El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-03

, cricket. You see. II Is so cold that I
cannot hop as fast as usual. and I was
slow In getting out Of the way. You
see, intend TO board all winter with
the green beetle. Perhaps you know
/ him"
"Oh yes, indeed" cried the bunny
uncle You see, he made himself into
a sparkling ring for Nurse Jane TO wear
TO the moving pictures So you are
gong 70 1--we with him all winter, eh?'
Wei. I was" said the black cricket
slowly But now that my little toe
was stepped on, why"
Oh III have you all cured by DR.
Possum, said the bunny gentlemen.
1t was my fault, so I'll lust carry YOU
To DR.. Possum's office in my pocket
and he VIII make your toe as well as
ever, so You can hop on 10 the green
beetles hole"
Thank you chirped the cricket
Then Uncle Wiggily picked him up.
put him in his pocket and went on. TAX
ing care not TO set his red, white and
blue striped crutch upon any more
woodland creatures
Hello. Uncle Wiggilyr' cried DIT.
Possum, when he saw the rabbit gem
tleman- You're not i'll ] hope
NO. indeed said the bunny. But I
nave a case Tor you in MY pocket
a case for me in your pocket" cried
the animal doctor. What kind. pray2'
a case Of a black cricket's little toe
oeIng stepped on BY my cruteh,. for
which / am very sorry" said the rabbit.
Can you fix him for me"
ITO be sure 1 can" said DR.. Possum
with Jolly laugh, for he was the most
Jolly doctor you ever saw. He could
make even wooden monkey laugh.
III fix the black crickets little toe
right away" said Dr.. Postum. but
first I must get rid Of the case in my
office: and very hard case 1t is in
-sWhat is it," asked the bunny uncle.
as he took the black cricket out of lis
pocket
little boy goat Of Mrs. WagtaiL" went
on Dr. Postum. "Jiggie is the brother
Of Mamie and Billie. You know. and his
mother brought him 10 my office to
have me vaccinate him But he Just
won't let me. Jiggie won't"
Why not2- asked Uncle WiggiIy.
oh. he's affair I'll hurt him." said
the animal doctor, and I won't at all,
only I can't make him believe me. He
thinks I'm fOoling. but I'm not"
let me talk to him" said the bunny
We went TO the inside office where
Jiggie sat in his mothers lap. Come
now said Uncle Wiggily, Let DR..
POssum vaccinate you"
mo, No, No!7 cried Jiggie. and he
almost fell on the floor. he jiggled so
on his moher's lap.
Well, Uncle Wiggily. DR.. Postum and
Mr. Waggtail did all they could to quiet
Jiggie. but he would not let himself be
vaccinated, and the animal doctor
wanted to get through with IL and fix
wouldn't
And then. all OF a sudden. the chirp-
ing cricket. which Uncle Wiggily had
put on the table, began to sing a funny
song. II went like this
I'd like to have pollylop.
Or else a cone cream ice.
Perhaps circus green labboon
Would he most awful nice.
I'd even like a dife and frum.
4 busic mox or two.
And then. while rOpinE skip I'll
just be vaccinating you"
And JiggIe was so pleased with this
song and with another funny one the
chirping cricket sang. that. before the
little goat boy knew II. DR.. Postum
softly slipped up behind him and vac
cinated him and II didn't hurt hardly
at all
There, That's over cried the ami
NAL doctor. as Mrs. WaEtail took her
little boy away And now to fix your
toe. Mr.. Cricket. And thank you for
helping me get that case Of Jiggie's
over with
oh, that's all right You're going to
help me so III help you" said the
cricket His sore toe was soon fixed
and then he could mop on to the green
beetle. and Uncle Wiggily had had a
nice adventure. And If the egg beater
doesn't crawl in the molasses jug TO
catch the potato masher playing tag
with the soup spoon I'll tell you next
Of Uncle Wiggily and the grasshopper.
1916, by Mcclure News
nzra~ Syndicate