El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-19
Bedtime Story For The Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGILY AND THE BAG OF SALT

and seeing DicIzfe Chip-chip, the
sparrow bov. what made YOU think
I was looking for you DicAieE' asked
the bunny.
"Oh, ] see yo- have a bag OF SAT-
and I thought maybe you wanted TO
sprinkle some on my tail TO make be
lieve catch and tame me- the spar
row chap ansW cred
.Hat Do YOU mean TO say that
shrinking salt on a birds tail viii
tame it2' asked Uncle WiEglly IN
credulous like, which means he hard-
'.yVeIl. that's what they say
chirped Dickie- Sprinkle q little sails
on a birds tail and you can easily
catch that bird and maybe tame it,
s.NTavbet-' laughed Uncle Wiggily.
Well I don't need TO tame you,
Dic'-ie. for YOU are tame already, and
as for catching you. I'd rather see
YOU fly around than be caught
so would I" went on the sparrow
boy. as he filtered away among tue
trees. Uncle WigEily went on with
his bag Of salt, and he Kept thinking
OF what Dickie had said
"Hum!" said the bunny TO himself
If YOU can tame a wild bird by put
ting sale on its tail that's pretty easy
I wonder if I could do that with a
bad fox or something else2 III try II
when I have chance
So. thinking to himself nice
thoughts about Christmas and New
Years and Fourth Of July, with pic
MICS in the woods, Uncle Wigglly
went on and on among the trees with
his bag Of salt, and pretty soon, All
Of g sudden. quick like, something
jumped out from behind a tree, graz
bed the bunny uncle by his ears,
which stuck out Of holes IN his tan
silk hat, and cried:
"Ah. hai I Rave you"
al
Uncle Wiggily, sadly, and, looking
around over his shoulder. as we'll as he
was able. the bunny saw that he haC
been grabbed by the skiIery -Scalery
alligator. who was walking on MS
hind paws, with his long tail stick
ing out behind like the train OF cars
Of a lady's dress.
yes. indeed. 7 have you" went on
the gator, "and you can't scare me,
as you did the other night, by max
ing believe there's a big giant going
to grab me No, sir You can't scare
mer'
Uncle wiggiIy didn't say anything
for q little while. He looked at the
long tail Of the skillery- scarlery al
ligatOr, and then he looked at the
sharp paws and claws of the bad
creature. The gator still had hold
of Uncle WigEily by the ears, but the
ears were so long that the bunny
could move about a little.
please let me go" begged Uncle
Wiggily.
''Not" snapped the alligator
We'll, what are you going to do
witt meg' asked Uncle WigEily-
Carry you off 20 my den and make
q lolypOp OF you was the answer.
I'm very fond OF bunny lolypops-
Come along"
The gator, as I call him for short.
switched himself around 10 lead Uncle
NHTT0rarT1T- off In Ia
And when the gator turned himself
around his tail was very close TO the
bunny rabbit
"Hai I wonder if if would work.
suddenly said Unds WiEgily 10 him-
self Il guess III try it,"
He reached under his front leg. and
sort OF Miggled one paw over the
skillery- sccrlery alligator's double
jointed tail Al OF q sudden the
gator stopped dragging Uncle Wigg-
lily along through the woods and said
Ha- j wonder what makes me feel
all at once so funny2 I don't feel
bit savage like and hungry: Why,
Uncle Wiggily, 1 Just love you, 1
want TO be so kind TO you"
Then let me gO-' said Uncle Tigg-
lily quickly
Il will" said the gator. and he did.
But 1 can't understand" said the
sklilery- scalery chap, what makes
me feel 50 tame and not wanting 10
hurr anybody I guess III go home
and bring up some coal and chop
some wood for my wife. What makes
me feel so gOod27
Its because L sprinkled salt on
your tail. and that viii tame a gator
the same as it viii a birdi Ha, Har'
lauEhed Uncle Wiggily, as he hoped
safely home TO his hollow stump bun
galow- And the gator was tame IN
L, the rain washed the salt off his
tan, some days later
But in case the baby elephant
doesn't try 10 ride in the dolls car.
rage and make the wheels look like
fried egFs. I'll tell you the next about
Uncle Wiggily painting the floor
Copyright. 1917, by Mcclure News
naper Syndicate.