El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-09

TsHh Pip and the 5kee were talking
together. And they weren't
speaking about the weather.
said the Pip TO the skee..
I'D like some souse~
said the Skee 70 the Pip-
Try Uncle Wiggily's house.
So the two bad animals. who. many
and many time had chased after
the bunny rabbit gentleman, once
again Started for his house, or, rather
the hollow stump bungalo 7.
How do you s'pose We can get his
sousel asked the Szeezicks as he
skipped along beside his friend. the
PipsiseWah.
Let ne think for a moment" an
sWered the Pip, as ] call him ~for
rather long And Just them pretty
soon, the two bad chaps came within
sight OF the bungalow. Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady
houseseeper. was just getting Uncle
WigEtly's dinner cooking Il on the
stove. and a lot OF smoke was com
ing out Of the chimney on the roof
As soon as the PIP saw the smoke
while he and the Skeezicks were
hiding in the bushes. the Pip said.
See thati There IS q way By
which We can get Uncle Wiggily's
@What DO you meant BY that
smoker" asked the Skeezicks- Pooh.
Nonsense and loilypopsl don't see
how smoke coming out OF a chimney
IL going 70 help rs to nibble souse
of bunny rabbits ears Smoked
hams are all right-but smoked
souse-I never heard OF such a
thingie and the skes scratched his
nose on the end OF his tail snd looked
70 see II any wild strawberries were
growing on the pumpkin vine under
which he was hiding
We are not goinE to get smoked
souses said the Pip This IS what
Wel do One Of Us viii climb I'D on
Uncle WiEgily's bungalow roof and
stop up the chimney hole with q
bunch OF grass"
What good win that dor asked
wen. then. the smoke. instead Of
coming out OF the chimney as 1t
ought, viii pour out into the rooms
u viii get in the eyes and nose Of
Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane and
they won't know what they're doing
Uncle Wiggily VIII run out to get
away from the smoke. Then wen
''Humi-. said the skss. THAT
sounds pretty good But. OF course,
TO you and me, and also to Uncle
Wiggily, II he had heard il. that
wen do IT," said the Skee- Who'll
get up on the roof and stuff a bunch
OF grass IN the chimney
7 viii" offered the Pipsisewah.
And when Uncle Wiggily runs out,
you grab him But mind, you save
me some Of his sousst"
i Will-3 promised the Sksezicks.
50 the Pip began to pull big paws
fun Of grass and then. when Uncle
Wlggily and Nurse Jane didn't see
him, he climbed up on the bungalow
roof the Pip did, and he stuffed Up
Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy. the nuskrat
lady was Just putting some more
wood on the fire, TO cook Uncle Wig
glly some orange lollypop pancakes.
when, al OF a sudden. the stove be-
gan 10 smoke Big clouds Of smoke
-Oh, Uncle Wiggilyi Come herel
Something IS the matter.- cried
Nurse Jane The stove is smoking
like svsrythingr
Uncle Wiggily. who had not fin
ished eating, rushed out with his
napkin in his paw.
-The chimney must have blown
down." cried Nurse Jane. Just then
Uncle Wiggily looked from the win
dow and saw the Skee sueaking
around, outside An at once the bunny
knew what had happened
It's trick, Nurse Janegs he cried.
"A trick 70 get my sousei The Pip
has a paw In this. He is trying to
smoke US out But he shall noti'
How can you stop him2" asked Z
the muskrat lady The smoke IS get !
ting thicker and thickeri It's an I
coming out in the kitchen Instead Of I
going up the chimney Oh, what shall 4
we do2f
I'm going 20 make a new chimney, /
or stove pipe, and put IL out OF the ]