El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-27

, DOWN slfted the suowflakes IN
. u Woodland near the orange Ice
( Mountains. where Uncle Wiggiiy had
built his hollow stump bungalow.
'Myl This is quite a STORM" said
the bunny rabbit gentleman. as he
4 hoped along. turning the collar Of
his fur coat up around his neck TO
+ keep out the white flakes. 1T Is
( showing harder every minuteg"
Finally he reached home. trampsng
up the steps. knocking the snow OF
his paws 81 he wouldn't track Il IN
ron Nurse James clean floors. And
as the bunny opened the hail door
he called to his muskrat lady house
keeper.
please bring ne a brush. Miss
"A brush?, Why do you want a
brush. Uncle Wiggily2' asked Nurse
TO brush the snowfIakes off my
. fur coat. so ] will not drop them on
your floor" answered the bunny. Il
know you don't Ike 70 sweep up
wet snow, 50 IN brush II OH before
THAT Is very kind Of you" said.
Nurse Jane. and she brought the
whisk broom 70 the bunny rabbit,
who soon brushed off the snow
Ny But I'm glaa TO see you
come In out Of the storm sail Miss
Fuzzy Wuzzy. 7 was afraid you'd
be lost In a drift!'
"Oh, Il takes more than a snow
storm 10 lose me- laughed Uncle
Wiggily, whose pink nose was al
most red now, on account Of Jack
Frost having tried 20 nip It.
The bunny rabbit gentleman was
Just taking off hls FUR coat when
the telephone rang 10 the hollow
stump bungalow.
q hope that isn't anyone wanting
you 20 go out in the storm" said
Mr. Longears. as Nurse Jane went
10 see who Il was ringing
ITS for you, Uncle Wiggily," she
Announced handing him the talking
machine And then the bunny said;
-Helloi Eth. what's thatl Why,
yes, OF course. III come oVeri III
be there right away!'
You're not going out, are your
asked Nurse Jane as she saw Unc3e
Wiggily stop taking off his fur coat
and beginning TO button # up again
I'm going over TO Grandpa Goosey
Gander's," answered the long cared
gentleman bunny. he Is lonesome
he can't 90 out on account Of The
storm. and he wants me 70 come
over and play Scotch checkers"
But you aren't going, Ia all this
snow are your asked Nurse Jane.
Yes. ] think 7 shall" Uncle Wig
81. l41 elEAs An not AANaAA OF
the snow, and III take the Whisk
broom with me to dust the snow
flakes of before I 90 IN Grandpa
Goosey's pen house. Yes, I'm going"
Nurse Jane knew 10 would do no
good 70 try to stop Uncle Wiggily-
So she got him out a fresh pair OF
red mittens and n dry scarf for rfs
neck and then, when he had put the
brush broom IN his pocket, away he
started out into the storm again
Uncle Wiggly was almost half
way 70 Grandpa Goosey Gander's
pen house. and the snOWflakes were
coming down thick and fast. just as
they do when Santa Claus rides
through them IN his reindeer sled.
when, All Of a sudden, the bunny saw
something bounce out Of a drift IN
frout % him. and a voice cried;
Hold onl Walt q minutet
Uncle Wiggily stopped. not know
ing who e was, and he was just go
thick that ne could Scarcely see
WREN the voice went on:
hope. you brought your souse
'Oh. deari are you the Pipsiss-
yah sgalnf' asked the rabbit gen
tleman-
no; Pm his friend. the Skeezicks."
was the answer. But IL Is all the
same as far as your souse goes"
7 wish It didn't have. to go.s
sadly said the bunny gentleman.
"Weu. Il does" EroWled the Skee-
Kicks, giving himself a shake Dear.
meE he Erumbled. these snow
flakes do stick 70 me SOL ] wish i
could get them Off don't Ike
snowflaSes on me when I'm going
70 nibble bunny souse."