El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18

| "A Fuzzy WuzZy. the muskrlL
L n lady. who kept house for
Uncle Wiggily Longears. the rabbit
| gentleman "Ahem,"
Excuse me. but have you caught
cold2'' asked the bunny uncle, as he
stood behind his chair al the Breakfast
table. ready to sit down
No. er-that is-not exactly" sort
OF stammered the muskrat lady.
Then. what is the natter the rlb-
bit gentleman uncle wanted q know
-'Did YOU swallow something down
your Sunday throat"
Not that. either" answered Nurse
Jane But ] was Just wondering II
you noticed anything special about the
breakfast table,
Let me see" and the bunny uncle
put on his glasses Then he saw be
side his plate a package done up in
white paper. What's this2" he cried
surprised like
And when Uncle Wiggily did so he
found inside the white paper nice
gold watch. with a white face and
black hands But il wasn't because the
hands were dirty that they were black
No. indeed, They were Just made that
way on purpose
Ny goodness me. sakes alive. and
some cinnamon chocolate creams-'
cried Uncle Wiggily- This is a big
surprise. What's it all about
It's your birthday" said Nurse
Jane. land ] gave you the watch so you
would know what time to come home to
dinner when you go out after adven-
lures"
Very goodr' Exclaimed Uncle Wig
Eily- This is just fine, Thank you,
I'll 90 off for an adventure right away
And I'll take my new watch with me-
So. after breakfast, away started the
bunny uncle wondering what would
happen to him. And he never even
dreamed that such a thing would hap
pen as did happen
Uncle Wiggily walked on and on
through the woods. audapretty soon ne
came To where lit cricket lady
.Oh. dearr cried the cricket LADY
I am in such TROUBLED Ny little cricket
boy has gone away. and I'm sure hes
LOST
"Harki" she cried. 4 think I hear
him calling now. Uncle Wiggily.' and
she motioned TO the rabbit gentleman
to he quiet while they both listened
Il do hear him. said the cricket lady
Don't you2 He's going tickiety-ticlS-
tick-tock, That's the way my little
cricket boy goes"
"Oh. that is my new gold watch you
hear ticking in my pocket" said Uncle
Wiggily- Nurse Jane gave il TO me
the watch. I mean; not the pocket
though she mends il when II has holes
in-the pocket I mean But IL is my
cricket boy. that you hear
"Oh. I am so sOrry," cried the cricket
lady
But I'll help you find him" So ne
looked for the little, chirping chap and
found him playing tag under burdOck
plant with a little grasshOpper boy
Uncle Wiggily took the cricket boy
home, and the grasshopper boy went
home by himself. and when Uncle Wig
gily reached the cricket lady's home
she cried
"Oh. I am so glad you brought my
little chipping fellow home some day
I'll do you favor
PRAY do not trouble yourself said
Uncle Niggily, kindly 1t was Just
mere trIfle on my part Then he went
on through the woods and everyone he
met he would ask them n they did
not want TO know what time IL was
For I can tell you by my new birth
day gold watch said the bunny, and
he did. as proud as a peacock, but not
too proud. for that would not be right
Then. after a while. Uncle Wiggily
fell asleep on some soft moss in the
woods. and when he awakened he said,
"Hoity, Toity, II must be very late.
7 will look at my watch and see II IL
isn't time TO 80 home to Nurse James
supper" So he looked for his new gold
watch TO tell the time. but IL was gone.
1T must have fallen out Of my I
pocket" he said and he looked all ove-
near the place where he had slept ]
Bur no watch could ne find, and he /
felt very unhappy. How sorry Nurse /
Jane will be when she knows that I /
have lost my watch" the bunny said
Just then he heard a sound like;
'-Tick-tick, Tock-tickt textbook
All, There is my lost watchr ex- /!
claimed the rabbit gentleman. 1t must l
be in the grass" ne looked down. bus \
he only saw the black cricket lady.
"Oh. I thought you were my watch !
ticking" Uncle Wiggily said
Just as I thought your watch tick
ing was my little lost cricket boy"
she answered But I think I can tell
you where your watch it."
Where asked Uncle Wiggily. !
eagerly
Not long ago. as 7 was jumping |
through the grass. ] saw a big black I
crow bird hoy fly down near where
you were sleeping" said the cricket /