El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-28

- ~ GAAlaN EllLELla yer.
good 2" exclaimed Uncle
- WiEgIy Longears, the
habit gentleman one morn
ing. as he hoped OUT Of his hoI-
low stump bungalow down past the
kennel house. where Jackie and Peetie
Bow Wow, the puppy dog boys. lived.
What's that you ssidg" asked Mrs
Bow WOW, coming TO the kitchen door,
II said something smeued very
good," replied Uncle Wiggily. Jus,
. ike when Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
my muskrat lady housekeeper, bakes
carrot cakes
We'll I'm sorry, but these are not
carrot cakes I'm baking" said Mrs
Bow Wow They are puppy biscuits
Tor Jackie ana Peete. my TWO little
boys I'd give YOU one, only they're
very hard 70 eat"
What Your two little boys are
hard TO eat-' asked Uncle WigEily
sort Of pinking up his twink nose as
he made a joke at Mrs. Bow Wow
70, I meant the puppy biscuits are
nardr Uncle WlgEllv.' she answered.
They have to be hard 20 make them
like bones for TO have good teeth a
dog must eat hard things II he lived
on soft food he would soon be ill.,
SO 7 have TO make these biscuits
almost as hard as stone That's why
70 wouldn't 90 20 give them to you TO
eat"
But can Jackie and Peeie chew
such hard things" asked the bunny
rabbit, as the doc lady took from the
oven. where II had baked nice and
brown. one OF the puppy biscuits
"Oh, indeed they can eat them %"
went on Mrs Bow WOW. Jackie was
Just here and got one TO chew"
Where's Peerie2" asked Mr. Long
ears Didn't he get one. too"
"Peetie isn't here" said Mrs Bow
Wow He went 70 take some hot
bone soup to poor Old Dog Percival.
who is i'll But I told Peetie Td save
him n biscuit"
Better than that cried Uncle
Wlgglly. Let me take IL TO him. Tll
20 over and see Old Dog Percival my
SELF ard J II give Peerie the hard
bake biscuit so he can sharpen his
teeth on the way home"
That is very kind OF YOU" spoke
Mrs Bow Wow. And here is some
soft meal cake 7 made. besides the
soup. for PercivaL he has no teeth
so he cannot chew hard buddy bis
cult But he likes soft cake, and you
en- chew that also"
Indeed can" said Uncle Wizgily.
SO he ate some Of the meal cake and
5hen set OF through The woods for
Old Dog PercivaPs house. carving
with him the hzrd-baked puppy bis
cult for PeeLe- II was made Of flour
water. Erouud-up bone, sugar and
meat and was as fine a meal as a pup-
py dog could wish for.
Uncle Wiggly had not gone very
far through the woods before. all at
once. he heard a rustIiug in the bush
IS. just like in the days Of long ago.
and out jumped a big black bear.
Good day. said the bear. sarcastic
Bad day" answered Uncle Wig
Elly, sort Of shiverinE like.
Why DO you say thate" asked the
Because it's always a bad day
y hen I meet you" went on the bunny
T suppose you are going 10 catch me
and bite ne now2"
such is nay Intention" spoke the
bear lofty like and imposing. can
gu tel me any reason why 4
Well" slowly said Uncle Wirrf-v. .
OF don't want YOU to"
That's personal reason and +
doesn't count" snickered the bear
Unless YOU have a better reason than
that III bite YOU
I'd give you 2 soft meal cake to let
ne so, only I've eaten IT," went on
he bunny, sadly
That doesn't count, either" snea-ed
he bear.
But I have something here per-
1aps you would like" said Mr.. Long