El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-27
ELL, there is no use talk
w ms" said Nurse Jane Fuzzy

NJ Ing" said Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy, the muskrat lady
housekeeper Of Uncle Wiggily Long
ears. the rabbit gentleman. as she
came out. one day, on the front porch
of his hollow stump bungalow. where
he was sitting to enjoy the cool Sep
TENDER breeze from the Orange soda
mountains
No use talking What do you
mean asked Uncle Wisgily. I
thought all sou ladies liked TO talk"
4 DO" Nurse Jane answered. But I
mean there is no use in trying any fur
ther to use the old feather duster That
IS TO say IL ism any good any more.
Inc feathers have mostly fallen out,
the buster doesn't dust at all and-weIl
i need new one that's all,"
That's easy said Uncle Wiggily.
Win laugh Il haven't anything 10
do just now So III 20 down to the
three and eight cent store, and buy you
a new duster-"
'Oh. that's so nice of you." ex-
claimed The mUskrat lady. Il was just
hoping you'd do this. but I didn't like
70 ask you for fear you might want to
90 playing checkers with Grandpa
Goosey Gander- But If you would
~Of course. L will.' exclaimed the
gentleman rabbit NO checkers until
tonight"
So. taking down his red. white and
blue striped rheumatism crutch. that
Nurse Jane had gnawed for him out OF
a cornstalk. off started the bunny uncle.
He had not gone very far before he
came 10 the three and nine cent store.
lie started 10 go in to buy the feather
buster, but he saw the door was locked
and on il was a sign. saying:
CLOSED FOR THE DAY. IT IS TOO
HOT TO WORK"
-Ha, That's queer" said the bunny
uncle to himself I'll Just 20 down to
the SIX and eight cent store. That viii I
be open. I'm sure"
So the rabbit gentleman hippity-
hoped himself down 10 the six and
eight cent store. and when he tried to
go IN there he saw a sign on the door
reading
CLOSED We HAVE ALL GONE TO
a PICNIC"
Wen. this is getting very strange" +
the rabbit gentleman said TO himself. I
i wonder If / can find any Of these Z
leather duster stores open"
So Uncle Wiggily hippity-hopped (
himself down another street and ne
came TO a one and two cent store
I don't believe I can get a good
feather buster here" said the bunny
uncle 10 himself STILL I will try"
He went up TO the door, and there
he saw a sign which said;
We ARE CLOSED BECAUSE WE
HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SELL"
Well, now. what do you think Of
that2' cried Uncle WiEgily. 7 want
10 get Nurse Jane a feather buster. but
1 simply cannot do IL. 1 wonder what
I can dO2"
So he sat down in front Of the one
and two cent store in shady place,
looking very said and hopeless like, IN
ILL., all Of a sudden, he heard a voice
asking.
What is the matter, Uncle Wfggilyy,
InH bunny crpTrl err1ar1 1oo1za1 IN and ]
saw Sammie LittletaiL the rabbit boy
looking at him And Sammie was lust
taking the last sweet taste of a lolly-
pop There was nothing left but the :
stick
Matter Matter enough cried the
bunny 4 m trying TO get a new feath- Z
sr buster for Nurse Jane. but I cannot
because all the stores are closed"
That's too bad spoke the rabbit
10Y Il wish could help YOU Perhaps !
4 you take this lOllypOp stick you can
make a feather buster out OF that
II don't see how spoke The bunny
Gentleman At the same time 1 thank 7
GU, Sammie-"
By this time along came Charlie. the
nlcken boy
What's the natter" he asked. see !
ne the bunny gentleman and Sammie
tanding there
Uncle WiggiIy told about the feather
ulster he could not get because all the Z
torres were closed I
-Ha. I viii help you" said Charlie.
III give you some OF my tail feathers,
1ncle WiEgily. and you can fasten them
N the lollypop stick for a feather
Iuster.F
Fine cried the rabbit gentleman.
III take them," :
He was looking round for something
With which 20 fasten the feathers on 7
he stick, when along came Jimmie
Whole Wobble, the duck {