El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-06


l am going 20 clean house today"
1t isn't likely that / VIII meet any
Of them said Uncle Wiggily with a
laugh. but, If do. III not ask them 10
tie bungalow
Some other tine you may, but not
now. spoke the muskrat lady, as Tn
Gle wiggily hoped off on his red. white
and blue striped rheumatism crutch.
ON and or through the woods hoped
the bunny uncle. looking all over for
an adventure. but he did not see any.
and he was just about TO start back
home again, muQl disappointed, when,
all Of a sudden, as the rabbit gentle
man was hopping over a swampy.
-uarshy, DOGGY place tfOr the ground
had thawed soft that day., as he was
crutch sank away down deep in the
mud. and Uncle Wiggily could not pull
it out
on dear" he cried. as he tried again
and again w hat shall I dO2 Il !
can't pull out my crutch I can't hop
on. for the pain OF my rheumatism IS
so bad today that I cannot walk with
out my crutch-
Perhaps I can help you said q gen
tie voice, and some one, all dressed in
red. stepped from behind = tree and
lifted Uncle Wiggily, crutch and all,
out on solid ground.
oh. thank you, Red Riding Hood"
exclaimed the bunny uncle 1T was
Well. I'm glad to have helped you,
said the voice, but, as it happens, I am
not Red Riding Hood, though I have
heard OF her in the Arabian Nights
book or some one like it"
With that Uncle Wiggily looked Up
and saw = fine young man. wearing .
red cloak, hat, shoes and stockings.
i am the third prince" said the
young man. sometimes called the Red
Prince. as my brothers are called
10 rr1Na = Prime
interrupted Uncle Wiggily with a jolly
laugh 4 have met them, and I am
glad 20 meet you Since you have done
me a favor by pulling ne out of the
mud. I wish I could do you one. though
don't want you to get stuck, as !
was
Thank YOU" said the Red Prince.
7 am not sure that you can help me.
NY father. the dear old king. has sent
ne and my two brothers off TO find the
smallest
I know" interrupted Uncle Wiggily
again HE wants the smallest mousie
that ever was. and if you get il you'll
have the kingdom
Exactly" said the Red Prince. u
remember now. you helped my brothers.
so perhaps you can help me-
Uncle WiEgily scratched the end OF
his pink. twinkling nose. and thought
real hard
= cant" he said. 7 can't at this
omment. for the life Of me. I think
where there is a tiny mouse But wait
2 minute. Wen so ask Mrs. Longtail.
she is a wise mouse lady. and II she
doesn't know. perhaps Jollie or Jillie-
her two children. may know. IF they
don't wen ask the lady mouse school
teacher Shes real snart-she knows
almost everything. even how 20 make
cheese cake
That's fine" cried the Red Prince.
Let's 90"
Uncle Wiggily. leading the way. they
were soon a. the home Of AIRS. Long
tail.
I'm pleased 70 meet you" she said
20 the Red Prince. but as for a tiny
mouse smaller than my little children
mice. I'm sure don't know"
Just then Jollis Longtail. the boy
n1ousie. came home from school, tossing
an icicle up in the air and catching l.
in his cap. He whispered something
to his mother
ooh. nv little boy says" spoke the
mouse lady, that Squeekie-Eeky. the
cousin mouse, has BABY. sister so
when they put her to sleep"
'NOh. that would just suit the king.
ny father. cried the Red Prince. 81
wonder II ! could borrow herr"
Well 20 see" said Uncle Wiggily.
-Eeky's sister. who was
named Teeny-W eeny, was 50 little that
she slept in q cradle made from half an
orange seed. Her mother said tne
Red Prince might take her 10 the
kings palace II Uncle Wiggily would
bring her safely back, so the bunny
uncle and the Red Prince set forth at
The end of the year and day.
Safely they reached the palace and
there the Golden Prince brought out =
hickory nut. Cracking il, inside was a
dear. cute little mouse which the prince
had found in a far off city
All the people said: 'O-o-o-o-oh.
The Purple Prince opened a hollow
nutmeg. and inside that was q mouse
still smaller than the first
"A-a-a-a-a-ah.' said all the people in
wonder.
But when the Red Prince brought out
al orange seed all the people cried:
There never can be a mouse a.
Wait and see" laughed Uncle Wig
giiy He cracked the hollow orange
seed for the Red Prince, and took out
Teeny-Weeny. the baby mouse sister o
.HaI" cried the king. That GER
tainly IS the smallest mouse I have
ever scent I am satisfied now. You
have all done weil-you, my Purple
Prince: you. nv Golden Prince, and
you my Red Prince,
But" went on the king. "as Uncle
Wiegily Longears was really the one
who found the smallest puppy dog, the
tiniest cat and the Weeniest mouse, l
an going to give my kingdom to him
10 do as he likes with
Then I viii divide It equally among
the Golden. the Purple and the Red
princes" said the bunny gentleman,
land I hope they viii live happily for
ever after
Murray" cried all the people.
"Hurrayi" cried the Red, Golden and
Purple princes.
"Hurray," cried the old king. Uncle
Wiggily has settled all my troubles.
Vow I can go travelling and looking
for adventures as he does"
And he did, and Uncle Wiggily took
Teeny-W eeny home 70 her mother and
everybody was happy. and II the rain
drop doesn't fall or the snow flake and
turn II into an icicle so that IL tickles
the roller skates, I'll tell You next
about Uncle Wiggily and the nightin-
gale--COpyrigh 1917, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate