab-
bits; Johnnie and Billie Bushytail. the
squirrels; Mamie and Billie Wagtail,
. the goats, and all the other animal
children, played games. such as Hide
the Sewing Machine" and Find the
Player piano and all like thar
And now let Us see what happens 10
Uncle Wiggily, as they say in story
books.
On and on through the woods went
the rabbit gentleman. He was not
afraid Of the dark, because he had
lantern II was made from a milk bot
tie, with some FREELY lightning bugs
in il, and these gave light enough so
the rabbit gentleman could see nicely.
Luckily enough he found a fruit store
open, and soon he had bought a dozen
and a half Of lemons Putting them in
the basket, ne was quickly on his way
TO Grandpa GOOsey's house.
But TIE rabbit gentleman had not
gone verg far when. all Of a sudden,
out from bush jumped some bad ami
NAL
'Ha, Who goes theregr asked the
animal, just like soldier in war
tine.
1T is 7. Uncle Wiggily If you
please" answered the rabbit gentleman
bravely enough
All Ahem! Just the one I've been
waiting for" spoke the bad animal
Do you know who I amZ'
II can't see you very we'll" ans
,Wered Mr.. Longears, but you sound
I am" answered the fox. ..You
guessed right the first time Now, If
you please, you'll come with me"
oh, but I can't gOr said Uncle
Wiggily- I must 90 back to Grandpa
Goosey's party"
Party, eh2' barked the fox so
that is what you have in your basket,
eh2 Something for the party?'
Yes, said Uncle Wiggily. But L
don't think yOun care for them. In
the basket have some
Never mind what you have. You
won't have it very long" snickered the
1uzzy fox I'm going to have II my
self First I'll eat what you have in
the basket and then I'll take you with
me 1 suppose you have chocolate cake
IN there That's what they most al
ways have at parties. III eat it,"
No. il isn't chocolate cake" said
Uncle Wiggily, its
Never mind what it is Don't tell
me- Angle cake or fruit cake will do
as well I'll eat it anyhow" said the
fox
And then. before Uncle Wiggily could
stop MIN, the bad fox paved the cover
off the basket and not stopping in the
dark to look he took whole mounth-
full Of lemons. He bit into them. the
sour juice ran down his throat, and the
fox cried;
"Oh wouch, Oh smouch, Oh peanut
biscuit and soft-shelled hickory nuts,
m all puckered up OH Oh"
And so he was. The sour lemonds
had so puckered his mouth that he
couldn't bit even toothpick, and then
and there the fox ran off to get a drink
OF water, to unpucker his mouth, leav-
ing Uncle Wiggily safely alone
We'll. I'm glad I went after the
lemons" spoke the rabbit gentleman,
as he hurried back to Grandpa Goosey's
house Only for them the fox would
have taken me away"
So we learn from this. if we will.
that while puckery lemon is good for
lemonade il is bad for foxes Then
Uncle Wiggily helped Grandpa Goosey
make the nice cold drink, and the goose
gentleman's party was a great success
And If the pussy cat doesn't take the
tongue out of my shoe. so il can't talk
to the slipper. I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and the dentist-Copy-
right, 1915, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.