El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-03
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE RATS.
by HOWARD r. GARIS.

corn crib and opened the door. whicl
was locked Then he took out som
| nice yellow ears Of corn
nat are You going 10 do witt
tnen- asked the rat.
They are for you" said Uncle Wig
SilE- IN his kindest voice. Genera IL
| speaking, I don't care for rats in m,
corn crlo- But as these are hard times
! and as everything one eats costs =
much. and as 1 have lots Of corn. why
no matter what happens. You may have
%lI me corn YOU want for your family
I Help yourself"
! y on are too kind" said the rat. and
I ne was so surprised at some one being
q KIND TO him that he almost turned :,
; soIneFsault over the ear OF corn he had
+ taken out OF Uncle WigSily's crib with
B out asking for II. OF course the rat dill
not know he had done wrong. never
having had a chance TO go TO school
+ when he was little.
Now. don't forget said Uncle Wig
! Sily. as he hoped over the green fields
I of his farm 10 see how everything was
growing. "any time YOU want any corn
Just neip yourself l guess we farmers
are little too severe with you rats and
mice We forget that even with you
and the mice may be hungry. some
times Just as We are SO help your
self 10 the corn"
You are too kind said the rat IF
/ We're not so hungry now I would
stop and thank you more properly Bu-.
believe me. 1 am very thankful 20 YOU.
I viii take this corn to my hungry
VIE and little ones, and if ever I get
a chance TO do you favor rest assured
l shall do So Yours truly. Mr. Rat"
and he talked Just like a rich man hav-
ing his stenographer make a letter on
the typewriter.
Pray think no more about it." spoke
Uncle Wiggily- And have all the corn
You want" Then he went on and on
Nurse Jane asked him. next day. II h
had caught the rats taking corn out of
the crib.
Don't worry abou5 that" said the
bunny uncle I'm going 10 let them
take corn"
What a queer rabbit he is" said
Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy to herself. VERY
queer. indeed.
y few days after this the rabbit gen
teman was out in his potato field to
see how many weeds there were. when.
circus elephant-not the good one
and the elephant cried through his
trunk
All. Ia, Now I have caught YOU. Nv
friend the blue nosed bahoon asked me
70 catch you for him. and I've done il
Now You come along 18th me-"
Oh don't want to- said Uncle
W iggily. sadly like.
But you must" said the elephant
No. he must not suddenly cried an {
gtly alone"
Who says so?" asked the elephant.
Saucy Ike.
=, / do answered bold voice 7 am ,
the big corn eating rat. and IL YOU I
dont let my friend alone"
Ha- say no more cried the ele-
pnant through his lorg nose Of a trunk
III be good. and then. as the rat |
an out AT him from under a hill OF !
potatoes. the elephant skipped away so
Iast that he almost lost one Of his trunk !
straps For you know an elephant is
almost as much afraid OF a mouse. or
q rat a lady is
So the corn eating rat saved Uncle
w lggily from the elephant YOU see
which was big favcI. I think. and the
bunny gentleman was very thankful
20 ms teaches US We may all do
something in this world. and II the
lack IN the box doesn't hop out to 90
% the moving pictures with the rubber
'alI u tell YOU next about Uncle Wig
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