El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-23
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE wIGeILY AND IIdMIEs RApIsHEs

as he slowed up his auto. And on my
way back III stop and get YOU
That viii be nice. Jimmie ouacked.
as down he flew. and then Mr.. Long
ears skiddied along in mis- machine
IL did not take the little duck boy
long to buy a bunch Of radishes, and
when he had paid for them and put
them in his pocket, he went over 10
about lollypops.
There were some favored with corn
! meal. some with oats, others WITH
! barley, and some with wheat, all o.
which Jimmie liked very much.
But here is one that tastes like q
/ strawberry short cake" said the mon
key doodle gentleman. who kept the
store.
I'm take that lollypop." said Jim
mic. and he did Now I'll 90 out and
walk along the road and wait for
Uncle Wiggily to come back" thought
Jimmie 10 himself. and he wibbled and
! Wobbled on his way. eating the straw
| berry shortcake lollypop.
And. all OF sudden. Jimmie saw,
| just in front Of him, the had old Pip
! sisewah and the Skeezicks- They had
, dug a big hole in the road and were
covering it over with leaves and grass
SO it hardly looked like hole at all
i wonder why they are doing
that2" thought Jimmie. as he hid he
hind a bush so that Skee and the Pip
wouldn't see him. And q moment
later he found out why
Wen surely catch Uncle Wiggily
this time" said the Pipsissewah. as he
flapped his ears.
Right you are" grow1ed the Skee-
ziclzs- We have dug this hole in the
road. and so covered 1t up that he will
auto He'll run right into the hole
ker-bunkoi Then Wen rush out and
grab him. and get all the souse We
want"
pear me- thought Jimmie Wibhle-
Wobble. hidden behind the bushes. !
with the red radishes in his pocket
Dear me. This is dreadful How can
I let Uncle WigEily know the danger I
he is inz / can't get past the Skee and Z
the Pip TO warn him. Hai I have It 1
can throw the radishes from here /
where I am hidden behind the bush. 1
over into the road past the hole that I
is covered with leaves. Uncle Wig {
gily will see the red radishes on the 1
road, he'll know they mean danger I
He'll stop and then can call 70 4
him about the Pip and the Skee. I'll
do it.''
With his strong wings Jimmie 4
threw the radishes far over the heads I
of the Pip and Skee. so that the red 1
vegetables fell into the road past the 1
hidden hole
Then from where he nestled under 1
the bush Jimmie watched He saw 4
Uncle Wiggiiy come scooting down /
AAC LDdQ MS 44LO- al u q SuQ0E4l-
just before he was about to ride into I
the grass covered hole. the rabbit saw ]
the radishes in front OF him.
''Ha, Jimmies red radishesf' cried /
Uncle Wiggily. Here in the road i
They are red. and red means danger /
I'll turn around and go back the other 4
way.'
So he did. and ne didn't fall into the /
hole and the Skee and the Pip didn't /
get any souse at all. Then Jimmie ran I
back 10 the store and bought some /
more radishes. charging them. and ]
later he met Uncle Wiggiiy. and told 4
him what had happened.
You are a very smart little duck
said the rabbit gentleman. Here Is 4
a penny for another 1ollyDop." And I
IL the apple dumping doesn't 90 slid 4
ing down hill with the lemonade and 4
get stuck in the sugar bowl. IL tell {
you next about Uncle Wiggiiv and {
the pie plant-Coprrigh 1919. by Nc 4
Clure Newspaper Syndicate