El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-27
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGILY JAMES PURSE
=By HOWARD r.

What kind OF birds are youe" asked
1 the bunny.
I'VE are Baltimore orioles" was thc
answer Of the bird father. We came
up from the south q little early this
year. and We have lust finished build
ing new nest There II hangs. neal
our old one" and the bird pointed with
ms wing 10 another queerly shaped
nest IN the tree
i looked like bag. and hung by
four strings. or twisted vines. 10 the
tree branch, SWaying in the wind. II
was almost like a pocket or like the
slipper bag which little girls carry Il
dances with them.
'Oh, what nice nest cried Uncle
WiEgily. And you have two of them
That other is one we built last
year" said the mother oriole. 1t is
too small for US this year, so 1 made
another But L must weave il a little
deeper, so the brides Will not fall out
Migglly. for saving TOotSie from q
bad fall You caught her just in time
Pray do not mention il" heEged
Uncle Wiggily, modest like.
oh. but we can't forget your kind
ness" said Mrs Oriole. and II ever we
can do you a favor We will"
Uncle Wigsily hoped off before
they could thank him more and on aud
on ne went through the woods, looking
for an adventure But he did not IND
any. and when he reached his hollow
stump bungalow ne saw Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy, his muskrat lady house
keeper just going TO the store for some
things for supper.
I'll be right back-that is, If L
don't lose the money said the musk
rat lady. My purse is SO old that often
the pennies and five-cent pieces drop
out"
gily. 'I-er-oh. no matter" he said
quickly. I'll tell you when you come
back" The truth Of the matter was
that Just then ne had an idea TO ger
Nurse Jane a new purse, and he did NOT
want 10 speak about II, for he wanted
to surprise her.
So. while she went to the grocery.
Uncle Wiggtly quickly hoped On to che
pocketbook store.
III get Nurse Jane the very finest
purse my carrot money can buy" he
said Shell like that and then smell
never lose her pennies again"
But alas, Likewise unhappiness.
When Uncle Wiggily reached the purse
store il was closed. He tried TO find
another, but could not and the five
and-six-cent store. which was just
closing, had no purses OF the kind the
bunny wanted
''Oh. dear. Isn't this the worst kind
Of luck" cried Uncle Wiggily on mis-
way home through the woods 4 can
get q purse for Nurse Jane no matter
what l do. And I did SO much want 10
surprise her. Oh, II I could only get
PURSE
..Ha, How viii this do2' suddenly
asked a voice in the air over Uncle
Wiggily's head. and on the leaves at
woven string. grass, hairs from the tai
Of horses and small wood vines IL
had four strings, one on each corner
10 pull it shut
"Ha, That is q very proper kind OF
q purse for a muskrat lady" cried
the bunny. Where did II come from -
1T is out last years nest" answered
the voice and down flew the beautiful
Baltimore oriole. Take il 10 Nurse
Jane, please It will safely hold her
pennies so she will not lose them You
did US a favor by catching our baby
bird. and you are quite welcome TO our
old nest"
"Oh. thank you SO much cried
Uncle Wiggily, and Nurse Jane said
the nest-purSe was just what she
wanted. And the next time you see an
orioles nest you'n say the same
So, if the potato masher doesn't fall
on the foot OF the stairs and crack
some Of its toes, I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and Aunt Flippity Flop.
1917, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.