El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-22
Bedtime Story for the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGILY AND HIS NEW HAT.

I look quite spruce and ready for "A
! party. in case 1 should happen to get
/ an invitation to one. III buy new
( hat"
. say in stories on through the woods
/ hoped Uncle Wiggily. and soon he
| was al the old oak tree. where
| black crow gentleman sold hats for
4 the animal folk.
a new hat for you. Uncle Wigsily1
/ Why. certainly" said Mr. Crow
/ What kind2"
oh. the same as always get" was
/ the answer. "A tall, silk one"
wouldn't you like a new kindE
/ asked the crow Let me snow you
! something quite stylish. in hol-
| lowed out acorn, with hazelnut trim
no. I think not" spoke the bunny.
Ny old style viii do very we'll
| So he bought himself a new. shiny,
/ tall. silk hat. and. after trying II on.
and looking IN another pool Of water
I TO see no wit fitted. Mr. Longears
I'll wear my new one home. and
you may send the old one G.
Very well.' spoke Mr.. Crow SO
I the bunny put on his new hat. and
| the old one was wrapped up TO be
sent later to his hollow stump bun
| galow.
Uncle Wiggily. quite pleased with
]
! way he could do his shopping, hoped
on through the woods. He was won-
deriug whether he would have
chance 10 wear the new hat to
party. that Susie Littletail. the rab-
bit girl, might give. when all OF
sudden, along came a puff OF wind
And the wind was so strong. and
Uncle WiEgily's hat was so new. and
slippery and shiny. and was so loose
on his head. that. "Whifft" away II
flew, high in the air, over the tree
tops and out Of sight
@Oh. dear" cried Uncle WiSSily-
Ny new hat IS gone, Oh. dear What
shall I do2'
"9a, that's too badi I'll fly after
Il for you and see II I can get Il
back" offered a blue jay bird. Away
he flew. but the new hat was gone
too far. II couldn't be found. and I'm
Gle Wiggily had nothing to wear on
his head
His ears were getting cold. and he
was feeling sniffily and snuffily like,
when he happened TO see. up in a
nearby hollow tree. Johnnie and Billie
Bushytan. the squirrel boys. scam
periug about
What are you bows doing there9"
asked the bunny gentleman
we just moved in said Billie.
And we're helping father put up
the stove" said Johnnie See. We
have TO polish the stove pipe" Then
ne DA OA--AA u a lens III % nAVAN RANN
and began 10 shine it. And then IN
Gle Wiggily cried:
sHai The very thing. 7 can take
a piece Of that for my hat. until l
can get my old one back. or buy an
other new one.
'Of course. you can" said Mr.
Bushytail. Then. with q can opener.
he cut off q piece OF stove pipe for
Uncle Wiggily- over the top thew
tied a sheet OF black paper. and with
some leaves around the lower edge
so II wouldn't cut the bunnv's ears.
there was as nice a tall. black hat as
any rabbit could wish.
Uncle Wiggily put It on. hurried
hack 10 the hat tree. bought n new
one and then he saved the piece Of
stove pipe for some day when hail
stones might fall They couldn't hurt
that hard hat. you know
And II the loaf OF bread doesn't 90
sailing in the gravv boat. and make
the napkin ring roll off the table to
tag the salt cellar. III tell YOU next
about Uncle WiEEily and Little Fudge
Copyright 1919. by Mcclure News
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