El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-05
"a &c MhIte Queen.


3 Well I wish you would" went oil
s. The flutteriuE creature. I've trie
o. and tried again 10 set my poor lei
loose, but I can't And I'm on m,
p Wly-Oh- but 7 forgot That part 8.
n secret" quickly said the butterfly.
We'll then, don't tell me-" spok
Uncle Wiggily with a laugh. for
= might not be very good at keepin.
secrets. But III soon have your les
loose"
With that he took the small end OF
I his red, white and blue striped rheu-
matism crUtch that Nurse Jane FUR
Wuzzv had guawed for him out OF Z
cornstalz and putting the little end OF
his crutch il the crack OF the raj
fence. Uncle WigEily gave a hard
push and soon the butterfly's leg was
loose and she could fly away.
But first I must thank you. Uncle
MigsIly," she said And as you did
me so great favor 7 want TO do Won
one IN return Not now perhaps. as ]
am in "a hurry. but later. So If ever
you find you want something YOU
can't set. just come to these woods
and say little verse. Then you shall
have your wish"
What verse shall say2' asked
3 Uncle WlgEilv.
This" answered the butterfly. Then
she recited:
] when the wind blows I'm the trees.
] Making perfume for the breeze.
! WIN you grant TO me this boon.
] That my wish may come true soon -''
"And what then2r asked the bunny
Then answered the butterfly.
/ you must whisper your wish 10 a
green leaf and-weII. wen see what
happens next"
Thank YOU" said Uncle WirEily.
and then he hoped on through the
woods while the butterfly fluttered
T---r, Witt - ----..--
that day, but when he reached home
to his hollow stump bungalow he
found his muskrat lady housekeeper
in the kitchen looking quite sad and
blue
wen, Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzyf''
cried the 5olly bunny uncle. What
ever is the natter
oh. I have broken my nice gold
and diamond dishpan. and I can't do
any more kitchen work until II IS
mended- I can't wash the dishes nor
get you any supper"
"Oh. never mind about that" said
Uncle MiEEily. iii rake the diamond
dishpan down TO the five and ten cent
store and have them mend IL for you.
Where is it2"
Nurse Jane gave # to him. The pan
had a big crack right across the mid /
die The musbrat lady said it had fall I
len TO the floor and had broken when .
she went TO set Jackie Bow Wow. the
and Jam.
III soon have It fixed for you" /
said Uncle WlEEll-- But IL was more /
easily said than done. The five and /
ten cent store was closed because |
every one was on q picnic. and no one ]
else could mend the dishpan.
Never mind. III buy Nurse Jane a .
new one and say nothing about it,
said. Uncle Wisgily- III surprise
re +t-s- e. 900 ,-.. ---s-- ia
than done In all Woodland. where .
Uncle WiEEilv and the animal folk
lived, there was not another gold and /.
dishpan 10 be had They
were all sold.
"Oh. dear, What shall 7 do7"
thought Uncle WigEiTy. Nurse Jane
viii be so unhappy Then he hap
peued to think Of the white butter
fly and what she had told him So,
taking the dishpar. he went TO the
wood where ne had helped the flut-
-eriug creature ard whispered 10 n
leaf the little verse
wen. what is your wish asked
? sudden voice
-'I wish Nurse James sold ana dia-
rond dish7an 10 be uenLed-' said In
.le WiE-ilT.
instantly something white came
lurteriug down OUT OF tree, and the
unny saw II was the white butter
IT, And then. all Of a sudden. before
he white butterfly seemed TO fade
way and I'm its place was a aeauI-
ul White Queen. seated on a golden
hroue with a diamond crown on her
lead
you shall have your wish. Uncle
y igsily.' she said "GiTe me the
@Why-why." exclaimed the bunny. .
You are-EOu are
'I am the White Queen from Alice ,
n Wonderland" was the answer and
viii ask you a riddle. When YOU y
axe the dishes out OF the pan what ,
emains2'
Nothing answered the bunny
Wrong" answered the White +
,ueen. The water does. Now III ,
land this for YOU" And she did, tax
lE some gold from her throne and A
ONE diamonds from her crown
soon Nurse James pan was as good
s ever and she could wash the dishes
'Thank You" said Uncle WiEgily.
But how is II you are a queen and a
utterly. too-"
"Oh, We queens lead a sort or but
srfly existence said the White
.ueen- But 7 must so now, for have
% find the tarLs for the Queen OF
.earts who IS always losing hers
Then. changing herself into a white
utterly again. the Queen few away
nd Uncle MisEily hoped on 70 ms
0lloH stump bungalow, where he ana =
u-se Jane were soon having a nice
upper and were very happy
And If the potato masher doesn't go
o the moving pictures and step on
he toes OF the eEE heater I'll tel you j
ext about Uncle WiEEily and the Eed
Copyright. 1917, by Mcclure 8
newspaper Syndicate q