El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-09

/ sail across the frozen duck pOnl
| ocean," asked the bunny.
yes" answered Miss Fuzzy wuzzy
! But please becareful-
Why Uncle Wiggily wanted &c
! Because not all the people who may
/ happen to get out of that book, as sim
| bad did, may be as nice to you as ne
| was There are genie, or fairies, IN
| there who might-well, scratch or Dlte
2 you"
oh. I guess not" said Uncle WigSily.
{ calmly like, and casual They'll all be
1 good, 1 think. Anyhow I'm going for
walk, and I hope 1 have another nice
( adventure"
And away hoped the old rabbit gen
! tleman, but before he got out OF sight
/ Nurse Jane called after him:
Bring me back some silver polish
! from the store I want TO clean the
{ knives and forks"
Il Will" promised Uncle Wiggily.
Before going to look for an adven-
ture, of which he had one nearly every
day, Uncle WiggIy went TO the two
and-three-cent store and bought the
silver polish.
Now, 1 have nothing on my mind TO
think about, and / can give up my
whole time TO looking for an adven-
ture," said Uncle WiggiIy to himself.
Hardly had he spoken. as they say in
fairy books, before he saw, sitting on
a big log. right in front of him, a big
boy This boy had on a suit of yellow
silk, with a red cap and his shoes were
green. He looked like a clown in a
circus, only mis- face was not painted
red. white and blue, as was Uncle Wig
Sily's striped barber pole rheumatism
crutch
IA: Who are you?" asked Uncle
Wiggily-
7 am Aladdin" was the answer.
And / am in trouble"
I am sorry to hear that" spoke
Uncle Wiggily, kindly. Perhaps 1 can
help you"
the queerly dressed boy. My friend
Sinbad the Sailor told me you helped
WHAT" cried the bunny gentleman.
Are you. like Sinbad. out Of that
Arabian Nights book, toO2'
I am" was the answer 4 am Alad-
din of the wonderful lamp
oh, I remember reading about you"
cried the bunny gentleman All you
have TO do is to rub your lamp and
genie or fairy comes and does what
ever you want"
That's it" cried Aladdin. Only I
can't do ii now, and that's the trouble.
! can't do II now"
Why" Uncle Wisgily wanted TO
know
Because" answered Aladdin, my
Is wonderful lamp rolled down that deep.
dark hole, and 1 can't get it back. 1
tried reaching my arm down in the
hole. but can't get the lamp. snd 1
want il very much
L !
the lamp in the underground cave in
China, where the magician, VINO pre-
tended to be my uncle, took me" Alad-
din went on And you know how my
dear old mother, who was very poor,
was made rich when she polished up
the lamp TO sell and a genie fairy came
who gave US all we wanted to eat And
] built wonderful palace-or at least
the fairies of the lamp debut a bad
genie got the lamp away from me. and
only Just day or SO ago L got il back.
That is what brings me 50 Tar from
my own country. I travelled a long way
to find my wonderful lamp
And now that you had il again you
lost it." said Uncle Wiggily.
Yes, it is down that deep hole and
/ shall never get II again. cried
"Oh, yes You will said Uncle Wig
gily. cheerfully.
How" asked Aladdin. 7 can't get
at il to rub the lamp, or I could call
would bring il back to me. Oh, 1 am
in such trouble
No trouble at all" said Uncle Wig /
giiy. Jolly like That hole is only the :
burrow, or underground house, where
Sammie and susie Littletail, my little {
rabbit nephew and niece. live Prob
ably they are playing with the lamp
this minute, wondering where II came |
from"
1t dropped out Of my hands and
rolled down that hole" explained Alad-
well, III soon have it up for you
said Uncle Wiggily. Then he gave
loud whistle. as he always did when
he wanted Sammie or Susie TO come
out, and up popped Sammie with the
lamp in his paws.
oh, my wonderful lamp" cried Alad-
is this yours asked Sammie. po-
litely. susie and I were just wonder
ing whose it was. It fell in our yard
Tt is his lamp and he is Aladdin"
said Uncle WigEily- Here is your
lamp back again"
''oh. but it is all dirty sadly said
Aladdin
Never mind. will let you take some
of Nurse James silver polish TO clean
Aladdin some Of the powder. and Susie
brought up a soft rag Then Aladdin
began to polish the lamp.
But, no sooner had Aladdin rubbed
the lamp then-"Bang," down out OF
the clouds dropped "A big. kind. good.
genie-fairy, who asked with a low bow:
What do you want me 70 do, Alad-
Take me and my lamp back TO my
palace was the answer. but first give
Uncle Wiggily a bushel OF carrots and
Sammie and susie as many lollypops as
they want"
and with a wave of his hand IL was
done. There were bushels or carrots
ana two dozen Of lollypops. Then
after thanking Uncle Wiggily.
was carried off TO his palace on the
back Of the genie, and the bunny uncle
had a fine adventure 10 tell Nurse Jane
that night.
And if the potato salad don't jump
off the table TO have rice pudding
race with the baked beans. I'll tell YOU
next about Uncle Wiggily and the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 1917, by Nc
Clure Newspaper Syndicate