El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-08

Uncle WIGGILT LOSGEARS. the
rabbit gentleman. was out tax
- ing ride IN his automobile one
dsv. when. as he came near Held
he heard some one cry;
kick It zgainl That's the way!"
"Oh. nv" thought Uncle Wiggily,
T hope no one Is getting kicked
didn't know there were mules about
here. I must be careful"
Then he heard = sound hksS
Punk PUNK"
More voices cried:
kick it, Kick IL hard.
7 must see what this is, said the
bunny, and then All OF sucdeh' nc
both saw and felt
For something shaped Ike an egg,
only larger and colored brown cam
bounding along over the fieio- Up IN
the air It bounced and came down N
Uncle Wiggilys auto; ,,,. -. e..
bunny. As he saw what Il was
football. and those whom I heard
shouting Kick It" must have been
the animal boys playing q game
Just then. out from 6enind a stone
wall, came Jimmie Wibble WoDDle'
the boy duck, with Johnnie and Blllle
Bushytail. the squirrels; Sammie LIT
tletail. the rabbit: Jackie and Peetie
Bow Wow, the puppies. ana JaCNo
and JUMBO KinEytatl the monkey
Did you see anything or my 4oot-
ball we were kicking, Uncle Nlgsl-
Iy2" asked Jimmie the duck.
Here It is" answered the raDpll
gentleman. 1T bounded IN my auto.
The bunny handed the tootoal out
to Jimmie, but now, instead OF being
nice and round and plump and fun OF
wind, like the bologna sausage tire OF
an auto, the football was as Tat as
pancake.
hole IN Il, and all the air has leaked
out" said Jimmie, sadly.
Yes, il struck something sharp on
ny auto" said the bunny But never
mind. Jimmie, III take the tOoLbau 10
the blacksmith shop and have Il
mended for you Then III blow II
Up full Of air again with my auto tire
pump and bring It back TO you Play
tag or leapfrog or something Ike that
until come back with the fixed FOOT
ball"
So he and the animal boys played
other games while Uncle WiEgily rode
off with the football in his auto TO
have the puncture fixed.
It did not take the blacksmith very
long TO mend the football Then the
bunny rabbit gentleman blew II up
nice and fat and big, Ike an egg
again, with his auto wind tire pump,
and started back with It.
Now Jimmie and his friends can
kick Il about and have lot moro
fun" thought Uncle WiEgily. i
pumped an extra lot Of air in the foot
ball"
Thinking how nice It was TO be
alive. with Christmas coming soon,
when he could give presents TO his
animal boys and girls, Uncle WiSgiiy.
with the football on his lap, drove his
auto on and on. over the fields and
through the woods.
All OF a sudden. out from behind \
stump some one jumped, crying
Hold on, there. rabbit mani
Uncle Wiggily stopped his auto
What do you Want2" he asked
7 want you" said a bold voice, and
up stepped a bad old Noodle Dog.
with ears as big as an elephants. Il
want you" ErOwled the Noodle Dog.
I'm going to carry you away TO my
kennel. and then I'll let the Skeezicks
nibble some souse off youl"
'Oh. please don't,' begged Uncle
yes. 7 shall. toor most impoliteIy
growled the bad Noodle Dog. You
come with me"
And then he climbed right into the
automobile without being asked. and
he made a grab for the bunny rabbit
gentleman.
Let me aIoner" cried Mr.. Long
mol" said the Noodle Dog. I'm
going to bite you little now. to see
how you taste"
So the Noodle Dog made a bite for
Uncle WiEgily. but he missed his aim
and bit the blOwnup football instead.
And the dog bit through the leather
cover. through into the rubber blad-
der that was fun Of pumped air. Out
rushed the air like big wind.
Puff Pffff RloWp vent tha Ar