El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-20
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
''Uncle Wiggily and the Lemonade"
BY HOWARD B. GARIS.
r Uncle WIGGILY LONGEARS. the
nice old rabbit gentleman, and
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Uncle WIGGILY LONGEARS, tins
nice old rabbit gentleman, and
- Grandfather Goosey Gander, the
goose gentleman who padded about in
a red plush steamboat when the duck
pond was not frozen over. eat talking
together on the front porch Of the hoI-
low stump bungalow where Mr. Long
ears lived.
Yes" quacked Grandpa Goosey. sort
Of slow and solemn like (the way goose
gentlemen always talk, yes. think 1
viii give a little party. just for a few
Of my friends"
viii you have it for your young
friends OF your old friends2" aked Uncle
wiggily.
For both" answered the goose gen
tleman. "Of course want to see my
Old friends-those I used to know when
/ was a little downy gosiing-and L
want to see all the little animal boys
and girls, also"
That will be nice" spoke Uncle
vigil And will you have things
10 eat at your party?"
oh Of course" answered the goose
gentleman, 1t would be funny sort
Of party without anything 10 eat;
hOA4uA a.
1T would replied the rabbit gen
rleman. 4 suppose you Will have ice
cream and lOllypOps and popcorn balls.
and mOlasses candy and all things ike
that"
Lemonade. too spoke Grandpa
Go5sey- Don't forget the lemonade
You'll want TO drink some after you
and Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy do the
rocking horse dance, and get all
-T1b ves- went on Uncle WiggiIy
We mustn't forget the lemonade"
So Grandpa GOosey got ready for his
party, which he gave every year Uncle
WigEflv helped him They decorated
the old goose gentleman's house, near
the duck pond, with beautifully colored
leaves. which Jack Frost painted the
most lovely colOrs with his icicle nm
In one corner of the dance hall stood
a bundle Of corn stalks, like those from
which Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the
muskrat lady hOusekeeper, had gnawed
Uncle Wiggily-s red. white and blue
striped barber pole rheumatism crutch-
In another corner were big. round, yell
low pumpkin Jack o. lanterns, with can
dies inside to give light
Grandpa GOosey and Uncle Wiggily
sent out invitations TO the party, writ
ten on marshamallOw candy lolypops,
so that when the children and grown
animals had read them they could eat
their Invitations
come TO my party" said Grandpa
GOOsey.
~Oh. I guess no one will forget 10
come" spoke the old gentleman rab-
bit.
Finally the evening OF the party
come. From their homes in the wood
land, from their burrows in the fields,
from their nests in the tall trees and
from hollow stumps, came the animal
folk-young and old-to Grandpa
GOOsey Gander's party
rs everything ready to eat2r. asked
Uncle Wiggily in a whisper, as he
Strengthened his white bow tie, that
Nurse Jane had fastened for him, so he
would look proper and stylish.
Yes" answered Grandpa Goosey, Il
have the candy. the cake, the ice cream.
the popcorn, the lollypops, the chewing
gum and"
Have you made the Iemonadeg''
asked the rabbit gentleman.
There exclaimed Grandfather
Goosey- ciapping his yellow bill to
gether, as a tailor smacks his shears
before he cuts the buttons off the dolls
shoes There knew I'd forget
something. / didn't get the lemons.
oh. dearl"
Never mind" spoke Uncle Wiggily-
IN just slip out the back door and get
them for you Then III help you make