El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-14
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones

By HOWARD R. GARIs.


7 TNCLE WIGGILT. the nice bunny
u rabbit gentleman. was walking
through the woods one day
wondering whether or not he would
have an adventure. when all OF sud-
den he heard some voices talking be-
hind a sassafras bush
Wont she jump I'D as soon as she
sits down. asked one voice
yes" agreed another. And sha'u
aqueal, and maybe she'u let us an go
home and we won't have any more
Lessons
@Bpt IL she finds out who did 1t she
won't let Us 60 home" said a third
voice behind the sassafras bush
"Ohs she won't find outI' spoke the
first voice
no humin softly laughed Uncle
Wiggily 20 himself on the other side
Of the sassafras bush. These must be
some OF my animal boy friends, and
they are talking about the lady mouse
teacher iu the hollow stump school
They are, I think going to play some
trick on her, but what lzind2 7 must
find out and stop Il IL canl'
Uncle wisely locked carefully
through the bush. when did not have
many leaves on as it was IAN now.
and he saw Jackie and Peetia Bow
Wow, the two puppy dos boys. and
sGmmie Littletail, the RABBIT.
Lying on the ground. near the
animal boys. was a school bag. and
as Uncle Wiggily looked he could see
lot Of stickery, prickiy chestnut
hurrs IN the bag. me animal BOYS
had been Off gathering chestnuts and
they had put some OF the sharp burrs
IN the bag.
so that's what they're going 70 DO,
are they3' said Uncle WiEgily TO him
self They're going 70 put some OF
these stickary burrs IN the chair CT
Lne 44ly mouse teacher, and when she
sits down on them she'll be SO sur
prised that she'll let school ont, those
mischieFous animal boys think. Well
IN Just fool them and teach them a
lesson
An OF a sudden Pestis Bow WOW
Come on, fellows. see an apple
tree We've just time 20 get some be-
fore the last bell rings"
away ran The animal boys. leaving
behind them the bag Of sticEerv
ourrs. Quickly coming out from be-
hind the sassafras bush, Uncle Wig
SLY shook out the burrs. and in their
place, he put some beautiful autumn
leaves that he had gathered for Nurse
Jane lAly MuzZy-
Il can easily get more leaves for
Nurse Jane" thought the bunny aand
when the animal boys open the BAG
and see the beautiful colors in place
or the sticzery burrs they'll feel
ashamed OF having thought 70 play a
trick on the lady mouse teacher. But
what shall DO with the burrs So
they can't find them again. asked
the bunny OF himself
Uncle Wigglly thought for a mo-
ment and then he took or his tan.
SIX hat and put the sticlrery burrs IN
taaL But, so they would not prick
his head, he stuffed Do some sofe
leaves-to form a sort Of cushion.
Then laughing 90 himself. and 1eav-
lng the bag fun Of autumn leaves for
the boys to take TO school. the bunny
hoped on
Jackie. Petite and sammfs viii
never notice that their trick burrs are /
gone until they get to school % ]
thought the bunny. twinklinr his /
pink nose. and then it win be too
On and on hoped Uncle Wirrlv
over the fields and through the woods .
until, an Of sudden, Just as he was
-hlnking OF gathering some more col
orea autumn leaves for Nurse Jane. I
out nom behind a grape vine jumped /
a bad old bear 1t was from bsbi7d > /
via grape vine that the bear leaued. I
and this was most proper as the bear
himself was rather Wild
An. good afternoon. Uncle Wig
sily, groWled the bear els not this 4
a line day.' and the Wild bear oDened ]
MS mouth as wide as he could. 81
perhaps wider, for an 7 know.
IL would be a better day II Il
had not seen you" said the bunny
gentleman, rather sad and unhauDv
llAe- suppose you think you are .