El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
Wgly and Crumpe Horn Cow"
By HOWARD, B. GARIS.

Then with his rheumatism crutch. the
rabbit gentleman pushed loose the cows
hoOf from where it was caught in the
stump, and she was alright again,
"Oh. thank you SO much, Uncle Wig
giiy,' spoke the crumpled-hOrn COW. II
ever 7 can do YOU r. favor ] will"
Thank you" said the rabbit gen.
tleman politely. I'm sure you viii.
But how did you happen to get your
hoof caught in that stump"
"Oh. was standing on it. trying to
see if I could jump over the moon
was the answer.
Jump over the moon" cried the rab-
bit gentleman. You surprise me. Why
in the world"
IT'S this way. you see" spoke the
crumpled- horn lady cow. In the
Mother Goose book it says: 'Hi-diddle
diddle. the cats in the fiddle, the COW
jumped over the moon Well, IL one
cow did that I don't see why another
one can't I got upon the stump. to
try and jump over the moon, but my
foot slipped and I was caught.
II suppose 7 should not have tried it
for I am the COW with the crumpled
horn. You have heard Of me, I dare
say. I'm the COW with the crumpled
horn, that little Boy Blue drove out Of
the corn. / tossed the dog that worried
that cat that caught the rat that ate
the malt that lay in the house that Jack
built"
oh. remember you now" said Uncle
Wiggily.
And this is my crumpled horn" went
on the COW. and she showed the rabbit
gentleman how one Of her horns was all
crumpled and crooked and twisted, just
like corkscrew that is used to pull
ard corks out or bottles.
WEEK thank you again for pulling
out my foot" said the COW. as she turned
away. Now I must go toss that dog
once more, for he's always worrying
the cat"
SO the COW went away. and Uncle
Wiggily hoped on through the woods
and over the fields. He had had an ad-
venture. you see, helping the COW. and
later on he had another one. for he met
Jimmie WibblewObble, the boy duck.
who had lost his penny going to the
store for a cornmeal favored lollypop.
Uncle Wiggily found the penny in the
snow and Jimmy was happy once more.
The next day when Uncle Wiggily
awakened i'm his hollow stump bunga-
low and went TO get out Of bed, he
was so lame and stiff that he could
hardly move.
"Oh, dearl" cried the rabbit gentle
man. OUCH Oh. what a paint
What is it," asked Nurse Jane.
What's the natter
My rheumatism" answered Uncle
Wigsily- please send to DR.. Postum
and get some medicine. Ouch, Oh,
my,'
III go for the medicine myself"
Nurse Jane said and. tying her tail
up in a double bOwknot, so she would
not step on it and trip as she hurried
along. over to DIT. POssum's she went.
The doctor was just starting out to
go 10 see Mamie Wagtails the little
goat girl. who had the hOrnache. but
before going there DR.. Postum ran
back. got a big bottle OF medicine.
which he gave to Nurse Jane. saying:
When you get back to the hollow
stump bungalow pull out the cork and
rub some on Uncle Wiggily's pain"
Rub the cork on2" asked Nurse
Jane, sort Of surprised like.
mo. rub on some Of the medicine
from the bottle" answered DR.. Pos
sum, laughing.
Uncle Wiggily had a bad pain when
Nurse Jane got back.
III soon fix you" said the musk
rat lady. Wait until ] get the cork
out Of this bottle" But that was more
easily said than done. Nurse Jane tried
with all her might to pull out the cork
vita her paws and even with her teeth.
Then she used a hairpin, but it only
bent and twisted itself
"Oh. hurry with the medicine-i
begged Uncle Wiggily. Hurry pleaser'
II can't get the cork out" said Nurse /
Jane.
Let me try spoke the bunny uncle. !
But he could not get the cork out /
either, and his pain was worse
Just then came a knock on the bunga- /
low door, and a voice said:
Il am the COW with the crumpled /
horn. 1 Just met Or. POssum, and he |
told me Uncle Wiggily had the rheuma- |
tism- Is there anything I can do for /
him? I'd like TO do him a favor as he 4
did me one"
Yes. YOU can help me-" said the rab- /
bit gentleman. Can you pull a tight /
cork out OF a bottle?'
Indeed / can" mOoed the COW. "Just /
watch mer' She put her crooked. !
crumpled horn. which was Just like a 1
corSscrew. in the cork. and. with one /
twist. out it came from the bottle as
easily as anything Then Nurse Jane 1
could rub some medicine on Uncle Wig