El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-23

cflv." cuacksd Grandpa Goossy- I'm
going 70 begin shellins my corn now
and you may help me
So the bunny rabbit gentleman anq
the goose gentleman went 70 the tield
where the corn had grown, and. sit
ting down on q pile Of cornsralks. they
began huskinE the ears and also shell
ing off the kernels.
To husk corn. you know, you pun
off the long. thin leaves on the ous-
side Of the cob These leaves OF husks,
which are green in summer. and which
dry out in the faI and winter until
they are almost white keep the corn
kernels clean After the corn was
husked. Uncle Wiggiiv and Grandpa
Goosey began shelling Il of the cobs-
To do that Uncle Wlggily took an
ear Of corn in each paw and rubbed
them together as hard as he could
mean not his paws And OF ratified
the loosened yellow kernels into a
basket
@Oh. I'll have a fine lot OF corn for
this winter quacSed Grandpa Goosey
as he. TOO. shened the corn The empty
cobs were tossed to one side. making
quite a pile in the field. and when
Sammie and susie Littletafl. the two
rabbit children. came scampering along
and saw the pile OF clean cobs. sam
ME cried;
-oh. Uncle wiggily. may Susie and
play with them
Yes answered the bunny rabbit
gentleman. you may And Grandpa
Goosey said the same thing.
So. while the rabbit gentleman ard
the goose gentleman were shelling of
the yellow kernels OF corn. Sammie
and Susie began playing with the cohs.
Susie made a doll OF one, by tying
some OF the corn husks around the
bottom OF a corn cob. and making two
eyes. n nose and a mouth
HOW did -fFeff. ma ira ewes and mise
and mouth on her corn cob den. did
you ask Well she just found a soft.
black stone in the corn field and 10
marked Just like a lead pencil. with j
that soft. black stone susie made a
pair OF fine black eyes for her doll I
With red stone she made a mouth I
with red lips and q red tongue and ]
with a yellow stone she made ears for
her doll
"Oh. look what I made from the corn
cobs,- cried Sammie. after susie had
pun her doll 70 sleep.
Wen. I do declared II Sammie hasn't :
made a little house out Of corn cobsi'
said Uncle Wiggily. with a laugh. as
ne tossed another empty cob on the I
pile behind himself and Grandpa /
Goosey.
-sammie IS a smart boyl" quacked !
the goose gentleman. and really the
rabbit boy was. For he had taken I
lot OF the empty corn cohs and piled I
made a little house. just as the Pu-
grim Fathers, in Indian DAYS. made I
LOB cabins BY piling logs one on the T
other.
Then. all Of a sudden. as susie and {
Uncle Wiggily and Grandpa Goosev E
were looking at the corn cob house 4
had made, all at once a gruff /
voice cried out.
Boo
What's thate" asked Uncle wig
sily in surprise.
did anybody sueeze2" Grandpa Z
loosey wanted TO know.
30. coughed!' answered the gruff /
voice and there stood the bad old {
fuzzy fox
"Oh dearr said Uncle Wiggilv and {
Grandpa Goosey and Samie and Susie T
al together. just as il they were
singing sad sons. oh dearra
I've come to get sousei" barked the /
Iox, ana he looked straight at Uncle I
ears.
quick. hide in my corncob house,
whispered Sammie
1t isn't big enough" Quacked
Grandpa Goosey- oh, how can we
make the bad fox 50 aWay2"
i know" cried Uncle Wiggily.. We
car throw corn cobs at him This they
dld and they scared him away. He ran
away bowling with pain