El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-25

the air At the same time he creid
-Hurrayi"
What's that for?" asked Nurse
Z Jane, surprised like.
That" said Uncle Wiggily, is "a
show how glad 1 am that I can dc
something for the war, even II its
only to save a little sugar. After
this, Nurse Jane. only give me half
q level spoonful in my tea I'll save
the rest Tor some soldier.
Then Mr.. Longears finished his
: breakfast and went out in the woods
{ 70 look for an adventure, as he al
ways did He had not gone very far
/ before he met Mrs. Wibblewobble, the
duck lady She looked very sad.
What IS the natter" asked Uncle
oh. my little girl Quick-Quack,
has wandered off in the woods and is
LOST" said the duck lady. 7 left her
a minute, while I ran over 10 see Mrs.
Bow Wow, the mother Of Jackie and
Peetie, the puppy dogs, to ask her
how TO make corn meal pancakes.
When I came back. poor little Quick
Hal III find her for you" said
jolly Uncle Wiggily. as he twinkled
his pink nose like straw berry short
cake I'll go look for her. That will
be an adventure for me-"
So over the fields and through the
woods went the bunny uncle gentle
man, looking here and there for little
Quick-Quack. the baby duck girl. But
he couldn't seem to find her and he
was just going to hunt I'D n police
man dog when, all of a sudden, as he
passed near hollow log on the
ground, Uncle Wisgny heard voice
saying:
-oh, won't we have a dandy din
That's what we win" said some
one elsei All the sugar we want TO
eat, and little roast duck. too, Oh.
this is our lucky day, I went around
to a lot Of grocery stores and I
bought all the sugar could, making
believe I didn't have a snitch and all
the while had a lot put away. Then
I caught this little duck girl when /
no one was looking and noW-oh, :
what fine meal Wen haveT'
And as sweet as we like. too"
said the first voice.
Ny goodness" exclaimed Uncle /
Wiggily, I wonder who these folks ]
Fan be and II they know a war is 60
ing on?"
So he looked in the hollow log and 4
he saw two great, big fat pigs. and in
1ne corner OF the room was poor lit
lie Quick-Quack. tied by her wings to
/ chair
gentleman NO wonder such ami
mails wouldn't try TO save sugar
hey're just the kind. too, that would
teal 4 little duck girl. But I'll fix
hemi"
So Uncle Wiggily ran off through
he woods and he found a fireman
md a policeman dog and told them
bout the bad pigs who were no rela-
ion at all to the nice pigs, Curley and :
'loppy TWistytaiL
Come with me. quickly" said the
lunny to the fireman and policeman :
logs. We can save little Quick
luackr'
And they hurried to the hollow log
nd threw acorns at the bad pigs until
hey ran outside and there they were
aught- And inside the log was a lot
Z sugar hidden away and the police /
ian dog sent il TO the soldiers Little !
luick-Quack was sent back to her
lother and the bad pigs didn't have
TO eat but sour lemons. for I
long, long while.
20 you see it's a GOOD thing Uncle
'iggily didn't take too much sugar
! his tea or he might never have
1und POOR little, lost Quick-Quack. /
nd II the bluebird doesn't try to wear
red sweater and look like a robin
the parrots cage, IN tell YOU next
bout Uncle Wiggily and the salt
opyright 1918. by Mcclure News
l1er Syndicate.