El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-06

Nv for dinner today aske'
Uncle wiggily Longears
the rabbit gentleman. of Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy. his muskrat lady house
keeper, one morning. as he rose from
the breakfast table.
MY goodness me sakes alive, and
some lollypOp ice cream cones." cried
Nurse Jane. You are talking about
dinner. and here it is only just after
breakfast
Well" said Uncle Wiggily. 4 like
to know, ahead Of time, what l am go
ing TO eat, and then I can be thinking
about it"
Il seer laughed Nurse Jane "One
thing you can be thinking about is
elderberry pie. If you will get me
some berries off the elder bush I'll
make a pie
Good cried the bunny uncle III
90 IL. If there is one thing more than
another that I love il is elderberry
pie. I'll go off TO the woods at once
and gather some Oh, me, Oh my.
And doing a little hop. skip and
jump, with his red, white and blue
striped barber pole rheumatism crutch
that Nurse Jane had gnawed for him
out of a cornstalk, Uncle Wiggily went
elderberrying.
An elder bush is one that has big
clusters OF white flowers on IL. and
after while the flowers turn into Dlach
colored berries Uncle Wisgily soon
found an elder bush, which very kindly
said the bunny gentleman might pick
as many berries as he wanted for pie.
And you can break off some of my
branches, or stalks, If you like. too
went on the bush.
Thank you" answered the bunny
uncle. politely, but ] think I have nc
use for any Of your branches. Are
they good for anything special, be
sides bearing green leaves. flowers and
berries
oh, yes. indeed" answered the elder
bush. My stalks are filled with a
soft pith, or white stuff, just like in
side 4 cornstalk, and when you push
this pith out witt a stick. hatpin or
a knitting needle, YOU have left a hol-
low tube, like a macaroni stick. or
4 hollow stick. ehe" exclaimed
Uncle Wiggily- That is a good thinS
TO know"
As the bunny uncle did not. just then.
need a hollow stick. he did not take
any But he picked his pailful OF
elderberrles. which Nurse Jane made
into lovely pie. If you will excuse
elderberry pie, for il makes me so
hungry TO think of it that 1 feel just
like leaving my typewriter TO skip
rope or play marbles. while ] go ou-,
myself, after elderberries as did when
was a boy
That is certainly very fine pie
said Uncle Wiggily at dinner. as he
ate his third piece IF you don't mind
should like to take some over 10
Grandfather Goosey Gander-"
10 so, by all means" said Nurse
Jane, so she put piece Of the elder
berry pie in a dish. and Uncle Wiggiiy
took it over to his goose gentleman
friend.
Uncle WiggiIy had a nice time At
Grandpa Goosey Gander's house, and
that night, on his way home. the bunny
uncle passed the hollow tree where |
J Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squir- /
rel boys, lived. out in front of the 1
tree was Mrs. Bushytail. the squirrel :,
lady. and she looked very sad AMI !
anxious.
why. what is the natter" asked
Uncle Wiggily. kindly May 1 not
have the pleasure Of helping you2"
I wish you could" said the squirrel
BOWS mother. But you know. Johnnie !
md Billie both have the measles. They
ire almost well now. but they are fret
u and they want many things to play
With. Just now they want popguns, /
lut 1t is so late all the stores are
losed, and I don't know how in the
world to get the popguns for them"
-Ha, Let me think a moment" cried
Jncle Wiegily.
The bunny uncle thought for a httle
While. and then he said
i think I can get popguns for the
'oys."
Low can you. when the stores are
losed?" asked Mrs. Bushytail-
Easily answered Uncle Wiggily.
A popgun is only a hollow stick, with
cork in one end In the other end
ou push another stick. and it squeezes
II pops OF the cork Now you have
ONE corEs in the tree house. I know
nd I can easily whittle out a round
tick