El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-17

nice old rabbit gentleman, sat in
his easy chair in the hollow
I stump bungalow, where ne lived in
Woodland with the other animal folk.
It was evening. and Uncle WlSSlAy
I was reading the wall paper' Wh, err ran
6 I'D and down on the side OF MS DunSA-
9 low in stripes, with pictures OF eau.
I bageS and carrots and Waleicl ess anu
other good things that raDolts hAs-
[ And in between the pictures were Atlie
/ stories about what q cold winter II -
] going to be. and how the animal loIA
must put away. in hollow logs anu
stumps, all the carrots, cabbages. tur-
nips. nuts apples and other things
which they would need TO eat until
/ spring came once more 10 MAKE the
grass green and the flowers blossom
Uncle Wiggily twisted and turned
I from side 10 side. -.,,
Whatever is the matter, Wiggy-
! asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Nuzzy, the
muskrat lady housekeeper- VINO Vas
! mending the noles in the rabbit gentle
mans socks You can't seem to Keep
still. You are fidgety."
ITS this chair" said Mr.. Longears.
It's wearing out, 1 think because
have sat in il so much. shall have 70
get me a new one-Tll make II myself-
he exclaimed. as he sat up and took his
spsctacles off his twink, pinkltng nose
Oh, excuse me. If you please mean
his pink twinkling nose 7 II make me
a new easy chair" said Uncle Wlgsliy;
why, the very idea exclaimed
Nurse Jane. you can't make yourself
an easy chair, Wiggy.
Excuse me. but l think I can" said
the rabbit gentleman. 7 saw Sanmle
Littletail, the rabbit boy. and Billie
Wagtail, the goat boy, coming nome
the other day. and they had nice little
wooden chairs which they had made
- oh. YES. in class" spoke Nurse Jane.
But you don't 90 10 school. Wlsgy' my
dear"
But il those animal boys can make
LITTLE chair who TuuCl larger
than they ought to be able TO make
larger chair. That's what I'll do
Instead OF buying an easy chair al
the five and ten cent store. which any
one can do. III make one myself Uncle
Wiggily went on III get some pieces
Of wood. some nails. some nice cloth
place Of my old one, which IS wearing
IAN right" said Nurse Jane, only
don't believe you can do Il.
Uncle Wiggily's old chair was GER
tainly wearing. out It creaked and
grunted and groaned ana squeahed
when he moved in it, until Nurse Jane
nearly had the squidgits, which are
nearly as bad as the fidgets.
The next day Uncle Wiggily began TO
make his new easy chair. he went out
in the woods and gnawed down. with
his strong teeth. some pieces of wood
for the wooden part OF the chair. There
were different pieces OF wood for the
arms, for the legs. for the seat and the
back.
As he was carrying these pieces OF
wood home Mrs. Cluck- Cluck, the hen
lady, saw the rabbit gentleman
What are you doing2" she asked
him. carrying home wood for the
fire."
NO. indeed" answered Uncle wig
gily. 1T is wood for my new chair
Well Wait minute and III give
you some feathers with which to STUFF
your new chair and make il soft" said
the hen lady So she gave Uncle Wig
sily nice bag Of feathers.
Then. as Uncle Wiggily went past the
house where Mr.. Baa-Baa, the black
sheep, lived, Mr.. Baa-Baa said:
Here. Uncle WigSily, is some nice
wooden cloth with which to cover your
chair"
very fine chair indeed"
Home he went to his hollow stump
bungalow. And for several days Uncle
together the pieces OF wOod-He stuffed
the feathers under the cloth Mr. Bac-
B5a had given him, and tackled il
down. The new chair had a high back.
big. deep. easy seat and broad arms
on which Uncle Wiggily could lay his
carrot sandwich when he wanted TO
take his paw of to turn the cabbage !
leaves Of his book
4 certainly shall have a very fine
chair, said the rabbit gentleman.
Don't you think so Nurse Jane3
" ell II begins 10 look So replied
the muskrst lady housekeeper. Il did
not think you could do it, but you
have"
And at last Uncle wigglly's chair
was finished. Oh. but il looked
very nice, being covered with white
and blue striped cloth to match his
rheumatism crutch.
Uncle Wiggily sat in the easy chair
and though how nice it would be dur
ing the long winter evenings.
There came a knock on the Bunga-
low door. Nurse Jane opened it. and
there stood Mr.. WhiteWash. the polar
bear gentleman, who just loved to be
out in the ice and snow.