El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-13

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How do you do she asked Uncle
Wiggily.
Not very we'll replied the bunny
gentleman I have not had an ad-
venture this whole, long day"
Stuff and nonsense" cried the old
q lady You should have been with me
J. you would have had more than
. you cared for.
Are YOU out Of the Arabian Nights
: book asked the rabbit gentleman I
! ask because I know a good many peo-
3 pie out of that book-Sinbad the Sailor.
Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp, Ali
! Baba of the Forty Thieves-thoush he's
4 good now. and
Well I'm not any Of those PERSONS.
said the lady. 7 might wei wish 10
be. considering all the trouble I've
had"
Trouble, Ha. say no more-7 cried
Uncle Wiggily- I just love TO help
those in trouble"
well. Won may need some Of your
Arabian Nights. with all their magic.
TO help on" said the old lady Tel
me. did you ever drive a pig home
from market
7 can't say I ever did" spoke the
h Won don't know how much
you need magic" spoke the other. who
said thai Uncle Wiggily might call her
the "pig-lady." which he did at once
4 bought a pig at the market and 1
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said
But whichever way 1 wanted TO go
the pig didn't want to go. and which,
ever way the pig wanted to go I didn't;
so there you are"
Didn't you ask anybody to help?"
Uncle WiGgiIy wanted to know.
Yes L asked a stick to beat pig,
cause pig would not go. for 1t was easy
to see by the moonlight that II was
almost midnight when pig and should
were home an hourn a half ago
Did the stick beat the Pig Uncle
Wiggily asked.
no. it didn't" answered the pig
lady "It said Il was too busy So l
asked fire TO burn stick so stick would
beat pig and make pig go. As any one
could see by the moonlight that 1t vas
almost midnight when pig and IshOuld
be home an hour and a half ago"
Did the fire burn the stick ske
Uncle wiggily.
NO. / am sorry 10 Z II did NOT
spoke the lady. "T couldn't lead the
pig home by this string. and I couldn't
drive him with a stick. so I Tx a
COW to drink up the water that
wouldn't quench the fire that wouldn't
burn the stick that wouldn't beat the
pig. and see by moonlight It's o
midnight and time pig and I were home
an hOurn a half ago"
Did the COW drink the wsrer%
asked Uncle Wiggily-
IT am sorry to say II would not
went on the little old ~pig-lady. so ]
tried to get a butcher to send the COW
to market. but the butcher wouldn't,
and then 1 asked a piece Of rope I saw
to beat the butcher. for the butcher
wouldn't sell the COW. the COW wouldn't
drink the water. the water wouldn't
put out the fire. the fire wouldn't
4 think I remember the rest OF IT."
said the bunny, whose head was be-
ginning to get buzzy and dizzy. But
what happened at last2 I can see you
have had quite an adventure"
Indeed I have" said the pig-lady-
And they are not over Yet. for I had
almost everything nicely ike when
something happened !
What was ~ asked Uncle Wiggily. /
We'll. things went along, and the
knife was beginning to cut the rope.
the rope WAS beginning TO tie itself
the butcher, the butcher had
started TO sell The COW. the COW had
begun to drink the wafer the wafer /;
had begun 70 Quench the fire. the fire
was beginning 10 burn the stick, the 4,
stick was beginning to beat the pig. and
the pig and I were almost going TO get d.
home by midnight. as YOU could tell by
moonlight. when, all Of a sudden. /
ont came the fire department. put out
the fire. and then everything was all
to~psy-turvy. and so I didn't get the pig
after all"
That's too bad" said Uncle Wiggily.
Where is the pig now my GOOD
n. he's off in the woods some
she answered. But it's no use
irving to lead him or drive him"
Let me Try" said Uncle Wiggily- y
lad some adventures in the Mother
Goose book with the three little pigs,
so I know something about them"
Mother Goose is a friend Of mine"
said the pig-lady. but / can't get her
to help me now"
7 will" said Uncle Wiggily politely.
With that he set off in the brush TO
have the adventure of leading OF driv-
ne the pig home.
Uncle Wiggily soon found the pig
acorns under an oak tree. but
the bunny gentleman tried to
irlve the pig with the whip. or lead
him by the long string, the pig turned
seven ways from Sunday
-angled himself up and Uncle WigSily
Town. until the old lady cried:
oh. let lin alone, He's a bad pig
.ntireIyt"
Uncle Wiggily was Just beginning
% thing so himself, and he was going
o leave the pig alone. when. all at
looking up in the air. the bunny
-abbit saw. sailing along on his magf-
al wishing carpet. Sinbad. the sailor
"Oh, Sindbadi VIII you help u.s.
the bunny
What is the trOuble" asked Sind
,ad.
Then Uncle Wiggilv told about the
Of the pig lady.
Please tax her and the pig home
.efore midnight" begged Uncle Wig
lily. land then drop me off at my hol-
DIV stump bungalow"
1T shall be done" said the man on
he magic carpet
Then Sindbad. the Arabian Nights
ailOr, made one wish. and on the
carpet was seated himself, Uncle
the old lady and the obsti-
pig Another wish and the pig
nd the old lady were home. the car
ct sailing through the air like an ex-
ress train
Another wish and Uncle Wiggilv
as safe In his hollow stump bunga-
and another wish II Sindbad
as in his palace with the magic car
ct
So this teaches US that carpets are
Ome good, even II they are dusty. and
the vacuum cleaner doesn't take all
Y neckties up in the hose so I haven't
ny 70 wear TO the dance with the
tile duck girl. I'll tell you next about
ncle Wiggily and the dancing shoes
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