El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-17

! SQueakinE voice We lived under
YOUR corn shock. and we hope you
didn't mind But YOU must have. for
YOU have taken the house right from
over our heads Oh. dear
Uncle Wiggly was quite surprised
He looked an around but al first he
could see nothing. Then ne said
Well. / certainly do not mind any
one using d pile OF my corn for a
house But who are YOU
We are family Of field mice. was
the answer Here we are down IN
the little hollow Of the ground where
the corn stood"
Uncle Wiggily set down the bundle
of cOrnstaikS. with the yellow ears Stlll
. on them. ana hoped over 70 where the
shock had stood There. all huddled
up together. were the field mice, the
papa mouse the mother mouse ana
bout eight little children mice. some
of them boys and the others girls
Dear me- exclaimed Uncle Wiggily-
taking off his glasses and making ms
pink nose twinkle as fast as an UNI
brella- This is quite too bad L dld
not know you mice lived under M
own shock. or I never would have
lifted II off YOU"
ave have been LIVING here for some
time" said Mr.. Field Mouse. We ate
a little Of your corn, too
"Oh. nonsense Don't let that worry
you.' cried the rabbit gentleman Take
a. much as you like. And 1 VIII put
the corn house back over you again
E-- are YOU going 70 stay there All
winter
ION. no: only a little longer. until
the children are grown larger. said
Mrs Field Mouse Then we viii bur
row under the ground Just as you
q used 70 do that said Uncle Wig
sily. but now / live in a hollow stump
bungalow
That must be nice" said Mr. Field
Mouse.
living under my corn house TO have
YOU come and stay q while with me
and Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy-
Are there any more families like
YOU under the rest Of my corn he
No answered Mr.. Field Mouse
we are the only ones And thank
you for your kindness
Then Uncle Wiggily put the corn
bundle where IL had formerly been.
and the field mice crawled back into
their house and were happy.
Uncle Wiggily went on and one over
the fields and through the woods. but
he did not have an adventure as D.
hoped 10.
When he got to his bungalow he
found Nurse Jane very busy indeed
sweeping. busting. baking pies. cookies
and cakes and making great fuss
What is going on asked Uncle
Wisguy-
Why. tonight is when we are go
ing to have some OF your friends over
TO hear some music on your phonO-
graph" said Nurse Jane Don't you
remember"
-Oh, yes. that's So" Uncle Wiggilv
said. I had forgotten. Yes. we are
going TO give little concert
50 he helped Nurse Jane get ready
fo- IT, and after supper Mr. and MIS-
Wibblewobble. the ducks; Mr.. and Mrs.
Lirtletail. the rabbits. and many other
animal ladies and gentlemen came 10
the hollow stump bungalow TO listen
10 the music
Bat. alas, When Uncle Wiggily
wound up the photograph, there was a
swapping sound, a bang and all a r. p
once it broke Il wouldn't play a F,
single tune
on dear cried the bunny uncle. !
This is too bad Now we can't have I
any music" Every one felt sorry. and 3
they did not know what TO do. when. /
all Of q sudden. there came a tapping /
on the door. and a squeaking voice /
asked,
Does Uncle WIggily live herec'
Yes answered the bunny uncle
In came the family Of field mice. one !
lfter the other.
1T is so cold outdoors that We
thought we would come and stay with
YOU tonight" said Mr. Field Mouse.
You were kind enough TO ask us.
Glad TO have YOU" exclaimed Uncle
WiEgily. jolly like. Make yourselves /
Everybody was glad 10 see the field
mice and when Uncle WiSEiIy told /
them how the photograph was broken,
and there could be no music, Mr.. Field (
Mouse said
"Ha, Here IS our chance TO do YOU
a kindness Ny family and I are all 4
good singers We viii give you a little
concert ourselves All ready now. my
dear wife and children. sing for Uncle
Wiggily and his friends said the
papa mouse.
Then they sat up on their tails and
sang the squeakiest. jOlliest. funniest.
tickling, laughing songs you ever
heard. On. they gave a fine concert :
better even than the phonOgraph could
have done and the animal folk liked il
very much
So YOU see even a field mouse can
DO something. and this family lived
with Uncle NiggilE long time and
all were happy And if our cat doesn't
Jump over the fence and stand on its
tail on top Of the clothes post in the
next yard. I'll tell you in the story
after this about Uncle Wiggily and the /
Dumpkin--t Copyright. 1915. by Mcclure |
Newspaper Syndicate.I