El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-26

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II cake2' asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy Of Uncle Wiggily Longears,
the bunny rabbit gentleman. as he sat
reading the woodland Daily Paper in
his hollow stump bungalow.
7 should like IL finei' he answered
Z Better even than cabbage cake.
please bring me in a large slice, Nurse
Jane" and Mr.. Longears was 50
hungry like and eager that his pink
nose tWinkled until you could hardly
ten which was that and which was
"Oh, I haven't the molassss cake
now" spoke Nurse Jane. Bct il you
will 20 to the store Tor me and have
our molasses jug filled III bake the
cake"
thing like that" laughed Uncle Wig
gily. and then, putting on his tan SIX
rheumatism crutch. and taking his
silk striped hat under his paw, away
he started to the molasses store with
the jug sluug over his shoulder.
"Oh, hello Uncle Wiggily! Where
are YOU goinE2" chartered Billy
Bushytan the squirrel boy, as he met
the rabbit gentleman hopping through
the woods
TO the store for some molasses 50
Nurse Jane may bake me ginger
bread cake" answered the bunny.
III 20 with you. as I an out OF
school now" said Billie.
So the rabbit gentleman and the
squirrel boy hoped on together, and,
pretty soon, as they passed the pen
where Mrs Wibblewobble, the duck
lady lived, she came 70 the door with
a jug under her wing.
~Oh, Uncle WiEEilyl Are you going
70 the store7' asked Mrs Wi5ble-
I am answered the bunny rabbit,
with a low and slow bow OF the
molasses jug. DO you want me TO
get YOU some OF the sweet, sticky
stuff2' he asked
No, thank you What I want is
vinegar" said the duck mother Of
Lulu. Alice and Jimmie Wib5iewObble-
Il want 20 make some spiced cab
baEe, but ] have no vinegar
III get you some. with pleasure
said the rabbit gentleman, and then
he took Mrs. WibbleWo bibles vinegar
jug and slung that over his other
shoulder.
1T is easier TO walk with a jug on
each shoulder, said the rabbit gentle
man TO Billie the squirrel And Just
then he heard another voice chatter
Hello, Uncle wiggHyi Where are
30 the store. after some molasses
and vinegar" answered the bunny.
Wen don't get your two jugs
mixed" went on the voice, and along
came scrabbling Johnnie. the squirrel
brother Of Billie.
III be careful" promised the rab-
bit gentleman DO you want % come
along 70 the store with me, Johnnie,
as Billie is doiug2'
The other squirrel boy said be did.
so the three friends hoped along to-
Eether, Uncle WigEily carrying the
two jugs. one for molasses for Nurse
Jane and the other TO hold vinegar
for Ms WibbleWohble's spiced cab /
Uncle Wigglly and the two squirrel
boys reached the five and six cent !
grocery all right. and Mr.. Whitewash. J
the polar bear gentleman, who was .
behind the counter that day, nlled .
both jugs
'T1i mark one VINEGAR and the
other MOLASSES 90 you viii not get !
them mixed" said the bear gentleman.
aud he did So tying a piece OF paper I
on each jug so Uncle Wiggily could 4
tell them apart.
Billie and Johnnie winzed at each T
1ther as they saw this done. But IN .
lie Wiggily did not see them wink
wv We'll start back" said the Z
bunny, when the vinegar cork was put .
q the. vinegar jug and the molasses 4
follow stump bungalow and when
Nurse Jane makes the cake you may /
zach have a slice
The squirrel boys said that would Be I
ust dandy They were scramblinz n
llong with Uncle Wiggily when all OF \
. sudden Billie said: Il
"Oh. Johnnie, WHAT'S IN the top Of
hat tall tree7"
What tall tree7 where? asked I
Uncle Wiggiy, loking up as he set 7
NE two jugs down Il don't see any /
hingl Is IL the PipsiseWahg'
-Qh. don't guess It was anything"
aid Billie, and he and Johnnie Il
quickly moved away from the two
ugs which the bunny had set on the n
sround. -" I guess made a mistake"
Uncle Wiggily picked up the jugs
md he was just going 70 travel on Z.
With them. when all OF a sudden. out n
rom behind a bush jumped the bad
I'D bIuenosed babboon-
"Oh, hoi hoWled the babboon. II
Now FOR some souse," he said. as he Z
made grab for the jug marked with
he name OF the sweet stuff. I al
ways drink molasses before I nibbIe
iouses" said the babboon.
oh, please don't take Nurse James
begged Uncle Wlggily.
Yes I shall" hoWled the Bah. He !
COX the cork out OF the jug marked \
dOLASSES and drank a big mouthful. ]
Ind then all OF a sudden the Babboon 4
lowled and sputtered and suffered.
-Aolasses" he cried 'MolassesI /
That isn't moiasseE- It's vlneEari" :