El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-06

NNE day as Uncle Niggily was
" walking through the woods. and
thinking now nice everything
was with the April showers bringing
the Nay flowers. all OF a sudden, the
rabbit gentleman saw, on the path
ahead OF him Johnnie Bushytail, the
little squirrel boy. Johnnie had
stopped near little spring OF water,
where Bully and Bawly No Tail. the
frog boys. sometimes had a swim.
Johnnie had better not stay there
very long. thought Uncle Wiggily
10 himself If he does be will be
late for school and the Lady Mouse
Teacher VIII not like that. III call
to him 20 skip along.
Uncle Wiggily was Just going 70
% that, but. an Of sudden. he heard
a voice shout.
Gene on. Johnnie. OF you'll be
} late Come orr
That's Johnniue's brother. Billie.
calling for him." said Uncle WfgEf1v
10 himself as he watched Johnnine
give hop, skip and a jump. It's
a good thing he started. or he might
have missed some Of his lessons"
Uncle Wiggily came on through
the woods more slowly. for his rheu-
lnatism was hurting him a little that
day And when the rabbit gentleman
reached the spring, where he had
seen Johnnie stop, the squirrel boy
was out Of sight.
But beside the spring vas an
empty tin can, with the top open and
the cover partly bent back for a
handle.
Johnnie must have forgotten.
and LEFT this here said Uncle Wig
Elly- 1T is probably something he
needs in school. and yet IL doesn't
look ike a book. III take IL to the
hollow stump and leave z with the
lady mouse teacher for him"
Uncle Wiggily could not see very
well on account Of some OF the rheu-
matism being in his eyes, and all he
noticed was the can. lie picked II
up by the TOP which, being bent back,
made fine handle
The can has something in it." said
tue rabbit gentleman 90 himself. as
he lifted It,. Something that Stops
around like water. All. Il know what
lilies al the spring for the Lady
Mouse Teacher and he has put them
IN can OF water to keep fresh.
But when Billie called TO him 10
hurry Johnnie ran off without his
can OF flowers. III take them TO
school for him"
Always ready to do a kindness.
Uncle N iggllT hoped on with the
can can taking care not 10 slop any Of
the water out u il, or spill what he
thought were the water pond lilies
inside.
On and on through the woods went
The rabbit gentleman. his pink nose
tWlukling In happy fashion. because
he thought how pleased the Lady
SONS
And. in a little while. Uncle Wig
gily came TO the hollow stump school
re often visited it, so he knew the
way in an right, and through the
door he hoped.
wei. look who's herer' squeaked
the Lady Mouse Teacher. In a jolly
voice Welcobe. Uncle WigEi1yi
WIN you hear the children recite, or
DO you want 70 make them a little
Thank you. III Just hear them say
a Few lessons spoke the rabbit gen
l-eman- But before I do. let me
give you this" and he held Cd the
cid rusty tin tomato can
" hat is it2' asked the teacher.
and johnnie, back in his seat, got
sort Of red behind the ears.
This must be a bouquet OF pond
mics that one OF your pupils was
going 70 bring. you today" said Uncle
Niggily, smiling Il win not say
who he IS. Just yet, but I saw him
run on and forget to take the can
rom beside the spring So brought
II TO you"
oh, a bouquet OF pend lilies. IN a
can Of water 10 keep them fresh-'
squealled the Lady Mouse. How
kind OF somebody Please tell me
who it was Uncle WiEgly."
But before the rabbit gentleman F.
could speak Johnnie raised his paw. i
and, being a brave squirrel boy, he /
was going TO take all the blame on I
himself
yes, Johnnie, what is ft2- asked /
the Lady Mouse Teacher as she saw
the squirrel chap flitterinE his paw /
II you please. Teacher chartered 1
, johnnie i was going 10 bring the I
tin can TO school but II hasn't got I
any pond water lilies in It"
"Nof What has II then2@ asked I
the Lady Mouse Perhaps some /
other early flowers Johnnieg"
No'm, il hasn't any flowers in /
u at all said the squirrel boy. get /
ting redder and redder behind the ]
ears. where all squirrels blush.
M ell. II the can hasn't flowers in Z
what has it," asked the Lady Mouse, I
stiH smiling
1T hast has" began Johnnie. .
when. all OF a sudden. in through the
jumped the bad old Szeez-
icks- Right over toward Uncle Wig
gily sprang the bad chap, and he I
shouted
wow III get your souse- fol /
lowed you all the way through the
woods and 10 this school Now III /
have sousei'
And he was Just going 20 nibble /
some off the huuny's ears when, all ]
Of a sudden. something jumped out I
Of Johunie's can that the rabbit gen Z
-leman had set on the piano. near
where ne was standing Right out
Of the can jumped something wet and
clsmmy. and right into the Skee's :
"Oh. WOW! on. scowi Oh. double
loilypOps" howled the Skee- Some
body has thrown a wet sponge at
me-' And out Of the window he
jumped not hurting Uncle Wigglly