El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-19
Bedtime Story for the Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND TIE STARCH.

said Nurse Jane. as she came TO the
foot OF the stair, but she was careful
not TO setp on any OF their toes.
you see. Uncle Wiggily." she went
on. .the last time I washed your col
lars I didn't have any starch to put in
them TO make them stiff when 1
ironed them That's why they are all
soft and want to lie down instead OF
standing un."
What's starc2" asked the bunny.
"Oh. it's white Jumps you get at the
grocery" said the muskrat lady. You
soak the white humps IN water and
then soak your collars in the white
stuff and when the collars dry they
are nice and stiff. But ] have no
starch AID so can't do Il"
'Hai Say no more. I must have stiff
collars so I'll 90 70 the grocery store
right away and get you starch" said
the bunny. How much do you wantg
a pound Will be enough" said
Nurse Jane. "and then I'll starch your
collars nice and stiff"
So Uncle Wiggily tied a silk hand
kerchief on his neck. as he didn't like
to wear a slimpsy collar, unstarched.
and away he hoped over the fields
and through the woods to the grocery
store.
so its starch you want. is IT."
asked the grocery dog OF the bunny
uncle rabbit. We'll, I have the finest
and stiffest starch that ever was
Tell Nurse Jane TO mix It with q little
cold water and it will make things
SO stiff as never wasi"
I'll tell her." said Uncle Wiggily,
and then he hoped back toward his
hollow stump bungalow. singing: "Ho,
Hunt Toodle-de fayi I hope I have
apple pie today"
Uncle WigEily had not gone very
e
OF starch under his paw, when. all OF
= sudden. out from under log.
jumped the bad old Pipsisewah, and
the bad old Pipsisewah grabbed the
bunny uncle.
pleasant chap. Il have you now"
Il see you have" said Uncle Wig
gily. sadly like and Disconnected.
But please let me CO.
NO. 7 win notr answered the Pip
sisewah. 7 am going TO take you
off 10 my den and bite souse off your
ears. After that I'll make your pink
nose twinkle like an electric light
and read the evening paper"
'Oh. please don't do that" begged
the bunny.
Yes I shall" said the Pipsisewah.
Uncle Wiggily was trying to think
OF a way to get loose from the bad
animal
All OF a sudden Uncle Wiggily
thought OF the paper bag OF starch
In his paw. Then he saw a puddle OF
water near the path in the wood.
Cold water viii make the starch
soft. so I can throw some over the
thought the bunny.
Once he IS well stsrched, like a col
lar-well. we'll see what happens"
Quickly Uncle WigRiiv spilled some
Jumps OF white starch IN the puddle
Of water He stirred Il up with his
foot. and then, with 4 sudden wiggle. /
he upset the Pipsisewah. 50 the bad /
animal fell into the puddle OF starch /
water.
And then, just as II he was a shirt 4
Or a collar. the bad animal at once /
became so starched and stiff that he 4
couldn't bend over, or move, any more
than a knitting needle can
Now, let's see you get souse off /
ny ears cried the bunny, as he 4
hoped away with the rest Of the 4
starch And the Pipsisewah was so /
stiff, just like a newly ironed shirt. I
hat he couldn't wiggle even the end 4
y his tail. And he couldn't get up. [
n move. without cracking, so Of q
curse he couldn't chase the bunny.
Who soon was safely home. 4
So this teaches rs that starch IS I
rood for something else besides pud- 4
ings, and II the roller skate doesn't
Tide over the piano and make a
loise like q photograph with the
humps. III tell you next about Uncle
Viggily and the clothes poies.-Copy-
light 1915 by the Mcclure Newspaper
indicate