El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-23
Bedtime Story FOR the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGILY AND JUMBO'S PIE.
By HOWARD R. GARIs.=

.Ch. lots is the matter" answered .
: voice, and from behind the tree came
Iumpo kinkytail, the little monkey
boy. On the ground in front Of MIN
VAS large flat, Dashboard box, about
as big as those in which ladies' green,
fluffy silk dresses come from the five
and ten cent store
What have you there, J -'lpo.
asked the rabbit Gentleman. and why
40 YOU call for help Are you caught
in 2 trap, or has the Skillery -scalery al
ligator. with humps on his tail. tried
10 play joke on your
Neither one, Uncle Niggl%, sslo
the monkey boy with q low and polite
bow. But this pie is so large 1 can
carry il home without breaking IT, and
YOU know yourself that = broken pie
1t Certainly isn't agreed Uncle
zVigzilv. But what about this pie
L is a very large one. Where did you
get Il ana who made Il.
"Beckie Stubtail, the little bear Sirls
made IT," answered Jumpo. It's very
fine pie-With raisins on the top, and
ION. please don't tell me any more
about it, begged Uncle Wisgily, hold
ing his paw over his mouth. What
you have already said makes me SO
hungry for that pie-well, l might Just
have 10 open the box and take q bit II
you told me any more So. don't say g
word But tell me where the pie be-
longs and Why you called for help"
i called for help because I could
% longer carry the pie, answered
Jumpo. 1T IS going 10 the hollow
stump school At least the lady mouse
teacher asked Beclie 10 make the pie
ana bring il to school But Beckie
made the Die so big that she couldn't
carry IL So I said I would. but the
pie is heavier than I thought, and
and
Vow. don't say another word cried
Uncle Wiggily. in his most jolly voice
I see how il IS III take the pie m
my automobile. and you also and wen
go 10 the hollow stump school BuS
where is Beckie. and why did she make
such a large pie for the lady mouse
teacher"
oh. Beckie has gone on ahead" said
Jumpo. And the reason she made
such q large pie is because she wanted
10 win the prize. You see the lady
mouse teacher said she would give a
prize to the girl animal in the house
keeping class who made the largest
and incest pie, and this one with raiSinS
on the top and, inside
Please stop" cried Uncle Diggily,
raising his pay I asked you not to
ten me how good the pie was, lest 1
forget myself and take a bite. Hop 81,
JUMBO"
So after Jumpo. the monkey boy.
had helped Uncle Wiggily lift Beckie's
big pie into the auto the rabbit gen
tleman and Jumpo got II themselves
and rode Off.
.'Oh, look out. There's a big bump"
cried Jumpo, as they went over a stone.
The pie is slipping.
Hold il fast" cried Uncle Wiggily,
as he slowed down the auto, and Jumpo
held the pie as best he could. They
went along 2 little farther snd they
came 10 = hole in the road
oh. look out that The pie doesn't
fan OF here cried JUMBO, and Uncle
Wiggily and the monkey boy had all
they could do 70 hold the pie in its
h.
soon they were near the hollow stump
school
And there ven take out Beckie's
pie said Jumpo, sort Of smacking his
Then, all OF q sudden. as they came
within sight OF the school, and saw
many OF the boy and girl animals
ready 10 90 in 70 their lessons, sudden
" Susie Littietail, the rabh<- @irI, be-
ouch Oh. dear. Right on the end
OF my nose, Ouchl7
What Is it, cried Uncle Wiggiiy,
leapinz from his auto
"Oh. 4 great big bee flew out from
his nest il the belfry and stung me on
OUCH
soueased the lady mouse teacher. Mud
IS good for bee stingS.
But there isn't q bit OF mud around
here" said Uncle Niggily.
bl- mere lsI Z q DIT OF -nuo around
here said Uncle Wiggily.
oh, yes there is-lots OF it" said
Beckie Stubtail, the little bear girl
Where asked the bunny rabbit
In my pie answered Beckie.
y our pie2" gasped Uncle Wiggily.
Yes. went on Beckie- Didn't JUMBO
tel you2 I made mud pie so 7 could
have II as large as I pleased and
when she opened the box, there, surely
enough, was z great mud pie.
And 10 think I took all that care OF
a mud pie" laughed the bunny uncle
7 thought Il was a cherry one. But
never mind Come here. Susie and I'll
put some pie mud OF your bee sting"
And he did and he sting was all
better.
I didn't mean 10 fool you. Uncle
Wiggily." said JUMBO 7 knew il was
A mud pie, and the raisins on top were
only make believe ones Of stone, but
when tried TO tell you"
I know" laughed the bunny again
1t was all my fault. But 2 mud Pie
IS good for something after all
And 50 Il was And Il the strin, OF
green beads don't get loose and ron
all over the floor for the piano to step
on, III tell you next about Uncle wig
giiv and Nannie'S flowers.-Copyright
1914 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.