El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-18

once upon a time, as Uncle Wiggily
/ " Longears, the bunny rabbit gen
tIemau. was walking near his hollow
stump bungalow. sort OF looking fer
an adventure, he happened to pass the
pen house where lived Curly and
Floppy Twistytal. the piggie boys.
And. as Mr. Longears stood there.
looking ID at the chimney 70 see II
any smoke was coming out, and Won
dering whether he ought TO go IN and
gay Mrs. Twistytail q visit, he heard a
sort OF crying noise
MY That sounds like trouble-"
thought the bunny 4 hope neither
Floppy or Curly is III. must so and
see"
So he gave his pink nose a twinkle
or two, to make sure IL was all right.
and then he knocked on the door or
the piggie home.
Come in" called Mrs Twistytail.
and when Uncle Wiggily entered he
saw the pig lady sitting beside bed
Of straw. and in II we're lying Curly
and Fioppy.
cried the bunny uncle, with a low and
polite bow Of his tail silk hot 70 Mrs
ryistytail.
yes. / an sorry TO say that Curly
and FIoDpy each have the sore throat"
spoke the piEgie LADY i have sent for
Dr. Possurn, but he has not come yet.
and I don't know what TO do, as my
two little boys are so fussy-
NY throat hurtsi" grunted Fioppy-
And so does mine." added Curly.
That's what they have been saying
all day spoke Mrs IWistytail- i
wish knew what 10 do 70 rthem IN
I'll the doctor comes
I wish had something cold 70 eati''
Erunted Floppy.
$50 do I, Something that would slip
down easy" added his brother.
"Ha. Then know the very thing
said Uncle Wiggily- Something cold
that slips easily down sore throat,
Sno wcream is what those pigsie boys
wantt"
snow cream-' grunted Mrs Twisty-
tail in surprise.
yes" went on Uncle WigEuv. at
Is like ice cream. only not so hard u
Is cold and sweet and &c slips down
easily. I'm sure I'd Possum would let
them have some II he were here. So
III make the snow cream
''How do you do lt-' asked 2Irs-
TwistytaiL
well" answered the bunny rabbit
gentleman. you put into a bowl some
clean, white snow Then you pour in
a little milk. some eggs. beaten to a
roth. some sugar and some flavor
stir Il all Up together. The snow makes
ID cold and the milk and eggs make il
slip down easily and the sugar makes
10 sweet That's snow cream
1T sounds very good" spoke Floppy.
please make some" begged Curly.
i WIN" promised Uncle Wiggily,
and he did.
With a large bowl 20 hold the snow
he went out 10 where there was some
which was nice and white and clean in
the yard back OF the pig house Fill
ing the bowl with snow. Uncle Wig
Eily brought Il in.
Then. while Curly and FlopQy
watched him from their bed OF straw,
Uncle Wiggily mixed up and put In
the sugar, milk. eggs and flavoring.
There is the snow creami" said the /
bunny when it was made. Now I'll
set IL out on the back steps TO get a |
little colder, and IL viii be ready to /
eat"
And while it's getting ready win
you tell US a story2' hegged Curly.
One about a big. black bear who /
was very nice and didn't bite souse of
your ears" added Floppy.
Yes, III tell YOU story" said Tn /
Gle Wiggily. So he told the piggie /
bosy nice story about Mr.. Stubtaii, t
the gentleman bear father OF Neddie
and Beckie, and how once Mrs Stub &
tail got stuck in a hollow log and how
his wife had TO claw hole in il TO /
let him out.
AND they lived happily forever az
ter said Uncle Wiggily, "and now ] 3
guess the snow cream Is ready"
He went out on the back steps TO 3
get IL. but no sooner had the bunny
opened the door than he saw the bad I
old Pipsisewah standing there
"Ah. ha-' cried the Pipsisewah. as