El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-12

M early IN the morning -
asked Uncle Wiggiiy Long
ears. the rabbit gentleman, as he came
out Of his hollow stump farmhouse one
day and saw Kittie Kat. the little kit
ten girl standing near the front porch
t-Oh, I don't know Not so very she
answered while she curled her tail
around in a circle TO make a soft seat
FOR the butterfly that was fluttering
around the flowers after honey. I'm
GOING on an errand. you see. Uncle
Wiggily-T
An errand." exclaimed the old rab-
bit gentleman. Where to. pray tell
A-Oh. aust over TO where Peetie and
-EcEie Bow Wow. the little puppy
dogs. live, answered Kittie I want
70 get some OF their dog biscuit Mother
dion nave time TO make any bread
today, so she thought Mrs Bow Wow
might lend her some biscuits They're
nearly as good"
Every bit. 1 should say.s spoke
Uncle Wissily- only, II Kittie cats
eat dog biscuit won't there be trou-
trouble How" asked Kittie sur
Sfised like
I mean won't the dog biscuits
growl and bark at the cats?'
oh, how funny You are laughed
Kittie. making her eyes go sideways
0f course puppy cakes. or even dog
Biscuit. can't bark
Well II a tree can have a bark why
can't a dog biscuit" asked Uncle Wig
Eily. joking like
well they don't said Kittie. and
then she started on across the fields
OF the bunny uncle's farm toward the
place where Jackie and Peetie Bow
Wow lived in their kennel house
Wait a minute, I'm coming with !
you" said Uncle Wiggily- Il have TO
SO look and see that my onion bed has !
p9nty Of covers on. so that the pansy 1
flowers won't catch cold"
So Mr. LOngears went with Kittie J
Kat across the fields of his farm. :
They had not gone very far before |
the little kitten girl began to sniff and |
snuff the air, and A sort Of happy look /
came over her face. just as il does on /
yours when you see loliypOp for an 4
ice cream cone
What's the matter. Kitty asked 4
Uncle WieElly, as she began TO hop,
skip and jump across the green grass.
tF~Oh. isn't il just too nice for any
fling meOuwed Kittie Isn't il love
~ On how good it smells, And how
good il will taste.
What asked the bunny gentleman.
'Tour supper
NO. I'm talking about catnip.' Kit
tie answered See. here is some grow
Nay have a few leaves
Why OF course YOU may-al YOU
want spoke Uncle Wiggily- But
Wat is catnip2 To me il looks like a
weed, and. If it is I'll have TO pull it
up-"
oh. don't do that begged Kittie.
At least not until I Eet some 10 take
home TO my mother. TOmmie and Joie-
zks kittens ali just love catnip. It's
2 nice 70 US as carrots or lettuce are
10 you rabbits, Uncle WiEgily- On,
must have a Bit"
So Kitty Kat took some or the green I
thin leaves and rhnw-nf them She
rubbed her head against them. and she
wanted TO turn a sOmersault right into
me bunchs OF catnip- but she was get
ting 10 be quite a large cat girl now.
and turning sOmersaults IS only for lit J
tie girls or tomboy ones.
But any now, Kitty had nice time Z
with the catnip, and she went on TO
l4e Bow Wow house. while Uncle Wig Z
fSIy skipped over TO the onion and y
pausy beds e
Queer thinEs certainly do grow on a
ny farm thought The rabbit gentle
man Fancy uoE,.. catnIp- 81 First 7 Z 4
snOw peppermint drops and chocolate 1 D
creams VIII be springing up
But he was glad kittie was made
happy by the catnip- which all kittens Z Z
seem 10 nave more than they do candy j
And Uncle Wiggly took with him some
y the soft green leaves
NIll show them TO Nurse Jane Fuzzy
u uZzy, he said. Maybe she could =
make q pudding sauce Of them
Well Uncle WiEglly was walking
along over his farm. seeing now nicely
The things We're growing. and he was
,arrying the catnip in his paw. whCn.
al Of a sudden. out from behind a bush
something jumped. and a voice cried
All, Ia, Now I have him, At last q
lEve caught him just where T can carry
IN off to nv den. All. har'
And there was the bad old ear
scratching cat again But just as Tn
lie Wiggily thought she was going 10
imp on him. and maybe claw him as
veil as scratch his ears. that cat lust
Erned as kind and gentle as could be-
Tie nieOUWed so very softly and rubbed |