El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-18

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Hurray for the pumpkin pie Y es- IN
deed. Nurse Jane, YOU shall have a
pumpkin immediately-whi is very
soon"
Off hoped the bunny uncle 70 the
field where the yellow pumpkins had
been growing all summer II was in
, the same field where the corn shocks
were and where the field mice used 20
live. about whom / told You in the
story last night. if YOU viii please re-
An. there Is a fine big one" cried
the bunny gentleman. as he looked and
saw a pumpkin that was just the right
color Of golden yellow lust large
enough and not q bit too large, just
small enough for ATr. TonEears TO carry
and not a smitch too small-altoCether
the very finest incest. most wonderful
pumpkin for pies that could be i'm
aEined-
The roast goose which Tiny Tim had
for Christmas was the only thing better
than that pumpkin. and YOU must ask
some one 70 tell YOU about Tiny Tim
and the roast goose. FOR I am not al
lowed TO do so.
Tncle WiceiIv took out his knife
made from a sharp piece of stone. and
cut the pumpkin loose from the vine
Then he took 4 in his two paws ana
started for the hollow stump BUNGALOW
: All, What fine pumpkin pies ] shall
have when Nurse Jane bakes them. he
said TO himself = must send some TO
GRANDPA GOoSev Gander. Mr. White
wash. the polar bear gentleman. and
some 10 Mr.. and Mrs. WagtaiL my goat
Uncle Wiggilv was thinking about
the pies. and about pumpkins and
THANKSGIVING. and maybe Christmas
for all I know. when all Of a sudden.
as he was passing through lane
(which is q little road. he saw just
ahead Of hinl. the house where lived
Lulu. Alice and Jimmie WibhlewOh5le.
the duck children
Well. / guess I'll just stop In and
see how they all are" said Uncle Wig
gily to himself. as he rested the yellow
pumpkin on the ground. for his paws
were bit tired.
As he came near the house he heard
some one crying:
Boo hoo Boo hoo, Boo hoo came
the cries
oh. dear" exclaimed Uncle Wiggily.
"This sounds ike trouble. all right But
never mind I'll see if can help"
He hoped on I'D 10 the W lholeWOh-
BILE duck house and out in front he saw
Lulu and Alice, the two duck girls.
about whom 7 have told YOU stories
before He saw them walking through
the grass with their heads bent over.
and each of them was crying. Tears
were dripping off their yellow bills.
Well. well, Whatever is the mat
ter asked the Jolly bunny uncle. rs
your brother Jimmy WihbieWOhhle.
lost or has something happened 10
Grandpa GOosey Camden
Neither one. we are glad TO say"
spoke Alice.
But there * some trouble isn't
there asked the bunny gentleman
with the pink twinkling nose
Indeed there IS" said Lulu. We
each had nice necklace of blue beads.
but Just now. as we were walking over
the grass. 70 go for a little swim he
fore the pond may freeze over. why
the strings Of the bead necklaces broke.
the beads flew all over and
We haven't any necklaces" cried
Alice. wiping off some of her tears with
her hair ribbon. which was an old one
that water could not wet sAnd they
We're such nice necklaces roo-from
the six and eleven sent store oh dear.
Boo hoo
Alice and Lulu WibbIewobbIo feIt
very sad. and SO did Uncle WiEGily. for
he did not Ike TO see the little duck
I'm help YOU look for the blue glass
beans" he said
IF We had them We could string
them over again said Lulu AS soon
as the strings broke we got new ones
from mother. with a needle 70 put
through the holes in the beads. But 3
we can't find the beads
"WeH try again said the bunny
50 he and the duck girls looked IN /
the grass for the lost beads. hut they I
could find only two OF three. not .
enough 10 MAKE a necklace even Tor z 2
rubber doll
Alice and Lulu Wibblewobble felt :
more sad than ever. Uncle Wiggiiv
looked at them His pink nose twin .
killed. faster than ever
~Ha, 7 know what to do he said 4.
.'Wait here moment" Back he
hoped to where ne had left his pie /
Quickly he cut the pumpkin +.
open with his sharp stone knife He .
took out the seeds. and there We're d
more than a hundred Of them.
Carrying the pumpkin seeds in his q
paws. Uncle Wisgily hoped back to 3
Lulu and Alice
Here cried the bunny gentleman 3
String these pumpkin seeds on your
needles and threads. They are Not F.
quite as nice as blue glass heads. per .
haps but they viii make necklaces for p.
you
"Oh, I think they viii be nicer than
the beads said Lulu, and Alice said 4
the same thing Then they strung the
pumpkin seeds on strings for new
necklaces. and were happy. and Uncle
WiGsilv took the pumpkin. without the
seeds, home to Nurse Jane to make
pies. for pumpkin seeds do not go in
pies anyhow
And the pies were very good. So if
the peach short cake doesn't grow so
tall that il touches the ceiling and
scsres the gas light. III tell You next /
about Uncle Wiggiiy and the porch
1916 by Mcclure (.
syndicate.