El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-09
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
"Uncle Wiggily and the Broken Window"
By HOWARD B. GARIS.
, Uncle Wiggily Longears, the
nice old gentleman rabbit, was
walking along through the forest

z Uncle Wiggily Longears, the
nice old gentleman rabbit, was
walking along through the forest
Of woodland one day, wondering what
sort Of an adventure would happen to
him
For he said TO himself, as he
hoped along on his red. white and blue
striped barber pole rheumatism crutch
that Nurse Jane Fuzzy Nuzzy, his
muskrat lady housekeeper, had gnaWed
for him out OF a cornstslk- i haven't
had an adventure since tried to make
the gingerbread. cake and was stuck
in the molasses-'
So the rabbit gentleman looked care
fully on both sides as he went along
the woodland path, seeking an adVen-
ture for TO find And, pretty soon, he
heard, off behind a clump of trees some
shouts and laughter.
sHoi Hol Hal Ha." Uncle Wiggily
heard That's the way to do it, Now
throw more snOwballs. and then run in
the fort Hurrayi Hurray-"
.'Graciousi I wonder what that can
be-" thought Uncle Wiggily. That
sounds like an adventure all right But
I had better be careful I know the
used-to- e-bad-fox has turned good,
lery-scalery- alligator, with the double
jointed tail But still il may be some
other creature who would like to bite
me-"
q
tree, peeked over the tops of the bushes
and he saw some of the little animal
boys playing SNOWFALL There was
Johnnie and Billie Bushytail. the squir-
rels; Sammie Littletail the rabbit;
Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the dog
gies and Jimmie Wibblewooble, the
duck chap
They were throwing snowballs at
one another. Some Of the boys were
inside a snow fort. made Of piles of
snow. while the others were outside
We'll. that looks like fun said
Uncle Wiggily- I guess III 80 over
aQd watch them"
she rabbit gentleman was hopping
across the snow-cOvered fields when.
al at once, a white ball, thrown by one
of the animal chaps, hit the tall silk
hat Of Mr.. Longears. and knocked it.
spinning. right off his head
Hai Ha" laughed Uncle Wiggily,
as gOod-natured as srasshopper on
a hot day 'Hai Hai"
4'Oh. don't do that" cried Sammie
Littletail TO the other boy animals.
mol Don't knock off Uncle Wiggily's
hatr said Johnnie Bushytail.
7 didn't do it." spoke his brother.
Nor did J." added Jackie and Peetie
Bow Wow, one after the other.
We'll, / guess il was an accident
remarked Uncle Wiggily, putting on
his hat, which Sammie, the rabbit chap.
picked up for him. I didn't see who
threw the SNOWFALL that knocked off
my hat But / don't mind bit. It's
my old hat anyhow Now boys, I'll
watch you play snoW-fightT
Maybe you'd like to play too" said
Jackie. the little boy dOggie. politely.
Yes, dol" begged Sammie LittletaiL
The snoWballs are very soft, Uncle
Wiggily."
We'll, I'll play a bit with you" the
rabbit gentleman said. And so he did,
first playing on one side Of the fort
and then on the other
Back and forth flew the snowballs.
and Uncle Wiggily's tall silk hat was
knocked off so often that finally he
laid II on a stump. and tying a hand
kerehief over his ears. he played snow
ball with the boys that way. And he
hit them, each one, with soft chunk
of snow. too. but it was all in fun
And then. all of q sudden. something
happened A SNOWFALL hit the window
or DR.. POssum's house not far away.
and broke the glass.
"Tinkle-tinklei Bang, Smash, Crash,