El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-03
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND BILLIE'S BASKET.
By HOWARD b. GARIS

TTNCLE WIGGILTi Oh, Uncle Wig
u gily." chartered Billie Bushy-
tail, the squirrel boy, on the
morning after the old gentleman RAD
bit and Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy had
come TO pay a little visit oh no,
Uncle Wiggily!"
Wen, what's the matter now %
asked the bunny, as he finished his
breakfast Of hickory nut pancakes
with maple sugar gravy sprinkled
around the edges.
"Oh. viii you walk to school with
Johnnie and me-" asked Billie as he
fastened his books together with a
LONG. narrow strap Of white birch
bark
yes. do come 20 school with usi''
begged Johnnie We haven't seen
YOU as much as Sammie and susie
Littletail have for you stayed with
them a long time Walk 70 school
with us, please
"Oh. couldn't do that-at least not
this morning" Uncle WiEEily an
swered. Il must 80 back to the Lit
tletaI burrow house after a few
things Nurse Jane and left there. But
I'll meet YOU after school and see
what happens then, boyst"
.oh. gOodiet" chartered Billie and
Johnnie. Wen look for a nice ad-
venture for you, Uncle Wiggily-
Thank you" laughed the rabbit
gentleman.
Then the squirrel boys hurried on to
school. thinking how nice il would be
to meet Uncle Wiggily afterWard- The
rabbit gentleman. having twinkled his
pink nose about half a dozen times,
went hopping over the fields and
through the woods TO get the things
he and Nurse Jane had left in the
rabbit burrow.
-Oh, have you come hack TO stay2'
asked Mrs Littletail, when she saw
Uncle WigEily again.
Not this time" he laughed u am
TO meet Johnnie and Billie after
school How are Sammie ana Susie-'
-Oh. they are all right. but lone
some for you. their mother answered
Come againtn she called. as Uncle
Wiggily hoped back TO the squirrel
nest
He said he would and then. having
taken his things with Nurse James
20 the squirrel house, Uncle Wiggily
began TO wonder what he could do
IT'S a little early for Johnnie and
Billie TO be coming from school. so j
can meet them as I promised" said
Uncle Wigglly 70 himself. But can
hop along toward the hollow stump,
where the lady mouse teaches the
animal children and perhaps. who
knoWs2 I may find an adventure It
would be nice to have two in one
day" over the fields and through
the WOODS uQupeu Uncle " iEEllNs ana
Just as he was passing a little hole in
the ground, out came an ant lady
with a tiny basket on her leg. The
basket was flled with teeuy Weeny
iOaves Of bread, each about as large
as the point Of a small pin. and be-
fore Uncle Wiggily knew it the tail
Of his coat Tapped against the little
ant lady.
Uncle Wiggily's coat brushed the
basket off her leg. knocked il TO the
ground-knoclred the basket I mean
and scattered the tiny loaves OF
bread all over.
"Oh. dear. Excuse ne, 1ly fault en-
tirely.' said Uncle Wiggily. I'm so
sorry Please pardon me-" and lay
ing aside his red, white and blue
striped rheumatism crutch. the rab-
bit gentleman began helping the ant
lady to pick up the tiny leaves of
bread.
Please don't lose one OF them"
begged the ant lady I am taking
them home 70 my hungry children"
Ny you must have a lot OF chill
dren," said the rabbit gentleman. sur
prised like. as he saw how many
tiny loaves Of bread there were.
-Oh. ] haTe. the ant lady answered. I
7 have 957 children, and there were
937 loaves OF bread in my basket n
was Just bringing them from the Z
bake shop"
Uncle Wlgsily looked at the little /