El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-25
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGLY AND THE BOX OF CRACKERS.
H.

- H desr,T exclaimed Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy, the musBrst
- lady hous ekeeper IT don't
know what to do
why not?" asked Uncle Wiggily
Longears. the rabbit gentleman who
lived in the hollow stump bungalow
with the muskrat lady. Don't you
know how to put frosting on the fee
cream cones, or have you forgotten
how TO boil the carrots for supper"
Neither one" answered the musk
rat lady But want a box Of crack
ers from the store, and I don't see how
you are going TO get it"
Why not?" asked the rabbit gen
tleman. y think 1 can 90 to the store
Just as well now as later in the day.
It is not so hot, and"
But it looks like rain" said Nurse
Jane, "and you know you lent your
last umbrella to Grandpa Goosey Can
der II you should go TO the store
for me TO get a box of crackers. and
should get caught in the rain. 1 would
feel dreadful about it"
Make yoar mind easy on that point,
said the rabbit gentleman. In the
first place, it is not going TO rain. and.
II it does, I an not afraid of getting
wet III go TO the store and get the
crackers for you
'Oh, thank you so muchrT exclaimed
Nurse Jane in her most jolly voice
That is very kind Of you. All need
is box Of crackers, and when you
come back with them we will have
supper"
Off started Uncle Wiggily. looking
ne
were black, and they seemed about TO
GRIP water every or any moment, but
the bunny uncle was not afraid, and
OF he started. without anv umbrella
reached the place all right and the
gingerbread man took out a nice fresh
box OF crackers for the rabbit gen
leman-
Nurse Jane was afraid ia be
caught in the rain said the bunny
uncle as he started away, but I don't
believe I shah"
II you are caught" said the ginger
bread man, looking up at the clouds.
which were getting blacker and black
er, III tell you what to do.
w hat?'' asked Uncle Wiggily.
Inside the box of crackers" said
the ginserbread-crack eller-man. is
some waXed paper Now. rain can
never come through waxed paper. So.
Il you get caught IN the storm on your
way home. just take out some OF the
waXed paper, stick II on a tree branch
for handle and you viii have an
umbrella that viii keep you from get
ting wet"
Thank you III do that" said the
bunny uncle
Off he started through the woods
All the while the clouds were getting
blacl1er and blacker and the wind was
blowing more and more, and finsily il
began TO rain
At first the drops came down very
easily, but after a while they came
down faster and faster and faster. and,
though Mr.. LOngears tried to dodge
between them and slide under trees, he
soon found he was getting very wet
Hal 1 know what III do he said.
III just take some Of the waxed pa
per out OF the era cker box and make
an umbrella Then III keep dry until
get home"
Stopping under tree, the bunny
uncle took out from inside the cracker -
box some OF the WaXed paper which .
the rain could not wet through This
paper he stuck on a stick, holding IL .
over his head like an umbrella
vow I'll not get wet he cried and
most gaily of he started once more
-Or the hollow stump bungalow, where
Nurse Jane was waiting for him.
And. though the thunder rumbled
and roared. and though the lightning
was brighter than even 2 billion
million seven hundred and flEtV-sl2
thousand, nine hundred and eighty .
firefIiss. still the bunny uncle was not
afraid. and he kept on through the