El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-02
l Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGIY AND THE BABY PICKLE.
BY HOWARD r. GARIs.-

@ spiueE. or stickers. The reason YOU
don't see any on the pickles that come
[ TO your tables is because they have
been rubbed off in the vinegar. Blu
I you can see the places where the
stickers were-thOse humps anC
bunny places. like warts On toad
back.
"TlI have fine lot Of picked Gu
cumbers this winter said Uncle Wig
glly as he picked away ia his garden
The old gentleman rabbit had MS
/ basket nearly filled with cucumbers
which would soon be turned into
pickles by Nurse Jane, when. all OF
sudden, Uncle Wiggily saw very
little plckle-a regular baby one
fast TO the vine stem
"Oh, no, You are entirely too little
10 pick" said the rabbit. -Nouu be
no good at all You'd be lost in the
vinegar and salt water where the
others are going to have a swim. I'm
sorry, but I guess I don't want you
'Oh, please take me-" begged the
baby pickle 4 want 10 go with the
others. I don't want 10 be left IN the
garden all alone when Jack Frost
comes.
ION. no. you are too little" said the
rabbit gentleman Il can't use you
But III pick you and leave you here.
Maybe some Of the animal children
can make a dolls pickle OF you. 1
guess you're large enough for that.
80 --A ---N +A-A--- ~ 90 50 ee--aN
makes"
So Uncle Wiggily picked the baby
pickle and left IL on the ground, SAD
and alone, and then the bunny rabbit
gentleman went on filling his basket
with the large sized cucumbers.
After a while, when air. Longears
was about ready TO take the basket Of
pickles in for Nurse Jane 10 attend TO.
all OF O. sudden into the garden
jumped the bad old fox
oh. no! And ali, ha." snickered the
bad old FOX. I see I am just in
time.' And he smacked his lips.
Time for whar2" asked Uncle Wig
gily- do you mean in time for pick
ing pickles."
Indeed and don't mean that.' ex-
claimed the fox, blinking his eyes. Il
mean I'm just in time TO grab you and
take you off 10 my den. I don't care
for pickles anyhow I've had the
mumps. and even the thought OF any
thing sour makes me feel sort Of
lacksSidaddle like. no pickles for me-
But III take your and he opened his
eyes real wide and stared Al Uncle
Niggily.
fore have chance TO see Nurse
Jane make pickles. begged the bunny
rabbit gentleman. Please"
Yes. I shall. too" snickered the
fox I'm going 10 take you away
right nowl"
with that he made a jump for Uncla
Wiggily, but just then the baby
pickle seeing what was going TO hap
pen. gave a roll down hill. and right
under the feet Of the bad fox she
twisted herself
The fox stepped on the sharp. stiff
spinery stickers OF the baby pickle
and then that fox gave one howl and
a yowl and cried
oh my Oh. dear me. Oh. saSsa-
fras and sweet spirits OF nitre, I've
stepped on a paper Of pins. some
tarks, soma needles and a lot Of chest
nut burrs, Oh. woe Is me- on. wow
And then. with his feet all picked
stckers and prickers. away ran that
fox TO the dentist TO have them pulled
out. and so he didn't get Uncle Wig
gily after all.
We'll 7 guess I'll pickle you along
with the rest" said the bunny to the
baby cucumber You are drawer than
I thought! Thank you for saving me
from the fox"
Then he put the baby pickle in his
basket. making the tiny cucumber
very happy. for she was not left alone |
in the garden.
And. IL the ginger cookie doesn't [
hide in the jam pot when the buckle 7
berry pie tries TO tag it, I'll tell you D
-eXt about Uncle WiEEllv and the I
happy acknowledgements. 1917, Z
y the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.) l