El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-30
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGnY AND BUETYs CLOAK.
D. HOWARD oARIS.
I'd BUNTYS 100.

RID uARiS- i.ai.Hsusiara,s
: I told her I'd ask you when you
came home, said Nurse Jane, who was
making a lettuce pudding with carrot
maple sugar sauce rrostlng on top
why, yes I think Baby Bunty may
have one Of the new, stylish cloaks o.
said Uncle Wiggily. That is, il they
are not too stylish and conspicuous
he added referendum like and con
sentative
-Oh. no. They're Just right" said
Baby Bunty clapping her paws with
Joy -Oh, may have q nice red one
she begged- 1t fits around over my
shoulders. and hangs down almost to
my heels. and il viii keep me nice and
And, when so riding IN your auto
can wear my red cloak Uncle Wig
gily-"
eyes. suppose you cam agreed the
rabbit gentleman Well put on your
purple-green hair ribbon and wei go
down to the SO cent store and get your
-Oh, joy-- cried Baby Bunty. again
clapping her paws.
Soon she and Uncle Wiggily were
riding TO the store where a busy
beaver lady, who was some relation
and Noodle, sold red cloaks for little
rabbit girls.
Yes. / have a nice one for Baby
Bunty, said the beaver lady.
But. ALAS When they tried it on
the red cloak was too large for the
little rabbit girl.
i can have it made smaller said
the beaver lady. who kept the 81
cent store. 1T is the only red one
I have But III have il made smaller
this afternoon"
VERY well" said Uncle Wigsily.
Then I'll come in my auto and get
Baby Bunty was little Gisan-
poitned not TO have her new red cloak
; TO wear home at once, but It could not
be helped so she Just had 10 wait
In the afternoon Baby Buuty and
Uncle Wiggily once more rode 70 the
dollar an ten cent store ana the red
cloak was all ready II fitted Baby
Bunty Just fine now, as she tried IL
on.
@Oh. it's fovely-r said the little rah-
bit girl. She wanted 20 wear the new
cloak on the auto ride home, but IN
Gle WiEgily said il would be better 70
carry Il on her paw. so as 10 have ID
nice and fresh to show Nurse Jane
Home toward the hollow stump
BUNGALOW rode Uncle Wiggily LOuE-
ears in his automobile As ne carried
on the front seat some groceries No
had bought for Nurse Jane. there was
no room there for Baby Bunty- 50,
with her red colak. she rode on the
back seat
And now something is going to hap
pen All Of a sudden. as Uncle Wigglll
was riding along through the WOODS,
feeling glad and happy thaL baus
Buuty had her red cloak all Of sud
den. out from behind a sazsafras bush
pouned the bad old Skeezicks.
All ha- Vow I have y0u. cried the
Skeezicks as he stuck out one claw
and grabbed the automobile stopplns
IL SO T-nc1a WigEilT couldn't make IL
-. I've been waiting here IN these
woods for YOU. and now vou have
come along" went on the Skeezicks-
II haven't had any souse IN so many
weeks 7 FORGET how i tastes W oW
con please don't bite my souse-
cried the rabbit gentleman III you
not be kind. and let me go-
NO. 7 VIII not" hoWled the skee-
ticks. IT must have souse-
But YOU shan't have any OF ncle
WfggilT's souse. suddenly cried b4uL
Bunty. standing no in the back seat OF
the auto. and flinging the red CLOAK
around her shoulders. Vow you go
rirht away, you bad Skeezicks or III
The Skeeziclls gave one look az
brave Baby Buutv in her bright new.
red cloak Then the bad skeezlc5s
just let 20 his hold Of Uncle Wiggllys &
auto. folded his claws. pious like, and Z
said
ooh. III be good I'll be good Please
excuse me. Little Red Riding Hood j
didn't know that you and your friend. Z
The wolf. were in Uncle Wiggily's Z
ante III 20 right away. Little Red
Riding Hood Please don't let your
wolf bite mel 7 beg your pardon-"
And then the Skeeziclzs ran away
As fast as ne could 20, and didn't take
Uncle Wigglly's souse at all
why. how funny said Baby
Bunty- when I saw what was hap
pening. Uncle WigEilT. I quickly pat
on my new red colak. thinking the /
sizeeziclIs might take me Tor a fire j
man. or soldier. and let you 90"
Instead Of that he thought you
we're Little Red Riding Hood. and that +
you had q wolf with you It was Just
as good TO scare the Skeezicls that Il
way. said the bunny Hes very .
Iuch afraid Of wolves
So Uncle Wiggily and Bunty- with /
her new cape. safely reached the 4
bungalow. And. II the raisin cake
doesn't ask the rice pudding to 20 TO .
rhe moving pictures and forget TO
bring it hack in time for breakfast
III tel you next about Uncle Wig
cilv and Bunty's bread--CopyriEh 4
1919. By McClure's Newspaper Syndi-