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

llrs for you. or maybe for some poor
tramp. Anyhow. where's the rag
Let ne see that coat. Mr.. Long
earsr' exclaimed Nurse Jane, with
something like fire in her eyes. She
took it from the bunny's paw
why. the very idonical idea." cried
the muskrat lady. That IS = per-
few patches here and there 1 hope
you're not too nroud TO wear a
patched coat in these war times
Not in the least" answered Uncle
TVIggily. Patch my coat as much as
you please, and I'll wear Il. But 1
don't like il when It is ragged
4 don't blame you" spoke Nurse
Jane. III patch IL at once for you,
and you can wear 1t for your second
best"
So. when Uncle wiggily- went out
to look for an adventure Nurse Jane
sat down with her bag Of patches, her
needle, thread and thimble and got
ready to fix the bunny rabbits cost
She was just about TO sew when
the telephone rang, and, dropping ev-
erything, NURSE Jane hurried to an
swer IL. Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck
lady, was talking.
Can you come right over7' she
asked. Mr.. Wibblewobble just now
brought me a lovely new feather bon
net, and want you 10 see it."
Wen. I was going to mend Uncle
Wiggily's ragged coat" said Nurse
Jane, but I guess I can do II when
I come back. I'll be right over"
So. leaving her sewing things and
the coat on a chair, across the mead
ows she went TO Mrs. Wibblewobble's
house.
And no sooner had she stepped out
Of the hollow stump bungalow than
along came Susie Littletall. the rab-
bit girl, and Lulu and Alice Wibble-
wobble, the duck girls.
no, Uncle Wiggilyi" they called
We haven't any school today, as the
fire went out We're going to have
some fun. Want to come with usg'
But no one answered, for Uncle
Wiggily wasn't home, nor was Nurse
went in the hollow stump bungalow,
for the door wasn't locked.
They saw the ragged coat. and the
patches. needle and thread all ready
10 mend II, and Susie said:
"Oht I'm going TO sew on 4 patch
and surprise Uncle Wiggily. III sew
on = red patch. That viii look
pretty"
And I'll sew on a white one" said
Lulu I'll help mend his coat"
so will I" spoke Alice. III sew
on a blue patch"
So. Susie and Lulu and Alice each
sewed patch on Uncle WiggIy's
coat. putting them in the right places
over the ragged holes. Very nice
and neat patches they were, too, and
when they were sewed on. a red one,
a white one and vlue one, the coat
well, the coat looked very patriotic,
II you know what mean.
And when the little animal girls
had finished. they ran out to play,
leaving the coat on a chair. Nurse
Jane stayed longer than she meant
TO at Mrs. WIbblewobble's, and be-
fore she came home. in came Uncle
Wiggily- He was in a hurry for he
had torn his best coat on a thorn
IN wear my old second best one.
ragged or not, and take nv good,
torn one to the tailor bird. to have
it mended," said the 5unnv.
But when he saw the roas, all mend
ell with red, white and blue patches.
he felt very glad and Jolly. Putting
il on he hurried to the tailor birds
with the torn coat. and on the way
the bad old Pipsisewah chased him
This bad animal almost caught the
bunny. but. all OF sudden. out
popped a fox from his hole. and he
cried:
Where are you going. Pipsise-
wah2"
I'm going TO catch Uncle wiggily."
"Oh. no you're not" said the fox
Don't you see he has red. white and
blue on his coat. just like the flag
You can't touch that bunny when he
has those red. white and blue war col
ors on Keep off and run away, and
will. too"
So they did. and so. you sec. IT'S a
good thing the bunny's coat was
patched And II the coal shovel does
not fell so proud. because It stands
next the flour scoop, that II won't
speak to the ash can, I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and the closet
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per Syndicate.)