El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-09


why, Mrs Longtail. how do you
doT" exclaimed Uncle Wiggily, taking
one loaf Of bread out from under his
paw and putting IL on snoWDank-
5 putting the bread. mean-so he could
make a low and polite bow With his
tan silk hat I did not expect to see
you here. Mrs Longtail" went on IN
Gle Wiggiiy-
We'll, ! came here TO get some
corn" spoke the mouse lady The
farmer who put his cornstalks in the
crib. after he took out the ears for
shocking, told ne I might pick ID any
stray, loose kernels ! could find So
come here every day. rustic around
among the dried corn stalks. pick up
the dry kernels that rattle ont and
take them home. Joliie and Jiliie help
me grind the corn into meal and then
II make nasty pudding and Johnnie
cake OF It."
That Is very nice" said Uncle Wig
gilF. But IL seems TO ne that n you
took & bundle OF the corn stalks home
with you then you could pick out the
kernels as you pleased. and you
wouldn't have to run back and forth
10 the corn crib each time"
That would be a good way said
AIRS. Longtzfls but an not big
enough or strong enough 20 carry a
bundle OF corustallls~
Then III do It for you" said Uncle
WiEEiIy. Wait until take these
lozves Of bread home to Nurse Jane,
and then III come back and carry to
your home a big bundle OF corn
stalks
. Thank you most kindly" said the
mouse lady, as she scurried off with
the few kernels she could carry.
Uncle Wiggily also hurried to his
bungalow, left the bread on the table
and then hoped back as fast as he
could 70 DO kindness for Mrs. Long
tail. the mouse lady.
Nov just about this time the bad old
I PipsiseWah happened 10 be passing
! through the field The Pipsisewah saw
Uncle Wiggily go in the farmers corn
crib, and the PipsiseWah said to him
eat last shall get that rabbits
souse- II sit here until he comes out
and when he does I'll grab him"
so the Pipsisewah, not knowing why
Uncle Wiggfly went inside the corn
CRIB, sat down outside 10 wait for the
bunny. Uncle Wiggily peeked through
2 crack In the crib and saw the bad
animal waiting.
''Hai Here IL where I play a trick
on him" whispered the bunny to him
self. I'll get inside a bundle OF corn
stalks, hold them all around me 50 I
on ny back The PipsiseWah won't
see ne and then he can't get my
souse"
No sooner said than done. Hidden
inside a bundle OF the dried corn
stalks, Uncle WiEEfly walked out Of
the crib. The Pipsisewah saw the bun
die coming out but he only scratched
himself. sort OF lazy Il e and paid no
attention to It And Uncle WiEgily
safely inside the cornstalks. laughed
to himself at how be fooled the Pip
sisewah.
Then the bunny took the bundle Of
cornstalks in which we're some stray
kernels OF corn TO Mrs LonEtail, and
the .Pipsisewsh sat waiting By the crib
until dark
Then he looked inside and saw that
Uncle Wiggilv was gone
Pooled againf" howlsd the Pipslse-
wah- He must have been In that bun
bic Of cornstaIks and I never knew q
thing about it, Oh, fooled againi"
3 And so he was, and Il serves him
right I say So II the wind doesn't
creep IN through the keyhoIe and blow
the electric light cut OF the dining
room III tell You next about Uncle
+ Wiggily and the pumpkin.-Copyrig
1913. BY Mcclure Newspaper Syndi-
cate