El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-29

nee upon q time the skillery-
scalery alligator was out
~ walking in the fields near the
muddy river where he lived. and he
happened to meet a big spider.
Good morning. Mr.. Alligator"
said Mr. Spider. Have you caught
that Uncle Wiggily Longears bunny
YETI"
q have not. I am sorry to say" an
sEered the alligator chap I've tried
every way 1 know how, but some
thing always happens so that he gets
away. Either he Is helped by that
funny book girl, Alice from Wonder
land, or by some of her friends I'm
afraid I'll never catch Uncle Wig
gily-"
aHowg' asked the gator. which
was his short name though he was
rather long.
ssTli crawl through the woods and
over the fields until find him
asleep" said the Spider. And. when
I do, I'll spin q strong web around and
over him so he cannot get loose Then
III come and tell you and you can
get him"
VERY good" spoke Mr.. Alligator.
So the alligator went back to sleep
in the mud to wait until Mr.. Spider
should bring him word that Uncle
Wiggily was held fast in the web
And now let US see what happens
to the bunny gentleman As he al
ways did. ne started out from his hol-
low stump bungalow one morning to
look for an adventure There had been
a little accident at breakfast time
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the musk
rat lady housekeeper, had boiled the
eggs too long and they were as hard
You can't eat them" she said to
Uncle Wiggily. I'll boil you some
sAl right" laughed the bunny. Il
don't want to get indespepsia by eat
ing hard bullet eggs. But I'll take
them with me and give them to
Johnnie or Billie Bushytail, the SOUR
rel boys. They can crack hard nuts
so they must be able to crack hard
boiled eggs"
So it was that Uncle Wiggily, after
having eaten the newly boiled soft
eggs, started from his hollow stump
bungalow with the hard ones in his
He had not travelled very far be-
fore he heard from behind a big log a
voice crying:
'Oh. deari It isn't hard enough It
isn't hard enough"
What isn't?" asked Uncle Wiggily,
as he saw q funny looking bird with a
very large bill like a parrots. what
isn't hard enough?"
This log Of wood" was the answer.
7 need something hard to bite on to
sharpen my beak, but this wood is
too soft
You are a funny bird" laughed the
bunny gentleman. who might you
be2"
7 am the Lory bird" was the
answer. I belong TO the book with
Alice Of Wonderland. but I'm out for
q days pleasure, and. as ! can't tell
what I might have TO eat. I thought
I'd sharpen my bill But I can't find
anything hard enough"
Suppose you try these" said Uncle
Wiggily. taking the hard boiled eggs
out of his pocket
The very thingi" cried the Lory
These will he fine for my billt" With
that he sent his bill in to the hard
eggs and he had all he could do to
bite them. Now I'll get my beak good
and sharp" said Lory- You have done
me a great favor, Uncle Wiggily, and
hope some day to do you one"
Pray, do not mention it," said the
bunny rabbit. modest like and shy
Then, having found a good use for the
hard boiled eggs, even if ne didn't
boys. Uncle Wiggily hoped along.
and the Lory kept on biting the shells
for practice
Now it was a warm day. and. as
b Uncle MlEkllN 4elL llLtNf ne sd Wv n
in a shady place in the fields, and
no sooner was he in dreamland than
along came Mr.. Spider
s.Ah. haP' said the spider. 'Now's
my chance TO catch this bunny for
for the alligator. I'll spin a strong
web around him. SO strong that he
cannot break loose Then I'll go get
my friend. the gator"
So while Uncle Wiggily slept, Mr..
Spider spun a strong web about the
bunny very extra strong web, with
such big strands that Uncle Wiggily
never could have broken them him
self And when the web was all fin
fshed. and the bunny was helpless, he
awakened Just as Mr. Spider was 60
ing off to call Mr.. Alligator.
..Oh. what has happened to me?"