El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-10
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND JUMPY MOUSE.
- By HOWARD h GARTs.


one DAY. when Uncle Wiegily vas
~ going along through the woo5v
not Ear from his hollow stump
bungalow, he heard a voice saying.
oh, deari There they 60 again,
n dropping SO many, and It takes me
So long 20 pick them up again. that
y never get my pantry filled before
Uncle WlEgly ralsea ms song ears
y la.-l ana straight SO he might hear
7 wonder II that Is AIRS wibbls-
Wonnlel the duck lady. or Mrs. Bow
WOW, the dog lady, talking about
---ll 2n4lI-ng thought the bunny
gentleman often hear them
speaking Of dropped stitches. Per-
maps can help pick them up.'
--r- Longears turned the corner
around q mulberry tree, and there he
saw. not as he expected Mrs. Wfbb1e-
H1ulle or 4ra- Bow Wow. but a small
creature Of q sort Of dull. rusty vel
low color, with a very long tan snd
very long hind legs, almost IKE those
OF a kangaroo.
Hod Do you dos7 spoke Uncle wig
Sly politely making a low bow with
ms TAN SIX hat II am glad 20 see
you once more, Ar. Pine Mouse. 7
have not forgotten how You and vour
your tunnels larger, SO 7 could hide
away from the bear"
-Oh, an not the Pine Mouse" was
the answer, given IN a strange, muf-
fed voice.
Wen. nov that Z look a second
time. can see that you are not" said
Uncle WiEgily. your tail is much
longer than that Of the Pine Mouse
and your hind legs are also much
longer
That IS SO can jump" said tie
other creature. Il am called the
far aa ten feet when something chases
me-"
Ten feetl ny wordi That's as far
IS can leapl" said the bunny. "But
sou seem 20 be 81 trouble. Perhaps
can help yen"
Perhaps" said Jumpv Mouse. as 7
Ike 20 call him you see-Oh. there
they 90 again. he squealed. as some
little brown things zen 20 the ground.
WHAT'S The natter asked Uncle
WlEgily.
cts the beech nuts / was carrying
home 70 put I'm my underground store
house. OF pantry, for winter" said
Iumpv Mouse. You see. 7 carry the
beechnuls in my cheek pouches, OF
mouth pockets. as the Chlpmunks do.
only flled my cheeks SO fuu that a
Dot Of the nuts keep dropping out as
Uncle Wiggly looked on the ground
and saw some three coruered brown
nuts Then he saw that the cheeks
% Jumpy Mouse stuck out as though
he mad the humps. Chipmunks STUFF
their cheeks out the same way during
the uniting season There are little
pockets on each side o. their jaws.
and On these chlpmuuzs. jumping mice
and ether animals like them carry the
things they gather 10 eat SOU boys
and girls have pockets III rour
clothes. but mice have them in their
FUR
7 suppose I shouldn't have filled
my check u1uuches so full. said
Jumpy Mouse, speaking iu queer
voice because OF she beech nuts. -But
7 wanted 90 fili nay pantry as soon as
I could
"Iu help you pick Up tie spilled
nuts-' said Uncle NiEEilE. and he did
s-uffing them inside his talL six hat
Then he hopped along with Jumpy
Mouse. who took as long leaps as did
tho bunny gentleman himself
Here IS uE underground house
said Jumur Mouse go the bunny, stop
pins iu front ~ a small hole in she
earth. I'D ask son in. only Che place
IS too small. and there IS mo- need 20
make III large for sou. as the Bear
isn't chasing vou as DE was when the
Pine Mouse saved you.
-No, thank Eoodnessi The bad Black
BushT Bear isn't after me now, said
Uncle WiEEily.