El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-09
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGILY MAGIC FIDDLE
By HOWARD

, middle of the wood. holding the fiddle.
Il wonder why they wanted that little
man SO badly, and why he did not want
them TO get his violin? And l wonder
what is so valuable about this fiddle?
Uncle WiggIy opened the case and
took out the violin. Il seemed Just like
any other fiddle. but the bunny uncle
said:
7 am sure there must be something
strange about it. 1 viii keep il until
he comes back and then I'll ask him
about it. Perhaps an adventure goes
with that fiddle"
Uncle Wiggily kept on through the
woods. looking for something like an
adventure 10 happen TO him, but none
did and when he came again 10 his
hollow stump bungalow he was quite
disappointed which means sorry
Not an adventure did ] have ne
said to Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy. his
muskrat lady housekeeper-
Please don't talk to me OF adven-
lures, said the mUskrat lady. 4 have
trouble enough here. as il is
Trouble" cried Uncle Wiggily. say
no more, If you are in trouble let me
help you / have helped many OF my
animal friends 10 say nothing Of those
in the Arabian Nights book like Sinbad
the Sailor. And each time 1 help some
one there is an adventure for me- What
is your trouble2"
Why" said Nurse Jane. you know l
am going to have a little party this
afternoon for some of my lady friends
They are going to help me sew carpet
rags and piece bed quilt After Jnsl
! am going to give them cakes and tea,
and We are going TO have little music
and dance"
We'll. that sounds very nice" said
the bunny uncle.
Tt sounds NICE agreed Nurse Jane.
but it won't be half as nice as il
sounds. because the music hasn't
come. so we can't have any dance"
That is TOO bad said Uncle Wig
gily- Who were to be the musicians
l.. ell
and green monkey boys" answered
Nurse Jane. But one has sore throat
and the other epizootic, so they can't
bring the hand organ with which they
were to make music"
-Ha. That is a trouble. but one that
is easily fixed" said Uncle. Wiggily
with a smile. Il will play the music
for your afternoon tea and sewing
Have You a hand-organ?" asked the
muskrat lady.
NO. but / have this fiddle which
was just given me-" said Uncle Wig
gily- I'll make music on that"
Can yOu-can you play?' asked |
Nurse Jane, sort OF diffident like and |
shy. for she did not want TO hurt Uncle !
NViggily's feelings.
Well. there is always a first time"
said the bunny. 1t is true never
have played anything more than a |
cornstalk fiddle, but now I'll try real :
Well. Nurse Jane did not know just !
what to do. She wanted music for her |
little party. and yet"
Pretty soon the guests began to |
arrive Nurse Jane met them and |
" whispered
Uncle wiggily says he is going TO |
play for US. I don't believe he can, |
but 1 don't want 10 refuse him
oh, no OF course not said Mrs
y ibbleWobble. the duck lady. we can /
pretend we like il. even if he only 1
Squeaks and squawks on the fiddle
A. he or~r~ To-
passed the tea and cakes and when the 1
lnimal ladies had sewed the carpet
'ags and quilts Nurse Jane said:
Now we will have a little dance"
'ut she sort of shivered when she said
I. for she was afraid Of the kind OF
music Uncle Wiggily would make. he |
,ever having played g fiddle before
But wien the bunny uncle stood I'D
'etween the dining room and kitchen.
When the table and chairs had been |
feared away, and he put the fiddle
nder his chin and drew the bow across
Lo, and behold. There came forth
he sweetest, Jolliest music that you .
yer heard You just couldn't help
ancing TO it The feet of the animal ;
aides. and those OF Nurse Jane herself, |
apped the floor and soon they were |
ancing away, while Uncle Wiggily
layed and played and played
OH the jolly dancing tunes he played,
ntil Nurse Jane, all out Of breath, had !
o cry I
Stop Stop. please. Uncle wiggilyi ] I
We have to dance as long as you play. :
Tut please stop"
Il never knew you could play the
iddle," said Mrs Wagtail. the goat |
ldy
Neither did L. said the bunny uncle |
This must be a magical violin, IL |
lays If only you wish it to-" And so
was Thus Uncle Wiggily made |
lusic on the wonderful fiddle. and
-urse James party was just dandy. |
nd IL the man in the moon doesn't
all down and stub his toe on the COW
18th the crumpled horn, I'll tell you !
ext about Uncle Wiggily and the | )
lagical pectacles.-Copyright 1917.
Y Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.