El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-15
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
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. tleman. III just drop in for a cup
Of tea
Baby Bunty was delighted 10 have
a party. She danced around the hol-
low stump bungalow and put on her
best green yellow pink hair ribbon.
making Uncle Wiggily tie it for her.
You're a dear, good, old Uncle Wig
EilE," said Baby Bunty. 'Youu come
10 my party, won't your
Yes but I Just want TO sit on
soft stump and watch you and the
. other animal children play" spoke
Mr. LOngears- I'm getting too old
and stiff for parties-"
Wen see about THAR spoke Baby
Bunty. with a funny little laugh
Nurse Jane made the jam tarts. she
frosted the cakes and she put fancy
trimmings on the cookies and pies
Now everything is ready for your
partyi7 said the muskrat lady TO Baby
Bunty- Have you invited all your
friends2~
Eyes. and Uncle Wiggily. too" said
the little rabbit girl, who was once
found asleep in hollow stump
The little party tables were Sc out
under the grape vine. in the shade.
Pretty soon along came Sammie and
susie Littietail. the rabbits; johnnie
and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels;
Lulu, Alice and Jimmie WibbleWob-
bic, the ducks. and many others
Now, everybody sit DOWN. invited
Baby Bunty, when they had gathered
around the tables filled with good
things. welcome to my party! Tn
Gle Wiggily. viii you sing a little
song2"
Uncle Wiggily, who wore his newest
red vest looked surprised But still
he sang a song about once there was
a carrot with a long slender tail, and
when it went out walking it swan in
the water pail
ssSow everybody begin to eat.' in
vited Baby Bunty- -Oh, ism Il Iun
70 have a partyl Uncle Migglly'
please pass Jackie Bow Wow a puppy
Uncle WigEily. who had picked out
a nice. SHADY corner, and was Just
closing his eyes, opened them again,
ana passed the little doggie boy
.sT'll lust sit here quietly" thought
Uncle Wiggily TO himself Pretty
soon they'll all be so busy eating that
they won't notice me Then i can so
TO sleep and forget about my rhea-
matism."
me animal children were laughing
and talking. and also eating the soou
things Uncle Wiggily's eyes were
closed. He was dreaming ne anu
Grandpa GoOsey Gander were playing
scotch checkers. when, all Of sud
den. Baby Bunty said;
Uncle Wigglly, please pass Mamie
Wagtau some paste pudding
.'Ehl What's that2 Oh, guess
had my eyes shut" said the bunny
gentleman But he passed the paste
pudding to the little goat girl, ano ne
was lust going to sleep again. Wneh
a06. Uncle wiggiIy, Do try some
OF these turnip Jam tarts- Iney re
2 cor. YES. Jam tartsr' stammered
the rabbit gentleman. awakening sue
denly. However, ne managed 70 ear a
tart. and he was almost asleep again.
when Bunty suddenly said;
"Oh. Uncle Wiggily. viii you please
pass the rose leaf ice cream TO Ara
's !.1vS &c certainly.~ said Uncle Wig
civ. and he wondered If he Wou-d
ever get q nice, quiet nap, such as ne
had counted on After he had passed
T.rIr VVfbblewobble some corn meal
budding the rabbit gentleman dozed
off again but ne was suaaeI5ls
ened when Baby Bunty crleQ-
ooh. here they are Here they
comet oh. look, everybody
s-8Tv goodness me. sakes alive, ana
some fire engiues- cried MI Ions
ears. waking up so suddenly tnaL ne
spilled some carrot marmalaue on ms
red vest whats the matter BABY
Buntv2 Is It the Pipsisewah and the
I Skuddlemagoon come 10 spou your
! partvZ
..Whv no. answered the little rao-
bit girl. sweet1y. ITS Just the grass
hopper and cricket musicians, VINO
are coming to play for the dancing
Nay 7 have a one-step with you IN
s.0b. BABY Buntyl" laughed Ar
I.oneears. as the grasshoppers tuned
their hind leg fiddles- NO one could
20 To sleep at your party.
Nor grow old or stiff, either said
Baby Bunty Then they all had fine
time And If the jumping JACK uoesn
fan out Of the salt cellar and scare I
the coal man when he brings in the
ice III tell you next about Uncle ]
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