El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-25

Il I'M Yum! What smells so good
y cried Uncle wiggiIy, as he hopes
into his hollow stump bungalow one
day, after having been out in the
woods gathering chips TO help Nurse
Jane build the kitchen fire.
why. I guess you must smell the
apple dumplings I've been baking,
spoke the muskrat lady housekeeper-
Have you really been baking apple
dumplingsz' asked the rabbit gentle
yes was the answer. Here
they are and Nurse Jane lifted up
q white cloth that covered something
on the table.
I'm! YUM Yes. that's il. the same
dandy Emell.' exclaimed Uncle Wig
gily. "Ohs how I love apple dump
ungs.7
wei, made some for your dinner,
and also some baked apples" went on
the muslzrar lady. I'm Just taking
the baked apples out Of me oven now
And when she opened the oven door
such a delicious smell rushed out that
Uncle WigEily's pink nose twtnkled
twice as fast as a roller skate.
Baked apples and apple dumplings.'
the bunny cried why all this extra
scrumptious deliciousness, Nurse
Janeg'
ing" replied the musErat lady, "and
we always have things q little extra
on that day.
SO we do. said Uncle Wiggily. 7
had almost forgotten But IL doesn't
seem right, JAMIE, for US 10 have 50
many good things al By ourselves. I
wonder If we can't snare them with
some one?"
i knew you'd say THAR" laughed
the muskrat lady housekeeper- i was
ready for you I'm going 70 put you
up a little basket Of apple dumplings
and some hot baked apples, and you
may take them 20 your friends"
I Will' cried Ar. Longears. ! u
take Uncle Butter, the goat gentle
man some, and some to NJ. White
wash. the polar bear, and / am not
going 10 forget Grandfather Goosey
Gamer, either. he likes baked apples
So Nurse Jane fixed up basket OF
good things for Uncle Wiggily 10 take
70 his friends, wrapping the apple
dumplinEs in napkins and putting the
baked apples in dishes. 80 the jules
wouldn't run out
wow, I'm all ready for an adTsn-
turer- cried jolly Uncle WHISKY, as he
started from his hollow stump Dun
.'Well, I hope it won't be like the
picture fox you saw IN the movies
last night. and thought he was real-
laughed Nurse Jane
-Oh. i won't make a mistake ike
that again declared NJ. Longears-
So he started off over the fields ana
through the woods with his basket Of
baked apples and apple dumplngs-
soon he came to the house OF Uncle
Butter. the goat gentleman, who was
very glad 10 get q baked apple and a
dumping.
Tben some OF the good things were
ID o.
Gander, who thanked Uncle WiggIly
and Nurse Jane very much And then
with one apple dumping and one
baked apple in his basket Uncle Wig
gIIv started for the sack FROST ice
cave where Mr. WhlteWasls the poiaf
bear gentleman lived
The weather kept getting colder
and colder as Uncle WiEgtly Aopped
along and only that he wore nla Lur
overcoat the bunny would have no
zen. OF course the nearer ne came
10 the fee cave where the polar bear
lived the colder II grew
All Of a sudden when Uncle Wiz
-i1v vas almost there. and he was
thinking how good the hot apple
5uwulfne would taste to Mr.. White
7-ash. ii lat once out from behind q
tree Jumped a bad ole vol
"Oh. no. Oh. ha!' growled the lnag-
~ ID wolf 7 an Just. in time, ] see.
IN time for what II you ptease-
asked Uncle WISELY
I'm time fer your souse-- grunloleql
fbe v-glf you are a little late, but
better late than neveri stand stu
now. while I bite some souse off your
-oh. please don't DO thatr' begged
the bunny.
..Tes. L sbau-- bowled the wolf
son il vou'II let my souse alone III
give YOU an apple dumpling-' begged
fhe bunny. reaching in the basket and
feeling around for the dumping BE
knew he could get another for Mr..
1Thf-euash. but he couldnt get new
souse for his ears so easily, II the Wol1
bit any off "Tn give you an apple
aumnlinEgn said the bunny.
Z don't Ike apple dumplings!
want soussrs hoWled the wolf
How about a baked apple!' asked
Ulcls WigEily-
r don't ike baked apples, either!
snarled the wolf i want your souse!