El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-12
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGILY AND THE LEAD MONEY.
By HOWARD B. CARS.

along a woodland path. heard sau
little voice crying.
"Oh. dear, Boo hoo, Hoo boo" some
one sobbed- It's too bad, Too bad
What is bad?" asked Uncle Wiggily
quickly. for he knew he need not be
afraid TO try TO help whoever was in
trouble. even without seeing them first
since the ear-scratching cat the skill
lery-scallery alligator and the nose
pulling babboon Cwho used TO be had)
bad all turned good.
This five-cent piece IS bad an
swered the voice And. around the cor
ner Of an old stump. came Jackie Bow
" ow- the lite puppy. dog boy
Rad five-cent piece badc' eX-
claimed Uncle Wiggily. What do you
mean2 Did il bite you2"
-Oh; no. answered Jackie. But. in
stead of beng made of nickel. as are
all good five-cent pieces. IL is made Of
lead 1 found il. but did not know it
was bad When ] went TO buy some
lollypops with II the monkey doodle
gentleman. who keeps the candy store,
told me il was no good"
That is too bad" Uncle Wiggily
said Though I suppose as long as il
is five-cent piece, 7 should say IT is
five bad People should not make lead
money, instead of nickel But never
mind Here is a good five-cent piece
III take the lead one and hide il away
where no one viii be fooled by il
again"
So Uncle WicCilv gave Jackie a good
nickel, or a five-cent piece Of money.
and put the lead one in his pocket Then
Jackie hurried on 10 the monkey
dOOdle's lOllypop store and bought
something good. but I am not allowed
10 tell YOU what IL was
Uncle Wiggily walked on and. on, and
nothing more happened to him. He had
no adventure at all. and he was quite
disappointed which means that he felt
badly. at not having any of what he
called fun
Just think now" ne said to himself.
IF Jackie had only fallen down a hOl-
low stump. or had his tail caught in a
rat trap or even if he had stuck his
nose in sticky fly paper, and 1 had
helped him, that would have been an
But as il is-pOoh, I call
this nothing
Uncle Wiggily took out the lead mon
ey. looked At il and was bout to throw
il way. when he thought better Of lit
and put il back in his pocket
III give il 10 Johnnie or Billie
Bushytail. one Of the squirrel boys. 10
use as a sinker on their fish line" he
said. That VIII be doing a little
good"
having had an adventure, the bunny
uncle started back for his hollow stump
bungalow
Well. did you have an adventure"
asked Nurse Jane. who was sitting on
the front stoOp. mending some holes in
the bunny Gentleman's socks
None at all" he answered
What Not onec" she cried, in sur
prise.
Not even so much as helping a hop
toad lady jump over a lonypop," said
Mr. Longears-
Just then from the kitchen OF the hol-
low stump bungalow came loud, hiss
ngs sound
@Oh. such troubIe," cried the musk
-at LADY 7 guess this is an adventure /
'or you all right. and in your own I
BUNGALOW. too The tea kettle had j
zig hole in IL, and I can't boil any water I
% make tea for your dinner. As fast :
IS upt the kettle on the stove the wa !
er leaks out through the hole in the I
,cttom and makes the fire 90 out Oh, /
~Ha, That Is too badi" cried Uncle /
NfzciIy. But 7 viii just telephone for I
he plumber, the tinker, the umbrella
nender or the boiler fiXer and one
Z them viii mend the hole"
Uncle Wiggily telepnOned TO all these
Iaces. but no one answered
There was some sort Of an excursion
hat day. and the plumber. the tinker.
he umbrella mender and the boiler
.xer had all gone on it TO have a good
only the wife Of the plumber was
ONE
How can Z get Nurse James tea
ettIe fixedZ" asked Uncle Wlggily over
he telephone.
I'm sure I don't know" said the
numbers wife If my husband were
ere he would just melt little lead
nd let il run in the hole in the bottom
z the kettle That would stop II up
o the water would not run out But
cannot do it,"
aHa." suddenly cried Uncle Wiggily-
But I can, thank. you"
How can your asked Nurse Jane. as
he bunny man came away from the
elephone You have no lead"
Yes. I have" said Uncle WigEily, and
g brought out the lead five-cent piece
e had taken from Jackie III heat
he poker red hot. melt the lead. and
st il run in the teakettle hole That
-iu stop the leak" he exclaimed
So Uncle Wiggily did this. and soon
18th the melted lead money in the hole |
he teakettle was as good as ever, and
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