El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21
Bedtime Story For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE SPINNING TOP
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WHERE are you going now. Uncle
w Wiggily2" asked Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy. the muskrat lady house
keeper as she began to get the hollow
stump bungalow IN order one morn
ing. so It would look nice for Christ
mas.
"Oh. I'm Just going out to see II !
can find an adventure" answered Mr..
Longears. Next week, with Santa
Claus going around TO leave Christ
mas presents. III be SO busy I may not
have time TO have adventures. I'll 20
out after one now"
We'll. don't be too long. as I'm go
ing TO have hot potato pancakes with
carrot marmalade on for supper" said
Nurse Jane, 50 Uncle Wiggily said he
wouldn't be late.
On he went over the fields and
through the woods and all at once he
saw Curly TwistytaiI, the little piggie
boy, just ahead OF him on the wood
land path. Curly seemed TO be doing
something. but what Il was Uncle
Wiggily couldn't tell Then he heard
Curly say:
wei, I can't seem to make any
music on IL no matter how I try.
guess II is broken and might as well
throw II away"
AuEOW WHAT away dSkeu Uncle
Wiggily. coming along just then
What IS It, Curly?-'
MY old mouth organ" spoke the
little piggie boy, whose tail had a curl
in IL which gave him his name. 7
can't make any more music on II. I'm
going to throw It away"
GIVE II to me-" said Uncle Wiggily.
Perhaps I can fix It. Don't throw
anything away until you are sure It
is no good, and. even then, the Junk
man may be glad to get IT.
Here is the old. broken mouth or
gan" said Curly. as he tossed it TO
Uncle Wiggily- Then the piggie boy
saw Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow. the /
puppy dog boys. and ran to have a
game Of tag with them.
Uncle Wiggily put the mouth organ 4
IN the warm pocket Of his warm fur |
sost, and then he Travelled on through 1
The woods, looking for an adventure I
He had not gone very far before. all /
It once, he heard something like soft /
music playing
''Hei" cried the bunny. That sounds
Iweeti I wonder who is playing2'
TT is your fur coat. II you please"
aid Dickie Chip-Chip. the sparrow
BOY. flying along just then to pick up |
iome crumbs off the snow.
My fur coat playingi Nonsenset"
Exclaimed the bunny.
Yes. It is You listen" said Dickie.
LIcle NlEBLF usLeueus anu surely 4
enough. the soft music sounds did |
;ome from the pocket OF his fur coat.
de put in his paw and-no. he didn't I
1ull out a plum as Jack Homer did. (
1ut Uncle Wiggily pulled out the
mouth organ that Curly Twistytail had
siven him.
Hal I see how II IS" said the bunny.
The mouth organ was frozen. because
1urly blew on It so much. His moist
breath was frozen, by the Christmas
old, on the mouth organ keys. Then /
hey thawed out in my warm fur coat
pocket, and when the wind blew. as
Z is blowing now. II played the IN
'rozen mouth organ. That must be IT,"
= guess it is" said Dickie. as ne 4
lew on.
That was a funny adventure" said 4
Uncle Wiggily. But wait-that is not \
al OF it On and on went the bunny 1
through the woods and over the fields. /
In his warm fur coat pocket the /
wind still played a gentle music tune 4
IN the mouth organ. All at once IN /
lie Wiggily heard a sad voice saying. 4
"Oh, dear! Now I am of no use in \
his world. can't play any more. and /
sven though ! can spin around have I
no pretty cOlors to make the boys and /.
girls happy for Christmas. Oh. deariT 1
More trouble" said Uncle Wiggily. I
-winkling his pink nose like a dish OF I
ice cream 7 wonder who ]
IL ISL he asked. out loud
It is I. the Spinning Top was the !