El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-24
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND SAlI1IIE'S TURNIP.


iHHlllllillI uy HOW
i"DING! Bangi" came a knock OF
II the door Of Uncle Wiggily's hol.
F.. low stump bungalow one morning
just as the bunny rabbit gentleman
was eating his breakfast Of griddIc
cakes with maple sugar honey mo
lasses spread on them.
Dear mer' exclaimed Nurse Jane
J Fuzzy Wuzzy, who was just bringing
in another plate Of the Drowned.
smoking hot cakes. Il wonder who
that IS so early in the morning? !
hope it isn't any troubler'
She went to the door. opened It, and
Z there stood Sammie Eittletail. the rab-
/ bit boy brother Of Susie
rs Uncle Wiggily in7" asked sam
~Of course he isr answered Nurse
Jane.
May see him2" wen on sammie.
I want him TO walk TO school with
me as he walked with Susie yester-
day"
"Oh my goodness me sakes alive and
some oatmeal hasn't" laughed Nurse
Jane Uncle Wiggily can't walk to
school with YOU He hasn't had his
breakfast yet"
TN wait for him." spoke sammie,
putting his wild grapevine strap full
Of books down on the floor. I'm
early for school this morning"
But Uncle Wiegily doesn't want to
20 to schoolr spoke Nurse Jane. with
another laugh
"Oh. yes I do" said the bunny rab-
bit gentleman himself. speaking from
the dining room. III be right with
you, Sammie. as soon as 7 finish eat
ing the griddle cakes VIII you have
We'll yes. thank you. wiIl." said
Sammle- Nurse Jane bakes awful
good cakes. doesn't she, Uncle Wig
gily?"
"Oh. no. sammiel I see what you're
afteri" said the muslzrat lady.
Il guess he wants a little extra
maple sugar molasses sauce on his
cakes" spoke Uncle Wiggily.
Wei, he shall have IT," said the
muslzrat lady. I'm glad TO have pe0-
pie like my cakes
So she baked some more and Uncle
Wiggily ate some and Sammie ate
some, even though the rabbit boy had
finished his breakfast at home not
long before that
Now III walk to school with you"
said the bunny rabbit gentleman. as
he put on his tan silk hat and took
his red, white and blue rheumatism
crutch under his paw. DO you want
me to hear you recite a little piece.
as your sister Susie did, Sammie2'
asked Uncle WlgEily, as they were
hopping through the woods
No thank you" answered Sammie.
But maybe well have an adventure
with the PipsiseWah," and he looked
all around
%. dear mel 7 don't want any ad-
ventures with the bad chapl7 ex-
els HHrra IA nj
with Susie was enough. even II she
did nave sharp pointed carrot with
which Jabbed the bad chap. DO you
know your lessons today, SammIe2"
Yes, answered the rabbit boy. and
he was telling Uncle Wiggfly about
the nice lady mouse teacher IA the
hollow stump school, when. al OF a
sudden, there was a rustling in the
bushes, something jumped out. and. In
another minute Uncle WiEEilv and
Sammie found themselves knocked
down into a deep hole, and a voice up
above them cried:
Wen, I guess I've caught you this
Uncle Wiggily and Sammie looked
up 70 the top OF the hole. from where
they had fallen on the bottom, and,
looking down at them was the bad
old SkeeZiclzs and his friends. He had
pushed the rabbit gentleman and lit
lie boy into the belle.
And there you'll stay until I get
ready 10 pull you CD and bring my
friend the Pipsisewah 10 help me eat
the souse of your ears gurgled the
Skee.
Then he sat down on the edge OF
the hole and turned his back on Uncle {
Wiggily and Sammie
20, deari- sighed the rabbit gentle (
man. More troubled"
This won't last long" said SammIe I
with a laugh I thought maybe some ]
lning would happen US. Uncle WiEgily |
so ! brought along a big sharp-point- I
ed carrot Just like Susie did" The
rabbit boy opened his lunch box and /
took out the yellow carrot
What do you want me TO do with I
itg' asked Uncle Wiggly.
Fasten IL on long pole and fab
the Skee with 10 as you fabbed the e
PlpstseWah with the one Susie had
answered Sammle. "Jab the Skee good
and hard with the sharp carrot and
ne IL run away Then we can dig steps
IN the dirt sides Of this hole, climb
gilyi"
-Alasi Noi I oaunotr' answered
me bunny The Skee is so high I'D
I cant reach him 70 lab him with the
carrot"
20, dearl' sighed Sammie. 7
-e-- --l-- = lalNoL WouAQ get US
out Of any trouble we might get into
today"
have you anything else in your
lunch basket2" asked Uncle VVirri1,-
only a turnip," said Sammfe.
Ha! Let me have thatr' begged the F.
bunny gentleman. IF I can't fab me
ikee with the carrot I may be able to
make him go away with the turnip."
-aklng the turnip, which was large. !
md almost as round aa an o-a-e-s d,
lncie Wiggily threw It high I'd and
ut OF the hole Right past the Skee-s
iead the turnip sailed. falling outside
ne hole on the ground, In front Of
I'm, and rolling down a little hill that
vas there.
on my! It's starting TO rain nice
.nlls apples!' cried the Skee. who
lidn't know Uncle WfprfIv rad ]
brown out the turnfp. IT'S raining I
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