El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-17

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please borrow your red
~ white and blue striped bar
her pole rheumatism crutch?" asked a
little voice one day outside the hol-
low stump bungalow, where the bun
ny rabbit gentleman lived.
Take his erutch? Why. the very
idea" cried Nurse Jane Fuzzy. the
muskrat lady housekeeper. coming TO
he door just then. What do you
want with #, Johnnie Bushytau?"
she asked, for she saw it was one OF
the squirrel boys speaking.
I want to make a cannon" was the
answer. Where is Uncle WiEgily2'
Here am" answered Mr.. Long
ears himself. coming 10 the door of
his bungalow and looking I'd over
Nurse James Whiskers. What do you
want, Johnnie. my bushytau boy
The little squirrel chap told. and
then Uncle Wiggily said:
We'll, don't see how you can
make a cannon out Of my crutch,
Johnnie. You are welcome TO take it,,
n you like. for I'm not using It today,
since my rheumatism is a little better.
But really I don't quite see
"Oh, I don't exactly want the crutch
for the cannon" went on the little
squirrel chap. The crutch is to poke
out the cannon balls. The cannon
I've made from an old piece Of stove
pipe. It's black. just like real cannon,
and when 1 put in a lot Of talcum
powder and a big rubber football for
cannon bail. and let It pop out,
with a powder puff like smoke and
we boys all holler-banEi as loud as
anything. its Just Ike a real war"
IT should think it would bel"
laughed Uncle WiSgiIy- But where
did You get the talcum powder,
johnnie
I took IL off mothers bureau"
answered the little squirrel boy. she
had a whole lot
We'll maybe she won't mind you
taking il this once" said Uncle Wig
gily, while Nurse Jane hurried into
the bungalow, trying TO keep from
laughing with her Whislzers going up
and down like q See-saW. ANYHOW"
went on the bunny rabbit gentleman.
You may take my crutchs Johnnie
10 poke the rubber football out Of
and see you play
And VIII YOU holler banEl ike we
do. and watch the talcum powder
smoke" asked Johnnie
ct viii indeed. with pleasure, said
Uncle NiEEily-
So the bunny rabbit got his red.
white and blue striped crutch down
off the clock shelf. and he and John
uie went over the fields and through
the woods TO where the animal boys
had made a fort OF dried leaves piled
up in a heap.
And there. peering over the top,
Just as in real war. was JOhnnle'S
stove pipe cannon In front Of It all
you could see was the black hole, or
opening. like a round mouth or the
letter o. But at the back, inside the
leaf fort there were the animal boys
70 ennnr TnhwTnfnfE
Hey. fellows" Chartered the little
squirrel boy. Il got Uncle WigEily's.
c-utcf. and he's come himself to see
rs shoot who's got the fOotball2'
Il have" answered Sammie Little
tail. the rabbit
Put it in the cannon" ordered Cap
tain Johnnie. Now, who's got my
mothers talcum powder
I have" answered Jacl1o Kinkytails
the monkey boy
Then nut some powder inside the
cannon behind the ball" was the next
order. and Jaclzo did So
Now. I'll take Uncle WiEgly's
crurch. and poke the football out and
weu make believe it's a real cannon
ball. and we must ali hOller bang,
when we see the talcum powder smoke
But ali OF a sudden Jackie Bow
Wow. the little puppy dog who was
on guard at one end Of the leaf fort,
cried
Look out. Hers comes the enc
N.Y.
Who is it," asked johnnie Bushy-
-liI
ITS the sEiuery-scalery alligator
with the double jointed tail." barked
Jackie
-Ch. let's all rum cried Sammie
Iittletail we can't fight such
bad enemy
The animal boys were all going TO
run away when Uncle Wiggily sud
denly c~ied-
HALT, Be brave, my soldiersl
Watch and see how I can make that
skiIlerv-scalery alligator enemy flop
his double jointed tail and run
G. way"