El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-20

out on the porch o. the hollow
- stump bungalow where Uncle
Miggily lived, there sounded a
loud pounding and banging noise
'Hum SUI dudl Dear met I wonder
what that rabbit nan Is up to noW2"
said Nurse Jane Fuzzy WuzEy 70 her
self The muskrar lady housekeeper
put on the table the dish she was
drying and went 10 the door.
She saw Uncle Wigguy up on a
step ladder, doing something 70 the
porch swing ceiling with a screw
driver and a hammer
Mercy me, Wiggiel what are you
doingl asked Nurse Jane Are you
going 20 take the porch DOWN
No, Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy, ] am only
putting up q porch swing FOR you
answered Uncle Wiggily.
"A porch swing-' cried the muskrat
lady. and her Whiskers tlckled the
back OF her neck she was so sur
prlsed.
: eyes. a porch swing went on
Uncle WigEily. That IS something
like a 1lammock, only y0u sit up in It
-nsteal Of lying down. and it's made
do you not think &c is a little late
fin the season 70 be putting up a porch
sWing2' asked Nurse Jane. as she
started back In the bungalow 70 fin
ish drying the dishes.
"Oh no. Uncle Wiggily answered
There wiz be nice cool moonlight
evenings yet before snow comes. and
you and I can sit out in the porch
swing and rest ourselves. JAMIE"
we Ell, whatever you say VIII be al
right" spoke the muslcrat lady house
keeper. as she went back in the hung-
allow. Uncle ITiEEily kept on hammer
ing. pounding and making a great
racket BE also ratified chains. for
the porch swing hung from the cell
Ing by chains, instead OF ropes
That's so &c VIII be good and
strong" said Uncle Wiggily. and
win hold both Nurse Jane and me-
The bunny gentleman put some
strong hooks In the ceiling OF the
porch. From these hooks he hung
chains and on the ends OF the dang
ling chains he put some cushions IN
soft cushions, stuffed Win the
white cotton from the pods OF the
milkweed plant, and then Uncle Wig
giIy stood back 20 look at his work
Its an finished. Nurse Jane" he
called. Come out and try the porch
swing"
The nuskrat lady sat IN It. with
Uncle WISELY. slowly they swayed
aHow do you ike IT." asked the
bunny gentleman
"Oh it's just lovely." Nurse Jane
answered. Z could sit here forever
and she looked up at the sky where
pretty soon the moon would shine
"Oh. u you stayed here forever how
would ever get anything 20 eatl
Don't say thatrs cried Uncle Wlggilyi !
sort Of anxious and hungry Ike
'Well, i was only making believe,
laughed Nurse Jane. But, really T
your porch swing IS just fine
And i'm the evening she and Uncle {
IVfEEilv had a restful swing on the Z
porch. But now j must tell you e .
strange adventure that happened
one evening. about a week after he /.
had put up the porch swing, Uncle /
Wigguy came out dressed in his tall I
six hat and with his red. white anc /
blue striped rheumatism crusch-
are you coming 20 sit IN the swing I
With NEE" asked Nurse Jane.
"Weu. thank you, not Just now
answered the bunny rabbit First
nave 20 go over 20 see Grandpa
soosev Gauder. But when I come
Jack III swing with you
Down off the steps he Topped, anc
curse Jane sat in the swing alone
c was q lovely evening not too COO
nd not too warm. and every once lr
while the moon shoua out from be-
lind the clouds. 1t was so quiet and
tin that Nurse Jane closed her eyes
md, before she knew &c. she began &c p
an asleep
She was only half awake when she
elt some one gently get in the sway
ng porch swing beside her.
"Oh, you have come back TO swing
With me. have you, Uncle WISELY
.sked Nurse Jane. sleepy Ike
uni Uml' was all the answer she
.eerd. and she did not pay much att
cit some one soft and fuzzy next 20
Ter, and she thought sure it was IN
le Wiggily.
And then, stiu hslf asleep, Nurse