El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-04
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGILY AND THE LOOKING GLASS

LAE LOUhlNG GLAoo. I'll
he turned the glass over and looked
at the back. Il don't see any hole
where Alice went through"
Maybe IL closed up after her. the
same as fairy doors always close once
YOU pass through explained Nurse
Jane.
/ Il believe you are right" said Uncle
I WigEily. But this is a very small
glass for a girl like Alice TO get
through" and indeed the glass was
one Of the kind you hold in your
hand.
] Maybe the glass was larger when
Alice went through It." said Nurse
/ Jane, 'or else perhaps she had taken
some drops from the magic bottle and
grew small like a rubber doll"
Il guess that was it, agreed Uncle
Wiggily. Anyhow, IL is very kind Of
her 10 send me the looking glass.
may have an adventure with it. III
take it out on the front steps and then
Wen see what happens next
So. having finished his Breakfast.
the bunny went out on the bungalow
porch and sat with the looking glass
in his paw waiting for something TO
happen
He sat there and sat there and sat
there and he was just beginning TO
when, all OF q sudden, there was a
rustling in the bushes. and Up on the
porch popped a bad old skillery-
scalery alligator, with humps all
down the middle of his back like the
buttons on a lady's dress
All, ha. I am just in time. I see"
exclaimed the gator
For What2" asked Uncle WiEgily.
suddenly awakening, for he had fall
len into a little sleep while he waited
for an adventure to happen with the
looking glass. In time for what2'
ITO so away with you, answered
the alligator.
But / am not going away said the
bunny AT least 7 did not know I
was going and he looked around
rather sad and lonesome, and he
wanted 10 see, Uncle WigEily did II
brave Nurse Jane Fuzzy would not
come out and throw cold water on
him-on the alligator. I mean-tO
drive him away. But the muskrat
lady had gone TO the store for some
cheese for supper
Il am not going away" said Uncle
WiEgily again
"Oh. yes YOU are" exclaimed the
alligator. and he smiled in such
way that 81 seemed as though the
whole top Of his head would pop off,
so large was the smile You may
not know it, but you are going away,
Uncle Wisgily.'
with whom asked the bunny.
with me-" answered the gator.
we are going away together. 1 came
on purpose to fetch you Come along.
and with that the bad alligator wound
his double ointed tail around the
bunny uncle's ears. lifted him out OF
the rocking chair and started to walk
off the bungalow porch with him.
"Oh. stop it." cried Uncle Wiggily. F.
let me go, Let me CO.
NO. No." harked the alligator, like I
a dog. I'll not let you so. now I have F.
yout' and he started 10 drag the /
bunny uncle off 10 the dark, damp, T
dismal swamp. where the mosquitoes /
lived with the tent caterpillars-
.Oh. please don't take me away
begged the bunny. Il wish some one
would help me- and as he said that
The alligator gave him a sudden twist
and the looking glass. which Uncle
Wf-Eily still held I'm his paw. came
around I'm front Of the alligatOr's face
And. no sooner had the gator
looked in the glass than he gave
loud rrv. and. uuwiudinE his tail from
Uncle W5Z.ily. away the bad creature
zrurrltG- leaving the bunny q. one ana
safe And the alligator cried
-tn. excuse uet didn't mean any
rfrE- I'D b. EooL- 7 won nlrt
--.r. Tg-7r--ar--r
him away asked Uncle Wiggily, out
Seeing himself I'm the looking
--ass.r was she answer, and there
stood Alice from Wonderland That
8 "A magical mirror 7 sent you, Uncle
.VfzEilv.~ she explained. ut shows
he reflection Of anything and any
.ody just as they are and not as they. d
Ike 10 BE- And the alligator is such
mean looking and ugly chap, thatr
rever before having seen himself, TINS
line when he did. in the looking glass,
% was frightened, seeing himself as
others saw him and thinking he was
ookFnE at Chinese dragon who
voul. bite him So he ran away,
eaving YOU alone"
And I'm glad he did" said Uncle
TiEEiIy- Its a good thing I had
your looking glass"
Then Alice and Uncle WiEEily had
4 good time and il the clothes pin
Doesn't pinch the pillow case so hard
mat 10 tiCkIes the bedspread- III tell
you next about Uncle WiEEilv ana
he White opyrIght. 1917, by
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.