El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-29

Nurse Jane, for ] want to DO my work.
, Where are you goins7
Over to the Tar end OF my farm TO
. see now the carrots are growing an
swered the bunny uncle. = hope we
nave enough 20 last us all winter
= hope so. too said Nurse Jane
Then she began to sweep the porch
ana Uncle Wiggily. with his straw hat
ana cabbage leaf. hoped on over his
farm As he was going through q
. down In the moss and leaves he heard
: a voice SAYING
oh. please don't step on me, Look
out II you VIII he so kind, You nearly
crushed my nest
neste On the ground exclaimed
the bunny uncle in surprise Whose
IS II. pray tell, and where are vou-'
II IS my nest. ] am the oven bird
and here ! am right close to YOUR feet
was the answer. Uncle WiggiIv looked
down and saw p little brown bird. with
very bright eyes. peeping out at him
( from what seemed 20 be a cluster Of
IeaFeS and grass. made with "A round
( top Ike the snow houses in which III.
North Pole folk live.
An oven bird" cried the surprfsed
rabbit gentleman. DO Won mean r.
say you live i'm an Oven
on, no, not exactly" replied the bird
only they call me that because
build my nest in shape like an Old
fashioned Dutch oven. You can eCc
Tor yourself. and the little brown bird
came out OF her queer nest in Which
were some little brides. and poin-cJ
out 10 Uncle WigEily the rounded .op
Ven. that is queer nest smoke
me bunny. L am so glad I did not
step on it"
Thank YOU" spoke the bird. so
am J. II was a great favor to me and
! II 90 one for you some day If cam
Pray do not mention IL" said Uncle
Wiggily. bashful like and flusbi1e-
and now ! must keep on my wa to
the carrot field"
Come and see me again" invited ne
brown bird Then I'll tell you my
Il Will. promised the bunny and IN
ne hopped- He found his field of vel
low carrots growing nicely. though
there were some weeds in them which
ne dug up with his paws. scattering
the dirt away from the roots. cor
weeds ought not to he let grow in n
garden.
While Uncle WigEiIy was cettin-
rid OF the weeds. all Of a sudden he
felt a pull a his coat tails. and be.
turned around so quickly that his straw
NAT with the cool ca hbaSe leaf inside.
fell off his head
'Ha, Is that YOU. Jimmie Wibble-
wohble7 asked Mr.. Longears. thinking
the duck chap might be playing Il
trick on him
But no duck chap was there. IN
stead. it was the bad Old skiIIery-
scalery alligator with the double
jointed tail. who had grabbed the
bunny uncle
All. Ia. I have caught YOU cried
the gator.
Yes. l guess YOU have. But please
let me go" begged Uncle Wiggily.
Not go cried the gator. Il am
going to take you to my friend. the
nose-pinching baboon, and then Wen
see what viii happen"
"Oh. dear" cried Uncle WiEEily. He
tried 10 get loose, but he could not and
the gator was aking him away. whom.
all at once. there sounded through the
woods a cry Of;
Teacher, Teacher, Teacher
The Skillery-sSalery alligator sud
denly stopped. He turned pale and he
gan to SILVER and shake.
Teacher Teacher, Teacher" was
called again.
"Oh. DEAR cried the gator Here P
comes the school teacher. and / haven't
learned my spelling lessoni ! must
hurry away and study it I'll have to
catch you again. Uncle Wiggilv." and
away went the gator as fast as lie