El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-14

| M muskrat lady who kept house
= for Uncle Wiggily LOngears.
: the rabbit gentleman, in the hollow
{ stump bungalow. was looking anxious
" out Of the window. up the path that
l led through the green wood and over
I the hill TO PARKWAY.
"Oh, dear! 1 don't believe he's ever
! coming" Nurse Jane exclaimed, as she
I looked at her tail to see il il needed a
new hair ribbon on it. I don't believe
! he's ever coming"
For whom are you looking?" asked
( Uncle Wiggily. Are you expecting DR..
POssum2 1 hope you are not going TO
I be ill.,
Mercy. nor Nurse Jane exclaimed.
I 1t is my new hat 1 am looking for.
They promised TO send il up from the
nVe and six cent store this afternoon,
and ii isn't here yet"
"A new hat; Ell ." the rabbit gentle
man said, with his nose twiukling like
a diamond in an ice cream cone i
thought you had a new bonnet for
Easter, Nurse Jane"
so I did. But I didn't like the way
the curly-cues ran up and down the
back, nor did I just fancy the way the
side trimming ran around front and
then lOOped-the-lOop over in a pepper
sault in the middle. So 1 took the hat
back and they said they would trim it
over for me, and send il up"
We'll, I hope they make it the way
you want it," spoke Uncle Wiggily.
4 hope so, too" Nurse Jane re-
marked But it doesn't look as though
/ would have my new retrimmed hat in
time for the moving pictures tonight
Oh. dear, Isn't it too badr'
-Oh. If YOU feel that way about it."
said Uncle Wiggily. III go for your
bonnet myself III take my airship-
no, I can't take that. as il needs some
new toy circus balloons on it. But III
take my automobile, and go for your
new hat myself"
That is very kind of Won" Nurse
Jane said, in a thankful sort OF voice
Pray do not mention IT," Uncle
Nlgglly answered with a low and most
polite bow. Il viii start at once"
soon In his automobile, with the
steering wheel made from a turrip, a
cows horn that went 'Mooi Moor to
warn the other animals out Of the way
and with the German bologna sausages
for tires on the wheels. Uncle Wiggily
started for the five and six cent store
to get Nurse James hat
The rabbit gentleman took along
with him salt cellar, so he could
sprinkle pepper from it on the sausage
tlres, TO make them go faster, and in a
little while Uncle Wiggily was at the
store
Nurse James new retrimmed hat. II
you please" said the rabbit to the
little girl mOusie clerk behind this
candy counter.
"Oh, yes it is all ready for her" the
little mousie girl said I am so sorry
you had TO call for it. We would have
sent II up, but our mud turtle messen-
ger boy stopped to play marbles with
yet"
NO wonderrr laughed Uncle Wiggilv.
A mud turtle and a snail PLAYING
marbles is about the slowest thing I
can think Of But never mind. III take
Nurse James bonnet myself"
Here II is" the mOusfe girl clerk
said as she brought out something in
a big. round box She tO-k it out.
My goOdnessr" Uncle WiggiIv ex-
claimed, lis that a hat2r
1T is And very stylish and
scrumptious one il is. too" the mousie
girl replied, smiling away around be- /
mind the back Of her neck. she felt so 1
y Jolly Ike This is a very proper hat !
Wen. perhaps it is" said Uncle /
w igglly. sort of slow and bashful like.
i know very little about hats"
Inc nat which the mOusie girl clerk 4
In the five and six cent store gave /
Uncle Wiggily to take to Nurse Jane !
tuzzy Wuzzy was trimmed with cab
pages on one side and turnips on the &
other In the middle was a bed OF I
pansies. with daisies around the outer
edge In front was spearmint lolly-
pop. garnished with an ice cream cone,
while FOR trimmings there was a bit
OF lambs wool. dyed red.
WI "es Llldl all mere were FERNS ]
dangling here and there on the hat ard /
DTS OF moss, with tiny little trees
growing in the midst. Tall waving cat
tails. and pussy willows could be seen /
here and there.
Well" said Uncle Wiggily slowly.
Il DO not wish to say anything to hurt
any ones feelings, or to shock them 4
but that is some hatr'
Yes said the mOusie girl at is
some hat" and she laughed as she
wrapped it up. Il hope Nurse Jane
oh, she can't help it," said Uncle
Wiggily.