El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-28

! his shoulder this time For his pain
did not hurt him much, as the sun was
shining. so he did not have to limp on
the crutch, which Nurse Jane had
gnawed for him out of a cornstalk.
Uncle Wiggily had not gone far to-
ward the fields and woods, and he was
wondering whether or not he might be
able to climb over the second OF two
mountains near his hollow stump bum
galow when he heard Nurse Jane call
ing to him.
"Oh, Wiggy! Wiggy, I say"
Yes, what is it2" asked the. rabbit
gentleman. turning around and look
ing over his shoulder. "Havr I for
gotten anything
No, it was I who forgot" said the
muskrat lady hOusekeeper. u for
got to tell you to bring me a bottle
Of perfume Mine is all gone"
All right, I'll bring you some"
promised Mr.. Longears. 1T will give
me something to do-to go to the per-
fume store. Perhaps an adventure win
happen to me there"
Once more he was on his way. and
soon he reached the perfume store
kept by nice buzzing bee lady. who
gathered sweet-smelllng perfume, as
well as honey, from the flowers in
summer and put il carefully away for
the winter
Some perfume for Nurse Jane, eh?v
said the bee lady, as the rabbit gen
ueman knocked on her hollow tree
house. There you are. Uncle Wig
gily,' and she gave him a bottle Of the
nice scent made from a number Of
flowers
My That smells lovely" exclaimed
UncIe Wiggily. as he pulled out the
cork and took a long sniff. Nurse
Jane will surely like that perfumei"
With the sweet bottle in his paw. the
rabbit gentleman started back toward
his hollow hrrnun1nr-
not gone very far before he saw a nurse
maid. out in the garden, back of a big
house. There was a basket in front of
the maid with some clothes in it, and
stretched across the garden was line.
with more clothes on it, Tapping in the
wind
'Ha" exclaimed Uncle wiggily. ct
wonder il that garden maid, hanging
up the clothes, wouldn't like to smell
Nurse James perfume? Nurse Jane will
that maid a kindness to let her smell
sweet, after she has been
smelling washing soap suds all morn
ing"
So the bunny uncle, who was always
doing kind things. hoped over to the
garden maid and asked:
Wouldn't you like to smell this per
fume?' and he held out the bottle he
had bought of the bee lady.
The garden maid turned around, and
said in a sad voice:
Thank you. Uncle Wiggily. It IS
very kind of you, and ] would like to
imell your perfume. But ] can't"
why notg' asked the bunny uncle.
The cork is out of the bottle See"
That may very well be-" went on
he garden maid, ''but the truth OF the
natter is that I cannot smell. because
blackbird has nipped off my nose"
Uncle Wiggily., in great surprise.
oOked. and. surely enough, a black
'ird had nipped off the nose Of the gar
len maid
Bless my whiskersi' cried the bunny
mole. What a thing for a blackbird
D dO-nip off your nose! Why did he
o such a thing as that?"
why. he had to do IL, because it's
hat way in the Mother Goose book"
aid the maid. Don't you remember /
{ goes this way: The King was in the !
arlor counting out his money. the
ueen was in the kitchen. eating bread
nd honey. The maid was in the gar
en-. hanging out the clothes, along
anne a blackbird and nipped off her
ose' That's the way it was"
"Oh. yes, ] remember now" said
ncle Wiggily.
We'll, I'm the maid who was in the Z
arden, hanging out the clothes" said
ne, land. as you can see along came a
lackbird and nipped off my nose. That
/. YOU can't see the blackbird, but Won
IN see the place where my nose ought
be"
Yes" answered Uncle Wiggilv. .I
H. It's too bad. That blackbird ought
have his feathers ruffled"
ooh. he didn't mean to be bad" said
e garden maid. HE had to do as n
Us in the book, and he had to nip Off
= nose SO that's why can't smell
rise James nice perfume"
Uncle Wiggily thought for a minute
zen he said;
Just you wait here. think 7 can
: it so YOU can smell as well as ever
Then the bunny uncle hurried OFF
rough the woods until he found lin
IL Caw-Caw, the big black crow how
said bunny uncle. will