El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-30

sOH nv, Look at that" cried
ONurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy. the
muskrat lady housekeeper, as she
walked into the parlor Of the hollow
stump bungalow where, one morning,
Uncle WiggTy Longears, the bunny
rabbit gentleman. was reading the fly
-,ener .-I.ooIz at THAR and she
pointed TO something on the fioor-
what is it1~ asked Mr. Longears,
making his pink nose twinkle like an
s1ee-ric Iight as he looked over the
tops Of his glasses Is II MITE
40. but some Of your toes are out
OF YOUR shoe" said Nurse Jane y OF
must get a new pair
DO YOU mean new pair Of toes or
shoesg' asked the bunny with
Rev shoes. Of course spoke Nurse
Jane with a sort Of a sniffle OF her
tan. You have worn your old shoes
so long that they have holes n so
right away TO the three and four cent
store and get yourself new pair OF
shoes
7 VIII said Uncle Wiggily, as he
looked at the hole I'm his cid shoes
AS Nurse Jane had said, his toes were
coming through, and IL was too cold
for anything like that, being Just
after Christmas as Il was
So the bunny hoped along fast over
the fields and through the WOODS IN
his old shoes, with two toes sticking
out. and soon he came to the six and
{ seven cent store
Il want 70 buy a new pair Of shoes"
he said 10 the goat gentleman who
kept the store.
Here you arer bleated the goat.
] LAS fine a pair Of shoes as have, and
d Al l-InI nnarn n
Squeak asked Uncle Wiggily-
Yes" answered the goat gentle
man. they have the most beautiful
squeak YOU ever heard. When you
/ wear them every one viii know you
/ have a new pair Of shoes
That's good said Uncle Wiggily-
Z Then won't have TO tell them" So
he put on the new pair OF squeaky
I shoes, and, with his old ones wrapped
up in a paper bag, he started once
I more for his hollow stump bungalow.
But Uncle WigEily had not hoped
( very far before his new shoes hurt
him very much, being a bit tight
Squeak or no squeak" he said e
himself. I'm going 10 take them off
and wear my old shoes home. They're
easier on my feet. even II they do
have holes in"
So he took up his new shoes put
them in a paper bag and put his old
j eOmlLDELlnAE SHOES UaAHA 1AA lis pa "
l. Then Uncle Wiggily hoped along 9
little further, and, all of a sudden, he
heard some one In the woods crying
most sadly.
'Ha, That sounds like troubler
spoke the bunny. I hope can hell
| them"
He looked through the bushes ant
there he saw Susie Littletail, the rab
bit girl holding a doll IN her paws
| and she was crying. I mean Susil
was crying. not the doll
What's the natter SusieE aske'
the bunny gentleman
"Oh, its my doll-' sobbed Susie.
HAS she the epizoOtic- asked
| Uncle Wiggily. II she has, com
with me to Nurse Jane and Wen max
her some carrot tea. favored Wit
catnip. That's good for the epizootic
Come along
"Oh no, my dollie hasn't the cpl
zootic." said Susie. I'm crying be
cause she has lost her squeak Sh
used to have the most lovely squea
I YOU ever heard. She'd squeak when
ever I pressed on her stomach. Bu
now she won't squeak any more OF
dear."
'Ha, Don't cry" said kind incl
Wiggily. Perhaps I can fix your do
for you, Susie"
How asked the little rabbit sir
Just then Uncle Wiggily pressed N
box in which were his new shoe
They squeaked most beautifully
"Ohr" cried Susie in delight "Hay
you a new doll in there, Uncle Wig
gily2"
mo" answered the bunny But
have a pair Of shoes that squeak The
both squeak, and one squeaker
enough for me Come to the shol
makers and III have him take q
squeak out OF one Of my shoes az
put It in your doll Then she viii
all right again"
4Oh. how lovely.~ cried Susie
Then she and Uncle Wiggily hurri'
to the shoemaker's, and soon Il
squeak from one Of the bunny's sho
was put in Susie's doll, and whit
the little rabbit girl pressed on q
dolls stomach she went "Squeal
squawk" as real as any heart cou
wish.
> As for Uncle Wiggily's new shot
as soon as they softened up a bit
wore them. and the one squeak W
loud enough for any one So you lea
from this that squeaky shoes Ia
some use in this world, and II do
bell doesn't get late for school VIII
it tries TO wiring out the clothes
the wash lady, III tell you next aoo