El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-14
Bedtime Story For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGLY AND THE KIDDE CAR
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downtown 10 the seven and eight cent
store 10 get the ear now
And maybe you'd like TO come with
US, Uncle Wiggily, and see my Aldole
car said New-Mew- You could have
a ride on 81. toe, n it's big enough
"Oh, thank you, ] hardly think Il
VIII be-" said the bunny. laughing and
twinkInE his pink nose twice as fast
as fire engine. But I'll come along,
anyhow, and see YOU ride
'Oh, I never did see such a rabbit
I Never cried Nurse Jane. as Uncle
! WiEgily went off with Mrs Kat and
{ Mew-Lew- First T know he'll be
/ buying himself a bag OF marbles or a
kite. Wen. you're only young once. I
] suppose. Enjoy life while you can.
and so on"
Uncle Wigsily went with Mrs. Kat
and Aiew-New 90 the 10 and II cent
store and there they looked at kiddie
cars 7 suppose YOU know what they
are, but I'm case YOU don't, III tell you.
s. Riddle car is a little wooden seat
/ between three wheels There are two
wheels in back and one in front 20
steer with, like a velocipede- You sit
on the little seat in front or the two
back wheels and behind the front
wheel and then You push yourself
along with your feet and steer with
your hands That's kiddie car. and
lnel re Tor very little children
"Oh, that's the one want, mother"
cried New-Mew. as he saw a car all
coiored yellow red and green Get
me that one"
"Do you think that's a good onee-'
asked 3Irs. Kat OF Uncle Wiggily.
'Oh. that's fine onel' said the
bunny, so it was bought for New
New, and he started 10 ride home i'm
IT, Uncle Wicglly and Mrs. Kat walk
ing along beside the little kitten. kid
die.
All Of sudden, as New-New was
having a nice ride and Uncle WigEily
was wishing he could make himself
small enough 10 skid along on the
kldcle car. all OF a sudden out from
behind bush jumped a bad old
DinEle-Dansle- Vow DiuEle-DanEle
8 like Skeeoaddle. only worse, and
Ll l1s very long legs
Here. Give me that kiddie car"
roughly cried the DinCle-DauEle. and
he tried to grab it away from New
stop, That's minel Uncle Wig
gily and my mother got IL for me IN
the IL and is cent store cried the
kitten boy.
ITS my kiddie car. not yours. and
J. m going 20 get on II and ride away.
and I'm going TO take Uncle WiEgiIy
with met Erowled the Dingle-DangIe. [
Look out now
Pooh, You can't ride that car.
your legs are too long" said brave
Uncle Wiggily. thinking Of a trick 10
play
"Oh. I can't. ehcr cried the DingIe-
bangle wen. YOU just watch. I'm
going 70 have this kiddie car. legs or /
40 legs"
Then he quickly tied his long. thin
legs in a double bow knot around his /
neck, sticking his feet over his shoul- I
ders so they would hang down. in Or
DER that he might better push him
self along on the Riddle car. And then I
he took his seat But something hap /
pened
Al at once Uncle WiEgily gave the I
bad old Dlngle-DanEIe a push off the /
seat OF the Riddle car. Down fell the l
unpleasant chap in a heap. and his /
legs were so tangled. because he had I
tied them In a knot 20 make them I
shorter. that he couldn't untangle ]
them enough 20 get VI. and be wig !
gled and WogElec and twisted and ]
tOgEled all IN a heap.
Come on. before he gets untan-
gled, said Uncle WiEgilv- Then he Z
picked Up Mew-Mew and the 'biddie I
car, and e and Airs. Kat ran safely B
home. and the Dingle-Dancle didn't
get anything except a bump on his
nose. which served him right And
Aew-AeT had lots OF fun with his
kiddie car
And IL the rubber boots done go of
90 alEiug with the umbrella and forget
TO come back I'm time 20 take the door
mat 10 the moving pictures. III tell !
you next about Uncle MiEEilv and the
old shoe Copyright 1918, By Nc
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