El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-25

seI IUCLE WIGGILY, am sorry to
- trouble you" said Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy to Mr.. Longears. the
bunny rabbit gentleman. one morning
as she placed in front Of him a piece
Of red cherry pie.
Trouble me. Nurse JaneT cried
Uncle wiggily. why. this is no
trouble at ALI" and he took a piece
OF the pie Up on his work. This is
funi"
oh. didn't mean that" laughed
Nurse Jane. 7 meant that perhaps
you wouldn't want me TO trouble you
about my shoes"
Your shoes. Nurse Jane?" spoke
Mr. Longears. soulful like and ex-
with them2"
They must be taken to the cob
oler.s," was the answer. They need
sewing and new heels and then.
please tel him to put on some new.
black shiny buttons. That is If IL
viii not be too much trouble"
on. no trouble at all. do assure
you, said the rabbit gentleman. as he
finished the last bit OF cherry pie.
ne said, and take your shoes to the
And don't forget about the new
buttons" went on Nurse Jane. That
IS very important"
III not forget said Uncle Wiggily.
and soon he was chug-ugging away
in his auto. with Nurse James shoes
DoDbing Up and down IN back.
Uncle Wisgily was soon at the
coobleris shop Il was near some birch
ana slippery elm trees. and was in an
q bears den The bear didn't live in
L.
copDler could have il for his shop.
And the cobbler was Mr. Woodpecker.
strong bill
The woodoecker cob5Ier made holes
IN the old soles Of the shoes and fas-
tened on new soles with thorns for
pegs The soles were made from the
mark OF the birch and elm trees.
III soon have Nurse James shoes
mended for YOU" said the WoOdpecke r
cobbler.- and I'll fasten some bright
new, shiny black buttons. extra
Please do begged Uncle .wfggiiv.
Al wait here in the woods for the
shoes. and take them back to Nurse
Now. while Uncle Wiggily was wait
ing he saw, growing on a bush in the
woods some large black berries They
were blaek and shiny. and when the
rabbit gentleman had eaten one he
said:
~Ha, Those are very goodt III nick
some, put them in my auto and take
them to Nurse Jane. She viii make
jam OF them"
Uncle Wiggily made himself a has
ket by fastening together some large
grapevine leaves, and soon he was
picking this basket full Of the black.
shining berries.
When the. basket. was full the bunny
80.
Tapi Tapi Tapi"
Who's there27 he cried.
1t IS ]. the woodpecker shoemaker. "
was the answer. Nurse James shoes
are finished"
Thank you'll take them TO her -
spoke Uncle Wiggily. He placed the
leaf basket OF berries on the seat
beside him. put Nurse James shoes in
back OF the auto and started off once
more.
Uncle Wiggily had not ridden very
far, and he was thinking of Nurse
James shoes. with their new buttons.
and he was thinking OF the black
berries, when, all of a sudden, lust as
the rabbit gentleman was turning the
corner OF the moss covered rock, out
from behind it popped the bad Boozip.
Now the BoOzip is a very strange
animal indeed. Just wait until YOU sea
oh, no. So here you are. I seer
howled The Boozip. Well. you are
just in time"
In time for what2" asked Uncle
Wiggily.
In time for me to bite all the but
ions off your shoesr was the answer.
Shoe buttons I like and shoe buttons
must have!' III take all you've got,
md then
By that time the Boozip was look
ng over the edge Of the auto. Uncle
Wiggily had TO stop for fear Of bunk
ng into the bad chap And as he
oOked in the back OF the auto the
3oozip saw Nurse James shoes there,
yith the bright, shiny, new black but
-ons on them
oh. my, What good luckr' cried the
8oozip. You have an extra pair OF
hoes with buttons on. Oh. III have a !
east todayi
Uncle Wiggily thought hard and
asst.
How may I save Nurse James shoe
elf.
Just as the Boozip was going to
make jump. and grab Nurse James I
nended shoes. Uncle Wiggily noticed I
he blackberries in the leaf basket be-
ide him.
Hal Perhaps 7 can fool the Boozip
With them" thought the bunny. Then }
e asked: do you like. nice, black. 4
hiny shoe buttons2"
Indeed, I do cried the Boozip.
We'll, try these," invited Uncle f.