El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-10

AVE YOU seen Jimmie CaW-CaW
n this morning." asked Uncle
IL Wiggily Longears, the rabbit
gentleman. of Nurse Jane Fuzzy WHY,
the muskrat lady housekeeper-
seen Jimmy, the crow boy2' repeat
ed Nurse Jane. as she gave Uncle wig
gily a little more orange oatmeal for
his breakfast. Yes, ne was Growing
around here a little while ago Why,
did you want him2
T am going for a walk" spoke the
rabbit gentleman, and thought l
would take my little crow friend with
me He was so smart about taking
away the diamond ring from the funny
tiger. who caught me the other day
that thought il would be a good thing
70 have Jimmie along IN case had
another adventure.
so il would" agreed Nurse Jane
s.especfalIv as YOU have 50 many
strange adventures I'll see if I can
find Jimmie"
Just then, in the parlor. was heard
a queer noise. something like
''TinkIe. tink'e, tinki Ting-a-ling
what's that?" asked Uncle Wiggily.
getting Up from the table so quickly
that his ears became tangled IN the
lace curtain
zled-like-
She and Uncle Wiggily hurried into
the parlor and there they saw Jimmie
Caw-Caw. the crow boy, picking away
at the piano keys
What in the world are you dOing2"
asked Nurse Jane, holding her tail over
her paw so she would not step on it
step on her tail, / mean What are
YOU doing, Jimmie2" she asked
why, I wanted something bright
HH
was trying to pick off the piano keys,
and hide them. We crow chaps, you
know he went on, with a queer little
smile and a shuttle Of his wings, we
crow chaps Just have TO hide some
thingt"
Wiggfly, who, while pretending TO be a
scarecroW in Grandpa GOOsey's corn
field. had caught Jimmie CaW-CaW.
Yes, you crows do seem to want to
hide things" the rabbit gentleman
went on but you can't hide piano
keys, because they are fast in the
piano"
$50 have just found out" Jimmie
said. "Well, I'll have to get something
else to hide" he cawed-
NO, you had better come for a walk
with me-" suggested Uncle Wiggily.
That viii keep you out OF mischief"
All right. III come" promised jim
mic. Then he hoped up and down on
the piano keys, making queer little
tfnkle-tinkle sound and soon he and
the rabbit gentleman went for a walk,
both Of them hopping along on the
ground, though Jimmie could have
flown. had he wished
Uncle Wiggily and Jimmie had a fine
walk together and when they once
more reached the hollow stump bun
Ealow, where the rabbit gentleman
lived, Nurse Jane was not at home.
She had left a note, written on a cab
bage leaf, saying she had gone down to
the five and six cent store for gold
plated cook stove.
Well, III take a little sleep in the
parlor until she comes back" Uncle
WigEiiy said.
And III so out and look for some
thing TO hide" Jimmie remarked, for
he just loved to. do that
well, don't get into mischief
begged Uncle Wiggily, and the crow
boy said he would not
Now, while Uncle Wiggily was sAep-
ing peacefully in his hollow stump
bungalow, along came a blue jay bird.
The blue jay saw a pile Of acOrns in
the wood near the bungalow and he
also saw the hollow chimney Of Uncle
Wiggily's house. And right away that
blue jay bird said.
-'Ah hal That chimney viii be
fine place down which to drop all those
acOrns- That's what III do I'll drop
every acorn down the chimney Of that
bungalow