El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-17
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGHY AND JIKMIE's PIECE.
) WIGHT AND JIMMIE )
Fl By HOWARD r. GARIs. :

I Jimnie's yellow bill vas crooked and
| cross. because he was so worried and
! anxious. and he said again
! 'Oh. 7 just hate it, Burr-r-l--r,'
Hate what21 asked Uncle WigEily.
I stepping out from behind a piece Of
/ apple pie-oh, excuse me- mean from
/ behind the mulberry bush ~ AT do
Il hate 10 learn a piece 20 speak IN
, school" answered the duck boy. You
see on Friday I've got to get up in
front Of the whole class and reeite
something about the boy standing on
the burning deck. or about 4 trap being
baited with a piece of sneeze-I mean
! cheese" he said quickly, seeing he had
made mistake
yes, cheese is better" spoke Uncle
. Wisgily with a smile. But what is so
bad about learning a piece. Jimmie, my
ducky boy Are you the only one who
has 10 recite2
"Oh no. We All have turn at =
But / cant seem to learn my piece. As
fast as I remember the first line I
forget the second, and when I remeu-
Der the second forget the third. and
SO on
That's too bad said Uncle wiggily.
But I'll help you"
How can you help me. unless you
learn the piece yourself. and recite IL
in the hollow stump schoo1?" asked the
duck boy And. though the lady mouse
teacher likes YOU. ] know she wouldn't
let YOU do that"
NO. I don't intend TO DO II that
way" Uncle Wiggily smiiinglv said.
I mean III help you remember your
piece from the last line 10 the first.
frOntwards and backwards Now let's
take the book and begin We have
time before school"
So Uncle Eigcily. glad 10 have
helping adventure, began 10 teach
Jimmie a piece to speak And every
morning, up 10 Friday. the bunny gen
tleman met the duck boy in the woods.
hsfOre school and went over rne niece
with him
Il guess III know IT when I get Up
20 recite today" said Jimmie. when
Friday morning came. and Uncle Wig
gily had helped him as usual for the
last time
I hope It goes all right" the rabbit 4
gentleman said IN stop at the hol- |
low stump school this afternoon and !
listen TO you, Jimmie
Well. Friday afternoon came. as II /
always does after Friday morning. and |
when the boy and girl animals were 4
all comfortable IN their seats, the lady (
mouse teacher said.
Now, we viii have the speaking OF
pieces. and well start with Susie Lit
tletail"
The little rabbit girl spoke a very
nice piece about, 'Once a little robin
lived in a dolls house. and every time
she had popcorn she gave some to
VERY good, susie" said the teacher
Now we'll hear from Jimmie Wibble-
wobble''
The duck boys heart was beating
fast as he went up on the platform 70
make his bow and speak his piece
Jimmie started off this way;
"Once 4 trap was baited
With Mother Hubbard's shoe
II tickled so 4 little mouse
he scarce knew What TO do.
When Mary's lamb went sailing
With three men in a tub.
Peter-Pumpkin-E Eater beat
h. M
The boy and girl animals looked at
cne another in a funny way and the
lady mouse teasher said;
ooh, Jimmie.
But Jimmie went right ou-
5i-Diddle-Diddle was COW.
Who jumped way over the moon.
And Peter--Piper played a pipe
OF prickly purple tune.
But when Red Riding Hood came home
And found the cupboard bare.
3O-Peep went fishing in the brook.
And caught . cold IN her hair
Just then in came Uncle Wiggily- he
isteneo TO what the duck hoy was re-
.iting. ana the bunny cried:
-Oh, Jimmie. That isn't what I
aught yOui Oh. Jimmie,"
But Jimiu1e went right on
Then GooSev-GOosev Gander
With Simple Simor's pail.
Saw four-and-tWentv blackbirds
Upon q long fence rail,
And when the pie vas opened
out flew cawing crow.
And this. dear Uncle Wiggily.
Is all the piece I know
Well. YOU should have heard the
nimal boys and girls laugh right out
n school at that And the rabbit gen
leman laughed. too, and so did the
ady mouse teacher
why, Jimmie she said. You have
ecited a whole lot OF pieces all mixed
p together. like chOw-chOw pickles"
u know il" said Jimmie But when {
found I could only remember one line
{ each piece 1 thought that was bet
er than forgetting all the lines of one
''Very good indeed" said the lady S
rouse, and Mr. Whiskers Rat. the !
snitor. and all the children said the 7
anne thing. SO if the piece of goose 7
cry pie doesn't quack like a duck | {
nd scare the egg heater so il jumps 7
yer the spoon holder. I'll tell you next
bout Uncle WiEgiiy and TOmmie's
1917. by Mcclure
newspaper Syndicate. tc