El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-06

And they we're so good to help ne
chop the wood with their sword and
drum yesterday that I want to do
them a kindness"
oh. that's all right" said Nurse
Jane, as she gave Uncle WiggiIy some
more carrot coffee. that being the only
kind he drank.
Then, after breakfast. Mr.. Longesrs
went out in the yard back Of the hol-
low stump bungalow, where there was
plenty OF snow. and he began making
a white house. First he rolled a num-
Der Of snow balls and set them to-
gether In a sort OF hollow square.
Those are the sides Of my snow
house" said the bunny. Next I must
put on the roof, and cut q door and
some windows. and then the place will
be ready for Billie and Johnnie
While Mr.. Longears was working
away at the snow house along came
] scampering the two squirrel boys
I They saw the bunny in the bungalow
/ yard and called to him. asking what
/ he was doing
/ ~Oh, you come back IN q little while
and you'n see" said Uncle Wiggily,
! FOR he wanted TO surprise them.
Maybe he's making a snow fort so
We can have a SNOWFALL battle in it."
said Billie
MAYBE" agreed Johnnie. Wen
! come back pretty soon and find out"
I Then the two squirrel boys ran off 10
play hickory nut tao in the woods and
Uncle Wiggily kept on making the
snow house
It was pretty hard work for him to
put on the roof Several times he had
Il nearly finished. but Il would fall in
on him. and almost cover him with
snow. But each time the bunny only
shook the white flakes out Of his
whislSers, twinkled his pink nose like
some frosting on a strawberry cake,
and said:
wen, Fn have 70 try It again. I
must get this roof on the snow house"
So he began all over again
This time the roof was almost fin
ished, needing only a few more dabs
Of snow 70 fiji Up a hole in one cor
ner when, just as Uncle Wiggily was
scooping up a pawful Of the white
stuff, along came the bad old red
tailed fox
@Oh, hot" barked the fox. Il am
Just in time. I see. I want you to
come along with me, Uncle Wiggily"
'-What-what forT' asked the bun
ny. apprehensive Ike.
You come along and you'll see"
said the fox.
Uncle Wiggily thought FOR a mo-
ment Then he said;
''Wnl you do me one favor before 1
you take NE away, Mr.. FoLT
What Is it?7 asked the red-tailed I
creature.
Come in this snow house and hold I
up the roof with your paws until /
dab on the last bit OF snow" said In
Gle Wiggily. after that maybe I'll 1
go with you"
''There're be no maybe about it.' I
barked the fox "Fu hold the roof up 4
for you, but after that III take you :
off to my dem"
So the fox went inside the snow
house and stretched out his paws to
hold up the roof And then. all Of a
sudden. Uncle Wiggily caught up big
shovelful OF snow and threy Il down
as hard as he could on the unfinished
roof and
We'll you know what happened Just .
as wen as I do Down crashed the
roof. in caved the side walls OF the
snow house, and the bad old fox was
SO covered up with snow that It took
him an hour 10 dig his way out, and
By that time Uncle WiEgily had called
a policeman dog to arrest the bad
chap. Then. when the fox was locked
up, Uncle Wiggily made a new snow
house and the roof didn't fall in and
Billie and John1.s had lots Of fun.
And 50 every hing came out ajl
light again. you see. and. II the but
er SEQ ~ doesn't turn Irish and want
% dance q jig with the spearmint
Oliypop, I'll tell you next about Uncle
Niggily and the snow man--Copy-
light. 1913, by dcClue Newspaper Syn
iicate.