El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-14
Bedtime Story for the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGILY AND THE OATMEAL MUsH.

>. then she put some of the mush
isteaming hot from the gas stove, into
a pail, and clapped the cover on be-
fore much Of the steam had time 10
get out.
Now III take it to Grandpa
GoOsey," said Uncle Wiggily.
Off started the bunny rabbit gen
! tleman. over the fields and through
the woods, thinking how glad ms
goose frierd would be TO get the hot
oatmeal mush.
Now about this same time a bad old
! bear, who had just awakened from ms
/ long winter sleep. came out OF ms
cave, very hungry indeed He saw
] Uncle Wiggi4y hopping along over the
snow, that bear did, and he said 10
himself:
"Ah. hal Some souse Off his ears
would make a good meal for me! III
/ get right after himW
The bear started to run down the
hill after Uncle Wiggily, who was
] carrying the hot mush to Grandpao
! Goosey Gander, when all at once, he
bumped right into Johnnie Bushy-
iii therei Get out Of my wayr'
groWled the bear. You are too small
for meal or I'd take you! I'm after
that rabbit"
Johnnie slipped out Of the way. and,
looking down the hill, saw Wig
sOh," thought the squirrel boy, 'if
I could only run on ahead and tell
Uncle Wiggily Il bear is after him.
maybe our bunny uncle could get out
Of the way. I'll try itl'
Billie, the squirrel chap, was a last
little runner, so, taking a short cut
across the fields and through the
woods, he got head Of the bear and
reached Uncle Wiggily first
'Oh, Uncle Wiggly-" painted Billie
hod haur - 1fFnr u
get souse off your ears. You'd bet
ter run and hide. I bumped into him
on the hill but I ran On ahead to tell
you
said the bunny. Very kind indeed
But II is too late for me to run away.
That would only make the bear more
angry when he does catch me- had
much better wait until he catches up
to me"
Maybe not" said Uncle wiggily,
and a sly little look came into his
eyes and he twinkled his pink nose
foxy-lke.
Hold On there." cried the bear, q
little later, numbering up. Hold on
there, 1 want you"
gily, and he brought around in 'front.'
where the bear could see ii. the pail
OF 6L6aInluB MOL Oatmeal lnuen MAlAIA
the bunny was holding in his paw.
Pm holding on 10 this" said Mr..
Come nowi None Of your jokesI"
growled the bear. I'm hungry. /
want some souse off your ears, and
souse I'm going TO hayel"
VERY well" said Uncle Wiggily. I
But maybe you would like some hot
sauce with your cold souse- Try
bit Of this."
Then. before the bear could even
so much as take nibble, Uncle Wig /
gily quickly took the cover off the
pail, and held II under the bears /
nose.
And the bear Yas so surprised. that I
he leaned his head forward to see
what was in the pail, and Uncle Wig /
down on TIE bears soft and tender l
nose, and when that bear felt the /
steaming hot mush in his face be I
hoWled and he yowied and he scowled /
and he criedi
.'Oh. yowl Oh, woe is mel Oh, you I
must have gas stove in that pail /
Oh, for a bank Of snow in which to
cool my poor nose, Oh! OH"
Then away ran the bear TO look for
back home with Billie and got more
hot oatmeal mush for Grndpa Goosey,
and this time the bear didn't bother
him.
and Grandpa Goosey. waiting until
the mush cooled. liked IT very much
indeed And II the cows horn doesn't
blow so loudly that IL wakes Up Little
lobster, III tell you next about I'M
ele Wiggily and the penny bank
Copyright, 1918, BY the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate