El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-01
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY GOES SLIDING.
nv HOWARD GARIS. -,-r,,-,,

I INCLE Wiggiiy Longearss the bunny
- rabbit gentleman. was sitting in
his hollow stump bungalow reading
the paper one morning. when he
heard a knock on the door.
I'll 90 see who It is" offered Mr..
Longearss for Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy. his muskrat lady house
keeper, had her paws in the bread
dough. getting ready 20 make some
apple dumplings.
wen. if it's any OF the animal chill
dren, asking you to 90 scooting or
skating, tell EN- you can't go!" said
Nurse Jane.
why not?' asked Uncle Wigglly,
as he laid aside the cabbage leaf
newspaper he was reading.
why hot2 I should think, after
what happened TO you yesterday,
when you tried to ride Neddie Stub
tails Sidewalk scooter. and the Pip
sisewah almost got you-I should
think that was enough" spoke the
muskrat lady, dignified like and seua-
toriaL
"Oh, but the Pipsisewah. didn't get
met laughed Uncle Wiggily. Any
how, I'll see who this is"
He opened the door, and, back IN
the kitchen where she was baking a
lemon-orsnge shortcake, Nurse Jane
could hear the humble OF voices
Pretty soon Uncle Wiggily came in
to get his hat.
I'm going out" he said.
'ScOoting again Nurse Jane
wanted to know.
NO, not this time" spoke the bunny
with a laugh; I'm Just going sliding
with Toodle and Noodle Flat-tail, the
beaver boys. They're out IN front
waiting for me"
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apron, and got a little dab Of white
flour on her nose. She always looked
funny that way.
Well. do declare" exclaimed the
muskrat lady housekeeper. You get
worse and worse instead OF better and
BETTER"
why. what's the matter now7"
asked the bunny.
AS II sidewalk scooting wasn't
enough. now you're going sliding"
went on Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy. VIII
you tell me, Uncle Wiggily Longears.
how you can 20 sliding when there
is neither snow nor ice2 I admit you
can slide in the winter. but here It
is only October. and we haven't had
Indian summer YETI
"Oh, I'm not going sliding on ice"
laughed Uncle Wiggily. AS you say.
II couldn't be done on Ice or snow
this time OF year, at least around
here. where we live. But Toodle and
Noodle don't have to find ice or snow
20 make a slide"
NO, indeed. Nurse janet" said the
two little beaver boys, as they stood
on the steps waiting for Uncle Wig
gily- Our slide is the slippery bank
near a spring Of water. We jump in
the water, get all wet and then slide
down the side Of the smooth hill. The
water and the mud make a very Slip
perry place. It's lots OF fun"
I dare say Il is-for beaversi"-
spike Nurse Jane. But what about
Uncle Wiggily? Is he going to slide
down a muddy hing"
"Why-why. jamie. I have my old
clothes on spoke the rabbit gentle
man, conciliatory ike. and pleading.
Very well II you will I suppose
you viii" spoke Nurse Jane a bit
stiffly. They're your clothes Only
II you come home with them all torn
and full Of holes, from having slid
down a mud bank, I'll have to mend
them I suppose"
"Oh. won't tear any holes In EN-,
said the bunny Come on, boysE-
Away hurried the rabbit gentleman
and Toodle and Noodle Flat-tail, the
beaver chaps, about whom I have told /
you some stories before this.
Beavers. you know. are about as
arge as puppy dogs. They live in the ]
woods and they ike &c, gnaw down !