El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-04
2 URSE JANE FUZZY wUZZY."
y spoke Uncle Wiggily Long

M spoke Uncle Wiggily Long
ears, the rabbit gentleman, as
he started out of the hollow stump
bungalow one afternoon, 4 may bring
friend nome to supper with me"
"Oh, that will be all right" said the
muskrat lady housekeeper, as she
busted a speck Of oatmeal off the bunny
uncle's tail silk hat bring as many
friends as you please We have plenty
OF cabbages, apples and carrots IN the
cellar But which friend are you going
10 bring2 You have so many. you
'Oh. I Just can't exactly say" replied
Uncle Wiggily. You will see when we
get here. But please have nice supper
ready
L will promised the muskrat lady.
You shall have apple dumplings, cab
bage soup and carrots fried IN maple
syrup with milk gravy"
Fine" exclaimed Uncle Wiggily,
sort of patting himself behind the ears,
he was so happy.
off through the woods and over the
fields, hopping along on his red, white
and blue striped barber pole rheuma-
tism crutch that Nurse Jane had
gnawed for him out OF a cOrnstalk-
Uncle Wiggily had not gone very far
before ne met Mr. Bigtail, the good fox.
who had once been so bad, chasing
after the rabbit gentleman every time
he saw him.
Hello, Uncle WiggiIyt" cried the fox.
Hello, Mr.. Bigtail,' answered the
rabbit gentleman i am very glad TO
see you Have you anything special to
do this afternoon and evening""
why, no. nothing very much re-
piled the fox, careless like.
Then II would give me great pleas
ure for you TO have supper with me,
Uncle Wiggily said viii you Gomez
with the greatest of delight. and
with a good appetite" answered the
fox I shall be pleased to dine with
.sThen YOU trot along to my hollow
stump bungalow and wait there for
me-" said Uncle Wlgg1ly- 4 am on my
way to Grandfather GoOsey Ganders
house to ask him to also take tea with
me There is no need of making You
take that extra walk to his house. You
just 90 to my bungalow and wait for
Il will" said the fox
So. while Uncle Wiggily went on TO
invite the old goose gentleman TO tea
the fox ran through the woods until
he came to Uncle Wiggily's bungalow.
@Rat-a-tat-tatr" knocked the fox on
the door Nurse Jane opened it,
oh Oh OH" exclaimed the musk
rat lady when she saw the fox stand
ing there -Oh. dear, What do you
Waut2"
I have come 10 take supper with
Uncle Wiggily," answered the fox, Po-
sHar' thought Nurse Jane More
likely you have come to have supper
OFF Uncle Wiggily than WITH him"
for. you see she did not know the fox
had turned good She thought he was
still bad But still she was not afraid.
Uncle Wiggily isn't at home now"
said Nurse Jane.
Then III come in and wait for him.
He wants me 70 do that said the fox.
and before the muskrst lady could
stop him the fox pushed past her. and
sat down in the hollow stump bunga-
low parlOr, in the easiest chair he could
find
''Oh. NV thought Nurse Jane. This
IS dreadful The first I know Uncle
Wiggily viii walk in. not knowing the
fox is here, and the bad creature will
surely grab him. wonder what I can
do2'
The muskrat lady thought for min
ute and then she said:
Il know I'll see if can get the fox
70 90 away before Uncle Wiggily comes
back III give that fox his supper now.
Then he won't have to wait" 50. going
in the parlOr. the muskrat lady said:
ooh, Mr. Bigtail wouldn't you like TO
cat now I can give you a good supper
right away"
.Oh. my.' cried the fox. holding up
his paws NO No, 7 wouldn't think
OF eating without Uncle Wiegily.
viii wait for him. Don't worry about
me 7 can wait"
Eyes, I guess you can" sadly thought