El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-19
$ Uncle WlFgIly LonFears' INC

Uncle Wiggily Longears' tho
a bunny gentleman, was going
L n along through the woods one
day he passed q big hollow stump.
"Why. that is larger than my bunsa-
low" be said TO himself 81 wonder if
it would not De a good thing TO have
a chimney built on this, some lace cur
taius put up at the windows and then
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy and ] could
come here and live. ] believe I'D look
inside"
Just as Uncle Wiggily was going to
hop into the stump he heard near 1t a
voice crying
Help. Help. Oh, help. Win some
one please help me?''
"Why. yes: Of course I'll help you
the bunny uncle answered THAT Is
n you're not the bad old skillery-scal-
cry alligator. or the ear-scratching
CT am neither one." spoke the voice.
81 am poor. old swapping turtle. and
bad fox turned me over on my BACK,
Just because I pulled my legs. head
and tail inside my shell so he could not
bite me. But here / am, over on my
back. and I can't turn right side up
oh, dear me. such trouble
Don't worry said Uncle NlggllF
in his most Jolly voice III soon ger
You out Of trouble only the other day
J turned another mud turtle over, when
Zee was on his back, and he kindly gave
mo some green rushes that Mother
Goose could use to scrub her floor
Il heard about that" spoke the tur-
re. who was on his back behind the
big hollow stump. That mud turtle
rnfrgin a gnunnImE mud
turtle. though. and ] have very strong
Jaws for biting. But, Of course. ]
wouldn't bite You for the world. Ana
though I have no green rushes TO give
YOU. IL you will kindly turn me over
from my back. tn do You favor If
ever 7 get the chance"
Pray do not mention It," said Uncle
WigEily politely. 81 like to do favors.'
SO he quickly turned the swapping mud
turtle over and the hard-shelled crea-
ture. after thanking Uncle Wiggily.
quickly crawled inside the big, hollow
stump
ooh. do you live I'm there asked the
bunny gentleman, in surprise.
Yes this is my home the turtle am
sw-red.
"Ha, was thinking Of moving In
here. myself with Nurse Jane" laughed
Mr. Longears. Put NJ own hollow
stump bungalow is good enough for
u.s."
Then he hoped on through the
woods hoping to have an adventure.
for he did not call turning the swapping
mud turtle over much Of a happening.
Pretty soon Uncle Wiggily came to
where some boy animals had had q
campfire The fire was out now, for
YOU must always put out ,campfires
when you leaye-so they viii not set
the woods on fire. And the animal
boys. who had been camping had gone
away.
But scattered about on the ground.
were empty boxes. bits Of crackers and
rim cans that had held all sorts of good
Somebody had a fine feast here"
thought Uncle WiRgily, as he looked
at the place. ct wonder If there is
anything left in any Of these cans:
7 might get a bit out for my friends.
the birds. I'll look and see
So the bunny gentleman locked ilrst
in one open. empty can and then an
other. but he saw nothing. not even
crumbs. until he came to quite a large
can. which had in it a most delicious
smell.
aha, n there is smell left I'm the
can there must also be something good
10 eat in it," spoke Uncle Wiggily. "Tll
have TO look more closely"
SO he put his head close to the open
can and then. all OF a sudden his foot
slipped on banana skin, and before
Mr. Longears could help himself he
fell head first into the can, which fas-
tened itself on him right up TO his
ears.
"Oh, my, This is dreadful" cried
Uncle Wiggily, his voice sounding hol-
low and as If il We're down cellar. I
must get my head out of this cam"
So he tried and he tried, and he paved
and he paved. but the can was on too
lightly. His head was jammed right
In IL.
ooh, dear cried Uncle WiggiIy.
wow I am in tfoubler Help, Help.
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