El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-20
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGILYS TORN COAT.

that will be rather latei I can hardly
sit around all that time with a TORI
coat. Hai I know what I'll do" cried
the bunny. IN get a needle and
thread and sew Up the hole In the
coat myself OF course SAINT sew as
I well as Nurse Jane. but I'll try"
So he found the muskrat ladys nee
die and thread, and. with a piece OF
snail shell for a thimble-as the bun
ny couldn't use the funny silver can
Nurse Jane put over the end Of her
paw TO push the needle thrOugh-with
these Uncle Wiggily managed to sew
up the hole in his torn coat OF course
some Of the stitches were very long.
and others we're very short, but what
I did that matter2 Nothing at all saw
Uncle WiggiIy finished sewing un
the torn place in his coat and was
about 70 put away the needle and
I thread. when there came a knock at
the door.
'Hai. That's Nurse Jane nowr'
I thought the bunny. IN show her how
nicely ] can sew"
without thinking. he opened the
door and In popped not the nice musk
rat lady. but the bad old Pipsisewah
'Ah, hai" hOwled the Pipsisewah, as
he closed the door after him. 4
] thought I'd catch you I saw Nurse
Jane go out and saw you come in. I
knew you'd be all alone. so came to
get you"
what forzs asked Uncle wiggily,
apprehensive like
what for2 Souss. What elsez'
snapped the Pipsisewah- Z came to
get souse off your ears, and souse I
VIII have You can't fool me this
time"
'Oh, can't Z" thought Uncle Wig
Eily. Just you wait and see" But he
didn't say this out loud What he did
say out loud was this
why, nv dear Pipsisewahi Look
at that big hole in your coat Let me
sew IL up for youl I sewed up a hole
in my own coat and III sew one IN
yours Then we can talk about souse.~
And before the Pipsisewah could stop
him, Uncle Wiggily began TO sew up
the open end Of the sleeve Of the Pip's
coat. it being very long-the sleeve, ]
mean.
wait a minute." cried the Pipslse-
wah- That isn't a tear That's a
hole where I stick my claws out 20
grab you and get souse-"
oh, it's a hole, I'm sure. and must
be sewed up" said Uncle WigEily. as
he used the needle and thread very
fast Then he sewed ID the other
sleeve. though the Pip-ss I call him
for short-called to the bunny to ston-
on no. I must sew up the holest"
said Uncle WigEily. and he did he
sewed VI both sleeves Of the Pipsise-
Wah's coat and the bad creature
couldn't stick out his paws 10 grab
Uncle Wiggily and bite souse off the
bunny's ears.
There you are!- said Uncle WiEgilv.
as he sewed the last stitch Both
holes nicely mended- knew could
do t."
DO it, Why. good graciousi Look
hereH' cried the Pip. You've sewed
both my claws upT'
y know I have,' laughed Uncle
WiEgily- That's what 7 meant to do
all the time Now YOU cans grab ne
and III call 2 policeman dog IN and
have him arrest you"
And the bunny did, and Pip was
taken off to a fire engine house and !
his coat sleeves weren't ripped oren
until his claw nails had been cut off. ]
So from this we NAV learn that &c is a Z
good thing for rabbit gentlemen TO I
lcnow hc7F 10 sew And II the SNOWFALL I
doesn't roll off the piano and fall j
splash into the bowl Of goldfish. I'll I
tell you next about Uncle WiEgily's /
Ice boat--Copvrigh 1913, by Mcclure Z
Newspaper Syndicate.