El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-15
49, ELL. Uncle Wiggily," said
M Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy,

Nv nurse Jane tuz1y Wu1zys
the nice muskrat lady
housekeeper, to the rabbit gentleman.
As she came to the door OF the kitchen
one morning. Il don't like TO speak
% you about Il, but
what have I been doing wrong
now2' asked Mr.. Longears, with a
pinl1le Of his twink nose-excuse me,
Z mean q twinkle OF his pink nose.
',Hsve I forgotten to bring in the
wood. OF did upset my maple sugar
when ate pancakes this morning?'
Neither one, I'm glad to say went
on Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy. But I was
going to say I didn't ike to speak to
yoa =Sout there being no sugar in the
house"
as there any to be had in the
Etores2' asked Uncle Wiggily. 4
know have been using molasses In
ny coffee for a long time"
There Is sugar In now" said Nurse
Jane But I don't like to ask you
20 go get it with so much snow on the
ground"
sPoohi" exclaimed Uncle Wiggily.
Excuse me for saying So" he went
on, but snow makes no matter OF dif-
ference to me ! can slide along on Il
20 the store, as well as when go to
call on Grandfather Goosey Gander,
which am going to do this after
noon"
Then you won't mind going for
sugar. asked Nurse Jane.
Not q Bit" cried Jolly Uncle Wig
Eiiy, and out he started. taking his
red. white and blue striped rheuma-
tism crutch so he could lean on that
when he got TO a place that was too
The bunny rabbit gentleman had
not gone very far before he came to
= hill down which the animal boys
and girls were ooasting on their
Eleds. made from bits OF birch bark
Or other pieces Of wood
There was Jimmie WibblewObble,
The boy duck Lulu and Alice, his sis
tiers; Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the
squirrels: Sammie and Susie Little
tail. the rabbits. and Jaeko and JUMBO
Einlzytail, the monkey boys
oh, we're having lots OF fun!
cried Jimmie the duck. as he went
r5sEtng down hill on his sled Come
0n, Uncle Wiggilyi"
Thank youi Maybe I will after ]
rome back from the store with Nurse
James sugar" answered the bunny.
All right, and you can ride on my
Bledt" quacked Jimmie.
And on mine," added Johnnie the
Squirrel
And on mine, and mine and miner
cried all The animal boys and girls,
Tor they liked Uncle Wiggily very
much.
SO the bunny rabbit gentleman kept
On toward the store hopping, Slip
ping and sliding as suited his fancy,
until he finally got the sugar Nurse
Jane wanted.
And now I'll go back and have
coast on Jimmie's sled, said BIZ.
LonEsars to himself There's moth
ing like being with the young folks
=
On back toward tbs hill ne went. |
but when he got there he saw that |
something had happened. The faces |
Of the animal children looked sad. and 1
that OF Jimmie Wibblewobble. the Roy /
duck was saddest OF all
why. what is the matter?' asked /
Uncle Wiggily- Why aren't you /
soasting. Jimmie?' for the boy duck |
was standing on the top Of the hill /
looking sadly at the other animal /
children having fun
I can't coast" said Jimmie
Why" asked Uncle Wiggily.
Because my sled is broken" an
ETered the boy duck i was riding i
down on Il and bumped into Billie
Bushytau on his sled, and the run 4
ners came off ny sled, leaving the
rough wood. and you can't coast on
that You've got to have runners on
your sled"
7 know you have" said Uncle wig
giIr Just ike skates But let me
look at yours, Jimmie"
So the bunny rabbit gentleman /
looked ard surely enough, the shiny