El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-19
Christmas Letter TO Uncle Wiggily's
Friends, From the Man Who Created Him

IN EAR CHILDREN-Uncle Wiggily
Longears. the nice old rabbit gen
! tleman about whom ] have writ
: ten so many stories-oh. I can't tell
how many-tapped on my door with the
I end of mis- red. white and blue striped
/ rheumatism erutch the other morning.
Come in" I called, and then 1
! stopped putting a new pink ribbon on
my typewriter Cfor ! was getting il all
/ dressed up-like. ready for Christn1as)
and turned around TO see what the
bunny wanted.
Are YOU busy asked Uncle Wig
/ gily-
"Oh. no. not very" answered. 4
was just going to write another story
about you. but for the life Of me I don't
know what adventure TO have happen
70 YOU next I was going TO let YOU
fail into tin pail fun OF sawdust ana
sneeze so hard that YOU jumped over
the rubber-oau plant and caught the
goldfish Just as it was hiding behind
the New Years cake
gily
Don't what I asked him. as
pulled out an easy chair on which he
might rest his tail silk hat
Don't write that story-at least just
now. spoke the bunny uncle. 7 want
YOU to make letter for me"
A letter." I cried. surprised like
blinking his pink nose
To whom" ] wanted TO know
To all the dear children everywhere
IN HI PaSo. spokane, Detroit. Cleve-
land. etc--who have been reading the
stories YOU have written about me-
Bless my pen-wiper" 1 exclaimed.
what sort Of q letter. Uncle Wiggily2-'
A Christmas letter" he explained.
IA Christmas letter. I repeated.
puzzled like.
Yes. he said, "You see. it's this
way since YOU have taken 10 putting
my adventures IN the papers and in
books. I have received so many letters
from the children all over this country
that ! can't begin 10 answer them So
I thought If you would write one big.
big Christmas letter for me they could
all read IL and that would do as wen as
II l sent out lot of funny post cards"
Maybe il would" I said
Then please do begged Uncle WriE-
gily.
What shall write first2' 7 asked.
as tied bow knot in the typewriter /
ribbon so it would look stylish.
Uncle Wigguy thought for a moment. I
Then he spoke.
Tell the children he said. that I /
love them all"
7 guess they know that" said. !
softly.
Well tell them. anyhow" he said !
7 want to be sure"
And next / asked.
Wen, say 10 them that I hope they 7
love me"
on. I'm sure they do" I exclaimed. /
so quickly that I almost tipped over
backward in my chair.
Well please say that. anyhow" he I
begged. Il hope they love me. and al I
ways will And now ] want TO say
something about Christmas ne went I
on Tell them that I wish them as
many Merry Christmas times as there /
are ticks in the clock. and that's a
whole lot"
III tell them" said I. putting It
down on my typewriter.
Tell them" said Uncle Wiggily,
looking out the window over the snow
covered fields. tell them that I hope
they all get 50 many presents that IL
viii take them until next Christmas TO
become tired Of them"
1T shall be done" said 1.
And then tell them" went on the old
rabbit gentleman, that / hope they eat
1nlv jCst enough turkey and cranberry
sauce. or chicken. or duck. or goose. or
A. pie pie. OF celery, or candy and nuts
Just enough and not a bit more-fOr