El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-25

4 looked inside the hollow stump
bungalow where Uncle Wiggily Long
ears, the rabbit gentleman lived.
The animal children had been to see
the bunny uncle. and they had
dropped lots OF their toys there were
hickory. chestnut and beechnut shells
all over and bits OF cherry tree candy,
and things like that scattered about.
1T will take me a week TO clean"
said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy the
muskrat lady housekeeper. But I
don't mind Uncle Wiggily and the
children had a good time"
Yes indeed, we did" said the rabbit
gentleman
What are you going TO dO2' asked
Nurse Jane, as she saw her friend get
ting ready his tall silk hat and his
red, white and blue striped rheuma-
1ism crutch-
dinner" replied Mr.. LOngears- There
fs still something to eat in the bun
galow. isn't there2' he asked, hungry
PLENTY" answered Nurse Jane IN
get you a nice dinner.
And a big one, II you please went
on Uncle WigRily. 4 am quite hun
cry. even II yesterday was Christ
mas"
AuTEH
cabbaEe the released turnips, the
broiled lettuce and things like that
and Uncle WiEEily ate so much, with
out really meaning 10 that he could
hardly get up from the table.
He was lust going out TO take his
v-aIl. and look for an adventure when
NE had such a sudden pain that he
cried out loud
whats the natter" asked Nurse
Jane
INDIGESTION" answered the bunny. Il
tie too big a dinner without meaning
TO and now I have pains You had
better send for DIT. Postum On
dear
wav. Never before had he felt such
pain. and Nurse Jane hurried 10 the
telephone, which had wires made
from the morning glory vine with
the dried flowers to speak into and
listen at, and the muskrat lady called
aOh. indeed. you are III" said the
doctor as a little later ne saw the
bunny rabbit gentleman twisting
about. Then Dr. Possum looked al
Uncle WicEily's tongue and felt OF his
pink, twinkling nose and said:
Uncle WiEgily, III have 10 give
you some stronger medicine tnan
any have with me Nurse Jane, you
come along and help me get the medi-
cine Wen leave M Longears here
hv himself for awhile
VIII I be all riEht7" asked the
bunny rabbit, tiTid' like
.-Oh. you'll be all right said Dr.
Postum.
$ he and the muskrat lady set off
together through The woods, and IN
Gle WiEgily. wishing he had not eaten
50 large p dinner waited for them 10
As he was waiting he heard a noise
which he thought came from around
aTu 20 look and see who It IS"
said the bunny uncle 10 himself
Maybe it's a poor old tramp dog VINO
didn't have any Christmas dinner !
wish he had come before ana naq
eaten some Of mine so ! Wouldn {
have taken 50 much
Uncle WiEEily went out 20 the back
door. and, no sooner had he reached
The place than. all OF a sudden, out
from behind the clothes post, where
he had been hiding jumped bad
4 Toolone IS very bad chap. IN
deed and he is so tall and thin that
he can easily hide behind clothes
post. A TocIonE pulls your hair and
blows dust in your eyes
"Ah ha-" cried the T0Oloug 10 IN
Gle WigEiIy. This is the time I
caught you, 7 was waiting for you
TO come out so I could pull your hair
and blow dust in your eyes
oh. please DON'T begged Uncle
yes. shall too snapped the
Toolong. Here I come
But maybe I can get away from
YOU said brave Uncle WiEgily, and
he began TO run around the yard. in
and out among the clothes posts.
oh Tn after YOU barked the
Toolonc. and after Uncle WiCEily he
ran At first the bunny could hardly
20 fast at all. but when he say the
unpleasant chap close after him away
hoped the bunny as quickly as he
could 90. He ran 20 fast in and out
that the TOOlong couldn't keep up