El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-08
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND The DUMP CART.
----surr--runuu By HOWARD B. GARIs r-rr---,-u----

2 wagon is broken and I can't get the
things for my mOtheri Oh, dear"
Uncle Wiggily peeked through the
bushes and there he saw Jackie Bow
Wow, one OF the little puppy dog
I boys standing beside a little two
wheeled dumpcart. which Santa Claus
I had brought Jackie for Christmas.
What's the matter, Jackie2' asked
the bunny rabbit gentleman for he
could see that the little puppy dog
chap was IN trouble. what's the
natter
"Oh. one OF the wheels OF my dump
Z cart IS broken" said Jackie, and ]
can't 20 TO the store 10 get my mother
I things FOR over sunday"
''Hal why you are doing the same
3 thing I started out TO do-shOp at the
3 grocery" said Uncle Wiggily- But
/ why do you call your wagon dump
cart. Jackie-'
Because when you pull on this
string, said the puppy dog boy.
showing Uncle Wiggily one near the
the cart dumps over backward and
spills out everything in f. NY
brother and Peetie play that way with
it, making believe we dump loads Of
coal on peoples sidewalks"
Il see" said Uncle WiEgily. That's
fine game But you don't dump your
mothers grOc cries out Backward
from the cart do you. Jackie2'
~Oh. no. The cart only dumps back
wards when you want IL to. At other
times It's just like regular wagon
But now the wheel Is broken and-oh.
dear.
Don't feel badly" said Uncle Wig
gily- Perhaps with my strong teeth
I can gnaw another wheel for you out
of tree branch"
Surely enough. the bunny rabbit
did. and soon JacEie's cart was as good
sns.aa cd :
Uncle Wiggly now 10 pull on the
string and dump the cart whenever
you wanted to.
And now. let's both 90 on TO the
store" said Uncle Wiggily, when the
cart was all fixed again
And you can put your groceries in
the cart with mine and I'll help you
pull them TO your hollow stump bun
galow," offered Jackie.
That's very kind Of you. I'm sure,
said Uncle Wigguy- Wen 80 shop
ping together"
So they vent along through the
woods, having good time. until, all
OF a sudden the bad old Skuddlema-
COON popped out from behind a tree.
"Ah. Ia, and oh. hot" Dried the Skud-
dIemagoon- This time I have caught
you bothi Come along with me TO
NY den, Uncle MigEEily- And you.
too. Jackie Bow vow
oh. DEAR sighed Uncle Wiggily.
and Jackie. and then the bunny rab-
bit thought Of something. Turning
20 the SkuddlemagOon Uncle Wlggily
said.
Before you take us off to your den
wouldn't sou like nice ride in this
wagon"
-'Well-er-yes. I guess So" said the
Skuddlemagoon, sulky ike But
don't think you can get away. I'll be
right elter YOU
-AIl right. get in the cart said
Uncle Wiggily. winkinE at Jackie.
and never saying the word dump"
Into the cart got the Skuddlema-
COON Uncle WlEgily and Jackie be-
gan TO run with him and give the bad
chap a fast ride. when, all OF a sud-
den, ar the top OF a hill. Uncle WiRgilv
quickly pulled the string. Down went
the back end OF the dump cart
Bang" out spilled the Skuddlema-|
COON just like a load OF coal and down
the hill he rolled head over heels in
peppersaults and somersaults.
well. I guess you won't get US this
time" laughed Uncle WiEgily, and
the SlzuddlemaEoon didn't
Then the bunny and Jackie ran
away. leaving the bad chap still tum-
bling down hill The dump cart was
fastened together again. and IN Il
Jackie and Mr.. LonEears took home
their groceries. So everything came
out all right, you see. And II the
postage stamp doesn't jump out OF the
letter box and stick itself on the front
OF an automobile III tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and the bottle
OF ink