El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-19

InNCE upon a time, as Uncle Wlggi
Oly Longears. the nice old rabbit
! gentleman. was walking along the
seashore beach with his muskrat lady
housekeeper, Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy,
they came to a place where the rising
tide has washed a clam up on the
beach and. when the waters had gone
down, the clam was left there.
'Oh, dear!' cried the clam, in a
lingo talk. OF course. What a terri
bic think has happened 10 meg'
Why, what Is the matter?" kindly
asked Uncle Wiggily. as he stopped
hopping and made little holes in the
sand with the end OF his red, white
and blue striped rheumatism crutch,
that Nurse Jane had gnawed for him
out Of a cornstalk. What's the
trouble2"
why. here I am, left high and dry
On the beach, with no way OF getting
back into the ocean" said the clam,
for 1 am not one OF those chaps. like
the soft clans, that have legs 70 move
themselves along with. I'm stuck
here, and here I'll have 10 stay and
die. I suppose. Oh, dear.7
Nothing OF the sortrT exclaimed
Uncle Wiggily. in his most jolly voice.
again"
~Oh. if you will. thank you so
much!' cried the clam, in a chowdery
sort OF voice. opening and closing HIS
shells like a steel trap.
III do it, said Uncle WiEgiIy. and
then. with his crutch. he began push
ing and showing and rolling the clam
down the sandy beach hill towards the
ocean"
= was hard work for the bunny
uncle. and he had 10 take off his tan
silk hat and wipe his ears with his
silk handkerchief more than once.
"Oh. come on" said Nurse Jane. sort
Of fussy like. Don't bother with the
clami Hen be all right when the
tide Is high again"
oh, no. he must get into the
water soon, or he may die" said the
bunny Don't let him hear YOU talk
that way. Nurse Jane"
Well, OF course. I wouldn't want to
hurt even a clans feelings. nor be
unkind TO him" said Nurse Jane. But
il does seem to me that you do help
the queerest creatures, Uncle Wiggi-
""
You never know when some OF
them may turn around and help you,
spoke the bunny.
'Poohl Nonsense!" shifted Miss
Fuzzy WuzZy. How could a clam.
that can't even help himself back into
the ocean, do you any gOod2"
Aou never can tell" said Uncle
Wiggily. as he gave a last shove on
his rheumatism crutch 10 roll the
clam back into the water.
We'll. II wou feel that way about
IL. III help you" said Nurse Jane. and
she gave shove, and into the ocean
popped the clam.
Thank you-bothi" he gurgled. as
he sank out Of sight
You've seen the last OF him." spoke I
Nurse Jane.
Il am not so sure about that" said /
Uncle WigEily. I think III sit down I
here and rest bit I'm tired"
50 he sat down. and Nurse Jane sat 4
with him.
Now they had not been sitting very
long before. all OF a sudden, there /
came big wave from the ocean,
washing up on the beach. and Il came
up so high that it wet the feet Of
Nurse Jane and Uncle Wiggily. And
with the wave was washed up a bad
old dog fish
-Burr-r-r-ri Wuff-wuff.r" barked
the dog fish. I'm in luck todavt I
can bite a rabbit and a muskrat at the
same time. Oh. joyr'
Are you going 70 bite me27 asked
Uncle WigEily. not wishing to make
any mistake. and thinking perhaps he
had not perfectly understood the dog
fish.
II am" answered the dog fish.
And me. toog" inquired Nurse Jane.
You also" was the reply. Il am
going 10 bite you both. I am in fine
biting humor today. I'll bite you
both"
Both who2 Who's going 70 btfe