El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-30

after this.
Out stepped Uncle Wiggily, starting
off toward the woods, but he had not
gone very far before Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy, the muskrat lady, called to
him:
Where are you going, Uncle Wig
gily? Don't you know that it is after
supper, and will soon be dark? Then
why do you go to the wOods?"
81 want an adventure" answered the
bunny uncle. II haven't had one to-
day. And as for the dark. the moon
viii soon be up, and give me good
light. Have no lear, Nurse Jane, will
soon be back safely"
So Nurse Jane had no fear and Uncle
Wiggily hoped on and on. over the
fields and through the woods. All OF
a sudden he passed the house where
Susie Littletail. the little rabbit girl
lived.
oh, Uncle WIggily," called Mrs. Lit
tletail, the bunny mother. Of you see
Susie, will you please tell her to come
home at oncef Her supper is quite
cold though / will warm up the carrot
gravy for her"
I'll tell her" promised the bunny
uncle. Where is she?"
she went over to play with Lulu
and Alice Wibblewobble, the two duck
girls" was the answer, land she must
be having a fine time, for she's been
there ever so long"
"Tll tell her to come right home"
said Mr. Longears, and then he kept on
hopping along.
81 wonder what sort Of an adventure
! shall have this evening" thought the
bunny uncle. Yesterday I drove away
the snail that was soaring the four
and twenty tailors, but no tailors would
be out now, after dark. However, the
moon will soon be up, and then ] will
have light enough to see an adventure
II one happens along"
Going a little farther. Uncle Wiggily
came to where Lulu and Alice Wibble-
wobble. the duck girls, lived in a nice
pen. with their father and mother and
their brother Jimmie.
Us Susie Littletail in there%' asked
! Uncle Wiggily, looking over the fence.
Her mother said she came over here
! TO play, but hasn't come home yet. Is
''No. Uncle Wiggily." answered Lulu,
wagging her tail wobbily like Susie
left here some time ago. She said she
was going to run home to supper"
ats queer I didn't meet her." said
the bunny uncle. But perhaps she
might have gone home by another path.
daresay she is all right I'll walk
along a little farther. and then II
don't see her I'll go back"
Well, Uncle Wiggily was going on
and on, when, all at once from behind
an old stump. he heard a sad little
voice crying and saying;
"Oh. dearl Oh, dearl Pm afraid to go
home. and I'm afraid 20 stay here.
don't know what to do!
MY. That sounds like trouble OF the
very worst kindw spoke Uncle Wiggily
IN his jolly voice. I must see who It
IS. and If 1 can help them"
Uncle Wiggily started for the stump.
and then he happened to think;
'Ah perhaps that might be the skill
L 70 rrTff
on his tail making believe to be in
trouble just to get me near enough
so he can catch me- 1 had better ne
careful"
So Uncle Wiggily carefully peeked
around the corner before going any
closer to the stump. and there, sitting
down on n stone behind IL in the moon
light was Susie Littletail, the rabbit
girl. herself.
.'TVhv. Susier" cried Uncle Wiggily.
"What are you doing here? Your
mother is looking for you, and so am
l. Why don't you go home2'
cause I'm afraid. Uncle Wiggily,'
and Susie cried a few tears
What are you AFRAID OF aske 5S
the bunny uncle. surely not the dark
That can't hurt you. and besides it viii
soon be moonlight"
'eNo, I'm not afraid Of the dark, Uncle
Wiggily," said Susie, but I'm afraid
"The Batr' cried the bunny uncle.
astonished like.
ayes: he's q big bird with wings, but
he has ears and looks like rat I'm
afraid he'll get tangled in my fur' or
else that he'll bite me. Oh, there he is
now, and Susie pointed to something
black. like a bird flying to and fro in
the darkness.
yes. that is a bat" said Uncle Wig
aiIv. but il will not hurt you. 1t is
only flying around to catch mosquitoes
E#
at night A bat can see in the dark.
He won't hurt you"
ooh. hut I'm afraid" said Susie ct
started from the WibblewObble house
a long time ago, to go home, but 1
saw the bat flying around and mia.
1 dassen't 20 home"
.'Nonsense!r laughed Uncle Wiggily.
I'll fix il for you. I'll play q little
Joke on the bat and get him out OF
the way until I can lead you home"
So Uncle Wiggily recited this little
verse from Mother Goose:
''Bat. bait Come under my hat.
And I'll give you a slice Of bacon
And when I bake,
III give you a cake,
II I am not mistaken
Uncle Wiggily put his tall silk hat
on the ground. and, surely enough, the
bat crawled under it to see If there
was any bacon there. And, before he
could come out Uncle Wiggily hurried
home with Susie, who wasn't afraid
any more, not with the bunny uncle
to hold her paw.
Then Uncle Wiggily. not being mis-
taken. got a cake from Nurse Jane and
took It back TO the bat, also getting
the tall silk hat. And the bat was
very much obliged and he said he
never would have tangled himself in
Suse's hair anyhow
But I'm glad she's safely home"
said the bat
And II the button hook doesn't catch
fast in the dogs tail. and go out riding
where the shoe horn can't play a tune
for IL. Til tell you next about Uncle
Wiggily and the willow tree.-Copy-
right. 1916, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.
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