El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
Bedtime Story For The Little One:
UNCLE WIGGILY AND BULLY NOIAIL.
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. some stewed prUnes-" cried Uncle
Wisgily- II wonder If that can be the
sSuddlemagoon
he looked around carefully. but all
he saw was big green frog boy.
dressed in rubber suit so IL wouldn't
be spoiled II he went in the water,
which frogs so often do.
Hello. Uncle Wiggny." cried the
frog boy.
Wen. I do declare- II Il isn't Bully
Notail, my little frog friend. from the
Orange Woodland mountains cried
the bunny How did you get down
here2T
i hoped answered Bully. who.
having no tail. was called that for his
last name.
You hoped all the way down
here2' asked Uncle Wigsily. in sur
prise. Wasn't it very far"
oh not so very" answered Bully.
I on see my brother BaWly came with
me We swan and hoped. and as he
swan and hoped half the way IL was
only half as Tar for me, as II I'd come
alone"
of course" laughed Uncle Wiggily.
and he made his pink nose sparkle
like an apple pie lollypop. he was so
glad But where is BaWlv now o.
asked Uncle Wiggily-
~Oh, he's playing tag with Jimmie
Wibblewobble, the duck" answered
Bully. i came down here TO see you
I'm glad you did" spoke the bunny
uncle wow. let me see What can I
do 20 make some fun for you7"
Let's have a game OF ball. said
Bully NOtail. the frog boy 7 have a
rubber one here. and it will bounce
just fine on the sand And. n you
want to. you can fiji the ball with wa
ter and squirt IL at me"
wen I won't do that now. as
haven't any bathing suit on" laughed
the bunny Wen Just play bouncing
ball"
So. Uncle WiEgily and Bully Notaii.
the frog boy. PLAYED ball on the nice.
sandy seashore beach. bouncing the
rubber ~ and down as fast as any
thing
All Of a sudden. as they were hav-
Ing lots OF fun. out OF the ocean popped
a funny animal II was like a fish.
but it had the tail and paws Of
monkey. and II cried
I'm the bad old skuddlemaEoon.
and I haven't come a bit too soonl'
Too soon for WHAT asked Uncle
WiEEily.
Il haven't come a BIT TOO soon to
grab you-r cried the slSuddlemaEoon
Here's where take your'
"Oh. please don't begged Uncle
WiEgily-
Eyes. I shaur' Eurgled the skuddle-
MACON. With that he caught the
bunny rabbit gentleman in his monkey
claws. and. winding his tail about Mr.
LonEears. jumped with him into the
sea-
~oh. save me, save me- cried the
bunny.
There is no one here TO save you,'
sueered the skuddlemaE COON There is
no one here who can swim under wa
-
Uncle Wiggily- The water VIII stop
up your nose SO you can't breathe III
soon finish you'll"
"Oh. YOU will she Wen see about
that" cried Bully. the frog Il can
breathe under water as well as you"
Then Bully sDraus INTO the ocean 20
save Uncle WiEgily. The bad skuddie-
magoon pulled the bunny under water
and Uncle Wiggily couldn't breathe
He was fast choking when Bully sud
denly swan I'D 10 him
Here. Uncle Wiggily." said the
brave frog boy, breathe some air
from this rubber ball I filled IL full
OF air before I jumped in" And Bully
held the rubber bail close to Uncle
WiEEily's mink. twInKling nose. and
squeezed out some air for the bunny
Mr. Longears hreathed that and then
the frog boy tickied the sxuddlema-
COON so hard thatthe bad chan had to
EiEgle. and then he let 90 OF Uncle
WiEgily
Quick now. Wen swim 70 the top-''
croaked Bully. and he and Uncle Wig
Eily did. the rabbit breathing air
from the rubber ball until he was safe
on shore. And so he was saved again.
YOU see. Aren't you glad2
And II the lemon pie doesn't poke
sour faces at the orange shortcal1e. I
and make it stretch out long like an
eel III tell YOU next about Uncle
Wtgrily and Bawiy NotaiL-Copy-.
right 1918. by Mcclure Newspape-
Syndicate.