El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-05


Carefully Uncle Wiggily peeked out
through the cracks IN the trees.
There he saw Neddis Stubtail, the
nice bear boy, and Neddie was carry
ing something rather large n his
paws. At first Uncle WISELY could
look showed him that Neddis had a
big rocking horse with him
why. Neddie stubtaili What are
you doinE2" cried the bunny rabbit
Y gentleman as soon as he was sure
the PipsiseWah wasn't there. Where
new shoes nailed on him7' Uncle wig
gily wanted 20 know
',No. indeedr laughed Neddis. As
I ne scratched his left ear with. his
} right paw. This is an old rocking
/ horse 4 got last Christmas. I'm get
ting too big for such toys now, 90 my
mother said had better get rid
OF it,
hope you aren't going 10 leave
the poor horse in the forest 20
freeze" spoke Mr.. LonEears. "Of
course I know DO IS only made OF
leather and paint and wood, but still
I You must remember that the rocking
horse was a good friend % you. Ned
die Il never kicked, nor bit. nor
ran away with you. and often. when
you were sad he gave you fine ride
on his wooden back"
7 know he did" answered the bear
chap, and Pm not going 20 throw
my horse away II TIE ferest. an
going 20 take &c 10 Baby Bunty. She
: Is big enough 70 ride on a horse now,
Z ana my mother said Baby Bunty
would ike my old toy. So I'm taking
I C TO her"
THAT Is very kind OF you, NsddIe."
! spoke the bunny rabbit. II you don't
mind III 80 along with you. TO see
how happy Baby BuntT Is when she
gets the rocking horse
Come along invited Neddle. and
soon he and Uncle Wiggily we're
skipping through the woods together,
the bear boy. Who was quite strong.
carrying the rocking horse ind r his
paw.
Uncle WiEglly and Neddie we're
about half way 10 where Baby Bunty
nov lived with sammie and susie Lit
tletau. the other rabbit children.
when, al OF a sudden, a loud voice
said.
Hold or. there, stopi want
you"
Uncle WiEgily and Neddie looked
around, and there was the bad old
Pipsisewahs coming out from behind
a stump.
@Did you say you wanted us?8
asked Uncle Wisely.
y did- growlsd the PIP.
(Which oneg" asked Neddie.
"Bothi' Eurgled the bad chap. =
want some sourse OF both your cars-
So put down that thing you are carry
ing. Neddie Stubtsil. and come here
until 7 bite YOU After that III bite
~os. please. don't!" beggsd the
yes I shalIr howled the Pipsise-
wah- and. because they were 50
afraid OF him, neither Uncle WigEily
nor the bear boy dared to run away I
arImHH|w the HHIINH|HIHH horse
Neddie walked " TO the Pipsisewah. I
oh II only that horse we're real I
and alive, instead OF being made Of I
wood. thought Uncle WiEgilv, Ned 7
ol ana SOU. Ia. imp On ms .. o 49,,
ana ne would run and carry US away ]
rom the bad Pip. But don't sup I
pose this rocking horse can help US Z
new"
Neddie set the old rocking horse /
down on the ground near the Pip. as /
I call him for short. Then the bad I
chap leaned over and was Iust going !
TO nibble some souse off the bear I
chaps ear when. all Of a sudden. I
something happened.
Two OF the less or the rocking /
horse quickly straightened out, and /
two Of the feet struck the Pipsise- Z
Wah under the chin 'Eiffoi Eingom /
went the hoofs on the bad chap. and /
the next he knew he was sailing /
away over the tree tops. and he /
gily at all
-Whyl WHY" cried the bear boy. 4
"ths rocking horse kicked the Pip
sisewah away for usr
He surely dido laughed Uncle (
WiEEly. u never knew a rocking /
horse 10 do that before"
And I didn't either. I give you my I
word for It,
Anyhow. the Piusisewah was driven I
away, and Uncle Wiggily and Neddie /
took the rocking horse TO Baby Bunty I
and the little rabbit girl was made i
very hannv But never after that 1
did the horse give even a tiny kick. 4
So this teaches us we never know /
what 2 rocking horse ls going % do /
And Il the church steeple doesn't
tickle the airshin's wheels. when Il I
tries to turn a sky somersault on a /
clcud- I'll tell Won newt about Uncle I
WiEEilv and BeciSie's Ching-Chang-
Copyright- 1919, by Mcclure Newsps-
per syndicate
Miss Ethel Terrell. recently an /
pointed county superintendent OF pub
l-c Instruction On Buncombe county. /
" c. IS the first woman in that II