El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-15
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
@Uncle wiggly and Moving Pictures"
By HOWARD B. GARIS.


- Tow don't tell him, viii you %
N begged Johnnie Bushytail
the squirrel boy. of Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady,
as they both stood at the back steps
Of the hollow stump bungalow. Don't
say a word to him about it."
Il won't" promised Nurse Jane.
Because it's TO be a secret you
know" went on Billie Bushytan, the
other squirrel boy.
And a big surprise" added susie
Littletail, the rabbit girl
AT least we hope il viii be a sur
prise" said Sammie, who was Susie's
brother
And when he sees himself on the
screen" began Lulu WibbleWobble, the
duck girl, why he'll
Hush Here he comes whispered
Alice .Wibblewobble, the other little
duck child.
Around the corner Of the hollow
stump bungalow came Uncle Wiggily
Longears, the rabbit gentleman, him
self
..Ah hal What is all this2" he asked,
as he stopped to make his pink nose
twinkle like a pile Of snow flakes IN
der the electric light What does all
this mean2" the rabbit gentleman
asked Johnnie Bushytail said:
"Oh, We Just came 10 talk to Nurse
Hush Look OUT" suddenly inter
rupted Susie Littletail. putting her
paw over Johnnie's mouth.
7 suppose you came to her about
getting some slices of hIekorynut
bread with pineapple Jam on top"
laughed Uncle Wiggily. We'll, Nurse
Jane, give them all they want am
going inside to read the paper. I
must pick out q good place 10 spend
my summer vacation"
Il y = aar
whispered Sister SaIlie, the little squir-
rel girl
4 don't believe So answered Jen-
ME Chimpmunk, as she busted some
specks Of dirt off Sammie LittIetail's
left ear. Jennie Chipmunk was ALWAYS
busting something, for she was a dear
little hOusekeeper child.
Well anyhow" said Nurse Jane. as
she took the animal children into the
kitchen TO give them some apple dump
ling pudding, well go ahead with our
plans. and I think We'll surprise him"
The next few days were busy ones
Tor Uncle Wiggily LOngears- Never
before had he received visits from so
many Of his old and young animal
friends They all wanted him to take
walks IN the woods, or across the
The rabbit, squirrel, duck and frog
boys wanted him to tplay ball with
them, or fly kites, or play marbles
ana the SlrlS-Such as Susie Littletail.
and Alice and Lulu Wibblewobble Cwho
were ducks, you know. wanted him
10 play party with their dolls one Of
whom was named Matilda Jane Elk
cusemeplease.
OF course Uncle Wiggily did all these
things, for he just loved TO play with
his little animal friends And every
once in q while. as the rabbit gentle
man was helping fly a kite, or playing
marbles or holding a doll out in the
woods or fields. he would hear . queer
clicking noise behind the bushes.
What's that2- he would ask. sus-
piciOus like.
'Oh, it isn't anything-dOn,t worry"
Nurse Jane would say, for she was with
Uncle Wiggily most Of the time. And
so il went on
We'll this has been a busy week."
exclaimed Uncle Wiggily when Sat
urday night came 7 think I will go to
bed early tonight Ha, HOl HUM"
and he yawned sleepily.
"Oh, don't go to bed so early" Nurse
Jane begged. Lets go out to the
moving pictures"
Moving pictures" exclaimed I'm
Gle Wiggily. "Oh. no, Why. the idear7
yes said Nurse Jan. III wear
my new pussywillow hattie one YOU
used with which to scare the chin
panzee. Come along, Wiggy."