El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-30
SUPPOSE you are going" 50

L - CLE OkoE you arc EDAAAEs 9a-N
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy. the
> L muskrat lady housekeeper. as
she came IN the dining room Of the
hollow stump bungalow one day. when
Uncle Wiggily Longears. the rabbit
gentleman, was just finishing his
cheese pudding with orange Ioily-pop
sauce sprinEled over the tor.
Going where?' asked rhe bunny
uncle If you mean out for = walk TO
look for an adventure you are wrong
I I'm not going"
Why not2" the muskrat lady wanted
10 know.
Because I promised Grandpa Goosey
Ciander that ] would come and play g
same OF checkers with him He Is not
feeling well and 1 want TO cheer him
up"
Nurse Jane but 1 meant are you go
ing to the little party that Susie Little
tail. the rabbit girl. is going to give
tonight She asked you to come, you
: remember"
Uncle WfggiIv sat back in his chair
He looked so surprised that his pink
nose twinkled faster than II ever had
before
That's SOL he exclaimed Susie did
T ask ne TO come TO her party. and said
I'd 20. I had forgotten all about It. I'll
have 70 90. Indeed I'm glad to go. But
what about Grandpa Goosey?"
Take him with you said Nurse
Jane. 7 believe he hasn't been 10 a
party in a long while"
THE very thing" cried Uncle Wig
gily. Wen go together and have a
fine time. III call him up on the tele-
phone and ask him"
Uncle Wiggily called Up Grandpa
Goosey and the old gentleman said he
would be very glad to 20 TO Susie's
party with the bunny uncle
Together they started of. both
dressed in their best. Uncle Wiggily
with his tail silk hat and Grandpa
GOOsey wearing a red cap that looked
quite fine, stuck up above his yellow
bill
-Oh. we're so glad to see YOU" said
Susie as she let them in the front door
OF the rabbit house 7 was afraid,
when it looked like rain. that you
might not come"
"Oh, II would take more than rain 20
keep us from your party said Uncle
Wiggily most politely. and with a jolly
laugh. as he put his umbrella and rub
bers ia one corner OF the hall
DO You think it viii rain soOn?"
asked Susie. as she opened the door
again TO let in Johnnie and Billie
Bushytail. the TWO squirrels.
We'll, IL looks like it," said Grandpa
,
bill up at the clouds. But rain viii
not hurt US. though If IL Is 100 cold il
may freeze fast TO us However. 4 warm
fire viii 1haw US out"
u Ii did indeed. look like rain as the
f0ther animals came 70 Susie LittletaiFs
party The clouds were getting very
dark and there was no moon nor stars.
But the animal children and the older
folks who came We're wise. They knew
ali about the weather, and when II
looked like rain they brought their
rub5ers and umbrellas That Is. all but
creatures like the ducks. who had oily
feathers that could not be wet through
soon nearly all who were coming had
arrived al the party the little rabbit
girl was giving There was her brother
Sammie. The squirrel brothers. Jennie
fhipmOnk. Mamie and Billie Wagtail.
the goats and many others
JOie. Tommie and Kittie Kat were
among the last 10 get there They
lived quite a long way from the bur
row. or underground house. where the
rabbits had their home
oh. IN so glad 70 see you-' cried
susie as the three kitten children came
in "Oh. its raining cried Susie a
little later. as she heard the drops
splashing outside on the roof
Yes. 81 began TO sprinkle as We
came in" said Kittie Kat. But never
mind We all brought our umbrellas
and rain coats. and have ny rubbers.
didn't need 20 wear them, as It didn't