El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-18
Bedtime Stories For re LittIe Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE CHIMNEY.
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= Wasps, you know, make paper from
cheWed-up wood and the paper you
see this story printed on IS made ~
the same way though by men, and
not wasps-
After he had lighted the paper
I Uncle Wiggily piled a lot Of dry
icorucobs On the tin furnace.
eThey win make a fine, hot fire to
Z drive away Jack Frost said the
BUNNY. Il ike Jack. and he is a
good friend to me, helping me very
/ often, but he IS better outside tnan
lin. and he doesn't ike q warm fire
as do Nurse Jane and J.
s So Uncle Wiggily kept on pllinG
corncobs in the furnace, and he
was thinking how nice and warm q
must now Be getting upstairs in his
hollow stump bungalow when all OF
a sudden Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy called
down the cellar steps:
FOR goodness sakes, MISSY. what
in the world are you ooingg The
I house is on fire. Call policeman
I dog as quickly az you can On, ny
eyesr' and she c0ughed and sneezeo
/ and choked.
What's the natter. asked the
bunny as he hoped Up the cellar
stairs. But no sooner did he poke
his nose IN the dining room than
be saW-the whole bungalow was
filled with smoke
Something must be wrong with
whose eyes were now almost as red
as his pink nose, the smoke having
made them smart and burn guess
the furnace is stopped up
stairs to look at the furnace, but
that seemed 20 be burning al right,
except that now some smoke was
drifting around down in the cellar.
i wonder what can be the mat
teri thought the bunny gentleman
as he went up the steps again As
he reached the yard. going by the
outside stairs this time. instead OF
up in the choEey dining room. pc
saw III. and Hrs. LittletaiL the rao-
squirrels, and many other o. his 3
leighbors gathered around
rs your house on fire, Uncle Wig {
gily2" quacksd Grandfather Goosey :
Gander.
Something seems to Be wrong" (
answered the bunny.
Its the chimney. spoke Grandpa /
Whackum the beaver gentleman Z
- our chimney IS stopped up, Cnele /
Wiggily. The smoke that cant get ]
out by going up the chimney. is pour Z
ing into your BUNGALOW Unsrop the +
chimney. and you'u be all right
Bat how can set up on the I
chimneyg' asked the bunny.
eTn climb up for YOU" spoke I
Jeczo Kinlzytail. the monkey boy.
and III help Chartered Jumpoi J.
his brother
Up to the roof scrambled the two i
monkey chaps. As they were crawl 4
ing toward the chimney, Uncle Wig 1
Eily shouted to them;
Look out, boysl Maybe the bad I
Skeezlcks IS up there. hiding inside T
the chimney. Look putl"
I'VE viii" said JUMBO. he and /
his brother put their paws down IN I
side the chimney. AS they did so q Z
lot Of birds flew out. chipping and /
LET rs slouel7 Let cur nests .
aionelH cried the birds. why are I
you hotherinE u.s. We have found Z
nice warm place TO stay for the vim I
ter. so why do you drive Us away
because We have TO-, answered (
Jacl-o. You have built Tour nests l
IN Uncle WiEEilv's chimney. and his I
furnace Is smoking SO that he can't 7
stay IN his hrruEalow. You have L
driven him and Nurse Jane outtn
cob we didn't mean 70 DO THAR I
ehirped the chimney swallows as I
they flew around wen 20 some J.
where else and build our nests"
Come and live IN my bungalow +.
this winter" Invited the bunny. 1T I
IS too near winter for Won to start :
now nests now" So che swallows, 3
who th0uvht they would live r. the
warm chimney instead OF flying