El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-03

-N1l4E " lGATlLl LONlTEAhtSot the
nice rabbit gentIeman-at least
- try TO make him nice-was out
n9rr the back steps Of his hollow stump
bungalow one morning trying TO mend
a hole in his rubber boots, so he would
have them ready in case he was caught
in snow storm
All OF a sudden he heard some one
call:
oh. excuse me
Before the bunny gentleman had a
chance TO say whether or not he would
do the eXcusinE. ne felt something
ShoWer all over him. and for moment
fse thought il was one OF his little
animal children friends playing q trick.
Hello, What's this the bunny
Then he saw II was some apple peel
ings that had seemingly flown out Of
the kitchen window
oh. / certainly DO beg your par
o1n. spoke the voice Of Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy the muskrat lady house
Keeper 7 didn't see YOU ] meant TO
throw those apple peelinE out there SO
charlie and Ara bella Chick could pick
, IneIn up / didn't know you were any
Where about"
do YOU want me 10 gather up the
peelings2" asked the rabbit uncle.
"oh. no. indeed laughed Nurse Jane
as she came out 70 pick a curly piece
p~of apple skin off the pink tWinklinE
hose Of the "a bbit gentleman L have
l something better for YOU 10 pick up
Pray what is it," Uncle Wiggily
wanted to know
Apple pie" went on the muskrat
lacyt Il have peeled the apples for the
pie. and I tossed the skins away with
4 out thinking But 7 still have the
apples themselves left and soon III
be making the pies
Well. please don't toss pie at me"
<9egged the rabbit gentleman with a
Waugh. 4 used TO be pretty good at
catching things when ] was a young
rabbit and played ball But now
oh don't worry laughed Nurse
Jane i shall not fling any pies al
you III put them on the table for
supper-at least one"
Did you make only one2T Uncle
NiegIy wanted to know
NO made SIX. the muskrar lady
said And I was just going 10 ask II
You did not want to take one to
friend or yours"
To Grandpa Goosey Gander. OF
course Uncle WiEgily said. in his
most Jolly tones He loves apple pie
as much as ] 90"
Then as soon as I've baked them
III give you one for him" said Nurse
Jane A little later she called 10 the
bunny uncle Here you are a pie for
you goose friend II is Just from the
oven and hot"
The hot pie was nicely wrapped in
clean napkin and Uncle Wiggily. whist
AJas most jolly tune. started off with
"
4 mean ne started off with the pie
though OF course the tune went also.
He had not gone very far before he
heard q sad little voice saying
oh how cold and shivery I am I'm
-SIre I shall freeze If ] do not soon get
warm
Who are YOU" Uncle Wiggily asked
= shall be glad II I can help you"
II am a cold little mouse. and ] live
down under the old stump near where
you are standing. was the answer.
Uncle Niggily looked. and. surely
enough <here was a little mouse near
= stump
-Ha- You shall not be cold any
longer. said kind Uncle Wiggily-
SHere ] have g warm apple pie I'll
k-ive II 10 you You may warm yourself
by II. and when IL gets cold. -ou MAY
eat IL, and that VIII warm you little
-Oh. fine. Thank you" said the
Then Uncle WiggiIy hoped back to
The hollow stump bungalow
How did Grandpa Goosey like his
uie-+' asked Nurse Jane.
II didn't take Il 70 him." spoke the
.uuny uncle = met cold mouse and /.
have il 10 her"
- on. what dear kind bunny YOU
are" said the muskrat lady Well, F
here is another pie for Grandpa GOosey.
Don't give this one away
Uncle Wlgglly promised that be
would not. hut ne had not hoped, for
the second time. very far on the road
10 Grandpa GOOsey's pen before the
rabbit gentleman heard another sad
voice saying
s'Oh. how cold and shivery I am
a PRAY. who are your Uncle WigEily
S1anted 10 know
- am a cold and freezing grasshop-
per-the last one Of my family was
the answer ~Oh. how I shiver-'
''Shiver no more-" cried the kind
bunny Here is a hot apple pie Warm
your legs on that and. when you are
hungry. eat as much Of il as you like.
SGatinE keeps every one warm
Thank you" said the grassh5pper-
Uncle Wiggily hoped on little
farther
III have TO 20 back and get anothei
hot apple Die, ] guess" said Mr. Long
ears. Il don't seem 10 he having very
good luck today. loosing so much Of
Nurse James baking But I'm getting
q lot OF fun out Of IT. anyhow.
Back he went to Nurse Jane.
Well did you give that pie away.
Ito02' she asked
Il guess did answered Uncle Wig
|gily', sort Of bashful like and scratch
IlnE his pink nose But -
-'No matter. here is another one.
laughed Nurse Fuzzy Try and keep
this for Grandpa GOosey.
Uncle Wiggily did Try. But. bless !
your shoe buttons and hair ribbon, he .
had not gone far with the third pie .
before he met a hoptOad lady WhD was
50 cold she could not dance Uncle 4
yWiggily gave her pie. too. with which B
Ito warm herself
She was very thankful. and Nurse .
Jane, when she gave the bunny his
fourth pie said
Vow. do be careful Of this; they are
getting scarce
Il VIII be careful" said Uncle Wig }