El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-27
Bedtfn.e Stories F0r ~ LIZ Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE WOO
, By HOWARD GARIS.

0 20 make you a cup Of hot tea" called
Nurse Jane from where she was az
the woodpile.
"Oh you mustn't bring in the
woodr' said Uncle Wiggiay. ne
ideal III get il for YOU Come rlsAt
in. and let me do that
Nurse Jane was glad enough 10 do
this for she didn't like bringing ~ TIE
wood So into the bungalow she mop
ned while Uncle WigElly went OUT 20
the yard
He had a basket with him, ana De
thought he might, as wei Drlug lA
enough sticks 10 make the llfe LOT
breakfast as well as bringing IN clllps
TO boil the kettle Tor cup OF Tea
81 the bunny gentleman was filling
the basket at the w00dpile, when, an
of q sudden he heard o noise as iL
some one were coming around tne
corner Of the hollow stump puns--
low.
I'D better look out said Uncle
WigEily 10 himself That might p
Grandma Goosey Gander, come uace
70 ger his cane that ne forgot Ane
then, once more, III might pc the 1--
Pinsfsewah sneaking around 10 see
II he can get any or my souse lot
his THANKSGIVING supper, seeing 1---
he didn't have any TOT oinner-
So Uncle Wiggily MD down DeAlhu
the pile of wood and looked out be-
hind the pile Of wood and iooked olt
between the crisis crossed sticks, ana.
surely enugh it was the PipslseWan-
Think Of that. I tried TO Keep nm
out Of this story, but in ne mas
Is. rlvt'- whispered Uncle Wiggily
to himself as he saw the unpleasant
chap. He's looking Tor me- I've got
to hide better than this / wonder
what I can dor
Then the bunny remembered now
when a little boy rabbit Ell used 10
build uu a sort Of log cabin. by plae-
ing corncobs one on the other, unul
he had made a small house
s'Tu make a Log cain now OUT OF
these sticks Of wood" said the bunny
and hide in il. Then the Pip can
No sooner said than done. Working
quickly and silently, Uncle Mlggits
built up. near the woodpne' Hll-e
house. BE built It right up around
himself. as he stood there, and tinall1
he had the walls OF II so nlBn tnat
e was quite hidden. even ms tan
and all tbs while the Pipsisewah
was urowIfnE around the hollow
s4ump bungalow, trying 10 ind
place where he could get IN SO ne
mfght bite off Uncle Wtggly souse
Tor ais Thanksgiving supper. But the
for Ii was cold. and the Pip never
thought Of looking toward the wood
pile. where the bunny was nov nlulnE
In the tiny house he had made Iof
himself
Nurse Jane. IN the bungalow, was
ready to start the fire
4 wonder what's keeping Wisely
Size said. Opening the door she
called: "Oh. Uncle Wiggily. Come "a
10 supper
@He isn't out here, or I'd have seen
hint cried the Pip And 90 you
mean TO say he isn't in the bungalow
either2 Oh, where is he-
Here I sm-- cried the bunny win
that he reached his paw over the lop
tor Of his little house, which hao no
roof O. IL. and he threw q big, sharp
chip at the Pipsisewah- i struck t1e
bad chap on the nose ana mace
tears come into his eyes. And when
his ewes were full Of tears the PIP
couldn't see out Of them hardly az
an. And Uncle Wiggily knew TINS
Here an" cried the bunny Dlt
YOU can't catch me-" And into the
house ne ran from the woooplle,
carving the basket Of chips Ana +
some more tears came into the Pip
ewes. SO he couldn't see even the I.
rabbits ears, though he could near .
him ,.
Then Uncle Wiggly quiclzly closes