El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-27
Bedtime Story For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY IN A BUNKER.
-. By HOWARD r. GARIs ,,,,.,,,,-,--


stymied or anything like that
Thank you again" spoke Uncle
I WigCily politely. You are begin
ming 20 understand the game 1 see
So the old rabbit gentleman went
off TO the golf links and Nurse Jane.
started the cabbage TO boiling. for she
I knew he would be hungry when he re-
turned and would like some cabbage
f salad with oatmeal sauce sprinkleo
over IT.
It was a nice clear. cool Deem Der
{ day shortly after Christmas, and the
/ ground vas only frozen Httle-lt
was just right for playing golf
Uncle Wiggily put his white rubber
bah on the first tee, or starting of
place, and he knocked Il as fast as ne
could with his club mean he
knocked the ball
That was a dandy shot. II 7 do say
/ II myself. said the bunny uncle 70
I himself. Il must be pretty near the
hole A few more knocks and III be
in"
Picking up his clubs ne started TO
walk toward where le had knocked
the BAH, Just as when you play Gro
Quet you have 10 walk after the ball
once you have nit IL.
Uncle WigEilv found the ball in a
nice grassy place and as ne got ready
10 hit IS again he looked TO see if any
one was in the way who might get
struck He didn't see anybody but he
did see little way ahead Of him, Il
bunker
Now bunker is something put on
golf field TO make il hard for you TO
knock the ball about, just as sticks
and stones get in your way when you
are playing crOQucL
This bunker was little hill Of dirt.
and on the other side Of 10 was a sorc
Of pit Of soft sand.
III have hard work TO knock ii out
TO the next hole said Uncle WiEgiiy.
1 hope ] skip over the bunker all
right"
So ne gave his ball a tap with Clue.
hut, oh dear BE must have fooled,
or topped IT, OF sliced IT, or pulled his
stroke or sonnet hinE-vhatever golfers
do that isn't riFht-for the bail flopp d
over the bunker and come down In the
sand pit.
oh. woe 3 me-" said Uncle Wiggily
sadly. 1T viii take me two or three
shots 20 get out Of this sand But IL
must be done-1
So he hoped along over toward tn
bunker, CT little hill, and just as he was
going around the edge Of f. out s7rang
old Boyle again
Well" said the Bogie you fooled me
once by knocking a golf ball down -ny
throat when I was going 10 bite some
souse or your ears Uncle WiggIy. puI
you can't fool me again have you-'
With that the BoEie gave jump and
grabbed the bunny uncle by his loug ears,
almost knocking or his tall six hat as
on please let ne sor' begged Uncle
Wiggily.
''Not muchg' cried the Bogie. I'm
first going TO tickle you and then bite
some souss of your ears-'
Wei, Uncle Wiggu yfelt dreadfully on
hearing that and he tried u get away,
but he couldn't And then he saw mis-
golf ball lying IN the sand ~ the bunker
where IL had fallen and the bunny
thought Of something
win you please grant me one favor
before you take the -souse or NY ears-''
asked Uncle Wiggil- Of tho Bogie-
what is i--' the BoE-e wanted 70
know.
let me take my golf bali cut OF the
bunker" said Uncle WiEEily-
well be quick about ito rrowled th-
bad creature So he let 90 OF Uncle Wig
gIl- long enough for the rabbit 20 wax
over 10 where the ball law tn the saul-
than the bunny rabbit suddenly began
scratching in the sand with his hind paws
just as a dog scratches
Up Cew tho sand in = shower all ov--
the Bogie, in his eyes and nose a-c
mouth
ION. stop ft.' he cried. "oh. ny eyes
ara fuU OF sand and can't see 20 l-t-
any sUuse OF your ears"
Tn glad you cant That's Why
did it, said Uncle ElEgily- Then. while
the BcEie was sui half blinded. the ulu-
ny picked up his golf BAH and C ubs 1lt
ran safely away. 50 he didn't get bitten
that getting into bunker is uo- as haH
as II seems And II Christmas cara
doesn't 90 cut 10 play with the New
Lear's cake and forget 90 come n for
Eily and his puuter.-CopyriEht, 1917. BY
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