El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-27

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The bunny uncle rabbit gentleman
heard some one calling like that to
him one morning as he was about 70
start for a ride in his automobile.
Hunt wonder who that is7'
thought Uncle Wiggi1y as he looked
up at the chimney Of his hollow stump
bungalow, thinking. perhaps. that hi
muskrat lady housekeeper. Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy. might have climbed L,
there and stuck her head out to call t
him But Nurse Jane was not there
Next Uncle Wiggily leaned over in
the seat of his automobile and looked
toward the ground And there he saw
Johnnie and Billie Bushytail. the
squirrel boys
Was It you who called me?Y asked
the bunny gentleman
Yes" chartered Billie. at was
we were AFRAID you'd go off with
his big tail
well. didn't know you wanted to
go with me-" spoke Mr. Longears. But
as long as you are here. hop in and
come Tor ride Where are you 60
To school answered Johnnie. "This
Is the last day Of school for a long
time; We are going 10 have a vaea-
and we11 have fun" said Billie
There VIII be no lessons in school TO-
day Some OF the animal girls and
boys are going 10 graduate. and the
teachers won't make us study"
That's goodg laughed Uncle Wig
gily- But what have you there
Johnnie and BillIs2' he asked. as he
saw the squirrel boys each irving Ia
hide something under their coats.
On, we've just got something Il
have some fun" said Billie. sort OF
shy like and inconsequential
We've d'wanta tell went or
Johnnie. as he tried TO make his little
ears twinkle like Uncle Wiggily's rinl
nose. But he couldn't do IL very we'll
oh Wen. don't Jet me know about
II. IL it's secret Shuckled the rabbi
gentleman. as he started his automo-
I bile And just then Nurse Jane looked
from the kitchen door and called:
Don't forgst,"
7 won't forget" promised Uncle
I Wiggily.
What IS It you aren't to forget
your lessons2s
-Oh, no" answered the rabbit gen
tleman, with 2 laugh. ITS Just that
! Nurse Jane doesn't want me to forget
about bringing her back some berries
She wants to make a pudding"
want2" asked Billie.
She didn't say" answered Uncle
WiggIy. 7 guess almost any kind ]
lind IN the woods will do. J have. so
Tar picked black berries and red ber-
ries- Perhaps today may find a new
color.
So Uncle Wiggily jiggled along in
his auto. taking the squirrel bows on
their way TO school They were almost
AZ the hollow stump. where the lady
mouse teacher heard the lessons Of the
animal children when. all OF a sudden
Just as the auto turned the corner
where grew some bushes. out from be-
hind a stone popped the bad old Boo
zap.
Now the Boozap was worse than the
Boozip, who ate shoe buttons, for the
boozap not only ate buttons. but the
outtonholes as well. And as soon as
the Boozap saw Uncle Wiggily and the
squirrel boys. the bad chap reached
out one paw. stopped the machine and
you Uncle Wiggily.''
Yes. I guess you have sadly spoke
the rabbit uncle. oh, dear What are
you going to doz'
Take your shoe buttons. and then
the buttonholes. and for desert I'll
take your ear souse and the squirrel
boys, too" howled the Boozap
This is terribler sighed Uncle Wig
gily- 7 wonder what we can dor
You can do nothingi" sneered the
Boozap.
Billie Bushytail tugged al Uncle
Wigeily's back coattaiIs and whis-
pered.
Say, Uncle Wiggily, Johnnie and I
have our bean shooters with US. That's
what we were hiding under our coats
% take to school to have some fun
Now II we only had some beans We
could shoot them at the Boozap. and
make him let us GO
Yes But. alas. we have no beans
said Uncle Wiggily
Just then Johnnie looked at the
bushes near which the auto had
stopped. On the bushes were growing
purple berries about the size Of small.
round beans.
~oh. BHlies chartered Johnnie to his