El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-28

. adventure I think that Will De best.
Just as you say" agreed Uncle
Wiggily- But I'd like TO help. Can
| I bring you diamond dish pan OF a
gold wash rag from the five and ten
! cent store2"
No. Hop along with you" laughed
/ Nurse Jane i dare say III manage
/ somehow"
So Uncle Wiggily hoped along,
over the fields ana through the woods,
and then he suddenly said to himself.
1 know what I'll do. I'll play a little
trick on Nurse Jane. She shouldn't
spend so much time in the kitchen A
little is all right, but there IS too much
trouble about homework Here l 90
off and have an adventure and she has
to slop around in dishwater. 1t isn't
right"
Then the rabbit gentleman hoped
along until he came to a woodland
telephone. made from trumpet vine
flower. and into that he called, speak
ing right into his own hollow stump
bungalow and to Nurse Jane
-Oh, Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy. called
Uncle Wiggily. Can you come over TO
Mrs. Wibblewobble's duck house right
away
why yes. I can" answered the
muskrat lady, though I have a lot Of
work TO do What is the natter
IN tell you when you get there, -"
said the voice of Uncle Wiggily, pre-
tending he was Mrs. Wibblewobble,
the duck lady. Then he called up
Mrs Wibblewobble herself told her
how he had fooled Nurse Jane, and
asked the duck lady, when the musk
rat lady house keeper came to kesp
her visiting as long as she could
And while Nurse Jane IS at your
house, Mrs. Wibblewobble," said Uncle
Wiggily. over the trumpet vine tele-
phone, I'll run around the back way
- ha - ST hrrT ca \
all the work"
That will be a nice surprise for
Nurse Jane" the duck lady said.
Uncle Wiggily guessed so. too, and
when he thought Nurse Jane was
safely at Mrs. WibbleWObble's house.
off his tall silk hat, laid aside his red,
white and blue striped rheumatism
crutch, and began with the dishes
There was large pile Of them, but
Uncle Wiggily was brave
when 1 was a soldier I fought
dishes here" he said I viii make
believe the plates, cups and saucers
are the enemy, and 1 will charge on
them and souse them"
And Uncle Wiggily did, with a cake
OF soap for a gun and washing pow
der TO fire with But, still and with
all. there were many dishes. and
when he thought Of the beds TO make,
the sweeping and busting to be done
and the socks to mend, Uncle Wiggiiy
said;
-Oh. dear"
What's the natter" asked a voice
behind him, and turning. he saw
Alice from Wonderland With her
was a queer bird. which had a tail like
that of a mouse.
"Oh. I'm glad to see you,' said IN
Gle Wiggily. But ] can't go and I
have an adventure with you. Alice. as
[ have TO do all these dishes. Then 1 I
have to do the sweeping and do the /
iusting and do"
That's enough,' laughed Alice
There are TOO many dO-dos- I am /
Just in time. I see Ny friend Will 4
help you" and she pointed TO the queer
bird
awhat?' cried Uncle Wiggily. Can
be do dishes2"
He can 60 anything laughed Alice.
He is the Dozdo bird. and all 1 have
% do is to pinch his tai and he viii
work very fast"
Doesn't it hurt him?" asked Uncle
What. TO work fast?" Alice wanted
o know
NO. to pinch his tail"
Not in the least" answered Alice
He's used to it. The only trouble is
have TO keep on pinching it to make
i'm do things, and that means 1 have
o keep my finger and thumb on his
all all the while and follow him
round. Now Wen begin to DO things.
ear Do-do," and she 7incned the
ird's tail
At once the bird began to wash the {
fishes. and soon they were all done. F.;
nd then when the Do-dO started to ]
10 the beds Uncle Wiggily thought Of
new plan
AS long as you have to pinch his {
all" said the bunny TO Alice, I'll get
,urse James hair curriers' You can
nap them on his tail and they'll keep
inching on it and you and 1 can go
axe a walk
Fine" cried Alice. So with the
air curriers' pinching his tail the Do
o bird quickly did all the bungalow
ousework, and Uncle Wiggily and
lice had a fine walk And when )
-urse Jane came home from Mrs. ,
Vibblewobble's and found the work :
II done she was very happy, and so ;
-as the Do-do, for he loved TO do
ishes.
AID If the teacup doesn't try to hide Z
4 the milk pitcher, where the bread ]
rumbs can't tickle il, I'll tell you
ext about Uncle Wiggily and the ;
1917, by Mcclure s
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