El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-27

! at the same time I may have nice
adventure"
With his tai silk hat on his head
but not taking his red, white and blue
striped rheumatism crutch with hin
this time (fOr he had no PAIN. of
started Mr.. Longers 10 look for a
clothes stick for Nurse Jane. He wore
his glasses, as he wanted to see very
plainly so as not to miss an adventure
On and on he went, over the fields
and through the woods. which were
now almost bare Of leaves, and pretty
soon he came TO a place where he found
q clothes stick with a Y on the end
of il.
Uncle Wiggily. using his strong teeth,
which are made on purpose 10 gnaW
wood. soon cut off the very stick he
wanted Then, still using his big front
teeth. he peeled off the bark. leaving
the stick nice and white
I spose I'd better hurry back with
this to Nurse Jane" he said to himself
she may be waiting for il Still, and
with all. have not yet had an adven-
ture"
However. Uncle Wiggily thought per-
haps he might have one on his way
home, and so he started for the hollow
stump bungalow. with the clothes stick
over his shoulder.
He had not gone very far before he
heard, just behind big stone, someone
saying in a sad voice:
oh. dear It's too bad, I cant play
with the others now. and have any fun.
on, If I only had a gum
'Ha, 4 gun it is exclaimed Uncle
Wiggily I hope that isn't a rObber
cat, or a bad soldier lion- waiting for
me. still whoever II is hasn't gun. so
1 guess I'm all right. And il may be
some one in trouble who needs my help
I'll look and see"
Going up on his tiptoes. Unce Wig
Eily peeked around the corner Of the
rock, and there he saw Tommie Kat.
the little kitten boy. with his fur all
ruffled up, and looking quite sad
What's the matter TOmmie2" asked
Uncle Wiggily-
-Oh. haven't any gun TO play soldier
with" was the answer Jackie and
Peetie Bow Wow. the puppies, Johnnie
and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels. and
Sammie Littletsil ali have make-believe.
guns and they're having lots Of fun
playing soldier. They would let me
play If 7 had a gun. but I've looked all
over and I can't find anything like
one"
Uncle WiggiIy looked at the Y clothes
stick on his shoulder. Then he looked
at Tommie
How would this do. Tommie?" he
asked.
ooh, may have II. Uncle Wiggily2r
Then the rabbit gentleman. in the
Kindness Of his heart, not thinking al
all about Nurse Jane needing the stick.
gave it 10 TOmmie The kitten boy put
the y end against his shoulder, squinted
his eye along the long part of the stick
as II II were a gun barrel. and then he
loudly cried.
Bang"
Ny goodness, What was that?"
asked Uncle WigEily. making believe
TO give such a jump that his glasses al
.s7-tat 80 No sLoo.s-- -,,e . -
laughed Tommie. ~Oh. this viii be
dandy Thank you"
Then he ran off TO play with the
other animal boys. and Uncle WiEgilv.
thinking what lots Of fun he used TO
have pretending TO be soldier. hoped
on TO the hollow stump bungalow.
Did you bring the clothes stick"
cried Nurse Jane. as soon as she saw
him 7 need il at once. The clothes
are boiling over and 7 want to lift
them out Quick, WiGSy- The clothes
stick
"Oh. I gave It to Tommie for gun
said the rabbit gentleman. sadly like.
Whatever shall ] do2" cried Nurse
lane.
Uncle Wigsily thought for a minute.
Then he ran into the bungalow. where.
n the kitchen, the clothes were just be
ginning TO boil over. Uncle Wiggfiv
ook up his red. white and blue rheu-
natism crutch that Nurse Jane had
snawed for him out of a cornstalk
This viii do for 2 clothes stick until
can get you another" he said He
fitted the hot clothes out into the tub
ust in time so they didn't boil over.
md SO everything came out all right
Then Uncle Wiggily went back TO the
woods and got another Y stick for
Nurse Jane. and this time he did not
give II away for a gun And If the
Doth powder doesn't shoot the cak OF
soap through the bath room window
II tell you next about Uncle Wigzilv
md Joie's drum.-Copyright 1915. By
icClure Newspaper Syndicate
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