El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-22
Bedtime Story for the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGLY AND THE MAPLE SUGAR
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sugar. Please get the tins"
So Nurse Jane got the tins, and
I then Uncle Wiggily and Mr., Stubtail
boiled the maple sap a little longer in
a big kettle over fire outside the
| hollow stump bungalow.
Now the maple sugar is done,
said the bunny, and he and the bear
gentleman poured 1t out into the tins
Oh, but It looked most delicious. as
it cooled in the sunlight to a delicate
brown, and it smeIed even more de-
licious.
when the maple sugar is hard you
may take a lot Of the little brown
cakes home with you" said Uncle
Wiggily. Come into my bungalow
and Wen wait for it to cool Mr.. Stub
tail"
So Uncle Wiggily and the bear gen
tleman went in the hollow stump and
sat down 10 talk, while, outside, the
brown cakes Of maple sugar cooled in
the March wind
Uncle Wiggily smacked his lips
every now and then sort Of twinkling
his pink nose, and Mr.. StubtaiI did
the same thing. except that his nose
was black and didn't twinkle quite as
last as the bunny gentleman's.
"Ahemi" exclaimed Uncle Wiggily
after awhile, smacking his lips again,
Il wonder II it's cool enough yet to
eat7"
just MAaA I " eAc ~ AAAAAE+ ms 1aAAA
Mr.. Stubtail. Neither Of them said
maple sugar" but they didn't need
to. You could tell. without them say
ing 50 that they were thinking Of il
and hungrying for It
Lets go out and see" said Uncle
Wiggily, and he and Mr.. Stubtan
hurried out Of the bungalow to where
brown cakes to cool and, would you
believe me- there wasn't a cake therei
Not a single cake Of maple sugar was
to be seeni
ooh. it's goner' cried Mr.. stubtai,
and his nose fairly twittered-
so it isl gasped Uncle Wiggily-
The bad Copy-cat must have come
and eaten It all up"
NO, I think the skillery- scalery
with the humps on his tail,
took it." said the bear gentleman
"Or else the fuzzy fox" sadly said
Uncle Wiggily.
"Or perhaps the Skeezicks. who has
so often tried 10 get souse of your
ears" went on Mr.. StubtaiL Per
haps he took the maple sugar, thing
ing he could sweeten the souse when
he got It"
Maybe it was the tail pulling
added the bunny, looking
''The ear scratching cat might have
snealred up and taken the sweet
stuff" whispered the bear gentle
man
'Or that teasing Scootchumacat-
champ" said the bunny. Come on,
Mr.. Stubtail, let's chase after EN- and
get back our maple So & a r" brave
" cried Uncle Wiggily.
Chase after Who2' asked Nurse
Jane, coming out OF the gungalow
just then.
Chase after the fox and the skill
lery-scalery alligator. the nose pinch
ing monkey and the ear scratching
cat, who have our maple sugar" said
Uncle Wiggily. We're going 10
catch emp
''Nonsensel" laughed Nurse Jane.
Your maple sugar is safe in the bun
galoW. I took II in myself, as II was
cool and hard enough TO eat Some /
one might have taken Il II you had /
left IL out any longer, but I put If
away for you. Come and get fl"
Uncle Wiggily and Mr. Stubtan 4
looked at one another. They breathed /
easier. and then they said:
Bless you, Nurse janet"
So everything was all right, you /
see. and If the canned peaches don't /
Jump into the frying pan to tickle /
he oInelet when it wants to go 10 I
breakfast, III tell you next about IN /
lie Wfggily and the flapjacks.-Copy-
light, 1913, by Mcclure Newspaper
syndicate.