El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-27

scratchy-atchy cat trying t. call him
TO n den where they could poster him.
But, then. 1 need have no fear OF
that" said Uncle WigEily 10 himself.
for all those used to he bad animals
are good now. This must be some
friend of mine; but who
Then ne heard the voice again,
Please come here. Uncle Wiggily-'
But who are you and where are
vou2" asked the bunny uncle. stIll
looking around, but seeing no one
I'm Mrs. LOngtail. the mouse lady"
was the answer and my little boy,
Jollie, is sick He wants very much
to see you
Why. Of course. III hop right over
there" said jolly Uncle Wiggily. NO
wonder / couldn't see you, for you are
in your house. and the house Of a.
mouse is always very hard 10 see"
You know how IL is yourself. chill
dren. If you have ever tried TO find
the house of a mouse. only kittle cats
can find them. and then not always.
What's the matter with Jollle2
asked Uncle WigSily when he had
hoped to the home OF Mrs Longtan,
which was most cunninSly hidden
green meadow
''Oh. DR.. Possum says it's just spring
fever But JOllie is very cross and
fretful" went on Mrs. LOngtail, and
she said this outside the house so the
mouse boy would not hear her.
wish you could Rmuse him." she went
on. But he has taken a notion ns
wants some cheese and I haven't bit
in the house"
oh, well, I'll go get him some, after
1 talk to him and try to cheer him up
a bit" said Uncle Wiggily.
How glad 1 am TO see you" cried
Jollie, when the bunny uncle peeked
in the door of the room IN the house.
where the little mouse boy was in bed
Please can you get me some cheese
Wouldn't a popcorn ball lollypop 40
as well?" asked Uncle Wiggily. twink
ling his pink nose so that Il looked ike
an apple on top Of Christmas tree
I'd rather have cheese" said Jollie.
and after Uncle Wiggily had sung a /
funny little song for the mousie boy 1
the rabbit gentleman started out 10 !
find some cheese.
Now. whether the mice people Of f.
Woodland had had a party the night /
before. and had eaten all the cheese. or /
the COW with the crumpled |
moon green with I don't know. But |
I do know that not a bit Of cheese |
could Uncle Wiggily find
On and on hoped the rabbit gentle I
man, over the fields and through the
woods, asking at every one and two 4
cent store he came to, and at other /
places also, for bit Of cheese for the
sack mousie boy
But there was no cheese TO be had, L
and at last Uncle Wiggily. tired and /
sad came to a little house that stood i
all by itself in the middle OF a big
wood over the door Of the house /
was q sign which read:
FAIRY WITCH
'Oh, II there's a fairy witch in
that house surely she can give ne |
some cheese for Jollie." thought the
bunny SO he hoped up. knocked on
the door, and when the fairy witch
answered Mr. Longears asked for
,heese.
I'm sorry. but I haven't a bit in
he house" said the dear little. dried
lp old lady who was the fairy witch
Why that's no good" cried Uncle
Higgily. 7 mean-excuse me-thank
-Ou," he said. thinking how impoiits
le was But JOllie wants cheese, not
iour milk
Well said the fairy witch with
smile. you put this sour milk in a
1ail, and hop with it. as fast as You
an hop. to JOllie's house And the
lext time you're passing this way stop
md tell me what happened"
Uncle Wiggily twinkled his pink
lose. and then. seeing funny look on
he face OF the fairy witch he took the
lail of sour milk and quickly hoped % |
he mouse house with it And when |
e got there-no. the cupboard wasn't |
are. but the sour milk had turned into
heese. just as the witch fairy had !
-nown. all the while, it would do For |
heese is made from sour milk. YOU
now.
So Jollie. the mouse boy. had his
heese. after all you see. and soon he
vas better OF the spring fever. And
he fairy witch laughed when Uncle |
Niggily told her how the sour milk |
ad been changed as he hoped with il.
So this teadIhes US that you never
an tell what is going to happen in |
his world. and II the kitchen stove |
Oesn't go in the parlOr and try TO play |
be piano when it's learning a new
ance, I'll tell you next about Uncle |
Viggily and Jollie's crackers.-Copy-
light. 1917. by Mcclure Newspaper |
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