El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-07
Bedtime Story For The Little Ones
UNCLE wIeGLY AND THE WHILE BUG.


On and on hoped Uncle Wiggily
I through the woods and across the
fields. looking on all sides for an ad-
venture But the only one he had
was that he met Sammie Littletail
the rabbit chap, carrying a pail Of
molasses. There was a hole in the
pail and the molasses was leaking
out, but Sammie didn't see 1t until
Uncle Wiggily told him about it.
"Oh, what shall I dO?' cried the
rabbit boy. sadly like
I'll get z bee to plaster some wax
over the hole in the pail and hold the
molasses from leaking out until you
get home" said Uncle Wiggily, and
he did The bee kindly stopped the
leak
The bunny rabbit gentleman hoped
on and on and about this time back
at his hollow stump bungalow some
thing was happening. Along came
the bad old Skeezicks, and this time
there was with him new friend.
This was the While Bug-something
like the Woozle Bug, only worse.
Well" asked the Skeezicks Of tho
Wizzle Bug. 40 you think you can
eaten Uncle WiEgily for meT
'P0ohl That's as easy as piel" said
the Wizzle Bug.
How asked the skeezieks. IN
convinced like
Why" answered the WHILE Bug.
AS flew along Just now ] saw, back
in the hollow stump bungalow. Nurse
Jane pressing and ironing Uncle Wig
gily's trousers"
what of it2r asked the Skeezicks.
This of it." answered the WHILE
Bug. III sneak around and fly in
the window. And when Nurse Jane
finishes pressing the bunny mans
Ha the
WoOzle Bug sewea up his shirt
sleeves"
But sewing his shirts didn't do
any good" said the Skee, as 1 call
him for short
Sewing up his trousers wiz make
his legs all tangled up" Whispered
the While Bug. Then you can easily
catch him"
well, 60 ahead and do it." grumbIed
the Skeezichs, and the While Bug
did. When Nurse Jane had finished
pressing Uncle WiEgily's trousers, in
flew the While Bug and. with strong
grass thread. he sewed up the bottom
OF the trousers Of the rabbit gentle
man
There. I'd like to see him get
them oni" boosted the While Bug.
When he tries it his legs viii stick,
and you can rush in and grab him, my
friend. Mr.. Skeezicks."
I'll do it," said the bad chap.
Thank youi"
So they hid in a closet and pretty
soon it was time for Uncle Wiggily
TO come home. But just before that
Dickie Chip Chip. the sparrow boy,
happened to fly in the open window
Of Uncle WigEily's hollow stump
bungalow Dickie saw the newly
pressed trousers hanging on a chair
ready for Uncle Wiggily to put on
as soon as he same back from his
walk, and Dickie also saw something
else. This was ends Of the grass
threads sticking out from where the
" izzle Bug had done his sewing.
Hal Strong grass threadsr cried
Dickie Chip Chip. the sparrow. Just
what need for my new nest. I'll
pull them out I don't see what they
are doing in Uncle Wiggily's trous |
srs. anyhow"
Then the sparrow boy, with his
bill. pulled out all the strong grass |
threads. and the bunny's trousers
weren't sewed ~ at the bottom any 4
more. But the Skeeziclzs and the
Wizzle Bug, in the closet. didn't see /
his happen.
Pretty soon Uncle Wiggily came I
home and started to put on his newly /
pressed trousers for supper
NOW grab him when HIS legs get j
.angledr" cried the WHILE Bug.
But when the SkeeEicks rushed out /
u the closet to grab the bunny. Uncle ]
ViEgily's legs weren't tangled at all