El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-24
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGILY AND THE CHRYSANTHEMUMS
By HOWARD R GARIS

the game is not like tag. or blind
| mans buff, either
Yes, let's play" exclaimed Johnnie.
The animal chaps. all dressed up in
thick. heavy suits, so If they fell or
bumped into one another. they would
not be hurt, went off TO the football
field.
For a ball they used a pumpkin. with
the seeds and the insides scOOped out
This pumpkin ball they kicked around
the field. now high in the air. so that
il looked like a balloon, and again some
one would get II in his paws as it
came down. and run with it. Which
ever side carried or kicked the bail
over the other sides home line most
times won the game
Kick it to me-" cried Billie Wagtail
as he stood ready TO catch the pump
kin
No. I'm going TO run with it," shout
ed Charlie Chicken, the rooster.
So the game went on. 1t had only
Just started when Susie Littletail the
rabbit girl. who was A sister to Sam
ME. came hopping over 10 Uncle Wig
gily's house.
'Oh, Uncle Wiggilyr Susie cried. and
tears were in her eyes Isn't il too
bad2'
Isn't what too bad2" the bunny
uncle wanted 20 know What IS the
natter"
'I have no big. white chrysanthemum
flower to wear to see my brother play
football went on Susie. All the other
animal girls have them. and / won't
look a bit stylish, or nice, 4 1 don't
have one pinned on me- Oh, dear"
That is too bad said the bunny.
How comes it that you haven't one,
Susie2"
well. I was going to buy one she
said, but I was a little late. as / went
to the store for mother And when
finally I got to the flower place there
wasn't A chrysanthemum left All the
other girls had bought them"
That is too bad Uncle WiggLy
said still, as you did kind act oy
going to the store for your mother.
will try to help you find a chry santhe-
mum flower TO wear. Not that I think
II is always good 10 try TO be stylish.
or do as others do, but wearing flow
er can harm no one. and it looks pretty.
SO come on, Susie. somehow Wen
find a chrysanthemum 20 wear TO the
football game"
"Oh. viii you go too. Uncle Wig
gily2" asked the little rabbit girl.
clapping her paws. happy like
of courser laughed the bunny Il
love to see fun as much as anyone"
Together they set out TO try to FIND
a chrysanthemum- But there was not
one anywhere. Plenty of them were TO
have been had before the football
game, but then every one wanted one
the ladies' and the animal girls-and
none Of the flower shops had one left
There were plenty of other blossoms.
but no chrysanthemums
"Oh dear" cried Susie. Isn't II too
bad, I do so want a chrysanthemum,
and II we don't get one soon we'll be
too late for the football game
Il certainly must do something.
Uncle Wiggily said Let me see now
las he stopped 10 think. from a little
house not far away came funny
sound II was as If something were
eli Sh In r.
Wiggily looked through a window and
saw Mother Hubbard. the hungry dogs !
in the kitchen Of her home.
@Hai I have IT. cried the bunny
uncle
Have WHAT" asked Susie looking
AZ him in surprise.
I have thought of a way 10 make a /
for you and also one !
Tor me-" replied the bunny. Come on
Taking hold of Susie's paw. he hur-
led with her right into Mother Hub /
,ards kitchen Mother Hubbard was I
up red and white cabbag es with .
/ long. sharp knife. She was going TO .
make sauerkraut.
May We have some of your cab
"a ge2' asked Uncle WigEily. politely
Iother Hubbard. But are YOU also
-oing to make ssuerkraut Wiggie?'
I am going TO make chrysanthe
NUNS laughed the bunny. Then he
ook some Of the long strings of white
which were just like the pet
Is Of the chrysanthemum flower. and
e tied them with string on a long
tick
There you are" he cried to Susie.
You have a cabbage chrysanthemum,'
nd surely enough. she did. Then Tn
lie Wiggily made himself one of the
ed cabbage. and wore il in his button
lole And thus. having the right kind
4 flowers the bunny uncle and the Z
title girl went 10 the football game. (
nd every one said their chrysanthe-
nuns were just as nice as the real
lind
So this teaches US that cabbage is
God for something else than making (
nto soup. and If the gas stove doesn't
lust its feet on the penwiper and scare
he tablecloth. I'll tell you next about
Incle Wiggily and the chestnuts- I
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