El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-31
D THE WOODPECKER.

/ 1872 We are TO 90 TO an old-new-
I years party"
-Oh. yes. now I remember" said
/ Uncle WigEily. 'Of course, III go.
I Wen have a lot Of fun
So when evening came Uncle Wig
guy and Nurse Jane locked the hol-
low stump bungalow and started off
over the fields and through the woods
TO the home Of the WibbleTobble duck
family to watch the new year come.
Many Of the other animal folk OF
Woodland. near the Orange Ice noun
tains. were also going, and Uncle
Wiggily and Nurse Jane spoke TO them
on the way.
An At once, as sfr. Longears was
hopping along under a tree, he heard
a voice saying
''Oh, dear. How hungry 7 am, Not
a thing have ] had TO eat this blessed
day I'm afraid I viii not live out the
year unless 1 get something pretty
soon.
-Ha, Surely that is trouble II ever
7 heard it," said the bunny. Il am
going 70 see what is the Snatter."
Better not" spoke Nurse Jane 1T
may be the sklllery scalery alligator
or the Plpsisewah waiting 10 bite
souse of your ears"
But Uncle Wiggily was brave, and,
looking up in the tree. he saw, sit
ting on the edge Of a hole in It,
pToOdpecker bird Now a woodpecker
is a bird with a very long, sharp.
strong bill and with 1t he bores holes
in trees and eats bugs and worms and
the like Of that
What's the matter. Mr.. Woodpeck-
cre" asked Uncle Wiggily. Why are
you 50 sad as you sit in your hollow
tree nestg
Il am sad said the woodpecker.
because ] am hungry / can't find
bug or a worm 10 eat / guess they
have all gone 10 q New Years party"
That's too bad" said the bunny.
But, as It happens. I have in my
pocket a piece Of cherry pie II that
viii be Of any use TO you. why, you
are welcome TO it
Right gladly viii eat it, said the
woodpeci1er, and he ate II. cherries.
Juice and ALI Then he thanked tlkc
bunny and went 70 sleep IN his hollow
tree nest, and Mr. Longears and Nurse
Jane went On to the New Years party I.
at the WibblewObble duck house
There they met Dr. Postum. and Mr.. I
the polar bear gentleman; /
Mr. TwistytaiL the pig and Grand I
father Goosey Gander. with many 9TH 2
ers who had come 20 watch the old ,
year out and the new one In
They sat about and talked and .
when II o'clock struck the bells in .
Woodland rang and the wind whistled .
through the trees and every one said 1
-Hurray" and all were glad that the I
new year had come, and hoped that I
il might be better than the old one
Then it was time for Uncle Wiggily I
and Nurse Jane to go home. and they T
started out It was late, being after 4
but il was not dark, for the /
noon shone and Uncle Wiggily wasn't
afraid.
Pretty soon they reached their hoI-
low stump bungalow. and Nurse Jane
said-
Vow wen 80 in and get warm. +
Happy Sew Year. Uncle WiggiIy,-
The same TO you and many Of
them" he answered But I'm L
afraid We won't 80 in Just yet" (
why not2" asked Nurse Jane, shiv-
aring in the cold
Because am sorry TO say that I
lave lost the key 10 ny hollow stump
bungalow" spoke the bunny. we
ant get IN All the windows are
ocied inside, and so are the doors
have lost the key and we can't
get in"
on. dear Must we stay out here
u night2" asked the muskrat lady.
I'm afraid So" sadly said Uncle
Figgily- ID
-Oh. no. you won't have to-" spoke
mother voice. I'll fix It so you can I
get in your bungalow"
Who are your Uncle Wiggily
wanted TO know
The woodpecker bird. TO whom you
we're 50 kind as to feed on cherry
lie" was the answer with my long.
trong sharp bill I'll make a hole in
our front door. Then you can reach
n your paw, turn the lock without ,
rev and be safe at home
oh. thank your so much," said the !
unny- Then the woodpecker pecked
hole IN the wooden door OF the hoI- !
oE stump bungalow and Uncle Wig Z
lily reached II and turned the lock. q
hen he and Nurse Jane went in and c
he woodpeclzer bird flew off 10 his
est, after Mr.. LonEears had thanked I
i'm and wished him a Happy New :
ear And Uncle WiEEily wishes the /
anne 10 all Of you. and so do ten .
nousand billion million Happy New !
ears And If the coal man doesn't !
ut bricks OF ice cream in the cellar q
nd make The refrigerator catch the .
Xix bottle III tel you next about {
'ncle Wigsily and the whftewash.-i I
Copyright. 1918 By NcClure News :