El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-25

, Wiggily happened TO look IN the win
! dow Of a toy store as he passed, and
he saw some red. white and blue
striped tops. as gaily painted as vas
his rheumatism crutch-
"Hai Those are fine tOps" said Mr..
Longears. 4 wonder II they spin as
well as they look2 I must ask. for Il
Curly and Floppy can't 90 out 70
play they must be lonesome. and they
Will want to have some fun in the pen
house I'll get each OF them a spin
ming top-that is. II the tops spin as
well as they look"
Uncle Wiggily soon found out that
they did. for when he went in the
store the monkey doodle gentleman
who kept it spun one OF the tops for
the bunny
You just wind the string around
this part Of the top" said the mon
key. showing Uncle Wiggily. Then
you take hold Of the handle with one
paw and pull the string with the
other. Then the top spins and the
red. white and blue stripes look like
the rainbow ana the top plays pretty
music"
And. surely enough. It do As the
top spun. It hummed a jolly little
tune. and the red. white and blue
streaks looked as pretty as the sun
shining on some sparkling dew drops
in the heart Of red, red rose
These tops are fine" said Uncle
WiEgilT, as the one in the store
stopped spinning. III take two
one each for Floppy and Curly
Soon Uncle Wiggily was on his way
once more. with the two tops in his
paws for the piggie boys
Mr. LonEears was almost at the pen
house Of the Twistytail family. whose
tails all curled uQ Ike the shavinEs
a carpenter makes. when. all Of a sud
L
bunny rabbit from behind mulberry
bush.
Hold on a minute. Uncle wiggilyF7
cried a voice
At first the bunny thought II might
be Johnnie or Billie BushytaiL. the
squirrel boys. playing little joke
on him. but when he looked a second
time, Mr.. Longears saw the bad Pip
sisewah.
well. we meet again. said the
Pipsisewah sarcastic like. And ]
am very hungry for a bit Of sOuse- I
see you have some nice and fresh
souse on your ears. and as am very
hungry-"
And then. all OF a sudden. the Pip
sisewah stopped talking and looked
at Uncle Wiggily's paws.
What have you theree- he asked
the bunny.
Tops" said Uncle Wiggily.
I call him for short Tops OF turn
Neither" said Uncle Wiggily.
They're Just tops for Curly and
Floppy TwistytaiL"
''Nonsenser' cried the Pip They
must be tops OF something. There
can't be Just tops OF nothing"
Well. then" said Uncle Wiggily.
they are spinning tops. Here. I'll
show you" and he got ready TO spin
one top. Maybe II he sees how
pretty Il is. and what a nice hum Il
makes he won't take my souse,"
thought Uncle Wiggily.
SO he spun one OF the tops very
fast. The Pip looked at Il. bending
his face closer and closer, for Il sur
prised him 70 see a top spin Then.
all OF a sudden. the Pipsisewah put
his face too close to the spinning top,
his nose touched II. and them -ZiplT
Oh. what a bang the buzzing, spin
ming top gave the bad Pip
oh. woWi" he cried. 7 don't want
any more OF that Spinning tops are
no goodi Ny nose is all buzzed up"
And so Il was And the Pip was
so kerslostrated, II you viii kindly
allow me TO use such a word. that he
ran away and didn't take the bunnys
sOuse at all And Mr.. LOngears took
the tops TO Floppy and Curly, and
the piggie boys had lots OF fun with
them.
And. n the chocolate cake doesn't
try TO swim in the lemonade and get
the gold fish all wet. III tell YOU next
about Uncle WiEgily mendinC a doll
-(Copyright. 1919. by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)