El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-23
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGLY AND NURSE JAMES SWEATER.


I -Oh, I wouldn't do that if I wer,
[ ycu.' said Uncle Wiggily quickly
why not2' asked the muslra'
lady.
Wen. you'll soon have the sweater
Z finished and then you won't need q
/ bag 10 carry il around in" said AR
I LOuEears. assembling like.
But the truth OF the matter was, rs
you know, he had already bought
] Nurse Jane nice sweater bag, and
was going 20 give It 20 her for her
birthday, tomorrow So. Of course, he
dent want her 10 buy one.
Nv ell Pm going 20 knit a scarf ar
tcr 7 finish the sweater said the
mUskrat lady. I'll need q bag FOR
"Oh, I wouldn't buy one" said the
bunny uncle again, twinkliug his
funny pink nose in a lollypop sort of
way. Just wait, Nurse Jane. 1 am
going off 10 find an adventure. so
don't buy a bag until I come back"
Uncle Wiggily didn't really intend
TO 20 away. as II was near lunch
time. but he just said that so Nurse
jane would stop talking about the
sweater bag he had as a surprise for
her.
However. as Il happened, just then
the telephone which was made of a
morning glory flower rang unE-a-
linE-linE, and Nurse Jane answered it,
Yes. al he right over" Uncle Wig
Eily heard her say Then the musk
TOT lady, coming out on the porch OF
the hollow stump bungalow, went on
Mrs. WIbblewobble the duck lady.
wants me TO come over 70 her mouse
and show her how 20 pick up some
dropped stitches in the sweater she IS
knitting. I'll leave mine here and
trOt along. III be back in time to get
you something to eat before you so
looking for an adventure
Very good" said Uncle WiEgily-
All he wanted was 10 get Nurse Jane
out Of the idea of buying tag for
herself
So the bunny rabbit gentleman sat
on the porch near Nurse Jane S part
" knitted sweater, which she LETT
over chair. and soon Mr. LonEears
fell asleep. When he awakened there
was an adventure all ready and walt
ing fer him
II wasn't a nice adventure. either
for. when the bunny rabbit opened MS
eyes, he saw. standing IN front or
him. the bad old babbOOn monkey VINO
tad promised 10 be good. but who had
broken his word. / am sorry TO say
well. here ] am" said the babboon,
cross like and impOlite-
so / See" remarked Uncle Wig
gily. Did you want me-"
Yes, and anything else / can get
around herel" snapped the babboon-
Il haven't had anything in lonE
while and here's where I make UP for
III First, III take this.' ne cried, as
he caught up Nurse James sweater,
and then III take you
"Oh. please don't do that!' begged
Crcle Wiggily. meaning for the bah
boon not 10 take what Nurse Jane had
been knitting,
Yes. I shall, tool" snapped the bah
boon. showing his teeth, and they
were not nice ones. either
With that the babbOon put on the
sweater Nurse Jane had knitted,
though IL was not quite done. And,
wearing that he was just ginE 70
grab Uncle WiEEily and take him
away when, all Of sudden. The bad
nCnkey cried:
ION. WOW, Oh. ouch, on. Pm be-
ng stuck with pins and thOrns. Oh, .
axe 'em away, On, take it off, OH
his is trick OF yours, Uncle Wig .
5iIy."
With that the babboon monkey I
urned q back s0mersault out Of the 7
'weater and away he ran as fast as .
.e could go leaving Uncle WiEEiy .
Gfe and sound
"N hat made him rum asked the
uuuy when Nurse Jane came back
Il guess the sharp knitting needles
left in my sweater stuck him hard-'
-id the nuskrar lady, with q laugh.
nc so they had Once more the
unny had been saved
And, if it doesn't rain chocolate
reps and scare the 1ollypop so IT,
ckles the peanut taffE. III tell you
ext about Uncle Wiggily and Nurse
aue's birthday
Copyright. 1917. by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)