El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-15

J il was only Susie Littletail. the rabbi
| girl. sister OF Sammie LittletaiL
why. Susie." cried Uncle Wiggily'
twinkling his pink nose until you
would have thought it was an alarm
clock on a frosty morning. Why
/ Susiei What's the natter What do
/ you WANT"
( a pumpkin seed necklace" an
I swered Susie. All the animal girls
have 'em. and don't see why 7 can L
l asked my mother for one, but she
Z said it cost so much TO live now, with
cabbage and turnips and lettuce so
high. that she couldn't buy me one
Well I guess that's right" said
1 Uncle Wiggily. 7 know heard Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy saying that we'd
go TO the poor house soon, If things
went any higher. Talk about balloons
and airshipsi Oh. my!'
But I want a pumpkin seed neck
lace very much" went on Susie.
What are they like2" asked Uncle
Wiggily.
Well. you take a lot OF pumpkin
seeds and string them together. and
hang them around your neck" spoke
the little rabbit girl That's pump
kin seed necklace. You ought to see
the ones Lulu and Alice Wibblewob-
bic, the duck girls. have.'
Lets go look at them" said Uncle
where TO get one cheap.
So he and Susie went TO where Lulu
and Alice Wibblewobble, the duck
girls, were wading up and down IN
front OF their pen, and. surely enough.
around their white, feathery necks
were pumpkin seed necklaces
"Oh where did you get the lovely
things?" asked Susie.
why, we found a place where
~
kins. ready TO make Thanksgiving
pies" said Lulu, and we asked her Il
she wanted the seeds. and she said
she didn't. so we picked them up and
strung the seeds on string. and
that's how we got our necklaces"
oh, come on. Uncle Wiggily." cried
Susie lets go see IL Mother Goose
has any pumpkin seeds left?'
over the fields and through the
woods hurried the bunny rabbit uncle
gentleman and Susie Soon they came
TO the home of Mother Goose. and, !
surely enough, the dear old lady
was getting ready 10 make more I
pumpkin pies. and there /
were plenty Of seeds scattered about. 4
Pick up all you want for a neck 4
lace. Susie" said Mother Goose. In I
Gle Wiggily helped Susie pick up the
seeds. Then they hurried home 10 4
string them.
oh, won't it be Just lovely when I
have 4 pumpkin seed necklace,
laughed Susie. She was looking at
the seeds, feeling quite joyful like,
when, all OF 4 sudden, ont popped the .
bad old PiDsisewah-
All. hal Oh. no." cried the Pipsise- II
wan. Il am in luck today \ tender /
little rabbit girl and tough old Uncle
Niggily to give me souse from their
.ars. Oh. joyi'
Are you going 20 bite souse off
sur ears2" asked Uncle Wig, as ] call
lin sometimes for short
II ann" said the Pipsisewath. And
besides 1 am going to
But that was as far as the bad
,reature got For just then Susie,
linking he meant 10 take her pump
Kin seeds away. squeezed them So
lightly that some, being very wet and
lippery. shot out Of her paws like
cans from a bean blower
Swish. Swooshi" went the wet.
lippery pumpkin seeds in the eyes Of
he Pipsisewath-
-Oh, wow-" he cried "Oh. double
FOWL Oh. I'll be good, 1 didn't
now you could shoot so hard. little
abbit girl.'
And Susie didn't. either. hut she
ad. and then the Pipsisewah, all shot
18th the pumpkin seeds as he was.
an away and left Uncle Wiggiiy and
usie alone. And they hurried home
nd made the pumpkin seed necklace
nd all was well
So II the front porch doesn't try TO
ome inside the house, because its too
old TO stay outdoors. and sit on the
iano stool. I'll tell you next about
ncle Wiggily and the apple core
Copyright. 1918. by Mcclure News
aper Syndicate.