El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-21

II +-A-A-- years ago Wlen Uncle
Biggily Longears, the rabbit
gentleman, had been to the store for
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy. his musk
rat lady housekeeper. and was on his
way back 70 his hollow stump bunea-
low he happened 20 take a short cut
through the woods and, right in the
middle Of them. he saw a little house
AL made Of snow.
Why. that's funny" said Uncle
Wiggily 10 himself That snow house
wasn't here yesterday. I wonder If it
showed down out Of the sky, or grew
up ike a toadstooI2@
The bunny rabbit gentleman was
looking at the house wondering like.
y hen all at once a voice that seemed
% come from inside il, called.
@Oh you Uncle Wiggily! Come on
n and have some fun"
Well. do declared" exclaimed the
bunny It sounds as II some one were
y that snow housei hope il isn't the
hkeezicks or the skillery-scalery alii-
gator with the double 5ointed tail. I
must be careful. and not get nipped."
ana Uncle Wiggily held more tightly
= us paws the bag Of charcoal which
q nao neen 10 lie store to get for
Nurse Jane.
-AA no DAu ANIMALS came out OF the
snow house to grab the bunny and
pretty soon he heard a jolly laugh. and
llen from cut Of one OF the windows
Wlich had panes Of ice in them in
stead OF glass. JUMBO Kinkytail. the
monkey boy popped his head.
Come on in, Uncle Wiggflyi" called
Juupo, and have some fun A lot
Of rs animal fellows are going to
camp out here pretty soon-Johnnie
and Billie Bushytail, the SQUIRRELS
.HT . linn "a
Alhhle-wObble, the duck. and my
brother. Jacko. They're away now
getting cOcoanuts and cookies TO eat
but they'll soon be back. Come on in"
I VIII" said Uncle Wiggily, and
into TIE snow house he went with his
bag Of charcoal, which Nurse Jane
wanted 10 start fires with to warm
the hollow STUMP bungalow.
DID you make this snow house
yourself Jumpo% asked the rabbit
gentleman. as he tWinkied his pink
nose Ike q lemon pie.
Most Of IT," answered the monkey
boy Isn't II a nice one2"
Finei" cried Uncle Wiggily. as he
looked at the snow walls and snow
roof OF the house the monkey boy had
made IT wasn't here when / went
past he-e yesterday, though" spoke
40. only finished II today" said
su1npo- But isn't Il real iolly2 Here.
have q chair" and he showed forward
one chopped out Of block OF ice.
Uncle WiggilV could sit on This
without getting cold, as he wore his
FIR coat which he tucked under him.
= f-----r also, had on a coat Of fur so I
- - not cold. even though he sat I
on ice bench
II we only had something TO eat 4
nov" said Jumpo. as he sort OF looked I
a. Uncle Wiggily's pockets, hungry /
like. wed be all right"
I'm sorry. spoke the bunny. but /
n
There isn't thing 20 eat in this snow
house. as far as I know"
ia Then you don't know very
FAR" suddenly cried a Erillery-g grow
lery voice. and into the house, that
IumpO had made out OF snow. there
ponned the bad. big. brown bear.
Nothing 10 eat ei2" cried the bear.
wei. Euess call a fat rabbit and I
? nice monkey boy something to eat
You both have souse on your earsi" he
that souse for ny lunchi"
on. please don't." begged Uncle
Higgily-
md then. as he saw the bag OF char
coal. he cried
-F5at RI have hot souse. too I'll
rake a fire from that charcoal and
cook my souse. Al hal I'm glad
care IN this snow housed"
Then. standing in front OF the door.
80 neither Uncle Wiggily nor JUMBO
sould get out. the bad bear took some
q Nurse James charcoal and started
q fire right inside the snow house.
"Ah. hai But soon I'll have hot
souse-" mumbled the bear, hungry
Ike Il
rneIe Wiggily and Jumpo got as far
back away from the bear as they
could. in a distant corner. and waited.
fqping something would happen to set
them free
And something did happen.
The charcoal fire kept getting hot
ter and hotter. and IL grew warmer
and warmer in the snow house. and, !
al IT once, there was a splashing,
spfattering, Kissing sound. and down !
EEL a great big piece OF the snow roof
eight on top OF the beari But back in I
che far corner Of the snow house II o
was cold. and there the roof didn't {
1all On Uncle Wiggily or Jumpo Z
-Oh. wOwi" cried the bear as the "