El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-10


W at the party last night, Baby
Buntyr' asked Uncle WiggiIy Of the
little rabbit girl the day after she
had worn the lady slipper flowers on
her tiny paws, as she danced with
3 Johnnie Bushytail. the squirrel boy, at
Alice Wib5lewobble's entertainment.
Yes. I had a lovely time" said
Baby Bunty. ''Thank YOU so much.
Uncle Wiggily. for getting the flower
slippers for me. OF course. I danced
I them through. but
"oh, no matter about that" said
! Uncle Wiggily- There are more
lazy slippers growing in the place
where the oumblebee showed them TO
me; And now
Baby Bunty as she hoped off the
porch after tapping Uncle Wiggily on
his tail silk hat. Now you must
chase me-7 laughed the rabbit girl
ron, I can'ti ouch, my rheumatism, q"
icried M Longears, as he put his paw
Z TO his back
"oh. If you hop about and run It
viii do your rheumatism good. e"
+ laughed Baby Bunty. Come on
lChase met'
And URcIe Wiggily did. and he
felt quite some better after H. He
had just tagged BABY Bunty, max
ing her sit" when. all OF a sudden.
Mr.. LonEears saw, coming up the
woodland path, Mr.. and Mrs. Wibble-
WObble, the duck lady and gentlman,
and with them was Grandfather
Gocsey Gander
-Ch. goodielr cried Baby Bunty.
ciappiug her paws. Were going TO
have company
1T does look So spoke Uncle Wig
gilys scratching his pink. twinkling
nose with a cone from q pine tree
Here. Baby Bunty. you stand still
and talk TO them while ] hop on
ahead and tell Nurse Jane they're
coming. You keep Grandpa GOoseT
and the others waiting here a while
What forZ" asked Baby Bunty-
80 they won't take Nurse Jane too
much by surprise She doesn't know
they're coming. and her tail may be
IN curl papers for all know an
swered Uncle Wiggily.
So, while Baby Bunty kept Afr. and
Mrs Wibblewobble and Grandpa
Goosey talking on the woodland path,
back way and told Nurse Jane that
company was coming
"Oh, dear mer' cried the muskrat
lady. I'm not ready for company
Of course I'm glad 10 have them. but
why. Won look an right.- said
Uncle Wiggiiy, magnanimous like and
sanitary. Your tail isn't IN curl pa
pers and"
"Oh. yes. but 7 haven't a thing IN
the house to eat" said Nurse Jane.
still ] could make a hasty pudding"
she went on. If you't get me some
corn meal"
"Of course III get It." promised
Uncle Wiggily. But what IN the
world IS a hasty puddigg
"Oh. It is one that is made very
quickly" answered the muakrat lady.
you Just stir up some corn meal
In hot water. put in some sugar, some
molasses, raisins and then flavor 10
with .sassafras. That's hasty pud-
"Theu III hop along and get the
corn meal" said Uncle Wigrilv- You
can entertain the company until
get back. and when arrive with the
corn meal III amuse them until you
make the hasty pudding"
Very good spoke Nurse Jane.
So. away hoped Uncle WiggllT.
through the woods From the top OF
a small Hill he waved his paw TO
Baby Bunty. and then the little rab-
bit girl was sure everything was all
right
Wont YOU company folk come up
to the hollow stump bun galoW ana
sit down 2 she asked, politely. I'm
sure Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane
VIII want YOU TO stay 70 tea"
Thank you. We viii" said Mrs
Wibblewobble- So up they went and
met Nurse Jane
Meanwhile Uncle WiEgily was hur-
ryinE through the woods TO the corn
meal store and soon he had reached
Hurry. n you please" he said TO
Uncle Butter. the goat gentleman who
was behind the counter. want
some corn meal for a very quick pud-
ding"
"A very quick puddingi 7 never
heard Of such kind" laughed Uncle
Butter.
wen. its something Ike that
went on Uncle Wiggily.
Il guess you mean a hasty pud-
dingi" spoke Uncle Batter.
"Oh, yes that's itl' exclaimed 1Ir
Longezrs- But Pm in a hurry, 50 81
must be a quick pudding"
II suppose SO" said Encle Butter