El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-12
Bedtime Story For the Little Onea
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE HOLLY BUSH.

, holly bushes were not as plentiful as
] he had hoped. when, all OF a sudden,
] he heard a rustling in the bushes and
] out popped Jackie Bow WoT. one OF
I the little puppy dogs whom Uncle
Why. hello. jacket" exclaimed the
bunny.
are YOU doing here. Uncle Wigglly
I'm going TO dig up a holly bush.
Q II I can find one answered Mr. Long
ears. Nurse Jane wants to have II
planted in front OF the hollow stump
an help you look" offered Jackie
and he and Uncle Wiggily set OFF to-
gether. Pretty soon the little PUPPY
dog barked.
Here YOU are, Uncle Wiggily,
Here's 4 fine holly BUSH
And there was a most beautiful one
with green glossy leaves and bright
req berries on, which look so pretty
at Christmas time.
Good" cried the bunny rabbit gen
tleman. That's a dandy bush," and
he began to dig It from the earth
with the shovel
TN help" said Jackie. and he did,
with his paws that he used for dig
ginE holes to hide bones away from
his brother Peetie.
"Ouchr' suddenly cried Jackie, as
ne vas DaM AAE away - AAAN AAAA1 VA
the holly bush.
What's the matter" asked Uncle
WiEEily taking a rest while he
twinkled his pink nose
Something like a thorn pricked
me-" said the little puppy dog boy.
1T was the holly leaves. spoke IN
Gle Wiggily- There are sharp. stick
cry thorns on the edges OF each leaf"
"Burr-r-r-r-r, I don't like EN-"
barked Jackie.
I'm sorry you were stuck" said
Uncle WigEily. Don't go near the
leaves and you'll be all right, Jackie"
But. in spite of all his care. Jackie
was stuck more by the thorny leaves
and so was Uncle Wiggily- However.
at last the bush was dug up and
then. holding IL by the roots between
them on a long pole. Uncle Wiggily
and Jackie started 10 carry the red
berried bush to the bungalow.
But every step he'd take the stick
cry leaves would prick Jackie, until
at last he gave a loud bark and said:
"Oh, I don't like holly at all I'm
sorry 1 helped you get ii, Uncle Wig
gily,'
I'm sorry for that" said the bunny
The holly is so beautiful that we
should not mind few thOrns, any
more than We mind the stickers Of a
rose"
but what good are the stickery.
prickery leaves Of the hoIly2" asked F.
the puppy dog boy.
I don't know" said Uncle wiggiIy. |
But let US sit down and rest and /
maybe I can think Of a reason"
So the bunny gentleman and the /
puppy chap sat down to rest. leaving I
the holly bush on the ground back Of I
them Uncle Wiggily was trying &c I
think of a reason TO tell Jackie when, l
all Of sudden, out Of the woods |
jumped a bad old fox.
"Ah hal" cried the fox This is my
lucky day. A nice fat rabbit and a I
cute little puppy dog at the same I
time, III get 'em bothr'
With that he gave a jump down 4
toward Uncle Wiggily and Jackie be- 4
fore they could get away. But did /
the fox get the bunny gentleman and 4
the puppy?
Indeed he did not, Instead Of land
ing on them, the fox landed right in
the middle of the holly bush on the 4
ground behind Uncle Wiggily-
OUCH Oh my Vow Thorns and /
darning needless cried the fox as the
sharp holly leaves pricked him I'm
stuck all Overt"
Then he jumped out Of the holly
bush, only breaking a few leaves, and
ran away. as fast as he could go, not
hurting the bunny or the puppy a bit
There" said Uncle Wiggily to
ldeh4tr as LueN LOOK the molly push ON
10 the bungalow. That's one reason
Tor the prickery leaves"
And a good one. toto keep off
bad foxes" laughed Jackie
And. IL the butterfly doesn't take
The slice OF bread to use. for a balloon
and 90 sailing with the potato salad.
IN tell you next about Uncle Wig
sily and Hippy Hoppy.-COpyrigh
-Sl4, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndi-
ate