El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-27
Bedtime Story for the Little Ones
r,.nnnrsun By HOWARD R GARIs. .-..-....

~ITTELL. hope and s'pose every
we ling is all ready for tomorrow. "
said Uncle wiggiIy Longears. the
bunny rabbit gentleman. to Miss
Nurse Jane Fuzzywuzzy, his muskrat
lady housekeeper. one day. and he
rubbed his paws together and twinkled
his pink nose like a watermelon.
"Oh. you mean about Thanksgiv-
ing" said the muskrat lady with a
smile that made her whiskers tickle
the back OF her neck. but she didn't
mind a little thing like that Yes.
everything is all ready. We shall
have a fine dinner"
And very thankful we shall be for
that and all our other blessings. 80
went on the bunny rabbit gentleman.
Yes, indeed"
He could hardly wait for the holi-
day to come. but at last it did. Uncle
Wiggily awakened on Thanksgiving
morning and went for a hop in the
woods to get UP an appetite. dc
wanted Mr. T Ur1ey GObbler to come
with him. but the big bird said he'd
better stay inside until the excitement
was over. The turkey was staying
with the bunny to be safe, you know,
from the farmer who had chased him
with an ak
Ny. but I'm hungry said Uncle
Wiggily as he came back 10 the hol-
low stump bungalow, his pink nose
glowing like a red hot gas stove.
What an appetite l have
And I'm sure I hope you'll like
what I have for your Thanksgiving
dinner" spoke Nurse Jane.
Then dinner was ready.
Such a big dish of red cranberry
sauce you never saw in all your lifel
Such a plate of browns baked pOta-
toesi The celery was like white stalks
of ieicles. and as snappy and brittle.
The lettuce was such a tender green
that it seemed a shame to pour vine
gar on it: and. as for the carrots.
their sharp points bristled as though
telling any one to look out or they
would be tickled to pieces.
Then such heaps and heaps of roast
chestnuts as there were; brown on
one side. and fairly popping out OF
their shells as if eager TO be eaten.
I'd rather have them on the out
side of me. looking in, than on the
inside looking out" spoke the turkey.
as he cracked a chestnut or two TO
give him an appetite.
Yes, this is a very good dinner
said Uncle Wiggily. I'm sure we
should be very thankful"
Then he and Nurse Jane and Mr.
T. Urkey Gobbler sat down and ate
their Thanksgiving dinner They ate
and they ate and they ate some more
until Uncle Wiggily could hardly lean
back in his chair. and ne smiled
gentle and happy smile, and said:
I love everybody"
And Just then, in through the front
door. which had been left open TO let
cut some OF the good dinner smells.
right in through the front door
the bad, old Pipsisewah.
-Ha, You love everybody, do your
cried the unpleasant chap. Well. do
you love me2-
Uncle Wiggily was surprised for a
moment. but he quickly made up his
mind something must be done. There
must be no souse biting on Thanks
giving.
of course. I love you when you're
good" said the bunny TO the Pipsise-
wah- and to make sure that you'll be
good to me, I'm going to be good to
you. Sit down. please. and have some
dinner with US"
All right, 1 will" growled the
But don't let that fool
youi After I eat. I'm going to bite
souse off your eas,"
We shall see" spoke Uncle Wig
gily- FIJI up his plate. Nurse Jane"
So the muskrat lady heaped roast
potatoes. celery, cranberry sauce.
lettuce and carrots on the plate of
the Pipsisewah. and Uncle Wiggily
gave him mince pie. and the turkey