El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-29

lTTTELL. what in the world are you
w doing. if I may ask" spoke
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the musSrat
lady housekeeper. 10 Uncle Wiggily
Lonrears. the rabbit gentleman. one
morning. Well might she ask. for he
was standing in front Of his hollow
stump bungalow, peeking up at the
Eun-
what are you doing2" asked Nurse
Jane.
rain answered ar. LonEears-
That's very kind Of you, m sure,
went on Miss FUZZY W uzzE- on
know this is Monday, and washday-
ard I'm sure its very good OF you
not 10 want &c 10 rain
-Oh. we'll Of course / don't want II
fo rain on your Washda.- sara 4 ncle
Wiegily with laugh tnat made ms
pink rose twinkle ike 2 sugar cookie
-Bu- 7 also do not want it TO rain
when 7 90 fishing
T am" answered the bunny rabbit
gentleman. positive like and decided
Il don't believe u is gong 70 rain
the sun is too bright. and III 90 see
81 4 can catch a fish,
So. with his pole over his shoulder
and some cheese crackers for bait,
stuck in the top Of his tall shiny.
SIX Sat. Uncle Wiggily started for
the fish pond
Il did not take him long TO get
there. and soon he was sitting on a
shady bank, with the water flowing
gently beneath hanging willow tree,
and then Uncle Wiggily cast in his
hook ard waited for 0ite-not
MOSQUITO bite, but fish bite
D~nHHE Ennm ne fnIr tug AT his
pcle- Up he pulled it and there. on
the end OF the line, was big, fat,
wiggiing eel
@oh. you are a funny fishr' ex-
claimed Uncle Wiggily as the squirm-
irG eel landed down in the grass be-
side him You are more like a lead
pencil come 10 life than a fish
Wen. I'm not exactly a fish" said
the eel and. If IL is all the same TO
sou. I wish you'd put me back in the
pond 7 like il better in water than
~ lard
Well" said Uncle WigFiiy, slowly.
as al fishermen should talk, 4 don't
see that it would do me any good 10
keep YOU You are so wiggily that I
never Gould hold you, anyhow"
I'm slippery. too said the eel
-FoL'=e no idea how slippery 1 am
Wen. then. slip back into the
pond" said Uncle Wiggily, most
kindly
Thank you" spoke the eel Lest
Wee1 you did a kindness 10 the sun
fish. letting him 20 after you had
caught him. and now you do one TO
ne 7 hope I may repay the favor"
Pray don't mention it, said Uncle
Wiegfly. politely.
Then the eel slipped into the pond,
waving lis tail I'm goDdby 10 Uncle
MiEgilT. and the rabbit gentleman
sat there on the bank, fishing some
move But he got no other bites OF
n55bles. and II was so warm and nice
here that all OF sudden, he fell
asleep.
-Ah. ha- Now is my chance" ex-
GAINED the bad old SkeezicEs, who
bad been waiting for just this. Vow
7 can grab Uncle WiEgily and take
h-u away 20 my den &c bite souse off
his ears"
under bush and grabbed the bunny
waking him NJ.
~Qh. dear. Where are YOU taking
me- asked AR. Longears. trying TO
get loose from the Skeezicks' claws
Bur he couldn't
wait a minute cried 2 voice from
tie water. Take me, TOO" And ont
popped the slippery, squirting eel
-e slid out on the bank beside Uncle
higgily- Take me-" he begged.
I will" said the Skeezicks. He
course. the slippery fish slid out Of
his claws.
oh. excuse me-~ said the eel 81
didn't mean to do that Pick me up
again"
The skeezieHs did so, in one claw.
but again the eel slipped away.
Try 10 hold me in two claws" sly