El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-23
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
NCLE WIGGILY'S LETTUCE CAK
,,rr-,, BY HOWARD GARIs ,,,,rv,

T.
n AT-A-TAT-TAT.r came a knock
n ing at the door OF the hollow
stump bungalow where Uncle Wig
gily Longears. the bunny rabbit gen
tleman lived
I wonder If that is Nurse Jane COM
ing back he said. as he hoped up
TO see.
The muskrat lady housekeeper. as
told you two OF three stories ago. had
gone to visit Mrs Wibblewob5Ie. the
duck lady. TO help her make some bed
quilts for Lulu. Alice and Jimmie, the
duck children
No, it isn't Nurse Jane said Uncle
Wiggily as he looked. It's my friend
I Grandfather Goosey Gander. III let
him in Tn glad he came to see me"
& In came Grandpa GOosey, shaking
the snow off his feet and Tapping his
wings TO get them warm, for il was a
cold day.
/ Come right in and make yourself at
home, Grandpa" cried Uncle Wiggily.
Draw up TO the fire. Ny. but I'm glad
10 see your
And I'm glad to see you" said 5Ir.
{ Gander- 7 came over 10 see If you
were going 10 do any cooking today
y
gilv. slow and careful like. so as not
10 commit himself Did you want 70
helpT
@Oh. dear ne. no." quacked Grandpa
I Goosey, holding up his bin in surprise
But If you are going 10 cook. could
you make me a lettuce cake2"
"A lettuce cake2' repeated Uncle
yes, I'm going 10 have a little
party" went on Grandpa Goosey, "and
I thought maybe a lettuce cake would
be rather stylish"
"A party" exclaimed Uncle Wiggily,
his pink nose twinllling twice as fast
because he was a bit excited.
oh, not a very scrumptious party
said Grandpa Goosey. diffident ike.
Only extemporaneOus. Just a few old
friends-yOu and Uncle Butter. the
goat: Mr.. Whitewash. the polar bear;
Mr.. TWistytail. the pig chap. possibly
Dr.. Possum. and few others. I'm
sure they would enjoy a lettuce cake
If you could bake one.
I viii" said Uncle WiEgily. braTely
! never made a lettuce cake in all my
life. but that is no reason I should
not try Now that you are here il is
a good chance TO begin. You shall help
me make a lettuce cake"
Who me2 I don't know the first
thing about cOokingw said Grandpa
Z GoOsey- All 1 can do IS eat"
Well, between US wen make a let
tuce cake" said the bunny rabbit gen.
! tleman- Vow let me see, what ought
We TO do first2"
Get the lettuce. I should say
{ spoke Grsnpa GOosey.
Right you are" said Uncle Tiggily
Z 7 happen TO have some lettuce down
E the cellar. I saved IL over from my
I sumner garden III get Il and then
Ven make the cake"
4 So. the rabbit and the goose gentle
T man started in They put out on the
kitchen table sugar and salt and but
ter and pepper and flour and balkine
pOwder-you know: all the things that
90 in a lettuce cake The green leaves
Of the lettuce were brought up from
the cellar and washed.
Uncle Wiggily was mixing u the
cake batter and Grandpa Goosey was
helping him. handing him the mustard
and the vinegar or the sugar-vvhat-
ever Mr. Longers wanted when. al
Z OF a sudden, the door OF the kitchen
I opened and in came the bad old Skud-
/ dlemagOon
All. Ia, What have we here2" asked
] the SkuddlemagOon. just as IL he didni
! know -Comei This is fine A rabbit
a goose and-what's this2" he asked
as he saw the things on the table