El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-22

Uncle Wiggiiy Then he went out In
/ the barn to get his airship ready for
the trip TO Bagdad and soon ne was . on
his way. politely tipping his tall sllk
{ hat TO Nurse Jane as he flew above
] the clouds.
( That night Uncle Wiggily was in
Bagdad and a the palace of the Caliph
Haroun al Raschid. The caliph dressed
himself up like a farmer and Uncle
Wiggily went disguised IS 4 miikman-
while the caliph's guards were tele-
graph messenger boys on roller SKATES
Now to set forth to see what ex-
: traordinary adventure We shall flnd-
said the caliph to the bunny uncle
out into the streets Of Bagdad they
. started. and though they saw many
things. and many persons acting
gueerly. they were not queer enough
for the caliph TO want 10 hear thell
story at his palace next morning
Finally. however they came 20 Il
: blind man, who was playing a hitIe
/ hand organ and begging pennies ne
looked SO Door and lonesome that the
caIiDh sent out one OF the guards 10
Give the blind beecar hundred pen
ME. When the blind man feit ali mes
pennies falling into his cup ne caught
hold OF the guard and cried;S
I thank whoever gives this; NIL
lion ames I thank him. But I cannot
take Il unless whoever gives II 10 me
AZ the same time gives me blow on
The guard came back and told the
caIinh what the man had said The
caliph thought it was very queer put
as the blind man would not clnel"ise
take the money the caliph 1lnaily con-
scented to give the man light tap On
Thank you said the blind man.
Now I can take your pennies. Other-
wise I could not"
This is very strange" said the
caliDh to Uncle Wiggily- I think we
should hear his story in the morning
at the palace.
So the blind man was told TO De at
the nalace of the caliph. and though
wondering much about 1t. he said he
would be there.
Bright and early he was. and the
caliph, coming out 10 sit on his throne
Come blind man. why was It you
would not let me give you pennies last
night unless 7 struck YOU on the head
That is = penance. OF PUNISH
rnent 7 take upon myself to make up
for a had thing I did many years ago,
said the blind man
Tell Us what il was sald the cal
iph Maybe Uncle Wigglly can make
a story about IL to put in a book he IS
writing about us Arabian Nights iolS
Here is my story said the blind
man. sitting on the req carpet Al the
foot OF the caliph's throne
When I was young I wanted very
great riches. but though I tried all the
Tavs / knew 1 could only get a little
gold by hard work mad enough
! though to buy me some camels-
One day out in the desert, met a
dervish. or holy man He made magi-
cal fire and then the side Of the noun
tain opened and l saw cave 1liIeo
with gold and diamonds more so than
Ali Raba-s We loaded my cameis win
the gold. and before the dervish closed
up the cave saw him take out small
tOx OF sweet smelling ointment
Then he closed the cave again. ana
we went on with the carnels laden with
gold. And. as 1 had promised, / save
/ him half nv camels. and took the other
half for myself When he mad gone
on his way I happened to think;
What does a holy man want Win
81 much coId- Il will only be bother
to him. 7 had better ask him to give
me ten camels-' SO ran back 10 MN
md asked him for ten camels. which he
freely gave me. Then I thought again;
What is the use OF holy man haV-
Ing any camels at all OF goiu o. uld
rnonds I viii get him 10 give them ali
And he did. saying could better
f,se the gold than he Then l tnouEht
of the box OF ointment Doubtless mat
i 1o-e valuable than all I thought
So I asked for that The dervish gave
, il to me. but told ne TO be very care
I fUl in using II - ~. ,-1,-.
n, vonr left eve you will see all the
riches Of the earth said the dervlsh,
. sl,11t II YOU put the least bit on your
right Won will be blinded
At at once put some of the ointnenI
on nv left eye, and instantly saw az
fba treasure under the mountains and
in the seas of the earth Then. being
very foolish. and curious. l put some
OF the ointment on my right eye, ana
became blind in that eye. ana, IN Ut
ne while I lost the sight OF both. SO
coutd not see at all. Though Of late,
since I had to beg for my living. ana
made every one who gave ne any InlHs'
hit me on the head. I can see little;
but not much The dervish drove an
nv camels away with him. which re
mad q right to do since hau mo-
treated him properly Ia
You have. indeed. done wrong salo
the caliph. but you have caused your
self suffering by letting yourseH oe
srr,,ct, every time any one gives you
something. What do you say, Uncle
4 think he ought to do like the
vvondrous wise man in the MoIher
Goose story" said the bunny fer
ans II he were TO jump into a briar
hush he might scratch both ms eyes
in again. and see as well as ever
sTn do It" said the blind man anu
he ala. And instantly he could Io9k
a-o,,na as well as ever and he could
see TO work, and he did not nave 70
her- anv more. and never again oid NJ
think Of getting too rich. Nnle |, l ~
. caused his first trouble % II NJ
sDovrflai1e doesn't tickle the INSIDE Of
tie chimney and make it sneeze black
SCOT down into the rice pudding, IL
/ tell Won next about Uncle MigslLy anu
Sindbad's carpet-Copyright 1917 ny
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