El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-06
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE PARIS GREEN
BY HOWARD r. GARIS.

bugs don't know the difference They
eat the vine. chew the paris green
well, those bugs don't ever want any
I more Of my potato vines
why notg" asked Nurse Jane
] Because the paris green gives them
a terrible tooth ache. and other things
I that are worse" answered the bunny
gentleman. so. when J saw. over IN
( the corner Of my farm that the patio
70 bugs We're chewing the vines. SAID
d was too bad But I'll fix en- I'm
going for paris green now"
So Uncle Wiggily went to the store
for the green powder, which was 10
make the bugs leave his vines alone
Paris Ereen2 Certainly. Mr. Long
cars said the monkey doodle gentle
he gave the bunny a nice package OF
the powder which had such nice
color.
But listen, as the telephone girl
says. Don't ever any Of you try 10
eat green powder Just because il IS
you feel worse than a potato bug
With the bag Of green stuff under
MS paw, Uncle Wiggily slowly hopped
along on his way back to the farm,
He was sort of laughing TO himself
when he thought what a surprise ne
would give those potato bugs, when,
All OF sudden, from behind stump,
ne heard some one signing and cry
ing. as they said:
''Oh, dear: Isn't it just too bad for
anything, It was so pretty before and
now look at it"'
Look at il, Look at what? What's
me me natter asked the bunny. gen
t!eman, peeping up from behind
IT'S the skillery- scalery alligator"
answered Susie Littletail, the bunny
Slrl who had been doing the signing
and crying.
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tor cried the bunny gentleman. max
ing his pink nose twinkle so fast that
IL looked Ike postage Stamn- on
we must run. He'll get you, Eell get
"Oh, no he won't" slowly said susie.
But he tool. the nice green ribbon
off my hat, that's what he did"
How was that?"
Well said Susie. Il was wearing
my new hat with the bright green
ribbon on It I was walking along
and I guess the ribbon stuck up over
the top Of the stump
The skiIlery- scalery alligator must
have thought it was a bit Of green
cabbage or lettuce. for the first I
knew he pulled off the ribbon and ran
away chewing it"
Wen. it is better to have the chew
Uncle Wiggily, not so frightened now
that he knew the skillery- scalery alli-
gator was not around
Yes, I s'pOse So" sighed Susie. But
oh. deari Ny nice hat. Without the
pretty green ribbon on it what shall
I do? I was going TO a party Lulu
WibbleWObble. the duck girl. is giving.
and now I can't go. Oh, dear and
Susie cried
Yes. you shall 60" said Uncle Wig
gily- Wait a minute I'll soon make
q green ribbon for your hat"
Quickly he took out his clean pocket
handkerchief This he tore into strips
and then he colored them with the
paris green he had bought for the po-
tato bugs, mixing the powder with
some water.
There you are. Susie," cried the
bunny uncle. as he held up the green
ribbons he had made Put them n
your new hat. and 90 TO the party.
And give all the animal children my
love"
So Susie did. and she was very
happy, and every one sail il was just
fine OF Uncle Wiggily 10 do what he
had done. Then the bunny gentleman
sDrinkled paris green on his potato
vines. and the bugs ran away after
taking only a few chews- They did
not like a green toOthache
SO this teaches US we never can tell
what color is going to be fashionable
until we see IL on a lady's hat And,
il the automobile doesn't run over the
tin horn and make IL squeak like
rubber doll with a whistle in its back.
the next story viii be about Uncle
Wiggily and the bees.-Copyright
1916, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate