El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-01

IT was New Years day Uncle Wig
1 gily Longears, the bunny rabbit
gentleman. was ont taking a walk
with his new silk hat and his new
red, white and blue striped rheuma-
tism crutch that Santa Claus had put
in his stocking for Christmas
Happy New Year, Uncle Wiggilyi
HAPPY New Tearr' called Susie Lit
detail. the rabbit girl. as she came
out Of her house Look at my nice,
new dom"
"Oh. that certainly IS a fine oneg'
said the rabbit gentleman. putting on
his glasses so he might look a the
doll more closely. But somebody has
been splitting red ink on your DOH,
Susie" he said Dear mel
That isn't red ink. Those are her
red cheeks Uncle Wiggilyl' laughed
@oh. so they aror' said the bunny.
II see, now. I had my glasses on up
side down, and IL looked just like red
ink. But can easily tell now, that
your doll has red cheeks We'll dld
you have a nice Christmas, SusieT
"Oh, finer answered the little rab-
bit girl. did yonT"
Just dandy9 answered the rabbit
gentleman Then he hoped on lit
to a bic stone. From the other side
Of ir came a sad voice saylng-
-Oh. ucar- Now lt won't 90 any
morei It's all brokenl Il won't go!
"Hai Whoever that Is doesn't seem
TO be having a very hapnv New Year
Just now" spoke Uncle WigEily In a
whisper Il must see who this Is"
He ueered over the top Of the rock,
and there he saw Sammie Littletalis
Susie's brother. sitting on a warm
I'll e. "a
toy locomotive, OF cnoo-cnooi tnat
pulls a toy train Of cars.
What's the matter, Sammie2"
asked Uncle WiEgily.
ooh, my choo-choo engine S. all
broken" Sammie answered i got IL
for Christmas. and 60 ran as fast as
anything at first But just now, when
was taking % over TO show Johnnie
and Billie Bushytail. dropped 10, and
Il won't 90 any more"
let me look at IT," said the bunny
gentleman And when he had taken
Sammie's toy choo-cnoO in his paws,
Uncle WigEily saw right away what
was the matter.
The spring is broken, Sammie." he
said your toy engine runs when
spring inside it Sc wound up. But
now the spring Is broken"
-Wil it ever 60 AGAIN. asked the
little rabbit chap, and be felt very
badly indeed, that his Christmas toy
was broken so soon
"Oh. ] think ] can fix e." said
Uncle WigEily- Il have IN my pocket
an old spring from a clock I guess
can put that spring IN your choo-
cl1oo and make 90 run again"
-0h. please try begged Sammie.
So Uncle WigGily sat down on an
other warm place IN the snow and be-
gan 70 mend the broken toy choo-
choo. The rabbit gentleman was
pretty good at doing things OF this
sort. and Sammie watched the banny's
paws twisting and turning this way
and that. putting the old clock spring
in the toy choo-choo In place Of the
broken one
An Of a sudden. as Uncle WigEily
was working away trying 70 make
Sammie happy again, ell at once
there was a growing. grillinE noise
and down off the top Of the big rock
jumced che blue-nosed babboon.
"Oh, hol 7 certainly am in luckl"
jabbercd the habbo0u- Two rabbits
10 get souse from! Let ne seei
Which one shall I take lrstG" an
he looked at Uncle Wiggily and then
"oh. please take me first. and let
Uncle Wisgily's ears alone" begged
Sammie.
NO Don't do anything like thatl"
quickly said the rabbit gentleman.
MY ears are old and tough A little
souse taken from them won't hurt
me very much. Nibbls me ana let
Sammie g0t
"Humi III count out. as ~ we were
going 10 play tag, and whoever IS it
III take souse from" said the blue
nosed babboon So he began 90 count.
"Eenie, meenie. mynle queer,
SOuse grows on a rabbits ear.
Take a bite and shut the door.
One and two and three and fouri
You're it," suddenly cried the bah
boon, pointing his tail at Sammie.
THE souse comes off your ears"
"Ohi Oh, me- Oh, MY No. q
doesn'tW cried Uncle Wicgily. Look
out for yourself. Mr. PgbboonI-
With that Uncle WiEEily put the
toy locomotive choo-choo engine down
on the ground. There was a whizz
and a Whirr, and them all at once,