El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-16


are at school, so you can't make any
toys for them
such is not my intention" replied
Uncle Wiggily with a smile, speaking
politely and formal-like- I am going
L give Teddy Sharp Nose. the fox boy,
a lesson IN table manners, and today
we take up the knife I bring one
with me to use SO Teddy may see how
to put his knife on and off the plate,
and so forth His father wants him TO
be polite
oh. see" exclaimed Nurse Jane.
Well. don't cut yourself"
Uncle Wiggily promised that he
would not, and off through the fields
and over the woods he hurried to give
the first lesson in politeness to the fox
boy.
OF course. some foxes are as polite
as rabbit gentlemen. but this particular
family Of Sharp Nose foxes used to be
quite wild. and the father fox used TO
chase Uncle Wiggily. as I have told
you But now Mr. Sharp Nose had
turned good and he wanted his boy to
learn politeness.
Glad TO see you, Uncle Wiggily.-
said Mr.. Sharp Nose. when the rabbit
mis- knife under his tall silk hat, where
it wouldn't fail out Come right in
The boys are all waiting for you"
The boys2" said Uncle Wiggily, sort
onl- had One-Teddy. who threw stones
at me and to whom Nurse Jane gave
Jam tarts"
"Oh. that's right; I only have one
fox boy" said Mr. Sharp Nose. But
when Teddy told all his other boy fox
friends that he was going TO take table
and politeness lessons from you they
all wanted to do the same thing. So l
let Teddy stay home from school this
morning, and the other fox papas did
the same thing, so you will have a
whole class of fox boys TO teach"
That's nice" spoke Uncle Wiggiiy,
but after he had said that he was not
so sure Perhaps. after all. this may
he a trick" he thought Maybe all the
fox boys have gathered together here
10 get me into a trap"
Before Uncle Wiggily could do any
thing Mr.. Sharp Nose opened the din
ing room door, gently pushed the rab-
bit gentleman in, and said:
Now begin the knife lesson"
Yes, we are all ready for you.' cried
Teddy Sharp Nose. and all the other
little fox boys gathered about a table.
shook their knives in the air and rat
tied them like a lot of soldiers with
swords until Uncle Wiggily felt quite
faint and feared something would hap
pen to him
But then when he saw jolly smiles
on the faces of Teddy and all the other
fox boys. he knew il was all right and
that they were just anxious TO learn
So Uncle Wiggily. taking his knife
from his silk hat, held II up in front of
him and cried, just like soldier gen
eral:
Presents And all the
little fox boys did just as the bunny
did.
Now well begin the lesson" said
Uncle Wiggily- our knives are given
YOU at the table TO cut your meat, and
there are sometimes other knives with
which TO spread butter on your bread.
But il you have only one knife. make
that do for everything except cutting
your slice of bread. Always break off
81 hut N
never a whole slice at once, unless
you're in a hurry to go to the moving
pictures or q picnic. and even then II
isn't considered proper
called Snifty Teeter Toes Isn't it all
right to put your knife in your mouth
when you're eating pie2 Teddy says
il isn't"
uncle. his pink nose twinkling very
fast as he thought how impolite this
was Never put your knife IN your
mouth Just think You might cut
or beans, that way they'd roll off
That's So" agreed Snifty- I never =,
thought of that"
So Uncle Wiggily went on, giving |
their knives politely. when, all OF
sudden. there was a terrible barking,
coughing, whining. snarling and chok- |
ing noise out in the kitchen.
NV SOOuneSS- GllcA AhI4c " AG ny l
Tn go see" offered Teddy Sharp |
Nose The fox boy ran out to the |
kitchen, but ran quickly back again.
f-Oh, Uncle Wiggilyi" he cried My |
little baby sister. Blinkey- Eyes. was !
playing with string that came off 1
grocery bag Of sugar, and shes got the
string tangled around her neck and |
she's choking. I guess
oh, OH cried Uncle Wiggily. How /
rarrihIei Euf ] will save her.
Then he rushed out. Blinky Eyes be
ng all alone in the kitchen. and with \
MS knife Uncle Wiggily quickly cut /
he string from the little fox girls l
neck. and she was all right. So. you /
see, II was a good thing Teddy and /
he other fox boys had lesson in knife /
that day
And if our paper boy doesn't take
he puppy dogs lead pencil to make
moving pictures on the wall paper III
ell you next about Uncle Wiggily and l
he fork.-COpyrigh 1917, by Mcclure |
Newspaper Syndicate.