El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-13

Z sn adventure. as he did nearly every
gay. So, butt0ninE his long fur coat
about him. as Nurse Jane had told him
10 do, out from his hollow stump bun
galow started Uncle Wiggily.
through the snow he hoped. max
( ing funny little tracks in the white
7 drifts, and he was wondering what
sort OF an adventure he would have.
when all Of sudden, he heard a voice
calling:
There, That's far enough, stop
where you are"
Uncle Wiggily stopped. and then he
looked around to see who had called
Fim, but no one was in sight.
That's funny" said the bunny.
Maybe It IS Mr. Whitewash, the Po-
lar bear gentleman trying to have
some fun with me He's white, lust
like z snowdrift. and I can't see him
any more than I could the time he
made me believe he was q luuD OF
snow I tried to shovel up" and Uncle
Wiggily laughed as he thought Of
that
But he looked carefully through his
glasses, and ne poked here and there
with his red. white and blue striped
,rheumatisn cruteh. and no NJ. White
wash could Mr. Longears see
I wonder who called me2" thought
Uncle Wiggtly. speaking out loud, as
he often did.
7 called youi" shouted q cold and
shivery voice. and. out from behind a
pile OF snow hoped the unpleasant
old BOodledab. Now the Roodledah
IS a very queer chap He has long.
slim paws, with soft fur on the ends
instead OF finger nails. and they are
Just made for tickling. And that's
what the Boodledab does-he ticl-les.
Now I've caught YOUR cried the
Boodledab to Uncle Wiggily. Now
I've caught YOU and I'm going 10
tickle your
What good viii that do?- asked
Uncle Wiggily, thinking that II he
talked TO the BoOdledab long enough
a policeman dog might come along
and arrest him. What good VIII
il DO 10 tickle me2" asked the bunny.
hen 1 tickle you. why YOU viii
laugl, said the Boodledab. sticking
out his l0ng. soft furry paws. And
youu laugh so hard that your burst
ali the buttons off your coat. Then
you coat VIII come open, you'll catch
cold and You VIII sneeze like the epi-
zcotic Then when you are sneezing.
III catch YOU Do you seee''
Yes. See sadly said Uncle Wig
glly, but I had rather not Please
don't tickle me-"
Yes I shaI.' cried the Boodledab.
perTersely like til tickle you until
you laugh, and all the buttons viii
nurst on your warm coast Your coat
VIII come open and you'u catch cold.
sneeze and have the epizootfc and then
I can catch you- Get ready for the
tickling
The Boodledab reached out his soft,
furry paws, and gently tlckIed Uncle
Niggily in the soft and tender ribs.
II didn't hurt the bunny a bit, but he
laughed and laughed and laughed YOU
know Just like a dishpan; and. all Of
q sudden. surely enough. ne laughed
so hard that all the buttons burst off
his coat Open Il flew and Uncle Wig
stly was Just going TO catch cold and
znseze enizootically when suddenly, [
over his head a new voice cried
Here you are. Uncle Wiggily. Here
are some new buttons for your coat I
/ ssten them on quickly, button your
coat up and you won't sneeze, and the /
Boodledab won't catch you
Who are your" asked the bunny
an the sycamore or button-ball /
rec, was the answer ~On my tree
grow round, brown buttons and there I
Ire always some on in the winter I
line Here you areI Catch.-
Then the button tree ratified down I
iome round, brown buttons- Just the 4
zind that 20 on overcoats. Uncle Wig !
lily caught them, quickly fastened /
hem on his coat with th0rns from the 4
horn tree, which grew near by. and 4
here he Was- All right Quickly he 4
his coat and he didn't I
neeZe and he didn't get the epfzootic,
md the. Boodledab didn't get him.
Wasn't that EoOd2
Uncle Wiggily hoped home. after 1
banking the button and thorn trees, /
he Boodledab. ran away, and II the I
alt doesn't hide in the sugar bowl (
When the lemon squeezer Is trying to 4
inch the nutmeg Crater, I'll tell you 4
le-t about Uncle WiCgflv-S lemonade. e
Copyright, 1919, by Mcclure News (
iaper Syndicate