El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28

H, Aunt Belinda cried Jennie
Chipmunk one day, as she
- came scampering into the hol-
low tree where Mrs. Bushytail, the
squirrel mother Of Johnnie and Billie,
was washing the dinner dishes "Oh,
AUNT Belinda, viii you take me 20 the
moving pictures this afternoon There
is going to be the play OF Cinderella
.Oh. / don't see how can take you
spoke the squirrel mother, slowly.
Please. Aunt Belinda| begged Jen-
ME You see. Mrs Bushytali, VINO was
iennie's aunt, was named Mrs. Belinda
Il haven't time" went on Mrs. Bushy-
tail I have too much TO do But per
haps Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy viii take
Yes. I viii be glad TO-" spoke the
muskrat lady nurse, who kept house
for Uncle Wiggily Longears, the raDplt
gentleman i have nothing TO do
Then IN stay home and do my
work" said Mrs Bushytali, and she
put her paw up to her head
Does vOur head ache, AuntleZ' asked
Jennie, looking over her shoulder 10
see II the stripes on her back were
running properly ,l up =, ana "a down "ilicn
oh, it doesn't ache very much, re
piled the squirrel lady Run along
with Nurse Jane to the moving picture
show of Cinderella"
So the muskrat lady and the little
ehipmunk girl went TO the animal show,
given by Jack-in-the- Pulpit in snow
cave with a sheet Of white ice as a
screen for the pictures
And Mrs. Bushytail went on washing
the dinner dishes, putting the acorn
cups and saucerE where they would
dry in the sun
Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit
gentleman, who was paying a nice, long
-rrT -#nsn foe
asleep in his easy chair He always
went to sleep after dinner This time
he was waiting for Billie and Johnnie,
the boy squirrels, to come home from
the hollow stump school, taught by the
lady mouse. with rat gentleman for
jauitor, who rang the bluebel flower
TO call the animal children TO their les
sons
wen have lots Of fun with Uncle
WiRgily," said Billie, and he and John
lessons were over for the day He
promised to help US build snow
house"
and a snow man, too" said john
ME, I'm glad he's visiting US
SON / Come on, let's run"
The two little squirrel boys were soon
at their hollow tree home in Woodland
Uncle Wiggily was stil asleep in his
char, but he awakened when Billie and
Johnnie came scampering in
Come on out and play with US in the
snow, as you promised" chartered
Billie
IAN right" said the bunny uncle,
stretching and making his pink nose
twinkle. But first Billie. you go to
the store for some lollypops- Wen eat
them in the snow house when we get
it made.
"Oh, goodier" cried Billie, as he scam
pered on 20 the lollypop store
When Uncle Wiggily went out in the
kitchen TO get his Oyershoes made from
the leaves of the rubber plant, the "a
bit gentleman saw Mrs. Bushytail ty-
ing up her head in a wet towel
What is the matter?" asked Mr..
Longears. Are you i'll? Shall I send
for Dr. Postum
1T is only a headache" answered
Mrs BushytaiL But, OH It aches so
hard that cannot finish my sweeping
and busting. II Nurse Jane or Jennie
Chipmunk were here they would do IL
for me, but now I shall have to let il
go-and 1 don't like TO-"
Sweeping and busting, eh?' U-cle
Wiggily exclaimed Why. Johnnie and
I ought 70 be able TO do that for you,
hadn't we, Johnnie2'
'-Well-er-isn't sweeping and dust
ing girls work." asked the squirrel
boy sort Of weighing his paws side
Girls work." cried Mr.. Longears.
What If il is girls work. Boys aren't
any better than girls are they2 Why,
I've often dried the dishes for Nurse
Jane when she was tired, and washed
them. too. A boy oUghtnt to be
ashamed TO do girls work 10 help his
mother when she has a headache"
well, OF course I want to help