El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-24

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thing special TO do today?
asked Tommie Kat the little
kitten boy, one morning as he knocked
on the door Of the hollow stump bun
galow. where Mr.. Longears, the rabbit
gentleman, lived
ANYTHING special TO do2 Why. no,
I guess not" answered the bunny UNI
Gle \ Just have 10 go walking to
look for an adventure 10 happen TO
me- and then"
Didn't you promise to go to the
five and ten cent store Tor me. and no,
buy me a pair OF diamond earrings
asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the
musltrat lady hOusekeeper
ooh so 1 didi' cried Uncle WiEgily
81 had forgotten about that But I'll
10. What was il you wanted OF me"'
he asked Tommie Kat, who was maxi
ing a fishpole Of his tail by stand
ing 10 straight up in the air.
''Oh. I wanted you to come and help
me build a kite, and then come with
me and fly it," said the kitten boy.
Gould you do that. Uncle WiEgilyY
well perhaps 1 could said the
bunny uncle. Il viii first go to the
store and get Nurse James diamond
earrings Then, on the way back, III
stop and help you with your kite. And
after that is done III go along ana
see IL 1 can find an adventure"
That VIII be fun" cried Tommie,
Il have everything all ready to make
the kite-paper, sticks. paste anu
string. Wen make a big one and fly
il away up I'm the air"
So off through the woods started
Uncle Wiggily and Tommie to the five
and ten cent store. There they bought
the diamond earrings for Nurse Jane,
who wanted 10 wear them to party
Mrs. CluCk-Cluck. the hen lady, was
going to have next week.
IN q 70 @
TOmmie as he and Uncle Wiggily
reached the house where the Kat fam
fly lived.
The bunny uncle and the little kit
ten boy cut out some red paper in the
shape Of a kite. Then they pasted Il
on the crossed sticks, which were tied
together with string.
"The kite is almost done" said
Uncle Wiggily, as he held it up. And
can you tell me, Tommie, why your
kite is like Buddy, the guinea pig boy2"
can I tell you why my kite is like
Buddy the guinea pig boy?" repeated
Tommie. like a man in a minstrel show:
No Uncle Wiggily. / can not. Why is
riter
Because" laughed the old rabbit
gentleman. This kite has 10 tail and
neither has Buddy"
.'Ha. Har' exclaimed Tommie
That's rightr'
For guinea pigs have no tails. you
hunMs tuoubu II You ask me why /
can't tell you. Some kites do have
tails. though. and others do not
Anyhow, TOmmie's kite, without a
tail, was soon finished, and then he
and Uncle Wiggily went TO clear
open place in the fields, near the
woods. TO fly it,
There was a good wind blowing. and
when Uncle Wiggily raised the kite up
Off the ground, Tommie ran. holding
the string and was fast to the kite and
mp and up and up il went in the air.
Soon ID was sailing quite near the
clouds. almost like Uncle Wiggllys
airship. only Of course, no one rode on
the kite
'Have you any string, Uncle Wig
gily?' asked the kitten boy after a
Bit
string. Tommie? What for?"
well. 7 want TO make my kite
string longer so IL viii go up higher.
But IN you have none I'll run home and
get some myself. VIII you hold the
kite while I'm gone?"
ITO be sure I will" said Uncle Wig
gily. So he took hold OF the string OF
Tommies kite. which was now quite
high in the air. And. sitting down on
the ground, Uncle Wiggily held the
kite from running away while Tommie
went for more string.
Tt was a nice. warm. summer day.
and so pleasant in the woods, with the
little flies buZzing about, that, before
he knew 70 Uncle Wiggiiy had fallen
asleep. His pink nose stopped twink
ling. his ears folded themselves down
like a slice Of bread and jam, and
Uncle Wiggily'B eyes closed
All Of a sudden he was awakened by
feeling himself being pulled. At first