El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-14

Dear mei' exclaimed the musl1ra
lady. I wish I had known that"
DO you want to play2" politel.
asked Uncle Wiggily.
oh, nor Nurse Jane said But
need some salt from the store, and
must have il right away. You see
am making some picked lOllypopi
and without salt / cannot make them
You are 50 fond Of picked lollypop:
that thought
You want me to get you some salt?'
asked Uncle Wiggily.
a whole bag fun, If you please,
Nurse Jane said.
tn bring 1t after I play game OF
checkers with Grandfather Goosey
Gander." Uncle Wiggily exclaimed
twirling MS red. white and blue striped
rheumatism crutch around his head
because he had no pain that day.
Afterward will not do" said Nurse
Jane 4 need the salt very soon You
can nOp to the store for il now, and
go play with Grandpa Goosey after
ward"
Very well, Nurse Jane" answered
Uncle Wiggily. And I am very sorry
10 say that he did not speak as po-
htely as he might have done. It is the
first time I have ever had TO say that
about the bunny gentleman. But then,
however, let US wait and see what hap
pens, as they say when they are telling
fairy stories
out OF his hollow stump bungalow
hoped Uncle Wiggily. His pink nose
was hardly twinkling a bit, and his
whiskers did not curl as they often
did when he was happy and jolly.
VIII you bring me the Salt2" called
Nurse Jane, as he went down the road
Yes" answered Uncle Wiggily. I'll
bring II TO you as soon as L can"
Along hoped the rabbit gentleman.
over the fields and through the woods
There was some snow under the trees,
but he did not mind this as he had on
his rubber boots and his fur coat.
Pretty soon he came 10 the salt store,
Wnere he bought = bag for Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy. Singing il over his
shoulder Just as did the miller who
lived on the River Dee.
But Uncle Wiggily was not happy.
This is the first time I have ever had
10 write a story like this about him. but
I have TO tell the truth, no matter what
happens. 50 have to tell the good with
the bad
Z declare" exclaimed the bunny IN
Gle I don't see why Nurse Jane
couldn't have ordered salt last week.
when she knew she was going to need
il for picked lollypops Now she
makes me get II when I ought to be
playing checkers with Grandpa Goosey.
It's too bad, that's what 1 say Too
oadr'
on and on he hoped, and then he
thought:
I've q good notion to go play check
srs first and take her the salt after
ward, even If she is going to make
picked lollypops. I wonder if I'd
Detter2''
Then Uncle wiggily thought how
kind Nurse Jane HAD always been to
him, getting his breakfast and bring
ng him nice things to eat when he was
u. and he said to himself
NO. I'll first take the salt to her,
wen if 1 am late playing checkers"
Pretty soon the rabbit gentleman
vas almost al his bungalow with the
bag OF salt To his surprise, he saw
/ lot OF smoke coming from the chin
ley, and not only smoke, but a blaze,
90.
why. that's funny" cried Mr.. Long
.ars- Nurse Jane must have built q
GOOD fire TO make the picked lOlly-
'ops. I'd better hurry with the salt"
And just then the muskrau lady her
elf ran out OF the hollow stump bun
,alow, crying:
oh, dear. It's happened, It's hap
'ened, Just what I was always afraid
I, Oh. dear
What? what is it?'' Uncle Wiggily
-anted 20 know. Are the picked lOl- /
ypops burning"
No. but The chimney is on fire. /
laze on the open hearth 10 boil the
1liypop kettle over, and the sparks
lew up the chimney and set fire TO f.
N, dear, What shall 1 dO2 Call out the .
ire department? Send for Police Dos
'ercivalt"
DO nothing OF the sort said Uncle E
Viggily in a kind. calm and quiet
dice. 7 myself will put out the chin Z
ey fire"
How asked Nurse Jane
With salt" answered the 1unn-
hap II you sprinkle salt on the
lazing wood in an open hearth, o. /
ven IN stove, when the chimney IS 4
ire, the chimney blaze Will 90 right /
ut It IS easy-look,'' /
ollow stump bungalow, sprinkled OF i
he logs some salt from the bag. The I
)E stopped blazing and there was a /
ew kind Of smoke coming from tn !
OF salt, and this smoke. going up the T
Kinney. put out the fire IN It
Then Uncle Wiggily was glad he hal 3
ONE home with the salt instead of go
lg first to Grandpa Goosey Gander's.
T otherwise the hollow stump bunEa-
Nv might have burned down. And the
unny uncle said ne was sorry he had
cen a bit cross to Nurse jane
So this teaches US. If we Are willing
D learn. that we never can tell what :
lay happen, and, if the fire shovel /
oesn't burn the piano keys and make
lem all black SO they can't open the !
-ont door. I'll tell you next about |
ncle Wiggily and the big lollypop-
opyright. 1916, by Mcclure Newspaper
indicate.