El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-22
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones

Reaching his hollow stump bun
galow, Uncle wiggily put the new
door mat on the front stoop.
That's fine.' said Nudse Jane
Vow 1 won't have so much sweep
I ing TO do"
Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane
stood looking at the new door mat
and they never saw, sneakIng aloGE
: in the woods. and hiding behind the
trees, the bad old SlleeZicks. But the
7 Skeezicks was there all the the same
: and he was saying to himself;
All. ha- Uncle Wiggily has new
( door mat It's a nice fluffy one. too.
I Very good I can sneak up softly By
stepping on that, and get in the pun
EalOW tonight before he or Nurse
Jane can hear me. All, hal This time
I III catch the bunny rabbit"
50 il began TO get dark. and Uncle
Wiggily and Nurse Jane went in the
bungalow. and the Skeezicl1s hid
around outside, waiting until it was
time TO- 90 in and catch Uncle Wig
gily.
The bunny and Nurse Jane had sup
per, and II was nearly time 70 go TO
sleep. when there came a knock at
ss1Tho's there2~ asked Uncle Wig
1T is Z. Mr.. Prickly Hedgehog Por-
cupine was the answer Il am out
taking a walk in the woods. and as 7
feed tired I thought I would rest on
your stOop."
"Oh, come inside and restr' invited
Nurse Jane. kindly Come right m.
AR Prickly Hedgehog POrcupine.
Uncle Wiggily and I viii be glad 10
see you. It isn't so very late. I can
give you q cup Of carrot tea"
oh. no, thank you," said the prick
ery-stickery creature whose fur was
Just stuck full of sharp quilts like
toothpicks. I'd rather stay out here.
III just lie down on your new door
mat and rest"
~AlI right" spoke Uncle Wiggily.
Gust make yourself right at home.
3Ir. Prickly Hedgehog POrcupine. You
are a good friend TO me But wish
you'd come in
.'Oh. no. answered the sticlzery
chan. i like lots Of fresh air. so III
just lie down on your new door mat"
And that's Just what the hedgehog
did He curled up on the new door
mat and went TO sleep to rest himself.
while Uncle WigEily and Nurse Jane.
not knowing a thing about the bad
Skeezicks, put out the light and went
to sleep
And in the middle Of the night the
bad old Skeeziczs gave himself
shiver and a shake and said
Nov III Just step softly on Uncle
Wigglly'S new door mat, so he can't
hear me. And III get in the bungalow
and I'll bite a lot Of souse off his
ears, and off Nurse James. too, and
Oh. ru fix them"
Up on the porch went the bad Slzee-
ticks. He took one step. he took two
steps, ne took three steps and then
he stepped Of
No, he didn't step on the soft new
door mat Instead he stepped on the
stickery prickery hedgehog porcu-
pine. and the Skeezicks's paws were
quickly stuck full Of sharp, quill
toothpicks. and the Skeezicks gave a
howl and cried:
"Oh, what's this What's thisl II
never knew a door mat was as sharp
as this-' and away he ran through
the woods 10 get a dentist TO pull the
stickers out OF his paws
Ha-' So he took me for q door
mat; did he7" asked Mr. PcrcuDine.
wen. it served him rightr'
And then Mr. Hedgehog, having
slept and rested, trotted on his way,
and Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane
weren't hurt q bit by the Skeesicls
And when 3Tr. Hedgehog Porcupine
told them what had happened they
thanked him very much for saving
them.
And Il the piece OF cheese doesn't