El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-28
Bedtime Story for the Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND NANNIE'S RUBBERS
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bunny uncle, also laughing.
NO" said Nurse Jane. "Jacko didn't
get It either Peetie Bow Wow. the
puppy dog chap, trotted in front of
him, and he made a grab for the rub
Der ball"
Did Peetie get it?' Uncle Wiggily
wanted to know.
"Oh, dear me-" suddenly cried Nurse
Jane There he goes, Oh. L afraid
he'll be hurtr'
Who" asked Uncle Wiggily.
'Peetie Bow Wow answered the
muskrat lady He slipped on the ice
as he was trying TO grab the ball away
from Jacko, and the puppy dog fell
down right on his nose Oh. myi"
Don't worry about him." said Uncle
Wiggily. Those animal boys often
slip and fall on the ice It doesn't hurt
them They like it. NY But they are
having fun" he went on, as he heard
more shouting and laughter. I guess
I'll get up and watch them, even If my
rheumatism does hurt a bit"
SO, hmpinE on his red, white and
blue striped barberpole crutch. which
Nurse Jane had gnawed for him out of
a cornstalk, Uncle Wiggily hobbled TO
the window.
There on the snow and ice at the
side of his hollow stump bungalow he
saw the rabbit, squirrel, puppy dog.
monkey chap and some other animals
having fun with a rubber bali
''Oh, there's Uncle Wiggily watching
us cried Jacko. the monkey boy. as
he saw the bunny at the window.
balIt
So the animal boys tossed the rubber
ball back and forth, running here and
there, slipping, sliding and falling
down on the ice. but getting up again
. nd Enf--- al
laughter and fun as never was.
An, It does me good 10 watch
themE said the bunny rabbit gentle
man Would that were young
again"
'Oh. you're young enough when It
ing things for children" laughed /
Nurse Jane And just then along came |
Mamie Wagtail, the little goat girl.
Look, Uncle Wiggilyi" she called. |
Tor the bunny had by this time put on |
MS fur coat and come out on the bun l
yalow porch. Look What have" 1
md the little goat girl held up one /
loot after the other
What have your" asked uncle
" iggily, smiling at Mamie.
New rubbers." answered she 'ATy
aunt Lettie took me TO the store and
bought me new rubbers, and I have
ny old ones in this paper bag" and
: l.
Ny that's Just fine" said Uncle
Viggly, and just then he heard the
.nimal boys, who had been playing
.-Ah. now look what you doner'
It's gone"
'Whatd you do that for?" ].
NOW we can't have any funi'
MY, that sounds as If something :
ad happened" said Uncle Wfggily. :
Maybe it's an adventure for me Hi,
here, boys what's the natter" he
sked, for he saw them all gathered
round Billie Bushytail. the squirrel
What did Billie do?' asked the
unny.
'Oh, he tossed our rubber ball so
ard that he threw II down a big.
eep hole. and We can't get It up" ,
aid Sammie Littletail.
And we can't have any fun" added I
ackie Bow Wow.
Maybe I can get the ball for you"
aid Uncle Wiggily, but he could not.
ven with his long rheumatism crutch.
nd the animal boys felt very badly,
ldeed.
Then Uncle wiggily laughed and
aid:
i've me your old rubbers that you
ont need any more because you have
ew ones"
The little goat girl gave Uncle Wig
ily her old rub0ers- Then the bunny
entleman rolled up the old rubbers
Ito a ball, tied them tightly around
18th cord and tossed the funny ball a
} the animal boys.
There you are" he called Go on c
18th your playi" +
And they did, and they had as much c
IN with the ball made from Nannie's a
d rubbers as they had had with the I
ne Billie lost So this teaches US that 3
othing is so good but what it might Z
E better, and II the breakfast orange Il
oesn't hide in the lemonade TO get :
way from the shovel, I'll tell you Z
Ext about Uncle WigEily and Billie's a
1918, by Mcclure y
eWspaper Syndicate. q