El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-22
RE you busy. Uncle wiggily7''

u asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy
\ Wuzzy, the muskrat lady
housekeeper. one day as she went OUT
On the porch OF the hollow stump bun
galow Of the rabbit gentleman, where
he was sort OF sitting half asleep in
an easy chair
Busy? Why. no; not very" an
swered Mr.. Longears, suddenly opening
his eyes I was just wondering where
/ could so for an adventure"
Then YOU don't need 10 think any
longer, If You please" said the musk
rat lady housekeeper. for there is an
adventure right here now"
You don't mean TO say some one has
come around selling adventures, do
you2" asked the rabbit don't like
the bOughten kind 7 want those L
make. or find: myself. I'm afraid,
Nurse Jane
oh, don't be fussy," exclaimed the
muskrat lady with a laugh. NO one
IS peddling adventures But Jollie
Longtails mother-the mother Of the
little mouse boy you knows here.
and she says Jollie is lost And she
wants TO know if you wouldn't help
hunt for him II you would do that
maybe an adventure might happen to
you"
So II might cried the rabbit gen
like fireworks on Christmas I'll 90
right out and look for him Where
did Mrs LOngtail see her little mouse
boy last, and where is she nOW2'
she is here-she came TO see you
but she doesn't know where Jollie Is.
May she come Up and talk to your
OF course she may" cried the
bunny uncle, getting up and politely
busting off a chair for the mouse lady.
Bring her up at once"
She is out in the kitchen, eating
bit of cheese cake" explained Nurse
Jane. and when she finishes eating
I'll bring her TO you Poor mouse
lady ! feel very sorry for her. I told
her maybe you could be like a police
man and find her little lost mouse"
II II try promised Uncle Miggily-
1T viii be a new sort Of adventure |
for n1e-making believe I an police
man"
So, a little later when Mrs. LongtaiI /
had finished her cake she came out 70 {
talk 10 Uncle WigEily about Jollie, the 1
lost boy mouse.
Where did you see him last?~ asked /
the bunny uncle. Just like real de- Z
tective-p policeman
When he went to the store for me"
vas the answer
And what sort Of a suit did ne have :
He had on his baseball suit. Mr..
Longears- It was sort OF gray with red !
trimmings, and"
Yes. I know about that. for I've I
-
You send him."
ITO the four cent store for some 4
cheese. Do you think YOU can find
him 80
I'm almost sure 7 can said the
bunny uncle III have him back 20
YOU IN a little while. Now you go back
home and don't worry"
III try not TO-" spoke the mouse
lady and then drying the tears that
seemed to come into her eyes, whether
she wanted them TO or not. she left
Uncle WiEgily sitting on the porch OF
the hollow stump bungalow
DO you really think you can find 3
Jolliec" asked Nurse Jane anxious like
m sure 7 can" said the bunny
You see. he had on his baseball suit
That shows he was going to 20 swim
4 baseball suit TO 90 swimming
-ried Nurse lane Il never heard or
such a silly thing
oh you must always 20 bE OPP
sites when you re a pOliceman-detec ,
i've said Uncle WiEgily- Now II he
,ad on his bathing suit I'd have known
e was going tr play baseball So all
have 70 do Is TO 20 &c the sF INNING
ole and there III find him. He has
probably forgotten IL is timeto go
ome"
But when The benny rabbit reached I s
ne place where the animal boys Went
Jollie LcuEtail wasn't there
nd none OF his friends had seen him.
Maybe he did 60 to play ball after
III take q look" But Jollie was not
n the baseball ground Then Uncle
Tiggily went TO the cheese store
WHY. no. Jollie hasn't been here" !
aid Mr Rat who kept the store 4
.aven'r seen him today It's strange ]
-ou can't find him
IT is" said Uncle Wiggily. for his Z
rother wants him very much But III I
ind him.
SO Uncle Wiggily went off through
he woods. and looked all over for