El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-23

"rTTaEkE they E1- Ea-lll5 an over
the floor. NY dishragss my wip-
ing towels. and even the Qlsl
mop- There they g0- Oh, dear me-
Uncle Wirguy lowered the paper
he was reading in the sitting room OF
his hollow stmup bungalow as ne
heard this talk from The kl-cEen.
where Nurse Jane was busy
There. now something else had 70
faur' exclaimed the muszrlr lady
housezeeper. -Oh, dear- What an j
Uncle Wiggily twinkled his pink
nose and got up from his chair
That" he said. sounds 20 me Ike
trouble. I had better see what's the
matter"
As he went OUT into the kitchen
Nurse Jane was picking DISH towels
Up of the floor
What's the matter, Janie-, asked
Uncle Wiggily soft and gentle like.
for well be knew one must SPEAK thar
way when ia kitchen
Natter" cried the muskrar lady
The matter is that everything seems
20 be falling 20 the t-oor; --y e-o s-l5
and. rags that put on chairs or the
table get knocked of so easily
"Why don't you hang them up on
'naiis2' asked the rabbit gentleman
That's just it-Why don't ~ re-
peated Nurse Jane The time the
painter came to paint the kitchen he
took out all the nails ] had 90 hang
things on and the nails have never
been put back
"Oh III drive some nails I'm the
kitchen walls for you 90 hang things
on offered The bunny.
u was hoping you'd say tnal,
spoke Nurse Jane y can't drive a
nail myself The hammer always
seems to slip Off and I bang my paw
Yes. you have 20 De c1reLu- spoke
Uncle WiEEiy. And now, JAMIE my
dear, 81 you'u go ont Of the Kitchen
and let me have iE 90 myself Tor
little while,'Iu drive some nails in
So the muskrat lady housekeeper
went out and Uncle WiEgily brought
forth his hammer and nails Miss
Fuzzy WuZly bad shown MIN where
she wanted The nails driven so she
could hang things up on them
Uncle WiEgily went about this
work slowly and carefully. for we'll
he knew how lr would hurt IL the
hammer should slip off the head OF a
nail and strike his paw.
Uncle MiEgily drove two or three
nails I'm the wall over the sink, and he
was just going 90 start another nail
near The gas stove when the door OF
the kitchen opened.
Il haven't quite finished yet. JAMIE.
my dear said the bunny, not turning
around. III you would not mind stay
ing out q while longer T.
I've stayed out as long aa y go
Ing TOP said q harsh, unpleasant voice
Vow I've come in 20 get you. and
you'd better come right alouE
Uncle WlEglly looked around and
there he saw the GrllerT Crowley
Bear who had come In the kitchen.
Come along with me- rumbled the
bear. II want to nibble your earsl Z.
"Ohi II can't exactly come now,
said Uncle WlECllT- ut would never
do 20 go away without finishing this
work for Nurse Jane I'm driving
some nails Ga, SO she can hang Up the
kitchen things" went on the bunny
III so be you wanted 60 help me- Mr.
Bear. and would hold the nails as
drive rham. i could, no doubt, come
with you much quicker" said Uncle
Wiggily.
yes. 7 s'pose you could" grumbled
the Grillery Crowley Bear well
give me q nail III hold DC for you,
Where DO you want it 20 goF
over by the gas stove" answered
Uncle Wigglly, trying 20 stop his pink
nose from twlnzling- as he thought OF
a daring plan to set rid Of the bear
The bad chap held the nail ia his
pow against the wall Uncle Wiggily
raised the hammer and brought it
down with a bang.
-Matter- You know what's the mat
terri gr0Wled the bear, with his paw
On his mouth You hit me Instead OF
the nail."
"Oh. did 10" asked the bunny, salu-
brious like ana unruffled- 1T was