El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-15

Z 7 will buy a new tent TO live in.
/ so you won't have to make my bed,
/ nor yet cook for me- so stay as Ions
as you like al the Wibblewobble sew
FAN right, I will, if you think you
can get along in a tent said Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy-
.Of course CAM laughed Uncle
Wiggily. Just you wait and see"
So while Nurse Jane. not bothering
her sewing class. the bunny uncle set
off. over the fields and through the
woods, TO buy himself a tent. For he
had made up his mind 10 live like a
soldier.
Uncle Wiggily did not have much
trouble in getting what he wanted.
He met an elephant gentleman who
used to be in a circus. and the ele-
plant had a number Of tents 10 sell
Mr.. Longears bought a small one. and
took il with him instead Of having it
sent.
With the tent on his back Uncle
Wiggily was going through the woods
when. near an old log, he heard a
rustling among the dried leaves, and
little voice said:
~Oh. mother, We cant get over,
Please help US TO get on our feet right
side up."
4 am sorry. my children. alasr' an
swered a sad voice, but cannot help
myself, much less you I, too. am on
my back and can't turn over Oh. if
some one would help u.s.
I'll help you. Who are you and
what is the natter" asked Uncle
Wiggily.
Il am the mother mud turtle and I
was out walking with my family of Is
little turtles" was the answer. But
a bad boy came along ind turned US
all over on our backs and We can't
get on our feet again. no matter how
we try"
Then let me try" cried Uncle Wig
gily, with a gay and jolly laugh.
putting down his tent and, using his
new red, white and blue striped rheu-
matism crutch. he lifted the mud
turtles off their backs and right side
up again on their feet
'Oh, thank you" cried the mother
turtle and all the little turtles. That
was a great favor. and If ever we can
do you one we will"
Pray do not mention it, said IN
Gle Wiggily, diffident like and subur-
ban Il have often turned turtles right
side up BEFORE so it was no trouble TO
me at ALL"
But II was good for US" said the
mud turtle lady as she and her family
crawled off, like walking stones. So
Uncle Wigglly picked I'D his tent and
went on his way, setting, up his little
white canvas house near his hollow
STUMP DunSd4ON-
so you are really going to sleep in
there, are your asked Nurse Jane
Fuzzy WuZzy, as she came back late
that afternoon from her sewing class
Indeed 1 am" said Uncle Wiggily.
I want 10 get used 10 being a soldier
have cooked my meal of boiled car
rots and fried lettuce, and now I am
going 10 bed You need not make
mine in the bungalow"
Thank you" said Nurse Jane. for
am very tired and she tumbled into
her own bed without making it Uncle
Wiggily curled up on some dried grass
in his tent, and soon he was asleep
But in the middle OF the night a
strong wind began to blow. It howled
around the tent and tore one side
loose from the wooden pegs the bunny
had driven into the ground 10 hold
down the white canvas cloth
oh, this is terrible." cried Uncle
Wiggily as he rolled out OF bed and
tried to hold down the side of the tent
with his paws. But no sooner had he
done that than the other side blew
Up in the wind, and when he reached
over to try to hold down the second
side the first one Tapped up Then
the third side began to loosen
-Oh, my" cried the bunny uncle
Living in a tent, as the soldiers do.
IS not as easy as ! thought IL
ought to have something heavy TO I
put on the outside edges Of my cloth /