El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-29

the bunny gentleman. So away he
hoped, over the fields and through
the woods, humming to himself
little song which went something like
this:
I'm feeling happy now and gay.
Why shouldn't ], this lovely day?
lis time enough to be quite sad,
When wind and rain make wea Their bad.
But, even then, one ought to try
To think that soon it will be dry.
80 then, no matter what the weather
smile, as though tickled by a feather"
Uncle Wiggily felt happier than ever
when he had sung this song, but as
ne went along little further. he came
al at once TO very nice house in
deed, out OF which came the sound Of
sad voice.
Uncle Wiggily was surprised to hear
TINS, Tor the house was such a nice
one it seemed that nobody ought to be
unhappy who lived there
The house was made of gold and
silver with diamond windows, and the
chimney was made of a red ruby stone.
winch, as every one knows. is very ex-
pensive. But with all that the sad
voice came floating out Of one OF the
opened diamond windows, and the
voice said:
'''oh, deari It's goneI I can't find It,
dropped it and il rolled down a crack
IN the floor; Now I'll never get it
Well. that sounds like some one in
trouble, said the bunny uncle u
must see If I cannot help them" for
Uncle Wiggily helped real folk. who
nNed in fine houses, as well as wood
land animals, who lived in hollow trees.
Uncle Wiggily hoped up to the
open diamond window of the gold and
silver house, with the red ruby chimney
gentleman asked:
rs there some one here in trouble
helpingT
and I'm surely in trouble"
VINO are you. and what is the
Wiggily.
...- Z am the king" was the answer.
This is my palace, but, with an that.
L am in trouble. Come IN"
In hoped Uncle Wiggily. and there.
surely enough. was the king but he
was nthe kitchen, down on his hands
and knees, looking with one eve
through crack in the floor, which
kings hardly ever do.
IT'S down there" he said. "And I
can't get il. I'm too fat to go through
the crack"
What's down there,' Uncle Wiggily
wanted to know.
Ny money" answered the king.
You may have heard about me-" and
he recited this little verse:
The king was in the kitchen,
Counting out his money;
The queen was in the parlor,
Eating bread and honey;
The maid was in the garden.
Hanging out the clothes,
Along came a blackbird.
Who nipped off her nose"
The fat man got up off the kitchen
rpm the king" he said. From
Mother Goose. you know, don't your
Yes, know" answered Uncle Wig
gily
Il dare say your find the queen in
@ ths Da5lG 96 a 5Rg sfaS aa sPd hGRf S
start for there with plate. knife and
fork as I was coming here. And, no
doubt the maid is in the garden, where
she'll pretty soon have her nose nipped
That part Of IL happened yester-
day" said Uncle Wiggily. Il was
there just after it happened, and got
Jimmie Caw-Caw, the crow boy to fly
after the blackbird and bring back the
maids nose. She is as well as ever
now and can smell all kinds OF per-
fume"'
were very kind to help her. only
wish you could help me. But / don't
see how you can. My money. which I
was counting, fell out of my hands and
dropped down crack in the floor. 1
can see II lying down there in the dirt
but l can't get at it unless I shove
aside my gold and silver palace. and
/ don't want to do that 1 don't sup
pose YOU can move a palace, can your
And he looked askingly at Uncle
Wiggily.
uncle. But l think I can get your
money without it
'TIow?" asked the king.
why ] can go outside" said Mr.
I,ongears, land with my strong paws
which are just made for digging, can
burrow or dig a place through the dirt
under the house. crawl in and get what
YOU dropped"
@Oh. please do,v cried the king.
SO Uncle Wiggily did.
Down under the cellar wall Of the
palace through the dirt dug the bunny
gentleman with his strong paws. Pretty