El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-14
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
Uncle Wiggily and Lulu's Shoes.
. BY HOWARD r.. GARIS. =

7 TNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS. the
I nice rabbit gentleman, was hop
ping along through the woods
one day. having left his hollow stump
bungalow to look for an adventure.
when he met Grandfather Goosey Gan
der near the duck pond ocean.
Good morning" said Grandpa Goosav.
/ Have you seen Mrs. WibbIewobbIe,
the duck lady. since you started out2
She asked me to tell you to stop if
/ l met you" went on Grandpa GoOsey
! Gander. Il guess she wants you to 20
on an errand for her"
Right gladly viii I do anything I
can for Mrs Wibblewobble," said Uncle
Wiggily- I'll go see what she wants"
50 he hoped down little side path
that led to the pen where the Wibble-
/ wobble duck family lived. and in the
door stood the mother of L1iu Alice
and Jimmie-the three duck children
"Oh, Uncle Wiggilyi- cried Mrs. Wib-
nlewobble- would il be too much
trouble for you to stop at the shoe
makers as you travel along TO-DAY look
( ing for an ADVENTURE
No trouble at air. cried the bunny.
What is it you WANT
Il left Lulu's shoes there 10 he
mended and have new buttons sewed
on" said Mrs. Wibblewobble. she
wore her best ones to school, and when
she comes home 1 want her to take
them off and put on the old ones t;lat
have had mended. But I can't go to
the cObbler's myself. and So
And so I'll so for Tour' finished
Uncle Wigglly, with jolly laugh. I'll
go get Lulu's shoes for you
Away hoped the bunny uncle. glad
to do a little helpful errand for the
duck lady, and at the same time be on
the lookout for an adventure for HIM
self
And think I'd better get the shoes
IirsI said Uncle WigEily to himself
otherwise may have a long adven-
ture and forget all about them. Jsusi-
ness first; then fun"
The way to the shoemaker's shop was
through the woods and over the fields
and it did not take the rabbit -entis-
man long to get there
Hal Lulu's shoes? OF courser-
cried the monkey doodle gentleman.
who put on soles and heels. Here YOU
buttons on. too"
HUM Yes. so 7 see" spoke Uncle
Wiggily- But the shoes are black, and
you have put on yellow buttons.
notice D They show on rather loudly.
''oh. that is very stylish and proper
exclaimed the monkey doodle 1T
could not be better. Yellow buttons on
black shoes are just the thingt Be
sides. had no black buttons ANYHOW
them"
She couldn't help it, said the
monkey doodle. doing up the shoes.
Uncle Wiggily took them under his paw
and hoped along to look for an adven-
calling:
Help Help, HeIpr
"Hai That sounds like an adventure
all right" said Uncle Wiggily. Joyous
like Just in time, too. ] wonder who
II is I am going to have the pleaure
OF helpinE2''
Then he jumped through the bushes
and saw Billie Wagtal. the goat boy.
standing on three legs.
What is the matter. Billie?" asked
the old rabbit gentleman. kindly
oh, deari" cried Billie. I'm in such
trouble, I just ran a big stickery silver :
thorn IN my foot and I can't get ii out"
rs that why you're standing on
three legs?" asked the bunny.
That's it," said Billie "Oh. N.Y.
Never mind. I'll help you get il ]
out, spoke Mr.. Longears. "Tn make !
believe I'm a blacksmith rabbit"
SO he took hold OF the goat boys
hoof. which had the thorn in il. and |
started to pull out the sticker.
oh, you hurti" cried Billie.
Think of something else" said Uncle !
Wiggily- I'm soon have it over with. /
Think of something elsei"
Then Billie didn't cry any more, and i
was eating something that was on the 1
ground, and soon the thorn was out.
There you aret cried the bunny. I