El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-25
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
Uncle Wiggily and Tommie's Kite,
By HOWARD, B. GARIS.

TT was a nice, warm spring day,
when the ground in the woods
- where the animal boys and girls
| lived was soft, for all the frost had
melted out of it; and though it was
little too early to go barefoot II was
not too early to play marbles. John
ME and Billie Bushytail, the SQUIRRELS,
| Sammie Littletail, the rabbit. and jim
mic Wibble -Wobble, the duck, were
| having a game under the trees, not far
| from the hollow stump bungalow
which was the house Of Uncle Wtggiiy
( Longears, the bunny gentleman
First shot agates" cried jennie.
mo. Pm going to shoot first" chat
tered his brother Billie.
Huh I hollered il before either OF
you" quacl1ed Jimmie, the duck boy,
and he tossed some red, white and blue
striped marbles on the ground in the
ring The marbles we're just the
color of Uncle Wiggily's rheumatism
crutch.
The animal boys began playing. but
they made so much noise, crying
down. that Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
the muskrat lady hOusekeeper, went
to the bungalow door and called:
Boys, BOysi VIII you please be
little quiet? Uncle WigEily is lying
down taking a nap, and 7 don't want
bles"
pockets. where he always tucked them
when he went to sleep, so the flies
would not tickle him. It's about time
I got up" he said. so the boys are
pIaying marble, Ell? Wen. I'll so out
and watch them. 1t VIII make me
think OF the days when ] was a spry
young bunny chap, hopping about:
spinning my kite and flying my tops.
Il guess you are a little bit twisted,
are you nOt@ asked Nurse Jane po-
"Oh. so ] ann said Uncle Wiggily.
Il mean flying my kite and spinning
Then he pinkIed his twink nose
All, YOU see that's the time was
twisted mean he twinked his pink
noses Uncle Wiggily did, and out lie
went to watch the animal boys play
marble.
Billie. Johnnie and Jimmie, as well
as Sammie. wanted the bunny uncle
10 play, too, but he said his rheuma-
tism hurt too much 10 bend over. So
he just watched the marble game, until
il was time for the boys to so home
And then Johnnie cried:
store for a loaf Of bread for supper,
Come on, fellows, with me, VIII YOU
But neither Jimmie, nor Sammie nor
he started off through the woods TO
the store alone, when Uncle Nlgglly
cried;
u.
day, and I have had no adventure at
all. I'll so along and see what hap
pens"
"Oh. that will be nicer' chartered
Johnnie, who did not Ike TO go 70 tne
store alone. So. putting his marbles IN
the bag in which he carried them, ne
ran along beside Uncle Wiggily. =,
They had not gone far when, al OF
a sudden. there came strong puff OF
wind, and. before Uncle Wiggily could
hold his hat down over his ears, It was
blown off his head. 1 mean his hat
was-nOt his ears. $50
Away through the trees the tall SILK !
"Oh. DEAR cried the bunny uncle, !
Il guess L am not going to have a nice
adventure today"
Wiggilyy' said Johnnie kindly. You |
hold my bag Of marble so L can run
faster. and Fn get the hat for you
Tossing the rabbit gentleman the |
marbles away scampered Johnnie !
after the hat But the wind kept on
blowing it. and the squirrel boy had I
to run a long way.
Well I hope he gets it and brings
it back to me. thought Uncle Wiggily !
as he sat down on a green, MOSCOW
Sred stone to wait for the squirrel boy.
And while he was waiting the bunny /
uncle opened the bag and looked at !
Johnnie's marble. There were green !
ones, and blue and red and pink-Very !
pretty, all Of them.
Il wonder if have forgotten how to /
play the games ! used to enjoy when l I
was a boy rabbit?" thought the bunny I,
Just now, when no one ia /
here in the woods to laugh at me, l |
thing III try and see how well 1 can /
shoot marbles.
So he marked out a ring on the I
ground, and putting some marbles in !
the center began shooting at them I
with another marble, Just the way you (
aHai A good shot" cried the bunny |
uncle as he knocked two marbles out I
of the ring at once. 81 am not as old ]
as I thought l was even if have the I
He was just going to shoot again I
bush said:
longer"
Have what much longer" asked /
Uncle Wiggily, and glancing up, there /
he saw "A big bear, not at all polite :
looking.
you won't have the rheumatism /
much longer" the bear said.
why not@ Uncle Wiggily wanted I
to know
Because" answered the bear. ct am !
going 70 eat you up ard the rheuma-
.ism too. Here I COME" and he made
2 jump for the bunny uncle. But did
he catch him?
That bear did not, for he stepped ON
me Of the round marbles, which rolled
lnder his paw and he fell down kerr
)unko, ON his uose-O,
Uncle Wiggily started TO run away.
1ut he did not like to go and leave
lohnnies marbles ON the ground. so
~ stayed TO pick them up, and by that
lime the bear stood upon his legs
lgain, and grabbed the bunny uncle |
u his sharp claws.