El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-05
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE CAT TAILS.
By HOWARD B. GAKTS

exclaimed Nurse Jane. for well she
knew how Uncle Wiggily liked adven-
Z ture-
again But you just wait and see what
Along over the fields that were now
! turning brown went the bunny uncle
| It was the beginning of fall, and winter
/ was not far off But it was very nice
: and pleasant
/ Pretty soon Uncle wiggiIy heard
| from behind bush some voices talk
I am very glad to meet you" some
1 one said
That's Alice WibblewobbIe. the duck
girl I'm sure" said the bunny rabbit
/ L wonder who it is she is so glad to
meet2'
Then ne heard another voice saying:
We'll. I'm very glad to meet you.
I'm sure ! did not expect to see such
friendly folk 50 soon after moving into
new place These are my little boys
and girls. I'll tell you their names"
We'll, this is funny" exclaimed the
bunny uncle That second voice
sounds Just like that of Mrs Kat, the
mother OF TOmmie Joie and Kittie. And
yet Mrs Kat has met Alice before. and
they wouldn't be saying that about be-
ing glad to see one another. and about
Mrs Kat just moving TO town.
NO" went on Mr.. Longears with a
shake Of his head 4 can't understand
It There IS something strange here. 1
must see about it"
So. leaning on his red, white and blue
striped rheumatism crutch, shaped like
barber pole, which Nurse Jane had
gnaWed for him out of a cornstalk. the
bunny man went around the corner Of
the bush
There. just as he had expected to. he
saw Alice Wibblewobble, the duck girl
and near her stood a cat lady and some
boy and girl kittens; but It was not
Mrs Kat. nor were Tommie. Joie and
Kitty there
"Ahemp' exclaimed the bunny uncle.
Excuse me for speaking without being
introduced. but I heard you say, dear
cat lady, that you had just moved to
our beautiful Woodland place, and
want to welcome you and your little
boys and girls, and So"
But. Oh. dear me. What does this
mean?" suddenly cried Uncle Wiggily,
as he looked carefully at the little cats
When did it happen? Oh. how dread
ful- Now don't stir from this place or
II might be worse. I'll hurry Just as
fast as I can and bring back new ones
for you. Then I'll get friend of mine
10 Iasten them on, and they'll look as
well as new"
And before the astonished cat lady
could speak word. or Alice Wibble-
wobble either, away rushed Uncle Wig
g1ly, hopping, skipping and jumping as
u he never had a drop Of rheumatism in
his life.
wei. what in the world does he
mean, and who is hep asked the cat
lady.
Well I know all right who he is"
explained Alice, the duck girl but lust
what he means I don't know He is
Uncle Wiggily Longears, the foIIiest
old rabbit gentleman you could meet If I
you walked mile or a mile and a half |
He's always so good to everybody but
sometimes he plays little Jokes or
tricks. and maybe that's what he's do |
ing now. Still I don't see why he /
would joke with cat lady he had never /
met before"
.'Oh. don't mind" said the new cat
lady But he looked at my children
IN such funny way"
"Oh. we don't mind that. mother !
said the oldest cat boy We like that 4
Uncle WiEgily rabbit
wen just have TO wait and see what
ne. does when he comes back" said
So they sat there behind the bush
and waited Meanwhile Uncle Wiggfly
went 10 one Of his fields and began /
pulling Up q lot Of cat-tails-
hope these will be all right he
said as he hurried back. III have 10
get Dr. Postum, too. Oh. deari I'm so I
sorry for those poor little kittens"
With the cat-tails. which are those
brown things that grow on the tall.
5wamps, Uncle Wiggily hurried back
to where the cat lady was still tallxine
to Alice Wibblewobble.
Here they arei' he cried. TOSSING I
iowr the oat-tails- Now you measure
them To see which best fit your little
boy and girl kittens. who. II seems.
have Just had their tails cut off.
am very sorry for them" went on
Nj LonSeaIs- but 1 think the brown
at-Talls VIII be all right I'll hurry
To-,
thimble and thread and she ans Dr
Pcssum can sew them on and"
Wait a minutei Wait a minute II
Sou please, said the cat lady what
me these cat-tails?'
To put on your little cats in pIace
~ the tails they have lost" said Uncle
Wlsgliy The moment looked At
yoEr children 1 saw that none of them
had tail. and"
of course they haven't tafIsru
laughed The cat lady. Neither have
J., ana she stood up, showing inst !
my stump We are Manx cats" she
vent on and none Of US has q tail /
my more than guinea pigs have tails
we never had tails, we never expect To
AVE any and we don't want anv."
Bless my ioLypopi" exclaimed Uncle
Nlggily- I thought surely your chill
iren's tails had been cut off,
The cat lady laughed
No. indeedi' she said. 'sR1t II nos
,ery kind of you to think of sewing
he brown cat-tails on nv IittGa l-it t,l-ls
thank you" "a ms
Then Uncle Wiggily laughed and soon
le and the Manx kittens were ioIIv
900 friends and the Manx cats plaved
'lIn 1ommle. Joie and Kittie Kat
80 Inc4e WlgSlly had his adventure
fter all and if the gold fish doesn't
axe the candle stick to beat the No.
cts carpet with, III tell Won ne
-nout Uncle Wiggily and the wooden
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