El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-09
Stories For The Lizzie One
UNCLE WIGGILY AND TIE BAST
-mup By HOWARD r. GARIs.


ONE day. just as Uncle Wiggly was
" getting ready TO hop away from
his hollow stump bungalow. 70
go look for an adventure in the
fields or woods the bunny rabbit
gentleman heard Nurse Jane calling
him.
Are you going to do anything this
evening Wiggy2" asked Miss Fuzzy
Wuzzy.
Wei. nothing special, except stay
on the porch and read theenews in
the Cabbage Leaf Gazette" he an
sWered. II any OF my little animal
friends come over they may want me
20 read them the Bedtime Story" he
went on why. Nurse Jane" he
asked. sis there anything I may have
the pleasure OF doing for your
well. I would like to 90 to the
movies this evening" spoke the musk
rat lady. That is. IL get my new
dress finished in time I'm sewing on
It now"
"Au right. I'll come home early,
read the paper and wen 80 70 the
pictures" said the bunny uncle
And III hurry the work on my
dress" said Nurse Jane
So. while Uncle Wiggily hoped
over the fields and through the woods
looking for an adventure. Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy stitched and seWed the
ruffles, cores. gathers, plsits. hens
and facings on her new dress that
she wanted TO wear TO the movies
7 do hope I get It finished In
time" she said
Now, all this while. Uncle Wiggily
was hopping here and there. looking
FOR an adventure But he could not
seem 70 find any At last he said:
"Oh, I'm going home and put some
shoe polish On M tail silk hat to get
ready TO 90 to the picr 1res with Nurse
Jane Maybe III have an adventure
there"
So he hoped over a mulberry bush,
because ne was feeling good, and his
rheumatism didn't bother him much
that day and home he skipped 20 his
hollow stump bpngaiow-
oh, Uncle Wiggily-" cried Nurse
Jane, when she saw him I'm 50
glad you came back early! I'm in
peck OF trouble"
wei, that isn't as bad as II Il
were a bushel" laughed 1Ir- Long
ears What the matterz"
"Oh, Mrs Littletail. the rabbit lady,
just telephone me 70 come over and
see what's the matter with Susie,
spoke Nurse Jane susie swallowed
some lettuce leaves the wrong way,
and they've sent for Dr. Possum- AIRS
Littletail IS so nervous"
Then you skip right along over
there eLl4 L4EAE " AzEl4L-
I was going TO- remarked Nurse
Jane. but what about my new
dress? tt is al finished but pulling
out the hastings If I only had some
one to do that ] could 90 70 Mrs. Lit
"details and still get back in time
TO wear my new gown 70 the pic
ture tonight But I don't see how
I can. II I leave the hastings in"
'Hoi Bastingsi E1 pull them out
II you show me what they are" said
Uncle Wiggfly. are hastings any
thing like hens OF ruffles2'
On. you silly bunny" laughed
Nurse Jane. -Bastinzs are the long.
white threads that are put in 70 hold
a dress together until IL can be sewed
properly. After the dress Is sewed.
as mine Is. the hastings, have 10 be
pulled out"
'Fu do It." said Uncle wiggily.
Show me what 10 do"
So Nurse Jane showed him how 70
take hold OF the long. white thread
bastlnE stitches and pull them out
And while Uncle Wiggily started to
do this Nurse Jane hurried over 10
help Dr.. Possum get the lettuce Leaf
out OF Susie Littletaifs wrong throat
As first the bunny gentleman man
aged 10 pull out a few hastings but
it was not as easy as he had thought,
and he had 10 work more and more
slowly. Nurse James claws and teeth
were just the things for pulling out
the threads. but Uncle Wiggily's paws
were not made for this work.
still. I'll do my best said the
rabbit uncle
He was working away, getting al
tangled and snarled up in the 5asting
threads. and e looked as n Nurse
James dress would not be ready for
the pictures that night Then sll OF
a sudden. a laughing voice asked:
''Oh. Uncle Wiggilyi What are you
doingF
Trying 20 pick out hastings. and
not doing 4 very we'll" was the an
swer. Who's thereZ'
IT IS I. Arabella Chick" was the
answer, and the little hen girl came
IN the hollow stump bungalow 'On
Uncle Wiggily. let me help you pull
out the hastings" caclzled Arabella-