El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-18

you run over Just 10Y mlnuEes jim
Z ME Is all swelled up around his bill.
! I'm afraid he's getting the mumps,
! but I want you TO look at him TO
make sure"
"T1l come right over" promised
1 Nurse Jane in low voice. Uncle
Z Wiggily is sleeping, so I can leave
I him all right I'll soon let you know
Z IL Jimmie has the mumps. All III
Z have to do viii be TO show him q
lemon or a pickle. Then I'll know,
I by the way he acts"
The muskrat lady. leaving her knit
ting On the table near which Uncle
Z Wiggily was sitting asleep in his
easy chair. went over to the house Of
Mrs. iobleWobble, the duck lady
The bunny rabbit gentleman slept
on and on. and pretty soon he awak-
ened- He looked for Nurse Jane. but
she was gone He saw her knitting,
the needles stuck In the ball OF red
little note which the muskrat lady
had written for him with a burned
stick on piece OF white birch bark
paper.
ct have gone over TO Mrs. Wi5ble-
wobble's to see II Jimmie. the boy
duck. has the humps" read the note
which Nurse Jane left
That's very kind Of her" said the
bunny rabbit gentleman TO himself as
he looked at the piece Of white birch
bark paper Nurse lane is always
doing something TO help some one
else"
And. as he said that, he happened
TO notice the knitting needles. the red
bail Of yarn and the mittens partly
finished.
HUM" said the bunny 10 himself
Il wonder II I couldn't do something
TO help Nurse Jane2 True. have
never knitted, but that is no reason
why I should not try it. I don't be-
lieve I am too old"
he had often watched the muskrat
lady click the shining needles, flip
the yarn around them with her paw.
and make mittens, or socks. or neck
scarrs out OF what. at first. had only
been a long, red string OF worsted.
Wen, at least I can try TO knit
said Uncle Wiggily. So. putting his
glasses on straight, ne took up Nurse
James needles and ball Of yarn and
ne started in. He poked the end Of
one needle through the loop OF yarn
and began to take off the stitch as
ne had seen the muskrat lady do.
And then, just as he was Tipping
needle there was q noise at the door
and IN popped the bad old fox
An hal I see you are all alonei"
spoke the fox, hungry like Il was
going past and I saw the door open:
so I came In for a little souse."
Nurse Jane must have forgotten to
shut the door when she vent out.
But I don't want you to take my
sousei' he told the fox.
1t matters not 10 me what you
want" impolitely growled the bad
cnap. Souse I need and souse I viii
have"
He was Just going to make a jump
and grab Uncle WiEEilT by the ears
when, all Of sudden the bunny
pulled one Of the sharp. shiny needles
out OF Nurse James knitting. The
bunny dropped a lot OF stitches. but
this was no time TO think about such
things.
"oh, you want my souse. do your
cried Uncle Wiggily. brave and bold
l,sll l want 70 tickle you with this
Then he poked the end OF the
needle IN the short, soft and tender
-i5s OF the fox. and the bad chap
"oh. WOW, Oh. wowi Nov you
stop How you tickle" And the fox
sneezed 50 hard that he sneezed him
self backward head over heels, out
or the door and away off IN the
FOODS, and he didn't hurt the bunny
ITS a good thing I know how to
A' OF wouldn't have any Eouse
now may BE- said Uncle Wfggflv.
and when Nurse Jane came back she
picked ID all the dropped stitches.
and Jimmie WibblewobbIe didn't
nave the humps at all The swelling
IN his bill was only a chunk Of csn5T
he was eating.
And II the window curtain doesn't [
roll up 70 the ceiling, 20 find out I
WY the little fly Is tickling the roses I
2 the Wallpaper, III ten Won next 1
-oout Uncle WigEily and the black I
1913, By BrcCIu-s /
Newspaper Syndicate.