El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05

q plenty for my cakes"
Uncle Wiggily opened the cellar
closet door and went in with his can
/ die TO look for the jam There were
rows and rows Of jars, all filled with
nice preserves Nurse Jane had put "
in the summer.
Now to pick out the mulberry bush
kind" said the bunny, as he moved
the lighted candle 10 and fro-
And while Uncle Wiggily was doing
/ this something else was happening
Into the cellar sneaked the bad old
Skiligimiuk.
The fox and the alligator had sent
the SkilliEimink TO get some souse of
. the bunny rabbit gentleman's ears, for
they. themselves (the fox and the
gator had been badly fooled the last
time they tried anything Ike that
As I told you. in the two stories be-
fore this one. the fox was burned by
Uncle Wiggily's hot tea and the ALI
gator Sid down the stairs on the
greasy butter from the toast
But III get the souse off his ears
all right" the SzilliEimink had said.
So he sneaked into the cellar Of the
hollow stump bungalow to Try his luck
Ans the SlilliElmInk was in the jam
closet when Uncle Wlgglly went in 10,
only the bunny rabbit gentleman
didn't know that
Carefully, very carefully, MI. Long
ears moved his candle 10 and fro,
along the rows Of jars OF jam, 10 pick
out the mulberry bush kind Behind
him stood the SkilIgimInk. all ready
70 grab the bunny.
I guess I'd better grab the candle
first and put that out" said the bad
Crea ture to himself Then Wen be in
the dark, and as I can see in the dark
better than q cat I'll have him. and
get all the sOuse I want off his ears"
LOW nH n1rL ~aaa
and closer TO Uncle Wiggily, standing
right behind him. when the bunny
IA bblt gentleman was looking for the
jar OF mulberry bush jam.
Can't you find it," asked Nurse
Jane. from W In the kitchen Hurry.
WiEgy. The cakes are almost bakedi"
ma m coming les. / have IT,
answered the bunny. as. just then he
saw the jar Of jam for which he was
looking. 7 have it,"
And have yOui" cried the SkilIigf-
mink, as, reaching over between Uncle
Wiggily's long ears. the bad creature
made a grab for the lighted candle.
"Oh, my What's that2" cried the
bunny, and he gave such a jump, be-
cause he was so surprised, that the hot
melted wax from the candle spurted
all over the Skilugimink-
oh, my On. wouchi Oh. owl"
yelled the Skilligimink, I'm burned,
aAAH AAAAA Z @AANF nc 4AaaA AAUA TIA LQAHLl
here.' for the bad chap thought the
hot wax was hot tea. you see. But Il
wasn't
"Oh. OUGHT This IS no place for rner'
cried the Skilligimink. and out OF the
cellar and away he ran. not hurting
Uncle WigEily at all
What's the matter down there7"
asked Nurse Jane, hearing the noise
Something got after me. and blew
out my candle" said Uncle WigEily.
for the candle had gone out Pm In
the dark" said the bunny. and I
can't see"
So Nurse Jane brought down an
other candle, and with that Uncle
Wiggily picked out the 5ar Of lam and
had some on his cakes. But the Skill
ligimink didn't have any. and It served
him right, I think.
So II the telephone doesn't talk IN
It's sleep and awaken the rag DOH. who
shut her eyes up in her head. I'll tell
you next about Uncle WiggiIy and the
pumpkin pie.-CopyriEht, 1918. by Nc
Clurs Newspaper Syndicate.
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