El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-18
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
''Uncle Wiggily and the Clothes Sticks"
By HOWARD B. 6ARIS.

"HERE had been a big rain in
woodland, where lived Uncle
4 Wiggily Longears. the rabbit
gentleman. The rain had melted all
the snow. And then Jack Frost the
little messenger boy who worked for
King Winter, had frozen everything up
tightly again. So though there was no
snow on the ground it was cold and
hard and the wind was cold too, max
ing Uncle Wiggily's pink nose twinkle
faster than IL mad ever tWlnkled oe-
..YVhatt~ cried Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy the muskrat lady, who kept
the hollow stump bungalow nice and
tidy for the rabbit gentleman, as she
saw him one morning putting on ms
tall silk hat and 1ur oVercOaI- " nat
You are not going out this cold day,
are you. Mr.. LonSears
.Oh, yes" answered the rabbit, and
pray, why nOtE
oh but IL Is so cold, ana SnlFeIS-
said Nurse Jane
Well. it is cold and shiyery Tor
YOU TO hang out the clothes, Tor see
YOU are going 10 wash today. spoke
Uncle Wiggily. For he could smell the
soap suds, while in the kitchen a Iol
Of clothes were boiling on the stove.
and there was bowl Of blulng wafer
TO color the clothes pink like blue
yes / am going to wash and hang
the clothes out on the line IN the yaId
TO dry" said Nurse Jane But only
have to run out for little while At
time and then i can come in the warm
kitchen again. But if you 60 out you II
stay. and I'm afraid youH freeze OH
@oh. no danger Of that III keep
jumping around said Uncle Wisslly-
s.IilI iuu1p so fast that Jack Frost can't
get hold Of me with his sharp fingers.
Besides promised Grandfather
! Goosey Gander I'd come over 10 see
him today" -
all" begged the musl1rat lady
IN try not to" promised Uncle Wig
gily-
to see his friend, the gentleman goose,
Nurse Jane began TO wash the CLONES,
ready to hang out to dry Uncle wig
gily found Grandpa Goosey sitting ~
. himself. and Grandpa was very slad'
indeed. to see Mr.. Longears-
Come right insidei" he cried, and
leave the cold outside"
Il will" Uncle Wiggily said ana
he broke off from his Whiskers. where
Jack Frost had playfully hung them.
some little icicles. like fringe
It's pretty cold when icic-es grow on
your Whiskers like that" said Grand
father Goose Gander, shivering-
1T is. indeed" spoke Uncle Wiggily-
Very cold"
The rabbit gentleman stayed for
some time playing Scotch CHECKERS
with Grandpa GOOsey. and then Uncle
Wiggily had to start back for his hol-
low stump bungalow.
He had not gone very far along the
cold. hard road before he heard
rustling in the bushes, and out jumped
the good fuzzy fox
why, hello. Uncle W1ggliy. ne
cried. wagging his tail
Hello yourselfr' answered Uncle
Wiggily in his most jolly voice. Won't
YOU come home TO lunch with me-
Gladly I wiz" the fox said I'D like
a hot cup Of tea
(which YOU shall have as soon as
Nurse Jane can make it., promised
Uncle Wiggily- He went on and on
with the fox. who used TO be bad. but
who now was good. and soon tEey
met the skillery scalery alligator. with
the hump on his dOuble-jointed tail
Hello, good Mr.. Alligator" cried the
Jolly Uncle Wiggily- Wont you come
home to lunch with me-"
Right gladly I will" said the gator.
So the three friends went on together,
and il was not long before they came
in sight Of the hollow stump buy ga
.Oh. see it is wash day" spoke the
fox. for Nurse Jane now had the
washed clothes hung out on the line.
Perhaps Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy will not
like you bringing home company to
lunch on wash day, Mr.. Louge2rs-
~Oh. she won't mind" said Uncle
Wiggily- Come on in"
The rabbit gentleman, with the fox
low yard. and all at once. Nurse Jane
came running out, crying:
"Oh. dear! Oh, deari Ny clothesi
Ny clOthes,"
why, what is the matter with
them2' asked Uncle Wiggily.
Oh. some Of the animal boys, in fun
came along a while ago and took all
my clothes sticks, with which hold up
the line so the clothes won't drag on
the ground. Now I have no poles to
raise the line up high. and see. my
sheets and other clothes are dragging
in the dirt Oh. il is terrible-"
Come on" cried the alligator Eve
will be the clothes sticks for Nurse
Jane. We will stand on our tails and
hold up the line so the clothes won't
drag in the dirt"
Good" cried Uncle WieeiIy. That
is very kind Of you. Mr.. Alligator. but
I have a better plan. and one that will
not tire you.
See. hanging down from the roof Of
my bungalow porch are some long
icicles, or ice-sticks- We viii break