El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-20

fLOpTrlEnL 1872 by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
Uncle WIGGILY LONGEARS, the
nice old gentleman rabbit, was
- out taking a walk in the woods
as he did quite often now that spring
had come
"Of course" said Uncle Wiggily to
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat
lady who kept house for him, 7 might
ride in my automobile. with the Ger
man bologna sausage tires. or in my
clothes basket airship. but I think I'll
walk today"
And have an adventure. s'pOse."
remarked Nurse Jane, as she tied a new
pink hair ribbon on the player piano.
''On, yes, perhaps / may have an ad-
venture" said the rabbit gentleman.
So he had started out He had not
gone very far before he heard some
voices in the bushes, and most Of the
voices were not very pleasant ones
GO on away some little boy ami
nal exclaimed. I'VE don't want you 70
play with US any more"
YES run off and play by yourself"
another voice said Your claws are so
sharp that they scratch US"
Hal wonder II they are speaking
Of the skillery-scallery alligator, with
the humps on his tail, OF Of the tail
Uncle Wiggiy TO himself 4 had bet
ter be careful"
Run away-we don't want you" an
other voice went on.
And then some one sadly said:
oh. dearl I haven't any one TO play
with"
Uncle WiggiIy peeked through the
bushes. and there he saw Neddie Stub
tail the little bear chap, the brother Of
Beckie StubtaiL Neddie was shufning
along through the woods. looking sad
and lonely. Behind him, under a big
tree, were Johnnie and Billy Bushytail
the squirrels; Sammie Littletail, the
rabbit; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow,
the puppy dog boys; Jimmie Wibble-l
wobbles the duck, and. Bully and BaWly
No-tail. the frogs
Why, Neddie, what is the natter"
asked Uncle Wlgg1ly Of the little bear
chap. The rabbit gentleman thought
he wouldn't let the other animal boys
see him for a little while.
"Oh. they don't want me to play with
them" said Neddie, sitting down on a
stump, and pointing his paw at the
other animal boys who were having a
game OF ball
why don't they want you to play
with them" asked Uncle Wiggily.
They say my long claws scratch
them Neddie replied. I'm sure don't
mean 10, but / suppose when I am
running after the ball, or batting it.
why, maybe my claws do tickle them
little
yes they are pretty long" Uncle
Wigglly said, as Neddie stuck out his
paws But still they are fine, long
sharp claws. Hunt Let me see
wonder If L could help you"
Just then, from where the other ami
mai boys were playing ball came loud
shouts. such as
"Oh, there it goes"
up in the tree"
You knocked it there. Sammie Lit
tletan"
Yes. you knocked the ball I'D in the
can't finish the game! cried Bully
No-Tail, the frog.
Hal Something seems to have hap
pened," Uncle Wiggily said, with a
twinkle of his pink nose.
Yes" said Neddie Stubtail, they've
lost the ball"
And they can't play again unless
they get it, can they Neddie?T asked
the rabbit gentleman.
No" said the little boy bear.
We'll" said Uncle Wiggily, his nose
still twinkling, suppose you and I /
stroll back there. Perhaps I can help
them-or you may" and he blinked his |
eyes at Neddie.
SamnIe LittIetail the rabbit. and all
the other animal boys were looking up
at where their ball was stuck N the /
tree. Sammie felt badly at having
knocked 1t up there, but he had not /
meant to.
mlez asked Jimmie Wibblewobble, the 4
duck.
You know rabbits can't climb trees" ]
Sammie answered.
I'd 90 up and get it." said Johnnie 4
Bushytail, the squirrel, only it's SO 1
nigh up in the tree that I'm afraid"
50 am J. spoke Johnnie. who was