El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-17

- - d. Qear- II showing AGAIN.
cried Nurse Jane Fuzzy
- Wuzzy. the muskrat lady who
kept the hollow stump bungalow for
Uncle Wiggily Longears. the nice rab-
bit gentleman. who lived in Woodland
with other animal folk. Yes, it Is
showing showing hard, Oh, dearr
Why, dt seems TO trouble you" spoke
Uncle wiggily, looking over the tops
Of his spectacIes at Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy.
You're not afraid OF the nice, white
snowflakes, are you, Nurse Janeg'
-Oh, no, I'm not afraid Of them" she
said But want some things from
the store, and it is showing 50 hard I
cant 90 after them"
Well am glad it is showing" said
Uncle Wiggily with a jolly laugh
'Glad2'' cried Nurse Jane why. the
yeryu idea Wiggyi Glad because
can't 90 10 the store"
oh no, 1 didn't say THAR went on
the rabbit gentleman. with a twinkle
OF his pink nose 4 am glad il is snow
ing because IL gives me q chance to do
you kindness I Will 90 10 the store
for YOU myself What do you wish?'
"Oh, viii you really gO2" cried the
I muskrat lady. That is very good OF
you, Uncle WiGgily- I want some con-
flavor. am going to make q cake"
Very gOod"' cried Uncle Wiggily. q
ike cake viii now 90 to the. store
for you"
And don't you dare let the little
animal boys have your rubber boots
TO put on their snow man, so you get
wet feet and catch a ker-sneezing- aker-
! chOO cold" said the muskrat LADY
shaking her tail at the rabbit gentle
man
] IT ,r-o-,+ ,-f,-s NV E,o+s s-,-,,- ,r-;- %
promised Uncle Wiggily. and soon he
I was or his way 10 the store, plodding
/ through the snow drifts with his red,
| white and sky-blue-pink striped bar
ber-pole rheumatism crutch that Nurse
Jane had gnaWed for him out OF a
{ cornstalk- The snowflakes were still
sitting down, but Uncle Wiggily did
not mind, for he was nice and warm
Pretty soon he reached the store, and
the monkey-dOodle gentleman, who
/ kept il, put in a basket the sugar, eggs
| condensed milk and vanilla flavOring
/ which Nurse Jane wanted
Now, don't fall and break the eggs
{ OF spill the sugar, Uncle Wiggily," said
: the monkey doodle gentleman.
Il won't" promised Mr.. LOngears-
/ The rabbit gentleman went on and
! on through the storm toward his hol-
3 low stump bungalow The snOwflakes
} were coming down thicker and faster
/ now, and Uncle Wiggily was thinking
how nice and coy he would soon be
I when he reached home, and Nurse. Jane
was making the cake. Then all Of Q
sudden when the old gentleman rabbit
I was passing a poor sort Of tumble
down house, made Of old corn cObs
I he heard, through a broken window, a
sad little voice saying
"Oh, deari It's no fun having a
( make-believe party when you haven't
l anything good to eatt
And another voice said:
"Oh. well. let's take some pieces Of
paper and pretend it's candy and cake
and ice cream and all things like that"
It's no fun pretending when you're
really hungry" said a third sad little
Uncle Wiggily went softly up to the
window, out OF which a pane Of glass
was broken He looked in and there
he saw some poor little mice children
gathered around a stove that had very
little fire in it. The mouse mother had
gone out washing and left the children
at home in charge Of the biggest mOusie
girl And the biggest mousie girl was
trying 10 amuse the little ones by hav-
ing a make believe party for them.
But it isn't much Of 4 party" said
Uncle Wiggily, looking in the window.
He saw an old box which the mice chill
dren were using for a table, with some
broken dishes on it. annd nothing else
Il wonder If I couldn't make them
something real to eat at their play
( party?" thought Uncle Wiggily- I'm
going to try"
He went in the corncOb house and
the mice children were glad TO see him.
How would you like some snow pud-
ding for your make believe party
asked Uncle WiEgily-
"Oh, We would lust love it, cried the
{ biggest mousie- girl, clappinE her
( paws, but we can't have it, she add
ed, and her voice was very sad
"Oh, yes you cam" Uncle Wiggily
! said "Pl make a new kind Of pud-
I ding for you Give me a pail and 4
7 big spoon so I can get some snow"
The rabbit gentleman soon came
/ back with a pail OF clean snow, Then
he took some condensed milk some
} sugar. an egg or two and a little va
nilla flavOring. He mixed all the things
up in the pail Of clean snow, stirring