El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-29
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
"Uncle Wiggily and the Lost DOggie."
By HOWARD B. GARIS.

UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the
rabbit gentleman. was out in the
yard, back Of his hollow stump
bungalow, blowing hot air in the toy
balloons of his airshIp. For the toy
circus balloons helped it 10 rise, you
Are YOU going for a ride this morn
ing asked nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy,
the muskrat lady housekeeper.
Yes, short distance" uncle Wig
glly replied with a polite bow. May I
have the pleasure Of doing anything
for you2' he asked.
II it would not be too much trou-
BILE" nurse Jane said. I wish Won
would stop at the store and bring me
a new clothes line. I win have many
clothes 10 wash and hang out next
week"
i viii bring you a clothes line with
pleasure" uncle Wiggily said, as he put
some talcum powder on the electric fan
that made his airship 90 forward OF
backward
Then the rabbit gentleman took his
place IN the clothes basket part Of his
airship. sitting on a pile OF sofa cush-
ions, so in case he fell to the ground
ne would not be hurt. It is always well
10 take plenty Of sofa cushions with
you when you 90 airshipping
Here We got" cried uncle Wiggily. as
ne started up in the air, the toy circus
balloons. filled with hot air, lifting the
airship as easily as you can eat a lolly-
POP
on and on. high over the tree tops.
sailed uncle Wiggily. Soon he reached
The grocery store, where he bought
nurse James clothesline. CoiIinR this
up in the bottom Of the basket part Of
his airship, the rabbit gentleman sailed
on and on once more
He was lowering over a little green
GOD and was wondering whether OF
not he would have an adventure before
he returned TO his hollow stump bun
galow, when, all Of a sudden, on the
ground below him uncle Wiggily heard
a sad little voice sobbing.
ON dear, Oh. isn't il terrible to be
lost And I didn't mean to do it, ]
didn't mean TO do it," the voice cried.
Hal That sounds like troublep' uncle
Wiggily said to himself Il must see il
cannot be Of some help"
Still he knew he must be careful. for
often the bad old fuzzy fox or the
ckillery-s kalery alligator. with the
humps on his tail had pretended to be
in trouble just to get uncle Wiggily
near enough so they might catch him.
But / don't see anything Of them
now" the rabbit gentleman thought.
And the sad little voice went on
oh deari How sad ami What shall
I do2 No one will help me-"
"Hai Yes, I viii help you" uncle
WiggiIy cried, for just then, down on
the ground, he saw a poor little puppy
dog At first the rabbit gentleman
thought 1t was Jackie or Peetle Bow
Wow, but. on taking a second look, IN
Gle Wiggily saw that it was a strange
puppy
What is the natter uncle Wiggily
asked. as ne steered his airship down
close beside the little dog. who was all
wet and muddy, and scratched by
briars and brambles- What is the mat
ter, little puppy" asked the rabbit
oh, everything" whined the doggie.
ct am lost: I was driven away from my
nice home; I don't know how TO get
back. and J. am so miserabler'
Well you poor chap" said uncle
Wiggily softly. You certainly are in
troublei Tell me all about it. But first
get in my airship with me, and rest on
the sofa cushions. Also here is a CO.
COanut cabbage cookie to eat The
store man gave 1t TO me. but I seldom
eat sweet stuff, so I saved it. Now,
don't worry any more. III take you
home But tell me all about it, and
where you live"
We'll I did live with a nice little girl
named Mildred" the puppydOg said,
but now I don't live anywhere"
His voice was very sad.
what was the trouble?" uncle Wig
gily asked