El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-23


You do2 Wen. don't said a lit
Tie black cricket shivering down under
a. stone
Pray what is the matter with you.'
the bunny uncle wanted to know.
I'm cold said the cricket 81 don't
Ike cold weather IL makes me so
stiff 7 can hardly sing
That's too bad said Uncle Wig
gily- -StIll. winter must come or we
would have no Christmas. And crick-
cts should not sing in cold weather
III tell YOU what III do. III dig a
nice warm bed for you-a hole in the
-round-and YOU can cuddle up in that
and sleep all winter. as Neddie and
Beckie Stubtail- the nice bears do
Then when the warm Wea Their comes
again you can awake and sing"
oh. thank you" said the cold and
ShiYering cricket SO nclc Algglly
dug a nice hole and the black chap
went 70 sleep
Well that wasn't much Of an ad-
venture. said the bunny uncle. still
ia was better than nothing, and maybe,
If ] hop on little further. I'll have
something else happen TO me"
80 on he hoped, but he had not gone
very far before he heard some one
aIling TO him,
.-Good-byl Good-by. Uncle Wiggily,"
-'Good-by2 What's that2 Who IS go
ing away that they say -gOod-by
the bunny wanted to know.
1T is J. Your friend Mr.. Twister
the woods came crawling Mr. Twister,
"a nice snake. striped like Uncle Wig
gily's rheumatism crutch-
oh. it's you, is it, asked Uncle
yes answered the snake. and again
he said: "GOOd-byi'
But where are you going" asked
Mr. Lougears-
To have my long winter sleep. as
the Stubtan bears and the black cricS-
cts take theirs" was the answer L
am going TO crawl into a deep hole
IN the ground, where the frost can
not get me- and there I'll sleep until
summer come again
Well" said Uncle Wiggily.' 4 am
sorry to see you 80, but suppose Il
is best. II you had a nice fur coat like
mine you wouldn't have TO hide away
in cold weather. still I suppose il
would look funny TO see a snake in
fur overcoat
at would said Mr.. Twister. with a
laugh. as he crawled off to find a
sleeping place deep in the warm earth.
Uncle Wiggily was about to hop on,
when. all Of sudden he saw stone
rolling down hill right toward Mr.
crawl very fast. the weather being al
ready somewhat cold. Mr.. TWiSter was
just going TO be hurt
But Uncle Wiggily quickly hoped
up. and with his crutch he showed the
stone out Of the way, so the snake was
not hurt
"Oh. thank you" cried Mr.. Twister.
You did me a favor, and some day i
hope to do you one-yOu or one OF your
many friends
Pray DO not mention IT," said Uncle
Wiggily, bashfuI-like and shy.
Then he went on mis- way, and MI
Twister went his. and pretty soon. all
OF a sudden. Uncle WigEily heard
sad little voice saying
--Oh, dear It's gone and / never can
get il until the pond freezes over And
that viii not be for lonS while Oh
dear
@Ah. ha.~ cried Uncle WigEiy. That
sounds like trouble. and that's Just the
place Tor me must see what can
He hoped little closer and there
he saw Sammle Littler11l- the rahplt
bow standing on the bank Of a little
pond looking 81 his wooden hoop
which had rolled away from him into
so. that's the trouble. is it," asked
YES. mats it, sadly said sammie.
81 rolled my hoop TOO hard. and now
its in the pond and ] can't get it
III help YOU" said the bunny uncle !
He got long stick, and so did sam
ME. but neither OF them could reach
the hoop. II was too lar out from
shore. and neither the bunny uncle nor
the rabbit boy wanted 10 90 III the
water. Tt was TOO cold.
oh. dear" cried Sammie- Z was (
laving such fun rolling my hoop, ana
now 1 haven't any
III buy you a new one said Uncle !
IA. No need to do that" cried an
other voice. Il viii be hoop for sam |
ME. at least for a while.
Who are vou2~ asked Uncle Wig
gilv. curious-like-
Mr.. Twister. the snake YOU saved !
from the stone" was the answer =
find 1 VIII not have to 90 hide myself ,
away for q while yet as the sun is I
getting a little warmer So I viii turn E
myself into hoop by taking my tail !
in my mouth. and Sammie may roll me
around as much as he likes Only {
don't strike me to hard with your stick,
Sammie-T
I won't promised the rabbit boy. !
So Mr.. Twister. the kind snake, took Z
his tail in his mouth, making hoop Of /
himself and Sammie could roll the
snake hoop around as much as he /
liked And the rabbit boy had lots |
Of fun There are not many snakes q s I
smart as Mr. TWister, let me tell YOU !
Then toward night. Sammie grew 1
tired Of rolling the snake hoop. and by
that time his own wooden one had been
blown on shore where he could get il. |
So Mr. TWister could 90 for his long
winter sleep. and he did, after Uncle /
Wiggily and Sammie had thanked him. |
The bunny uncle and Sammie went |
home together. and had baked apples |
and toasted strawberry shortcake for I
supper An If the grasshOpper dOesn I
jump over the moon and tickle the I
cow when she tries to do the same I
Q hing with the silver spoon. I'll tell you 1
next about Uncle Wiggily and the !
1916. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
CIVIL SERVICE JoR