El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-11

{ tree had fallen down, making a gooc
! place 10 sit and rest there the rabbit
I saw queer looking man.
We ell, If there isn't another OF those
/ Arabian Nights chaps exclaimed the
} bunny ! wonder who he ISL Inc
/ man mad long. black beard on ms
/ chin, and big SWORD hung at his SIDE
I tie mad on RED leather boots that came
all the way up his legs and he had on
I = lurban. which Is sort OF hat maui
I by rolling Turkish towel around your
head after a shampoo.
I Aheml" exclaimed Uncle Wiggily'
and the man looked uD quickly. his
face was very sad. ana when he saw
.ae bunny ne said 49,
Il wonder If You could help me TO:
Help you to WHAT" asked Uncie
: NigSily- If its roast beef or baked
potatoes or rice pudding or anything
like that YOU want me 10 help you 20
I'm afraid i cant, as there isn't any
here"
oh I don't want anything like
that" said the black bearded man 10
you know who / am
I'm afraid I don't answered the
bunny. Il have met Sinbad the sailor,
Aladdin and his wonderful lamp and
"Oh, now I know who you are. IN
terrupted the black whiskered man. Dul
not impolitely. You're Uncle Wiggily-
] heard Sin bad the Sailor speak OF you
and only the other day the Fisherman
told ne how kind You were TO him lie
is going TO send your airship back
soon" ,.-
There is no hurry" said the rabbit
gentleman. But 1 don't seem to know
= am Ali Bahia Of the Forty Thieves"
was the answer
Dear me. Bless my tail hiatt Forty
thieves gasped Uncle Wigglly- Ihat
that's . good many, isn't it,
We'll some folks might think so.
answered Ali Bahia But / kept them
all busy You may have heard OF US y:
he asked. questioningly.
~Oh. yes, answered Uncle Wiggily.
You lived in a cave. the rocky door OF
which swung TO and fro when YOU said
open Sesame and YOU robbed every
body and the cave was 1uu OF gold .
and diamonds and jewelry and = man !
found out how 10 get in and took some !
of your gold and your forty thieves
were boiled IN oil or oiled in boil. for (
set which"
Part of that is right" said Ali Bahia :
with a sigh i was not the captain OF
the band. but the man who found out
the secret Of the cave But were not [,
Forty Thieves any longer In fact, I'm
the only one left, and ] call myself All
Baba Of the Forty Gives"
Forty Gives. instead OF Thieves"
Exactly" said Ali Bahia All the .
rest OF my life I'm going 10 give away /.
the gold and diamonds that used to be !
in the cave. In this way III make Cp /
for the thieves having been bad"
It's a good idea" spoke Uncle Wig
yily. The Forty Thieves turn good 3
and become Forty Gives"
YES" went on Ali Bahia from now
IN I'm going to give all ] have 10 the
poor But I'm IN great trouble"
What's the matter2- asked Uncle
yiggily. Cant you find any poor to
give tO2'
~Oh. plenty Of them" said Ali Bahia.
But 1 must live in a cave. It's that
way IN the Arabian Nights book. you
know. and q cave I must have. But I've
hunted all over for one and can't find
my On. dear, I almost wish I'd
stayed in the book and not come out as
sinoad and Aladdin did"
oh, don't worry about that cried
-ncle Wiggily. in his most jolly voice
till 7 can make one just the way you
want il. Mr. Ali Bahia.
can you. really2" asked the new
aptain Of the new good Forty Gives.
How viii you do it?'
You forget that I am a rabbit. and
hat We rabbit folk are very good at
.igsing caves IN the ground" was the
-nswer- Only We call them burrows.
instead of caves"
You may call them whatever You .
Ike. as long as can get IN one to live
while / am giving away the gold and
diamonds, said All. Bahia with a smile
Come with me, begged Uncle wig
sily, Then he called many Of his rab-
pit friends together. and they began to .
Zig a cave in the side Of the hill. first /.
making a camp fire 10 thaw the frozen I
ground
II did not take Uncle WiEgiiy and /,
lis bunny friends long 10 dig the cave /
with their strong paws, and soon it
was large enough for Ali Baba to
i've in
Thank you. very much. Uncle Wig
sily." said the new now good captain I
Il the Forty Gives. who used 10 be
Forty Thieves And here is a thou
sand dollars for you and your friends I
% buy q busnei Of carrots
But Uncle Wiggily had all the car
'Ots he wanted. 50 he bought some for (
many poor woodland rabbits. And Ali I!
Bahia lived IN che cave until he had
given away al his diamonds and gold /
md made all the poor people rich and .
happy. and then he went back TO live .
n the Arabian Nights.
And if the load OF coal doesn't fall .
nto snow bank and get all white 1
wash. so the fire shorel can't play tag (
with I'd, I'll tell you next about Uncle I
Wisely and the magic horse-Copy-
light. 1917. by Mcclure Newspaper syn
iiccFe.