El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-02
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGLY AND JACKIE'S TROUBLE.
By b

Where is il now" persisted Mr.
| Longears.
just like a book But III soon get over
] it,
The last time I saw our poker
spoke the muskrat lady, was when 1
let Sammie LittletaiL the bunny boy,
take II 70 dig hole IN the ground 10
make a lake to sail his kite in"
sail his kite in lake, cried Uncle
Wiggily- Il think you are a bit wrong.
Nurse Jane. But, no matter. I sup
pose some Of the animal children have
taken the stove poker away to play
games with, and have forgotten TO
bring it back.
But I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll go
to the three and four-cent store and
buy you new poker. II VIII only take
me a little while. Then you can poke
the fire and make il burn brightly
and hot, and bake a cherry pie. OF
which I am very fond"
That viii be very nice Of YOU said
the muskrat lady. III wait until you
come back"
So off started Uncle Wiggily. over the
fields and through the woods. after the
new stove poker. 1t did not take him
long to get TO the place where pOkers
were sold in the three and seven-cent
store. and he bought a nice one. with a
shiny silver handle and a strong point
on it. so Nurse Jane could poke out the
hot ashes and clinkers without burning
her paws.
Now 10 hurry back 10 my bungalow
with it." said Uncle Wiggiiy. as he put
the poker over his shoulder like gun
The rabbit gentleman had not gone
far on his way back 10 the hollow
stump when. as he was passing a big
stone that looked like an elephant
standing on his head. and jumping
over a glass Of pink lemonade, the
bunny uncle heard a funny noise
It sounded like this
~ oh IN
wobble-wung- sink
My, that is a funny noise" said the
bunny uncle 7 wonder II anyone il
In trouble2'
lie peaked around the corner OF the
big stone and there he saw Jackie Bow
Wow. the puppy dog boy. holding his
head between his legs and making all
sorts Of queer faces, while he paved
at something that seemed TO be stuck
IN his mouth
What's the matter with you"
Google. oogle. ing supsie." was all
the answer the bunny uncle received
What did You say?' he asked po-
litely, thinking the puppy boy was
talking a new language Jackie said
It all over again. but the bunny uncle
could not make head or tail OF It to
say nothing OF the middle part
still Jackie kept on sQuirming about
paving at his mouth and making fun
ny noises And he seemed to be in such
trouble that Uncle Wiggily knew
Jackie was not fOoling.
open your mouth and let ne see
Y hat is bOthering you" said the bunny
Jackie tried to open his mouth But
he could not. It was stuck fast and
tightly shut.
Did you chew on big piece Of
gumg" asked Uncle Wigily.
"Ganoozlum." answered the puppy
dog That was as near as he could
saw No
Then Uncle wiggily looked = little
closer and he saw what Jackie's trouble
was. The little puppy dog had bitten
On a rubber golf bali that had become
by lying IN the sun and
Tackie's teeth had sunk in the soft
rubber and he could not get his jaws
open, any more than you can II you
bite too hard on a chocolate carmel,
which hope you don't
-'Ha, Just a moment and I'll help
-ou,' cried Uncle Wiggily- III get
-our Jaws apart for you"
Then, taking the stove poker he had
fought for Nurse Jane. and making
.ure II was nice and clean (Which II
vas being new from the stOrel- Uncle
Vicgily put the poker between Jacktes
eeth. pressed on it a Bit prying the
Oggie boys jaws open and out rolled
he golf ball Pop"
'Oh. my raspberry tarts.' cried the
Ioggie boy. Never again viii ! bite
N a golf ball. even II I find one in
nv stocking for Christmas.
I should say not" spoke Uncle Wig
lily. Then Jackie buried the golf ball
n the ground where he could find II TO
lay checkers with next year, and he
walked home with Uncle WiEgily. who
ook the fire poker fiXer to Nurse Jane.
So this teaches US that there are
more uses than one for a poker, and If
he hot peanuts do not boil over and
make the bread pudding turn into a
a pioca short cake I'll tell you next
bout Uncle Wiggily and the apple pie
Copyright. 1916, by Mcclure News
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