El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-25
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGILY ANDeTHE CHESTNUTS.
By HOWARD r. GARIS.

Uncle WIGGILY LONGEARS. the
nice rabbit gentleman. was out
- taking a walk, leaning now and
, then on his red, white and blue striped
rheumatism crutch, which Nurse Jane
Fuzzy wuzzy, the muskrat lady house
keeper. had gnawed for him out OF q
cornstalk
Il wonder what sort Of an adventure
shall have today he said as he hop
ped along.
Pretty soon he smelled something
that made him twinkle his pink nose
twice as fast as ever before, and he
said:
"Ah. that is most deliciousi Roast
chestnuts, I'm sure" and a moment
later he turned around the corner Of
an old stump and there he saw Johnnie
and Billie BUshytail. the two squirrel
boys, with a little stand, like a lemon
ade one, built Of an old box. And on
the stand was little stove over which
chestnuts were being roasted
Don't you want to buy sOme?" asked
Billie
I'VE are selling them TO get money
Tor new piano IN our hollow stump
school" added Johnnie "We found
the chestnuts ourselves in the woods
and papa made US this little stove 70
roast them on Don't you want to buy
some?"
Il certainly do exclaimed the bunny
uncle and he bought forty-leVen cents
worth, so that the Bushytail brothers
were very glad. for they wanted to help
pay for the new piano.
Eating the roast chestnuts. Uncle
Wiggily went on and on through the
woods. Pretty soon he came to a place
where there was another sort Of roast
ing smell and Mr.. Longears said:
Hai More baked chestnuts, I sup
pose"
And he was right. Near big rock.
where they could be out of the way OF
the cold wind. were Tommie and Joie
Kat, the kitten boys. They. too, had
a little wooden stand and a stove on
which chestnuts were roasting.
oh, don't you want to buy some,
Uncle Wiggily2' called Tommie
Please DO" begged JOie. We are
selling them
ITO help buy a new piano for the
lady mouse teacher in the hollow stump
school. l know interrupted the bunny
gentleman with laugh"
How did you know asked Tom
mic, somewhat disappointed.
"Oh. 1 have already bought some
from Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the
squirrels answered Mr.. Longears
They told me-"
Then you won't want any Of ours"
and this time IL was Joie who was
disappointed
"Oh. yes. SHALL" laughed the bunny
i never had enough roast chestnuts
yet. I'll buy forty-twelve cents worth
Of yours" and ne did
Once more he hoped along through
the woods. now and then eating q
chestnut and tossing aside the shell
when. all of a sudden. he heard another
roasting SMELL mean he saw tho.
] mean he shifted il with his pink
twinkling nose. Therei I have it right
at last.
More roast piano-chestnuts. I sup
pose" thought the bunny. And he was
right This time it was Jackie and
Peetie Bow Wow the puppy dog boys,
who were selling the nuts. Uncle Wig
gily bought some Of them, and not long
afterward he came to place where
JOllie and Jillie Longtail and little
SQueakie-Eekie. the cousin mouse. were
also selling the roasted nuts
please buy sOmef they begged Of
the bunny man and he did. not telling
them that his pockets were already full
We'll. 1 certainly have enough chest
nuts, said Mr. LOngears to himself as
he hoped on once more. Nurse Jane
would laugh at me If she knew it
But I guess, i I cannot eat them all.
that she can make some sort Of pudding
or pie Of them. It will be all right
Only hope I don't hsv to buy any
more"
No sooner had he said that than once