El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19

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a party. I'm going TO party!
cried Mamie Wagtail, the little
goat Airl. as she pranced up in front OF
the hollow stump bungalow where MI;
Longears, the rabbit gentleman, HVsu
with Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the
muskrat lady housekeeper.
Going to a party2 say. that's just
fnei" said the bunny gentleman
wish ] were going TO one
why. you can come, too cried Nan
ME ''Jillie LOngtail, the little mouse
girl, is giving the party, ana kno"
she's be glad 10 have YOU
We'll. perhaps i may stop IN Tor a
little while" said Mr.. LOngears win
"A smile that made his pink nose twin
lle like the frosting on sponge cake.
"But when is the party going 10 take
place, MANNER
Right away-Tm going there now;
but / just stopped at your bungalow 70
show you my new shoes that Uncle
Butter. the circus poster goat, bought
for me- Aren't they nicer And she
stuck out her feet.
Indeed they are. cried Uncle Wig
gily, as he looked at the shiny black
shoes which went on over Nannie.s
hoOfs. 80 the party is today, is itE
Right now said Mamie come
on, Uncle Wiggily. Walk along win
me and 90 in! They'll all be glad TO
@oh, but my dear child" cried the
bunny gentleman. i haven't shaved my
whiskers, my ears need brushing and
] would have to do lots Of things TO
make myself look nice and ready for
a party! .,,
81 did so want you to come with me-"
Wen, IN walk as far as the Long
tail mouse home" said the bunny uncle
but 1 won't 20 in"
''Oh. maybe you will when you get
therev and Mamie laughed. for she
knew Uncle Wiggily always did what
10 children
TO do.
SO the bunny uncle and Mamie start
ed Off through the woods together,
Mamie looking down at her new shoes
every now and then.
I'm going TO dance at the party.
Uncle NiEgilyi" she said
Il should think you would, Mamie,
with those nice. new Shoes" spoke Mr..
Longears. What dance are you going
20 do2"
"Oh. the four-step and the fish horn
pipe" J guess, answered Mamie. and
then she suddenly cried:
''Oh dear,"
What's the matter now" asked IN |
Gle Wiggily Did you lose one Of your |
new shoes?"
NO. but / splashed some mud on It," |
the little goat girl said. II stepped in I
a mudpuddle."
Never mind, I'll wipe It off with a 4
bit Of soft green moss" answered Uncle !
Wiggily; and he did SO Nannie's shoes /
were all clean again.
On and on went the rabbit gentleman /
and the little goat girl, and they talked /
of what games the animal children 4
would play at the LOngtail mouse party. /
and what good things they would eat, |
and all like that
All OF a sudden, as Mamie was jump
ing over another little puddle of water,
she cried out again:
"Oh. deart"
What's the matter now?" asked I'm
Gle Wiggily. Did some more mud
splash on your new shoes, MANNER
NO, Uncle Wiggily. but a lot OF the |
fasten buttons on new shoes very
tight"
Il guess they don't" Uncle wiggily
said But still you have enough but
tons left to keep the shoes on your
feet. 1 guess you will be all right"
So Mamie walked on a little farther,
with Uncle Wiggily resting his rheu-
matism, now and then, on the red, I
white and blue striped barber pole
crutch that Nurse Jane had gnawed for
him out OF a eornstalk.
All OF a sudden Mamie cried out
again:
"Oh. deari Oh. this is too badi'
What isT' asked Uncle Wiggily.
Now all the buttons have come off
my shOes!" said the little goat girl J
sadly. I don't see how I can go on
10 the party. and dance, with no but
tons on my shoes. They'll be slipping
off ali the while"
so they WILL" spoke Uncle Wiggily.
shoes without buttons are like lolly-
pops without sticks. you can't do any
thing with them"
But what am I going to do?" asked
Mamie, while tears came into her eyes
and splashed up on her horns. I do
want so much to go to that party
And 1 want you to-" said Uncle /
Wiggily. Let me think a minute"
So he thought and thought, and then !
he looked off through the woods and I
he saw a queer tree not far away 1t I
was a sycamore tree, with broad white
patches on the smooth bark, and hang
ing down from the branches were lots
of round balls, just like shoe buttons. !
only they were sort Of brown instead !
OF black. The balls were the seeds Of
the tree.
"Ha. The very thingi" cried the
bunny uncle.
What is?" asked Mamie
That sycamore, or button-bau tree"
answered the rabbit gentleman. I can
get you some new shoe buttons off !
that Mamie, and sew them on your
shoes"
"Oh, n you can, that will be inst
iinei" cried the little goat girl For !
when the buttons came off my new I
shoes they flew every which wav-I
mean the buttons did-and 1 couldn't
find single one"