El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-07
Bedtime Story For The Little Ones
uACLE WlGGlL4 THINKS HE'S SHOT.

~WELL I certainly wish 7 knew
w what It was" said Uncle Wiggily
iLongesrs, the bunny rabbit gentle
man, as one morning he looked over
the paper in his hollow stump bun
galow. I don't mean the wall paper:
I mean The Woodland News. which all
animal folk read.
what is It you wish you knew
what was" asked Nurse Jane.
What happened 10 Jolly Lonstail
the mouse boy. and TO me last night
when went for the cheese replied
I Mr.. Longears. There was a flash Of
fire and boom, but il wasn't thunder
! or lightning. And 7 don't see anything
I N the paper about an earthquake or
I a volcano. It is very queer. Guess I'll
I take a walk and see II any OF my
friends heard anything
Better be careful" said Nurse
I Jane This is the hunting season, you
know. and you might get shot"
"Oh, I guess not" spoke the bunny
rabbit. casual like and confident I'm
p pretty good runner. and I would like
TO know what II was scared Jollie and
me"
So of he started over the fields and
through the woods, asking all the
friends he met II they had heard OF
the big glazing light and the puff
bang sound which had happened to him
and the mouse boy the evening before
I don't" said DR.. Possum. I'm too
busy tending sick animals that have
the epizootic to listen for things like
that You're not sick. are you, Uncle
Wiggily?T
NO. I'm glad to say I'm not" spoke
the bunny.
Then I'll hurry along to some one
who Isl said DR. pnCzrrr1 nd
ing his tail tighter around his medi-
cine bag. away he hurried
Mr. Whitewash. the Polar bear. who
was happy now because IL was cold,
winter weather. had heard nothing OF
the puff and light that scared Uncle
Wiggily.
And so Mr.. Longears went on and
on over the fields and through the
woods asking all the friends he met
IL they had heard or seen anything
strange the night before. None had.
and Uncle Wiggily was beginning to
think perhaps he and Joune dreamed
IF it was after I'd eaten the cheese
I would feel pretty sure il was a
nightmare" said the bunny. 'But Il
was before so II couldn't be. wonder
what II VASE"
Then. all OF a sudden. II began to
snow, and It showed so hard that
soon the ground was covered. and
Uncle Wlggily's paws made funny
little marks in the white covering.
Then, pretty soon, Uncle WigEily
shifted and snuffed and he smeued
something very good and sweet At
first he thought IT might be a crumb
or two OF cheese that he and Joilie
had dropped the night before. but
when he shifted again he knew 1t
wasn't that
IT'S s. carrot. that's what It is
said Uncle Wiggily. Its a nice red .
juicy carrot, and II must be hidden {
down somewhere under the snow"
Then he began to sniff and snuff !
around. and having a very good pink. D.
twinkling nose for such work. he soon .
smelled his way 20 where the carrot .
was It was covered up with snow, D
but that didn't matter to Uncle Wig /
gily
He seraped the white flakes to one
side, and there. as nicely as II 1t was
sleeping in a bed with downy. white
quilt was a carrot
"Oh, joyi" cried UUncle Wiggiiy.
He reached down and began to
nibble- At first he was a bit timid.
thinking perhaps the carrot might be-
long TO some one else, but when he
looked all around and saw no one Mr..
Longears became very brave and bold.
ard bit harder Into the nice vege-
table
When he had eaten one side. he sort
or TOOK hold OF u In his paw. TO raise
.t up and pull IL toward him in order
that he might take better bites.
And then. all OF a sudden. there
was a binding flash OF light. Just
Ike that he and Jollie Longtail had
seen, and there was a big boom-puff.
and Uncle Wiggily. after holding him
SELF sttll for a second, suddenly tum-
oled backward over in the snow.
oh I'm shoti I'm shot" ne cried
Nurse Jane was right The hunters
ire out getting their Christmas din
ner. and I'm shntr'