El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-07
TURSE JANE FUZZY WUZZY. the
muskrat lady. was looking
around the hollow stump bunga-

m muskrat lady, was looking
around the hollow stump bunga-
low. behind pictures. under the piano.
in corners and everywhere.
What is the matter%' asked Uncle
wiggily Longears. the rabbit gentle
man. have you lost something. Miss
Fuzzy Wuzzy?"
No" Nurse Jane answered. L was
just looking to see how much house
cleaning 1 must do. II will soon be
spring and the bungalow must be made
nice and clean, ready for summer. There
is quite lot Of dust behind the pictures
and under the piano"
Bungalow cleaning" said Uncle
Wisgily, sort of sad and solemn like. Il
know what that means. No meals on
time. No place to sit down, no place
TO hang your hat-nothing at all. I sup
pose / had better be out of the way
when you turn my bungalow upside
down to clean it,"
"I suppose you had" agreed Nurse
Jane. rStill, there is no hurry. I won't
start cleaning until tomorrow, or next
day. But if you are going out now you
might bring me something from the
store"
What" asked Uncle 'Wiggily.
"A scrub0ing brush and a cake Of
SOAP" answered the muskrat lady. III
need them to clean the floors
You shall have then" promised I'm
Gle WigEily. Then off he started with
His tall silk hat and his red white and
blue striped barberpole rheumatism
crutch that Nurse Jane had gnawed for
HIM out of a cOrnstalk. and which Tom
ME Tinker's father had mended for him,
as ] told you last night
81 wonder if 1 shall have any adVen
lures today" thought the bunny uncle,
as he hoped and skipped along through
the woods 81 haven't had one since ]
found Tommie Tinker's dog"
But Mr. LOngears reached the store
without anything having happened to
him. and. buying the cake Of soap and
the scrubbiug brush, back he started
for his hollow stump bungalow.
Nurse Jane said there was no hurry
spoke the rabbit gentleman to himself,
"but I want to get the house cleaning
I done with as soon as ! can. So I'll hurry
back with the soap and brush.
I'll Of a sudden. and Just as Mr..
LOngears was wondering If he would
have time to call on Mamie and Billie
Wagtail, the goat children, he heard a
rustling In the bushes, and voice said:
"Oh. dearl However did II happen
Oh, now too-bad il is, You're nothing
at all like Mother Goose's book SAYS
you should be. Oh, whatever am to
do?"
Uncle Wiggily looked around the cor
ner Of tree. and there he saw little
girl and beside her stood little lamb,
as black as a coal, or barrel OF tar.
pered Uncle Wiggily. Then: That sure
ly Is Mary" he said. out loud.
Yes. I'm Mary" spoke the little girl,
and / know you Jack Horner tod
me about YOU. and how you helped him
pull his thumb out of q pie. l wish you
what is the matter?' asked Uncle
Wiggily. III help you if can
IT'S him." said Mary, pointing to the
little baby sheep. You know how it
goes i'm the book: Mary had little
lamb. its fleece was white as snow. And
everywhere that Mary went, the lamb
was sure 10 go
Yes 1 know that" said Uncle Wig
eilv. But this can't be your lamb.
Instead Of being white as snow he's
black-as black as any crow
That's just the trouble" sal dMary,
with tears in her eyes. on, Lambie!
How did YOU get your nice white coat
sol black" she asked. You can't fol-
low me to school that way; you know
SBa-aai No. Il suppose I can't"
smoke the lamb, sort Of sad and lone
some like Il didn't mean to do 1t. but
] went past n place where some men
were cleaning out a chimney and the
black SCOT blew from III all over me.
I'm as sorry about il as YOU are"
ct is too bad" said Uncle Wiggily
but nothing is so bad that it might
dThis will be worse before it is bet
ter" said Mary. Il suppose the only
thing to do now is to take my lamb
to the BARRIERS, who shaves a pig, and
makes a wig. The barber can cut of
the ton part Of the lambs fleecy wool
and get down to the nice white part
But il ] do that I'll be late for school
And the lamb must follow me there, you
sec or il won't he like the book. Oh,
Lambkiui why did YOU do it2"
I'm sorry" said Mary's little
lamb. But, please. don't have my wool
cut off It's too cold this weather. I'd
SILVER"
white as snow you know I'll have TO
have your wool cut"
NO, you won't have TO do thati'
cried Uncle Wiggily. Il know some.
thing better than that SCOT is only
black dirt. IT viii wash off with soap
and water. And. see here. have
some soap for Nurse James bungalow
cleaning and a scrubbing brush. Come
ON Mary. Wen find some water and
give the lambs coat a good scrubbing
with soap suds. Wen see what that
will do"
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