El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-09
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE HAZEL NUTS.
By HOWARD B GAKn.

chestnut burrs and the hard shells or
the hickory nuts is black frost
I That kind is so cold that it hasn't
I lime to stay nice and white. And as
Z We haven had any black frosts yet
why IL isn't time to go for nuts"
on, isn't it" asked the bunny uncle.
/ sIniling- as he sort Of looked down al
/ his red. white and blue striped barber
Z pole rheumatism crutch Jolly like
/ ell maybe you're right and maybe
/ YOU re wrong Anyhow, do you want
3 10 come with me to look for nuts2"
1t is far too early" said Johnnie.
I speaking like Boston boy in a book,
say, BiIlie2"
I'm always ready TO 20 with Uncle
boy Wen have a jolly good time
even If we don't find any hickory
nuts" he whispered to his brother
Down the tree scampered the two
squirrels Soon they were trudging,
skipping and scampering on through
the woods and over the fields with
Uncle Wiggily.
What kind Of nuts are YOU going 10
help US find. Mr. LOngearsg' asked
Billie. sort OF winI1ing at his brother.
Tor wei he knew that none OF the nuts
, they were used TO storing away for
winter was ready 10 be gathered
oh, you'll soon see" said the bunny
J.
ing paws with Johnnie and Billie and
again letting them skip on ahead of
MIN. for they could go faster than he.
Where are the nuts2" asked the
squirrel boys again and again.
We'll find them pretty soon now"
answered the bunny rabbit
On and on they went. and soon they
came 10 some bushes that had green
leaves on them. though few OF the
leaves OF the trees had already turned
golden. red and brown.
Now boys" said the bunny uncle.
Just pull of some OF those green
branches and take them home
W mats the use2" asked Billie
There are no hickory. butter or even
chestnuts on these bushes"
Maybe not said Uncle Wiggily
But- Just the same. you take off some
OF the branches"
-. The squirrel boys didn't want to.
nut while they stood sort Of shaking
their tails one at the other. all OF A
sudden a voice called TO them
Billie Johnnie! Do as Uncle Wiggily
And out from under the bush came
Mr.. Whitewash. the old polar bear gen
tleman. who was wishing cold weather
y ould soon arrive which means get
mere, for he liked cold weather and ice
bergs-
Well Of course, well do lust as
Uncle WiFgily says" spoke the squirrel
boys But those don't look like nuts
TO US"
Still, and with all that. they did null
down lot OF branches with green
leaves and funny green punches on
them Placing the branches over their
shoulders and holding their bushv tails I
high in the air. SO they would not droon Z
down IN the dust the squirrel boys hur- Z
ried back home Uncle Wiggilv went I
with them.
What you got2" asked Jackie and I
Feejle BOW wow, the puppy dog boys. !
as they saw the squirrel chaps {
"Oh. some new kind Of nuts Uncle I
Wiggily told us about" replied Billie. 4
only they don't seem just like real /
good eating nuts TO us" went on John 4
a trick on US"
"Oh. no. Indeed he isn't" cried Uurse I
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy. the muskrat lady /
coming along just then
Let me show you"
She picked up one OF the green
branches the squirrel boys had brought
home. and pulled apart some little
green punches that looked Just like a 1
sunbonnet on a doll
And there. nestled down in among the
green leaves. were-what do you
pose
why. some Of the cutest little brown
nuts, with white caps on. that any
SQUIRRELS ever saw The nuts nestled Z
down in the green sunbonnets Just like I
q penny down crack in the board
walk
oh are they good to eat." asked
Billie. surprised like
.They look scrumptious good" said {
Johnnie
of course they're good to eat,- cried
Incle Wiggily- Those are hazel nuts. /
he first nuts 10 get ripe in October. J
nd the earliest of all Try some OF
hem
So the squirrel boys did and then
aid they never had eaten better nuts.
And to think that we didn't know
bout them" Billie cried
And that We thought Uncle Wiggfly
idnt know" chartered his brother.
We are sorry. Uncle Wiggiiy."
on, don't mention itl' laughed the
unny uncle. Then he went off in the |
coos 10 talk 10 the polar bear gentle
lan, and Billie and Johnnie pulled the I