El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-06

pa Goosey's house
oh. 1 can easily fix that for you"
said the kind tinker. and he did fasten-
ing a strong piece Of tin around the
so it was as good as ever.
Then the rabbit gentleman thanked
the nice tinker man and hoped on. and
the tinker and his little boy, whose
name was TOmmie. and the little boys
dog. whose name was Bow Wow Wow,
went on their way, the tinker singing
his funny song.
Uncle Wiggily reached Grandpa
GOosey's house all right, and he and the
goose gentleman had fun playing
checkers And when it was time for
Uncle Wiggily to hop back to his hollow
stump bungalow Grandpa Goosey gave
him fine, large bone, with nice meat
on II.
little puppy dog boys, Jackie and
Petite" said the goose gentleman.
Il will, thank you" said Uncle Wig
gily.
The rabbit gentleman was hopping
along through the woods on his way
home when, all at once. he heard some
one crying.
Hal That sounds like trouble" he
said. Il was in trouble a little while
ago about my crutch and the tinker
helped me. Now, ! must try to help
some one in my turn. That's only fair"
Uncle Wiggily looked around the cor
ner of a stump and saw the tinker's lit
tie boy, Tommie. sitting on a log and
crying very hard.
why. Tommiei What's the natter
asked the bunny uncle.
"Oh. dear, Boo hoo" cried Tommie.
MY nice dog is lost, and can't find
him. And l must have him, you know,
or else I can't, be in Mother Goose's
book My dog and 1 belong there, you
see"
Il see" said Uncle Wiggily. kindly.
But how did your dog get lost?"
ooh, I was helping my father mend
some umbrellas for Old King Cole"
said Tommfe "and when we weren't
1 guess he must be lost there, for he
hasn't come back. My father, Mr.. Tinker,
went to look for him, and so did ], but
I hurt my toe and L can't look any
more; and-Oh, dear! Oh, dear!
There, therel don't cry any more, -
said the nice bunny uncle. I'll go look
for your pet dog for you. Just you
wait here. Your father was kind to
me. so want to be kind to you"
Uncle Wiggily went off through the
woods. looking here. there and every
where and pretty soon he heard behind
a tree some one saying:
Bow. WOW, Wow"
"Ha, Whose dog are thou?" asked
Uncle Wiggily, quickly.
Little Tommie Tinker's dog. Bow.
Woyvl Wow" came the answer and
ont from under a berry bush ran the
lost dog wagging his tail.
"Oh. Uncle Wiggily!" he begged "Can
Won take me to Tommie? I've been
iooisinp everywhere for him, and lust
now / smelled the nice meat bone you
carry and I ran out of the bush to see
who had it. Oh, I'm so glad I found
"ind I'm glad, too" said the bunny
uncle And Tommie will be glad when
/ he sees you. Come along, doggie. I'll
! t9ke Won 20 him. It's a good thing
mad this bone, which you smelled, or
might never have found you"
/ Then Uncle Wiggily gave Little Tom
mic Thinkers dog some meat from
! Grandpa Goosey Gander's bone. anC
| TOOL, the little dog to Tommie and Mr.
| tinker. who had come back without
/ having found Bow Wow Wow. You car
/ lust imagine how glad every one was
/ mat everything had come out all right
! so Tommie could stay in the Mothei
! Goose book. and the little dog was gIat
also.
/ home Tommie Tinker went on his vay
and in the next story If our automo.
! bile doesn't run off the sidewalk int
, a candy store. chasing after a lollv,
! non I'll tell you about Uncle WiegiI,
! ana Mary's little lamb.-Copyrigh 1915
| nv Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.