El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-12

I catch tigers by putting sticky stuff on
the leaves IN the woods and the tigers
get all tangled up in the sticky stuff
and dried leaves and can't see. Don't
they do that Uncle Wiggily?" Sammie
asked.
well. I've heard Of such things" re-
piled the rabbit gentleman. slowly.
"Oh, we'll" said Johnnie and Bill
/ lie. And they didn't know what else
to say. So Uncle Wiggily gave each Of
the animal boys a penny TO get a lol-
cone Then Mr. Longears went on over
the fields and through the woods until
he came 10 the molasses store. kept by
kind grasshOpper lady
She filled the empty jug full Of the
sweet sticky stuff, and with it hanging
over his paw, Uncle Wiggily started
back toward his hollow stump bunga-
low.
He was thinking how nice the mOlas-
sas would taste on the hot griddle
cakes which Nurse Jane would bake the
next day, when all of a sudden. out
from behind big rock jumped the bad
old tail-puning chimpanzee monkey. He
was always watching for a chance TO
pull Uncle Wiggilys tail that monkey
was.
"Ha. this is the time I've got your
cried the tail-pulling chimpanzee mon
key. Now for some fun"
4 guess you mean fun for you, but
not for me-" Uncle Wiggily sadly said.
And with that the rabbit gentleman
gave hop and a jump and down the
hill he started to run. TO get away from
the bad monkey chap.
For I don't want my tail pulled"
thought Uncle Wiggily- But the chin
panzee monkey ran after the rabbit
Faster and faster he ran and Uncle
Wiggily, looking back over his shouI-
der. saw that he would soon be caught
"Oh, dear" said Uncle Wiggily. I
wonder how ] can stop him from catch
ing me?" There is no one in sight TO
ha1- Kind ran1fnnrrrar1 n
one at all Ha. have it Sammie said
they catch tigers by putting sticky
stuff on the leaves in the woods.
Now. have some sticky molasses
here III spread some of It on the leaves
and when the chimpanzee monkey gets
TO IL he'll be so stuck I'D and pasted
together that he won't be able TO run
after me III do itl'
Quickly Uncle Wiggily poured some
molasses on the dried leaves in the
woods Then he ran on a little way On
came the chimpanzee monkey, faster
and faster
Now 1 have youi Now I'll pull your
tailr' he cried TO Uncle Wisgily. But
just then the money reached the sticky
mOlasses covered leaves His hind paws
suddenly slid from under him Down he
came in a heap in puddle Of molasses.
Me got UP with a lot Of leaves sticking
to him. but slipped down again Then
more mOlasses and more leaves stuck to
linn. until he looked just like a rubber
plant jumping Up ana QoMn.
oh OH OH" chartered the chin
panZee monkey.
Then to try and get rid Of the leaves.
he law down and rolled over. and he
was stuck up worse than before He
couldn't even see Uncle Wiggily now, as
he paved around in the wood.
Wen. I'm sorry to see you so stuck
up," said Uncle Wiggily as he hurried
on, after putting the cork back in the
molasses jug, but really. I couldn't
let you pull my tail, you know"
Then the rabbit gentleman safely
reached his hollow stump bungalow
while the chimpanzee monkey seached
around for a spring Of water, so that
he might wash off the leaves and sticky
mOlasses. SO this teaches US that mo-
lasses is good for something else than
putting on griddle cakes.
And in the next story, if the egg
beater doesn't chase the sugar bowl
down in the salt cellar, where the oat-
meal can't find ii. III be very pleased
TO tell you about Uncle Wiggily and the
dishpan.
Copyright, 1915. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)