El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-16

saw was Johnnie Bushytail. the squir-
rel boy.
Johnnie?" asked Uncle Wiggily-
YES" answered the squirrel boy.
7 did But I don't exactly want a
barrel-I want a hoop off one"
What for" asked Mr. Longears.
4 want a hoop to roll NJ and down
on the paths in the woods like Sammie
Littletal. and Curly and Floppy
Twistytail the piggie boys" explained
Johnnie. They have barrel hoops,
and they're making lots Of fun Have
you an old barrel2'
Wen. guess perhaps I could find
one" said Uncle Wiggily- So he
looked down in the cellar Of his hol-
low stump bungalow and he found n
barrel that had once had yellow car
rots IN Nurse Jane FUZZY Wuzzy. the
musArat lady housekeeper, had made
the carrots into apple pies for Uncle
Wlggily. so the barrel was now
empty
oh. a hoop of that barrel viii be
just fine." Chartered Johnnie, and
Uncle Wiggily gave him the round.
flat bit OF wood, which rolled over
and over as you showed IL along with
a stick for a handle.
Now ] can have some fun" cried
Johnnie. Don't you want to come and
see me rin my hoop, Uncle Wig
gily2" he asked
why, yes, I guess I do answered
the bunny. And there may be an ad-
venture in it for me-"
SO he romped along through the
woods, and Billie scampered along be-
I hind him. rolling the hoop on the
green, messy paths OF the forest glens.
Pretty soon Uncle Wiggily and
Johnnie came 10 an open place amid
the trees. and there Sammie Littletafl.
[ the rabbit boy, and his sister Susie,
with Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow and
other animal boys and girls were hav-
ing a good time rolling their hoops.
This is real jolly" said Uncle Wig
I to watch the fun I wish were
young enough TO roll q hoop myself. %
Why you are" said Johnnie
1 Here, take the hoop you gave me
and roll It a Bit
NO, I'm too old" said the bunny
] Nurse Jane might hear about It. and
I she'd say I was getting queer in my
I old age I'll just watch you"
So Uncle Wiggily sat there on tbs
stump, watching the rolling hoops
slCiddinE along through the woods
Z when, all Of a sudden, Johnnie Bushy.
tail gave his hoop an extra hard
i Whack with the stick. and II rolled
right over in front Of Uncle Wiggily
Hi, therel Roll It back TO me, q
you pleased" chartered the squire
boy. Uncle Wiggily picked up a stick
/ and was Just going 70 shove the broat
I barrel hoop rolling back TO Johnnie
| when, all Of a sudden, out from undel
a log popped the bad old Pipsisewah.
This time you shall not get awa1
from me-" cried the Pip 10 Uncle Wig.
/ gily. I'll get you surel-
l Wen, Il does look as though yot
might" said the bunny non-cOmmitta
like, and he was Just wondering how
he could get away from the bag
: creature when Johnnie cried:
Get inside the hoop. Uncle Wiggily
and roll yourself along down hill You
can roll IN the hoop faster than the
! Pipsisewah can run and you can &c
! away from him that wayr'
~Oh, no he can'tl" howled the Pip
"Oh, yes, cani" cried Uncle Wig
! gily. Quickly he curled himself up in
side the wide barrel hoop. he tucked
in his ears and his paws and his Goa
I tails, and then ne began rolling dowr
hill in the hoop. Faster and faster
over and over he rolled. and though
the Pipsisewah sprang after him. h,
I couldn't catch Uncle Wiggily. The
I bunny in the rolling hoop safely
then the animal boys and girls threw
pine cones at the Pipsisewah ant
I drove him away.
So the Pip didn't get the bunny
after all, you see, and all on account
I OF a rolling hoop. And. il the ic,
i cream cone doesn't poke a hole in th'
I paper OF pins TO let the eye Of III,
I needle look through I'll tell you mex
about Uncle Wiggily and TOodle's tail
. -(Copyright, 1919. by Mcclure News
| paper Syndicate)