El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-23

April showers in the world will not
bring me any flowers. So now I'm 60
ing 10 put some flower seeds in the
ground and wait for them to grow.
Then III give you bouquet"
That VIII be very sweet OF you, -
said Nurse Jane Il like flowers"
So, still Whistling his merry tune
and making his pink nose twinkle
like a rubber ball bobbinE about in
the bath tub. Uncle Wiggily. with his
shovel and rake and hoe, began max
ing his garden.
The bunny rabbit sometimes used
his paws to dig in the dirt. for that's
what they were made for, but now
ne used the hoe and rake and shovel
also. because they were a bit more
stylish. he thought And. having made
cute little holes in the soft, brown
earth, Uncle Wiggily sprinzled in the
flower seeds Then he covered them
with dirt. which was like a brown
blanket. to keep the seeds warm until
they should sprout and turn into
flower blossoms
And while I'm waiting for the
flowers TO come Up III sit down on
this bench in the sun and rest" said
the bunny rabbit
Now. Uncle Wiggily did not know
quite as much about a garden as per-
haps he thought he did. Or else he
forgot that It takes a week or more
for flower seeds TO begin to put their
green leaves up through the brown
earth Anyhow, Uncle Wiggily sat
down on the bench TO wait for his
flowers TO grow. and while he sat
there something happened Two
things happened, in fact, and after
them a third one.
The first thing that happened was
that Uncle WiEgily fell asleep. The
sun was so warm, he was a bit tired
from having made his garden. and he
was resting so easily on the bench
that he fell asleep.
The next thing that happened was
that along came Jackie and Peetie
Bow Wow, the two puppy dog boys.
Jackie and Petite were frisking about
ful Of fun. and they saw Uncle
Wiggily asleep on the bench. They
also saw the shovel and rake and hoe,
and they noticed where the ground
had been dug up.
"Oh, Uncle Wiggily has been max
ing a garden" barked Jackie
And know how TO play a nice
little trick on him." barked Peetie.
1T won't hurt Uncle Wiggily. viii
IT. Jackie wanted to know
1T viii only make him laugh
said his brother. Wen dig two lit
tie holes in the garden where no
seeds are plant Then Wen get in the
holes and cover ourselves up with the
dirt leaving only our noses sticking
out so we can breathe"
Where's there a funny trick in
that2" asked Jackie.
why you can stick your black
nose a little way out Of the ground,
and III stick my red tongue" spoke
Peetie. And when Uncle Wiggily sees
the red and black he'll think his
flowers have begun to blossom. Then.
when he tries TO pick them, Wen
So rrn~ ~ha dirt off us frrurn and narE-
like anything"
Jackie.
So the two puppy dogs made two
holes and snuggled down under the
earth. leaving only their black noses
sticking out, and Pettie's red tongue
showed almost like flower And then
the third thing happened.
Along came the bad old Skeezicks,
he saw Uncle Wiggily asleep on the
bench, and the SkeesicAs said TO him
self
Now Z can sneak up easy and bite
souse off his earsr' snickered the
Skeezicks- There is no one around to
stop me-" he said. as he looked over
the newly dug up garden
And the Skeezicks was Just going
70 bite Uncle WiEgily when. all OF
sudden Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow,
who. we're hiding under the ground,
saw the bad animal
This is no time 10 play tricks, :"
barked Jackie I'VE must drive away
the Skeezicksr'
"Surew growled Peetis.
Up they sprang, scattering the dirt
all over.
Bow vow Bow Towi Burr-r-r-rf'
Wifi Get away from here" they
cried to the SkeezicHs-
"Oh me- Oh my Wow. Double