El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-07
Bedtime Story for the Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGLY AND THE WOLLYPOG
~ HOWARD r GARIs-

lNCE Upon time, when Uncle Wig
~ gly Longears. the nice bunny
rabbit gentleman. was walking in the
woods. looking for an adventure. he
came to a place where there were
some trees with the leaves just turn
ing brown, TO get ready for winter.
and there Mr.. Longears heard a sad
voice saying:
"Oh, deari 7 never can do it, Oh.
isn't It hardi What shall I do?
Dear me-" said Uncle Wigguy 10
himself, sort OF EXPLANATORY like
That sounds ike trouble. / wonder
II Johnny Bushytail, my little squirrel
friend, has sprained his nose so he
cant climb tree? I must do what
can 10 help"
Uncle Wisgily was always that way.
so putting his tall silk hat tightly
on his head, that il might not turn
a somersauIt. he went 10 the tree
where he had heard the sad voice
ana there he saw a most peculiar and
strange little animal.
Why. who in the world are you 90
asked Uncle Wiggily. for he saw
right away that he needn't be afraid,
as he would have been had it been
the skillery scalery alligator. "Wh1
are your
I am the wonypog." was the
answer, and L am in a peck OF
trouble"
We'll. maybe 1 can help You out
said Uncle WiEgily with a jolly laugh
as ne tWlnkied his pink nose until
you would have thought il a stick OF
sassafras candy But first tell me-
what sort OF a chap are your
NelL' said the wOllypog. i am
Just ike the poilywog. who turned
INTO a frog the other day. and helped
you, except that I am different"
Yes" said Uncle WiEgily. I can
see that" And. truly. the wollyp0e
was different from the pollywog For
the wolypOg had his head where his
tail ought 10 be and his tail was in
the place Of his head. He was upside
down. so to speak.
Well, said the WOllypog. Il have
to write a little verse for the lady
mQSse teacher in the hollow STUMP
school, and / can't do il. I tried and
tried, sitting at my desk in school,
but not a single little verse or poem
could I write.
SO. the lady mouse teacher told me
70 come out in these woods and try 10
write it here She said poets often
went in the woods to think OF some
thing TO write. and It might help
me-"
Did it," asked Uncle Wigguy.
Not a biz sadly answered the
wollypog-' I can't think OF a single
poem"
~Ho hum" exclaimed the bunny
uncle. musing like How would this
do. The wollypog sat on a log 20
But the trouble is I DON'T said
the queer animal 7 am not on a log,
as you can easily see"
Very true" agreed Uncle Wigsily.
Wen try something else Listen,
Lost in the fog was the wouypog.
dis nose was turnin, blue"
Please stopt' begged the wollypog.
I'm not lost in the fog, as you can
wen see. and as for my nose turning
blue"
Very true" said Uncle WiEgily
again. Your nose isn't blue. though
mine is pink. III have another go at
IT, low viii this dO2 a great big
dog chased the wollypOg.
That Won's do at all I'm sorry 20
say spoke the little upsidedown
creature. I am not chased by 2 dog"
well I thought 1 might say that,
Just for fun, and il would do for a
verse" explained Uncle Wiggily.
Anyone could see you weren't being
chased by dog. But / try once more.
I want TO help you"
Now, while the bunny rabbit
gentleman was trying to think OF a
little verse for the WollypOg to write
for the lady mouse teacher in the hol-
low stump school. along through the
woods came sneaking the bad old
skillery- scalery alligator. He saw
Uncle Wiggily's long ears. and the
gator said:
III just creep up an bite some
sOuse off them"
so the gator crept up. and he was
inst going to bite the bunny when
Uncle Wiggily Happened 10 think Of
verse
How VIII this doq" h asked The
wollypog Is a terrible chap. with a
tail in place OF his head And II he
looks at yau crooked once yOu'u wish
yourself safe home in bed"
oh, don't let him look at me,
theni' suddenly cried the alligator.
who was sneaking up on Uncle Wig