El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-23
ELL, I think everything is
M fixed, except that one bare

w spot in the dining room"
said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy. the
muskrat lady housekeeper for Uncle
Wiggily Longears, as she looked about
the hollow stump bungalow
What about the bare spot in the
dining room?" asked the bunny uncle.
IT'S where I took up the rug to be
cleaned" said Nurse Jane. "and the
cleaners haven't yet sent It back
have no other rug to 20 in its place
and tonight is the party
so Il is" exclaimed the Ole rabbit
gentleman. We certainly need rug
TO cover that bare space All the ami
NAL folk will be out there eating, and
they'll not like to see hare spot
WAIT q moment, 1 have it"
What, the rug2" asked Nurse Jane
NO, an idea how to get one III call
up Mr.. Sinbad the Sailor on the tele-
phone and ask him TO lend US rug
until ours comes back from the clean
ers. Sinbad will do that for me. as L
have done favors for him He has a
lot of nice oriental rugs in his palace
and he won't miss one. III telephone
So Uncle WiggiIy called up Sinbad.
but as il happened. that Arabian
Nights gentleman was out However,
his secretary said he would be home in
would send over a rug so Miss Fuzzy
Wuzzy could use IL on the bare spot in
the dining room for the party
That viii be all right" Uncle Wig
giiy said, and he told Nurse Jane the
rug was coming over, which presently
Il did, being carried by a footman,
which means a man who dresses up in
a red suit and opens the automobile
door
bare space in the dining room. and
pretty soon the party guests began 10
come kir. Whitewash, the polar bear
arrived first and he sat out on the
porch near the ice cream freezer. until
the others came, for he said il was too
hot for him in the hollow stump bun
zaIow. as he was used to sitting on
cakes Of ice md exiting icicles-
Then Grandfather Goosey Gander
came. and Uncle Butter, the goat gen
IIeman: M and Mrs Littletal. the rab
bits Grandpa Whacker, the old beaver
gentleman. and many others
And some OF the animal boys and
girls came TO the party, too There was
Sammie and Susie Littletail. the bun
MES: Johnnie and Billie Bushytatl, the
squirrels. with their father and mother.
Mamie and Billie Wagtail. the goats
and Jollie and Jillie Longtan, the
Now everybody come out 10 the din
ing room and have something TO eat-
cried Nurse Jane Wen start the
party that way and play games after
ward"
So ont 10 the dining room and around
on the rug OF Sinbad the Sailor they
sat. though none Of them knew the rug
was borrowed one except Nurse Jane
and Uncle Wiggily: but they didn't tell.
Nurse Jane and some of the animal
ladies passed around the good things
10 eat-sandwiches, cake, ice cream and
so on.
Pretty soon Billie Bushytau saw the
puppy dog, Jackie Bow Wow, eating
piece Of chocolate cake
"Oh, I wish had that said Billie
IN a whisper. and. no sooner had he
spoken than the cake flew over into
his paws.
for2' asked Jackie.
Why, didn't you throw Il to me-"
&c. indeed I didn't" answered the
puppy dog. You must have grabbed
Nc. I didn't" said Billie. but by
rhal time he had eaten Il all up, and
Nurse Jane said Jackie could have
another piece OF cake
A little later, while Susie Ldttletatl
was eating some peach ice cream, while
Alice Wi5blewobble. the duck girl, was
eating some favored with strawberry,
Susie sort of whispered
ffOh. how I wish I could change ice
cream with Alice I Just love straw
berry. and I know she loves peach
No sooner had the little rabbit girl
wished that than through the air flew
the plates OF cream The peach landed
in Alice's lap. while the strawberry fell
into Sucie's.
"oh. I got just what wanted" said
susie.
a little later Billie Wagtail, the goat
boy. wished for a second piece OF CO.
s-aauuf rake and before INV one could