El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-04
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
"Uncle Wiggiy
By HOWARD, B. GARIS

Then who are your" Nurse Jane
Z asked.
u am little Miss Muffet if you
| please, and I have come to sit on
! tuffet. and eat some curds and whey
! ! want TO see Uncle Wiggily, too be-
fore 80 away
All right" spoke Nurse Jane. I'D
! get you the tuffet and the curds ana
whey and she went out to the Kitten
en- The muskrat lady noticed that
Miss Muffet said nothing about the
/ spider frightening her away.
Perhaps she doesn't like to talk
| about IT," thought Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy'
though it's in the Mother Goose book.
Well I'll not say anything, either
SO she got the tuffet for little Miss
Muftet. tuffet being n sort Of baby
root stool And. indeed. the little girl
, mad TO sit on something quite SMALL
tor her legs were very short.
And here are your cuads and whey
went on Nurse Jane, bringing in
bowl Curds and whey are very good
10 eat They are made from milk
sweetened, and are something like a
custard in cup.
So little Miss Muffet. sat on a tuffet,
eating her curds and whey, just as
she ought to have done
And said Nurse Jane to herself Il
do hope no spider will come sit beside
Ter to brighten Miss 1Iuffet away, be-
fore Uncle Wiggily sees her. for she is
a dear little child"
Pretty soon n step was heard hop
ping up the front steps Of the bunga-
low, and Nurse Jane said.
think"
"Oh. I'm glad" exclaimed little Miss
Muffet, as she handed the muskrat lady
the empty bowl Of curds and whey. Il
want to see him very specially"
In came hopping the nice old rab-
bit gentleman, and he knew Little
Miss Muffet right away, and was very
glad TO see her.
ooh, Uncle WiEEilyl" cried the little
girl "I have been waiting to see you.
j want you to do me n very special
extra favor; will you?"
why. Of course, if can" answered
the bunny uncle with a polite bow. I
am always glad to do favors."
You can easily do this one" said
Little Miss Muffet. Il want you TO
come"
And Just then Uncle Wigcilv saw a
big spider crawling over the floor to-
ward the little girl, who was still on
her tugget, having finished her curds
and whey.
And il she sees that spider. sit down
beside her, it surely win brighten her
away" thought Uncle Wiggily, land 1 |
VIII not be able to find out what she
wants me to do for her Let me see. /
she hasn't yet noticed the spider. I 7
wonder II ] could get her out Of the .
room while I asked the spider to kindly /
not TO do any frightening, at least /
for a while2"
SO Uncle Wiggily, who was quite 7
worried. sort Of waved his paw side /
ways at the spider. and twinkled his /
pink nose and said "Ahemt" which I
meant that the spider was to keep on |
crawling, and not go near Miss Muffet /
Uncle Wiggily himself was not afraid 1
Of spiders.
Miss Muffet. who had not vet seen the /
spider. Il want you to come To-"
and then she saw the rabbit gentleman 1
making funny noses behind her back.
Miss Muffet cried:
"Why. what in the world is the mat
ter. Uncle Wiggily? Have you hurt
quickly exclaimed. It's the spider.
She's crawling toward you. and I don't
want her to sit down beside you, and
brighten you away"
Little Miss Muffet laughed a polly
augh.
"Oh. Uncle WiEgily," she cried. "I'm
rot at all afraid Of spiders, I'd let a
lozen Of them sit beside me If they
wanted to. for I know they will not
larm me, if I do not harm them. And
IL the while"
You did?" cried Nurse Jane, sur
,rised like.
ITO be sure did. She is Mrs. Spin
ne for a new cObweb silk dress;
aven't you. Mrs. Spin Spider2"
Yes, child, 1 have" answered the l
pider. No one need be afraid of me"
I'm not" Uncle WiggiIy said. only
7 did not wat you to brighten Miss I
luffet away before she had her curds
nd whey"
"Oh. had them" the little girl said
Nurse Jane gave them to me before I
gu came in. Uncle WigEily. But now
ct me tell you what I came for. and
hen Mrs. Spin Spider can measure me
or new dress. I came to ask II YOU 3
would do me the favor 10 come to nv
irthday party next week. VIII your
"Of course win" cried Uncle Wig
lily. I'm be delighted"
Good" laughed Little Miss Muffet
hen along came Mrs. Spin Spider. and
at down beside her and did not (
riEhten the little girl away. but. in
tead, measured her for new dress.
So from this we may learn that cob