El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-08
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE CHESTNUTS.
By HOWARD r. GAHIs.

7 TNCLE WIGGILT was looking fin
u the glass OF his hollow stump
bungalow one day, wondering if
ne had better shave his whiskers or
twlnkling nose when, an Of a sudden.
there was rat-a-tat-tat| knock on
the door
who's there7- asked Uncle Wig
sily, for Nurse Jane had Just hoped
across the path TO take a piece Of cab
nage pie 20 Jimmie WibbleWobhle,
the duck boy. who had swallowed a
grain Of corn the wrong way and has
20 stay home from school until DR..
Postum could fish It out with a
buttonhook
"Rat-a-tat-tst." came the knock
again.
Who's there1" asked Uncle Wig
gily once more. Il hope it isn't that
fussy old bear, OF a fox or wolf after
me- thought the bunny. I'D better
take peek out Of the window be-
fore open the door"
50 Uncle Wiggily peered out Of the
window and smile came over his
face when he saw Johnnie Bushytall.
the squirrel boy standing on the
steps
What's the matter. Johunlez~ asked
the bunny gentleman. as he opened
the door. fWhy are you not at
SCHOOL,"
I was" Johnnie answered. But I
said my lessons so wen. and so did
my brother Billie, that the lady
mouse teacher let us out early.
We're going 70 the woods to look for
chestnuts, and 7 stopped TO see 10 you
could come with u.s.
HUM Wen. 7 guess 7 could" an
sWered Uncle WiEgily. slow and eau
tious like 'I'l leave a note for Nurse
Jane. telling her where I've gone
L HaH ~.
went on the rabbit gentleman
-Oh, he's just down the path, walt
ing" said Johnnie Come on. Uncle
Wiggily- Wen have a lot Of fun get
ting chestnuts-
yes" agreed the bunny. and
] Just so Nurse Jane VIII not say I'm
foolish. going of with the boys. III
stop at the store and get the box Of
matches and the bread and molasses
I she told ne % bring this morning I
Z forgot them then, but III get them
now, AID III also 50 chestnutring
'Oh. what jolly fuur' chartered
{ Johnnie. and BiIlie said the same
thing when he learned that Uncle
Z Wiggily was going of with them 20
Z the woods
Away the three friends started and
when they were half way 70 the forest
Uncle Wiggily stopped at the store
and bought the matches bread and
molasses for Nurse Jane.
.I'l Just carry them along with
me- said the bunny gentleman They
I are not very heavy, and I stu have
/ room enough IN my pockets FOR any
/ chestnurs ] may find
i hope we find a lot Of chest
nuts Chartered Billie. as they
I hoped. skipped and Jumped along
But good luck did not seem 70 be
[ with them On and on they went. but
no chestnuts could they IND There
were some chestnut trees bur they
I did not seem % be bearing any nuts
Z that year
20. DEAR sighed Johnnie and Billie.
] ~Cheersup.' laughed Uncle Wiggily-
/ I'VE may find some yet
So they went on a little farther and
pretty soon Uncle WigElly looked over
| toward the west and said
BOYS, the sun is setting u VIII
/ soon be dark and we had better start
I -But we haven't found any chest
nuts" complained Billie
NO matter spoke Uncle Nlsglly-
I'VE can come again Just now We
I had better start for home before 10
. becomes so dark we cannot see our
way. skip along
Rather disappointed. the squirrel
boys followed Uncle Wigglly through
[ the woods, but after going little
Way LALaE NAAAAA. aHNEANaHaH
what's the natter asked Bllle-
I DO you see some chesrnu-ss Uncle
I WiEgily2
sNo." answered the bunny 7 am
] sorry to say I do not md am also
sorry TO say I an afraid we are or
the wrong path
@Oh, are we Iost2~ asked Johnnie.
yes, I am sorry 20 say I think
[ we are lost" spoke Uncle WISELY
aAnd 10 is getting dark, too. added
Billie "Oh. what shall we do-
'.Now don't get frightened said
Uncle WiEEily. 1T Is true we are
Z lost and it is getting DARK But il
VIII not be dark forever, and we shan
not always be lost have some
bread and molasses- We can eat that
I for supper, and can build little
camp fire. and light IL with the
matches"
son. that viii be funl7 cried Billie
and johnnie. now no longer afraid
They went over under big tree and
made a fire on a hat rock Uncle
Wiggily took out some OF the bread
and mo1asses (the molasses being in a
Jug 70 keep the sickness from the
bunny's pocket, and the three friends