El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
Bedtime Story For The Little Ones
z HOWARD II. CARS
y AND THE HORSERADISH.


7 help the animal soldiers in the war
I answered the little puppy dog boy.
/ and I thought maybe you'd like to
7 come with me-"
of course / would" said the bunny.
] looking around 10 make sure Nurse
Jane wouldn't see him, for she might
! laugh at him What are you going
/ 70 sell jackie
"Horseradish." answered the puppv
/ dog boy. 4 dug a lot of it I'D this
| fan, before the ground was frozen.
and now can sell it, Want TO come
and watch me7'
sure" said. Uncle WiEEily. There
may be an adventure in it for me.
T III come"
50 the bunny rabbit gentleman and
/ the little puppy dog boy started of
across the fields and through the
woods, Jackie hoping he could sell a
lot Of hOrseradish.
Are you cold, Jackie2" asked IN
Gle NigSily, after bit, as the bunny
rabbit gentleman wrapped himself
closer in his fur coat
ION. no, not at ALL" politely an
swered the little puppy dog boy. The
horseradish is so strong ana biting
ike that II keeps me as warm as
mustard"
And so it did, for horseradfsh is q
sort Of root, tasting like pepper. you
know, and some folks like il on meat
AFTER "a while Jackie and Uncle
W lsgllT came 10 the place where
Grandfather Goosie Gander lived.
Want TO buy some horseradfshg 90
asked Jackie Of the old gentleman
goose
NO, thank you" was the answer.
II mostly eat corn and beans. But
II give You some money for the
Red Cross"
Then Jackie and Unc.e Wiesily
came 10 the place where Dr. Possum
asked Jackie.
No, thank YOU" answered DR.. Pos
sum Mostly j eat castor oil and
mustard plaste-s. But here is some
money for the Red Cross
Thank you.' said Jackie. Just as
he had said it TO Grandpa Goosev-
Then the puppy dog bow and Uncle
" lggly went on until they came TO
\ house called Ninety-siE, where two
little girls lived, named Sylvia and
Virginia.
Maybe T can sell some horseradfsb
there, said Jackie. So he went
around TO the back door. calling
Horseradish, on, no. Pot cheese.
Oh. no. Jackie didn't really have
any pot cheese, but he made believe
just for fun.
as she heard the puppy dog caIln-
at the back qoor. Her mother some
IlmeS let sylvia answer the back door
What do You want
7 am selling radish." said Jackie
with polite bow. Don't you wnt
TO buy some2'
oh. horseradish2 Ny. no." laughed
Virginia, who came down to help Syl-
VIA answer the hack door I'VE don't
want any horseradish. because We
haven't any horses, You know
And then she and Sylvia laughed.
and so did Jackie. and Uncle Wiggilv
harder than any one as he
said,
oh. but my dears. Horseradish
isn't for horses. It's for daddies and
mothers. It's called hOrseradish be-
cause IT is SO strong you Know said
Uncle Wiggily.
Then Sylvia and Virginia LAUGHED.
too, and their mother bought some OF
the horseradish- And just then the
bad old Skillgimink jumped out OF
the bushes and was going to bite
some souse off Uncle Wiggily's ears. .
But Jackie threw some horSeradish
in the eyes Of the bad creature. and
u was so strong Ike a mule that IL
Ickled the Skillisiminlc until e.feu F.
down, and then he couldn't hurt the ]
bunny, who hoppe& safely away with
Jackie.
Well that was an adventure. and F.
[ like sylvia and Virginia" said the
rabbit gentleman. ana Jackie said the 4
same thing. And If the miuce pie
doesn't Try to hide in the plum nud-
ding and jump out TO scare the cram
berry sauce, I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggly and his tea.
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