El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-08
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGILY AND THE DAINTY IAN.
HnWARn r. CARA

D gily's hollow stump bungalow and
} even Dr. POSsum, who was called IN
could not make her feel better.
oh, deari On, dear" said Nan over
I and over again in her little bird talk
/ My throat is so hot and dry II only
I I could have some OF the nice things
I the Dainty Nan sells 1 would feel
: better
{ There now, go 20 sleep her mother
would say triIllng out a little song
I such as the oriole birds sing. You'll
/ feel better in the morning"
VIII the Dainty Man be here then. 81
/ asked Nan.
YES = maybe" said Mrs. oriole
softly
who does she mean by the Dainty
Nam asked Uncle Wiggily in =
whisper, for Nan had closed her eyes,
oh. down South, where we came
from" said the mother bird, there is
q man who goes about the streets
with q little red cart on wheels. He
rings a silver bell and sells to the
boys and girls dainty cakes. candy,
ice cream and lollypops. Every one
loves the Dainty Man, and we, birds do
for he gives us crumbs left over from
the children's cakes That's what
Nan means She wants the Dainty
Man"
And in the morning Nan was no
better and she wanted the Dainty
Man more than ever. and cried To-
him.
Where is the Dainty Nam Where
Is the Dainty Man2" she asked over
and over again. for she had a sort OF
fever and really did not know what
she was saying.
''Ha, We must 90 something about
this" said Dr. Postum shaking his
tail. II We don't soon find the Dainty
Man for her she won't rest, and the
&C. r.~-f# =.
Uncle Wiggily, can't you fix up
Dainty Man IN some wayE"
He ought to-" said Nurse Jane
uzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady
housekeeper. He once made a scars
crow man for our cornneld."
III try" said the old gentleman
rabbit. Tell ne how the Dainty
Man looks said Mr.. Longears 10 Mrs.
oriole-
Well. he wears a white cap AMI
apron, and he has red cart with
dainties in It."
Hum" said Uncle WiggiIy. Just
wait here = while" and he went out
He was gone some little time, and
during L poor Nan Oriole tossed on
the bungalow bed OF sweet. dried
grass and cried.
Il want the Dainty Man"
'Hark.' suddenly whispered DR..
Postum
Then. outside the hollow stump
bungalow sounded Z. voice singing this
song
DO you know tie Dainty Man
He brings cakes for little Nan
Ice cream drops for Chloe and Ned
In his Jolly cart Of red.
DO you knew the Dainty Nan
He travels round where e'er he can.
'Tinkle. goes his silTery bell
II
DO you know the Dainty Man
Slumber songs he sings to Nan
Leaves. where, soon as she aWakes.
She may find them patty cakes
oh, look" whispered Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy. There he is" And
there. surely enough, was Uncle Wig
Eily himself, dressed up Fl 2 white
cap and apron. and he was pushing
the express wagon OF Billie Wagtail.
the little goat boy The wagon was
painted red, and out OF IL Uncle Wig
gily vas taking dainty cakes. can
dies and nuts. as well as ice cream
drops. and giving them 70 the animal
children who were crowded all about
him
ooh. IS that the Dainty Man asked
Yes" said Dr.. Possun, and I'll
have him come up here. give you
some cool ice cream and sing you
70 sleep"
So up came Uncle WigEily Longea-s
Dainty Nan, and the little Oriole bird
girl, IN her feverish dream. thought he I
was the real one from down South
So she ate some OF the cool ice cream
he gave her and he sung her TO sleep
with q GLORY, Glory song and when
Nan awakened her Fever was gone
and she vas all we'll
And Uncle Wiggily had 10 play the
Jolly Dainty Man lots OF times after
that, but he did not mind. and the
animal children loved him. And then
Mr. Filter Oriole came UP and helped
his wife build the nest in the elm
tree and from eggs they Matched out
little brothers and sisters for Nan.
And If the fur oyercoat doesn't
jump ont 70 the ice cream store 10
see the loliypoPs dance, I'll tell you
next about Uncle WigEily and the
colored eggs-C9py-igh 1917, by Nc
Clure Newspaper Syndicate.
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