El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-01
URELY you are not going out
today to look for an adventure
- are xoug, asked Nurse Jane

URELY you are not going out
today to look for an adventure
- are you2" asked Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady, as she
saw Uncle Wiggily Longears. the raD-
bit gentleman. getting ready TO leave
his hollow stump bungalow
Why. yes. Nurse Jane" he answered
- want an adventure, and the only
way to have one is to go after IT, But
why shouldn't ! CO.
You said your rheumatism hurt you
so that you could hardly walk, let alone
hop, skip and jump
so II does" answered the bunny
uncle NY rheumatism is very naughty
indeed. but by leaning hard on the req
white and blue streaked crutch, when
sou SO kindly gnawed for me our OF /"
cornstalk, / think I can get along
Can't YOU telephone for an adven-
ture and have il sent up from the Jhree
and four cent store asked Nurse Jam
no, indeed" laughed Uncle " ig-
zilr Il want to find an adventure IoI
myself It viii be all right, you'll see
Maybe I'll have a nice one as I cid the
other day with Puss in Boots
Off started Uncle Wiggily, but ne mad
not gone very far through the WOODS
looking carefully on all sides Tor an
adventure, when. all OF a sudden ne
stumbled and fell his paw tripping
over a wild grapevine anu a. re
stumbled. his rheumatism crutch rev
from under his leg and landed in d
prickly briar bush far, Tar away
"Oh. dear cried Uncle WlSgLy as
he picked himself up. rms IS Ihe
start OF an adventure, perhaps, oul not
= very nice one Not as nice as JACK
and the Bean stalk.
He tried to walk, but could not on
account of his rheumatism lie coulo
not walk even far enough 10 get ms
crutch. and without that he knew ne
could not stir more than step or Two
"Oh. dear" again cried Uncle Wig
gfly. What shall do Then he hap
pened TO think of a friend whom ne had
me when he lived near Mother Goose
Tor Il time and he recited this little
verse
There was man in our town
and he was wondrOus wise
he jumped into berry DuSh
And scratched out both his eyes
But when lie saw his eyes were out
With all his might and mann,
He Jumped into another bush,
And scratched them in again
There cried Uncle Miggliy- III
only that verse would come true ma!
be the wise man would tell me how 70
get my rheumatism crutch so couid
walk. Not that I would want him TO
scratch out both of his eyes. even Tor
2 Tftrle while I'll call for him
He called for the wise man as lOudIY
as he could. Uncle Niggily did but for
a time no one answered Ihen q voice
said
..AIasl YOU are in trouble. I know,
and So am L / would help You II I
could. but l fear 1 cannot and OUT
from behind a bush came a ragged man.
Oh, he was very ragged
Are YOU the wise MANI asked Uncle
WiggiIv. You look like the one who
jumped into the berry bush and was
scratched
Indeed. I am not was the answer
Had 1 been wise L would not be in my
present trouble"
What's the natter asked Uncle
WiEgily, always ready, as you know,
10 help those in trouble.
Never mind me" spoke the ragged
man. what is the matter with youE-
Then the bunny told about stumbling.
and his crutch flying far off into the
briar bush. where he could not get II
because of the rheumatism that made
him lame.
ragged man I'll get the crutch for
you which he quickly did not mind