El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-12

7 ping, skipping, jumping, or flying, to
! say their lessons.
/ I think I'll just stop in and see how
the school teacher mouse is getting
| along She may want me TO help her
! teach some Of the new pupils"
1T can't be Saturday. can it, asked
! the bunny gentleman of himself Then
/ he looked at his watch and saw thai
! Il was only o'clock. and of course
/ much too early for school 10 begin.
Never mind said Uncle MiEgilv.
/ III just sit here until the lady mouse
and the pupils come / viii be glad
10 see them"
So the bunny uncle went in a little
room off 10 one side of the big class
room, where the children studies and
said their lessons. and there he sat
down, after closing the door
III give them little surprise"
thought Mr.. LOngears. When they
are all here ana have said Good morn
ing teacher, and she has said Good
morning 70 the boys and girls, I'll just
pop out like Jack-in-the-box and sur
prise them"
So. thinking Of this pleasant little
idea Uncle Wiggny sat in the little
room and waited And it was so nice
IN there with the warm sun shining
How long he slept he did not re-
member. but he was suddenly awaken
ed by hearing the door Of the little
room open. and a voice he knew 10 be
that OF the teacher said:
There. Sammiei You must stay shut
up by yourself for an hour. Perhaps
that viii make you remember that you
must not whisper in school"
Then Sammie Littletail, the rabbit
boy, shuffled into the room. and the
door was closed and locked after him
oy the school teacher. Then Sammie
saw Uncle Wigglly sitting in the chair
and he said oh" just like that
" ell, ! am surprised. Sammie." said
the "a nnI~ gentleman The idea oF 1-orr
having TO be punished BY being shut
up for an hour like e prisoner
I'm surprised. too. Uncle Wiggily."
said the little rabbit boy What did
you do bad in school that the lady
mouse sent you here2"
oh. no. no, All. Ia, hai' laughed
the bunny uncle " our're mistaken.
Sammie, 7 didn't get sent in here I
came myself to rest until school should
begin. and then ] was coming out and
surprise you But 7 fell asleep"
4 guess YOU must have said Sam
mic for school has been going nearly
an hour now. But I'm glad you're in
here, for now I won't be lonesome"
Uncle Wiggily scra tened his mink
nose and twinkled his whiskers. Then
Wei. sammie. don't inst t,o,
about this. If you were sent in here
10 be punished for whisperfnn ~
scnooL I'm not supposed 10 keen z-o.1
company For that would be like
y.
pany Is fun and not punishment
guess I'd better go out"
IN, please don't 90 out and leave
me- begged Sammie. I only whis-
pered little bit. and IL was because
forgot 1 was in school, and thought
was down at your seasheII bunraIoy,-
on the ocean sands I ONLY vyhfslrara5
ilttle, though know shouldn't have
ION, Zone II But please don't leave me
Uncle Wiggily twinkled his mink
nose again and was lust about IN ss,-
ne thought he ought nor TO stav Nth
- llie, " leIl' an OF sudden. out in
INC school room the lady mouse called
after me" Ois oat
Hai That must never be- cried
-, 0llCie W lSsily' and with one jump he
was out OF the room where he had bean
smut with Sammie. Then in the school
room the bunny uncle saw that il v-ae
me good bear-scratchin~ cat. who used
10 be good
Don't he afraid said the now rood
cat Il won't hurt a single one Of Won
JUST came TO tell Uncle WigeiIy that
Grandpa Goosev is at his bungalow ana
wants 10 see him Nurse Jane said vo.I
were gong Tor a walk in the woods
Uncle Niesily- and 7 promised 70 send
you nome II ! met YOU saw your
paw marks coming I'm the school so
saile TOT you didn't mean to frighten
you. lady mouse teacher"
oh. I'm not frightened. now that
brave Uncle WiEEily is here said the
lady mouse with a smile Besides ]
know now that you are a good cat BUT.
CnliGren- We must get IT our lessons o. /
Then she saw Sammie sitting alone
in the room where she had sent him 4
the room where Uncle Wiggily had hid
den. arc the lady mouse said
Wen. 7 guess Sammfe needn't STAY
in any longer He must have had a
good time talking to Uncle Wiggilv. 1
and so come out, little rabbit bow"
So Sammie came out Uncle WiggfIv /
went on 10 his bunealow to meet /
Grandpa GOosey. and IL the tennis rae 1
que doesn't ring so much noise that ]
the alarm clock can't make itself heard I
10 wake up the rag doll III tell YOU /,
next about Uncle Wiggily and the |
beans.-Copyright 1916, by Mcclure |
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