El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-02
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
7-CTr w1GGTT,Y I.oNGEARs. the
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE CABBAGE.
By HOWARD, B. CARS.

-NCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the
nice rabbit gentleman, was
~ whistling merrily as he hoped
out Of bed one morning
why so happy" asked Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy. the muskrat lady house
keeper.
Because il is raining" answered
the bunny uncle putting his pink
tvinklinc nose out of the window
drop Of water fell on it and dekled
him so that he sneezed- -Aker-sIil I'll
Well" exclaimed Nurse Jane. most
o. us are sad. and not happy. when it
rains
Il like it TO rsin.7 whistled Uncle
farm and makes the things grow
am going this morning over 70 see
how my cabbage is growing nope
the heads are getting larger - me-
viii soon be big enough to PICK i
want YOU to make some caoDase pan
7 shall be glad to do that" Nurse
Jane said. putting her apron on over
her tail. for she was going 10 get IN
Gle Wiggily's breakfast and did n9t
want TO spill coffee on it-on her tall'
When he had eaten. Uncle Wiggily
growing. It was coming up nlceis-
some Of the plants already had niue
heads on them. but, as yet no eyes,
noses or mouths, which Iney uluH
really need TO be good caDDaSes-
Yes. my farm is a great success
Uncle Wiggily said. and he was 50
proud and happy-not too prouG- On
course-that ne lust stood there look
ing at the cabbage unul ne -s1t
stopped Then the bunny uncle Went
back after a hoe 10 hoe the art up
around the cabbage stalks so ley
would grow stronger and larger,
While he was doing this he hearo
If came over this way all right
Yes. I saw il. too ] gave II a good
knock over in this field
4 hope you didn't knock the cover
off, another voice said. If you dlo
we can't play any more
Well. when we find il Wen KNOCK
IL all over the lots" some one else eN-
claimed
My goodness gracious, sakes alive,
and some peanut pudding thought
Uncle Wiggily, hiding down in among
the cabba geS- I hope II ism me they
are looking for. to knock all over the
lots. Oh, dear"
Then he peeked between the cabbage
heads and he saw Sammle Littletall
the bunny chap. Johnnie and Billy
Bushytail the SQUIRRELS. Jackie and
Peetie Bow Wow, the puppies, ana
Jimmie Wibblewobble. the duck chap,
with some other animal boys
oh no. This is all right gleefully !
cried Uncle Wiggily- These are friends
OF mine 7 wonder what they are look B
ing for2 III ask them" and he did.
Its our baseball" answered Billie &
Wagtail, the goat chap "TOmmie Kat !
knocked II away over here in your /
cabbage patch, and now we can't find 1
it,
I'll help you look" offered the /
bunv uncle. and, together. he and the I
animal boys searched for the baseball !
But they could not find it
oh. dear" quacked Jimmie Wibi e
wobble the duck chap. Isn't il too
bad, Now we can't play ball any
morer"
ION. yes you can joyfuliy cried
Uncle Wiggily. IN let you take my
little cabbage heads for baseballs."
He gave them two nice little. round,
green heads of cabbage, so in case they
Ost one they would still have another,
and. with them to use as balls. the ami
nal chaps were happy once more
It's a good thing I raised some
"a bbaEe on my farm" thought Uncle
for besides making sauer-
.raut II makes good baseballs."
He was hOeing away in the patch,
nd wondering II the onions were
rowing strong enough to jump over
he fence when, all Of a sudden. the
unny saw the bad, old tail-pullinE
monkey sneaking along