El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-12
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
"Uncle wggly Nannies DOLL"
By HOWARD, CARTS

] thought il was party for yourself
] and your friends"
/ 'Oh, well, we dressed up so as 10
ne proper like and stylish" said Nan
me. And. OF course. in way, it is
! n party for MS girls Wen have to eat
I the good things. you know.
Areh you going to give the dolls
I any. asked Nurse Jane with a smile.
On, yes. we'll offer them some ice
cream and cake and things like that"
Nannie said but after the dolls make
believe eat it--pretending. you know
lhen we girls will really eat it, That's
tne KIND of party we're going 20
nave over i'm the woods. Don't you
Nurse Jauee"
Well ia like to- the musl1rat lady
Aald' but have to stay home and look
after the bungalow"
o. AND ] have to go walking and look
IOt az adventure Uncle Wiggily said.
80 Mamie. all dressed up in her sun
Jay clothes went on through the woods
win her doll. whose name was
MallIda Janet Wastepaperbasket, and
the doh was all dressed up, too.
NoW' l mink III start out for my
walk, said Uncle Wiggily to Nurse
Jane, after Mamie had gone.
Ana / wish you many pleasant ad-
ventures on the way" spoke the musk
rat lady waving her tail at the rabbit
gentleman.
~ anu pll through the woods went
the bunny uncle, with his pink nose
twinklng faster and faster all the
while, until, after a bit il looked like
an automobile tire, il went so quickly
Then all Of sudden, Uncle Wiggily
heard some one sadly crying, and
"Oh dear! Oh dear, Oh. Matilda
Janet Nastepaperbasket Why did you
ever 40 IT. Oh uear. Now we can't
go to the party
"Ha! Observation-Disclosures" exclaimed
Uncle Wiggily. why. that's the name
BILE"
And. surely enough. when he looked
through the bushes. he saw trouble.
There stood the little goat girl and she
was holding up her doll by one arm.
mudi
How did that happen" asked the
bunny uncle.
81 don't know" answered Mamie. al
most ready to cry some more. But I
laid Matilda Janet Wastepaperbasket
down on a log for a minute, while 7
picked some flowers, and, when 1
turned around, she was lying in a mud
puddle"
She must have rolled off the log"
said Uncle Wiggily.
Il guess she must" Mamie said. "for
she is too good doll to do it on pur-
pose But, oh, dear Now we cannot |
go to the party. Tt would never do for |
me to bring her there without a clean l
dress on. And look at thisr'
The dolls white dress and pink sash. /
as well as her blue hair ribbon. were |
all muddy. Mamie cried salty tears.
but it needed more water than that to 1
wash the dress clean.
"Oh, deart sObbed the little girl
goat. What shall 1 do"
Nothing. my dear" spoke Uncle
Wiggily kindly. Let me do it. I'll !
get your doll a new dres."
That is very good Of you, Uncle
Niggily. dear" Mamie said but the |
iress stores are far away, and by the !
line you get back the party will be
1ver."
Have no fear" spoke the bunny
lncle. Il viii make your doll a dress
rom things right here in the wood"
So Mamie had no fear. Then Mr..
took some white bark from
he birch tree. With his knife he
quickly cut out a dolls dress. He
trimmed il with ribbon grass, and tied !
bouquet OF violets and pink flowers |
m the doll, making her a wreath of /
-reen fern for her hair
'Oh. isn't she too sweet for any ]
hingw cried Mamie, when the dolls ( ,
Woodland dress was finished. Then ]
be muddy dress was taken off. the new
ne put on, and all the girls at the
arty said Nannie's doll was the best | ]
Z all. And OH how good the ice cream
-as.
And, n the sprinkling cart doesn't ]
base the milk wagon and tickle its
rheels off. i'll tell you next about
ncle Wiggily and the bad cat-COpy- / Y
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