El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-24

nE course Nurse Jane didn't wear
l Feathers lIuszrat lady house
keepers for rabbit gentlemen never
do Though don't mind telling you
that Nurse Jane had a feather neck
piece. OF boa, as she called e. Hrs
I Cluck-Clucz. the hen lady, gave IL TO
her for Christmas.
But these feathers OF Nurse Jane
Oh, wen, 7 guess I'd better start At
the beginning and tell Il an the way
through for you
One day Uncle Wiggily Longears.
the bunny rabbit gentleman for whom
Nurse Jane kept the hollow stump
bungalow. stood on the porch. Uncle
Wiggily did, and he asked.
DO You want me 20 60 anything
for you today, Hiss Fuzzy WuzEy.
an going out 20 look for a little ad-
errand for you"
-Au I need Is some soap from the
store an going 70 90 a little wash
ing and have 10 soap1' answered
Nurse Jane
Then soap you shall have. as much
as you need" spoke Uncle Wlsgiiv in
his most Jolly, pink nose tWinkling
voice, as he hoped away
he had not gone very Tar on his
way 20 the store before he saw Dickis
Chip-Chips the sparrow boy
Dfckie. with his sister. Nellie, was
Ilrt-1E about IN the ai-. and. every
once IN a while the two sparrow bird
children would dart az a white feather
floating on the wind They would
catch the feather In heir bills and
then let 90 OF Il again. only 20 dart
after 10 once more
well. Dickis. what-are you DOING
asked Uncle WigEllys pausins on his
way 20 the store after the soap
-Oh, We are practicing a. catching
floating feathers Nellie answered
you see, Uncle Hlggily. when We
grow up TO be big sparrows and have
20 build nests O. our own. vel have
TO pick up feathers Often the 1eath-
ers float In the air, blown BY the
wind So every time We see a feather
flying now We do some practice and
dart after It"
Nellie is better az catching them
that I an" chlrped Dickie- But I'm
going TO practice hard"
That's the boyi' cried Uncle Wig
Eily with a jolly laugh, as he hoped
on II did not take him long 70 60
% the store and get the soap for
Nurse Jane
Il hope she Isn't going 10 wash your
face with itl' laughed the monkey
doodle gentlemen storekeeper as he
wrapped the soap up for Uncle Wig
-oh. no. Just some clothes. I guess
replied the rabbit, and then he went
looking for an adventure But he
couldn't seem 20 find any that day
Maybe III find one back at ny hol- {
low stump bungalow" thought the I
bunny AT any rate, Nurse Jane may I
want her soap. III take 10 20 her" /
When the bunny rabbit gentleman I
reached his hollow stump bungalow .
once more he saw Nurse Jane out in I
the side yard with some tubs Of water
and some piles OF clothes.
Did you bring the soap. WigElly1'
called the muskrat lady
I didrf laughed Uncle Wiggily.
"Nhoop-de-doodle-dol How jolly I
feell Here's the soani" and he tossed
&c Ike baseball at Nurse Jane.
-Oh. don't be go cut-up likel"
laughed the muskrat lady. as she
ducked down SO the soap wouldn't hit 4
her whiskers. Look out1' she went
on. as the soap sailed over the tub /
Of hluelng water and struck a pile o.
,lothesi "Oh, now you have done It.
Wiggilyl' she screamed. as big
white clouc OF something arose from
the stool where the pile Of clothes
had been resting before the soap hit
hem
What did I dor asked the bunny.
ls he looked In surprise at the float
ng white cloud
you knocked down my pile Of
.eatners. sag Nurse Jane. i took
ne feathers out Of some pillows 10
wash the ticking, and I piled the
Gathers In a sheet or the stool You
Knocked the sheet down. with your
funny business, throwing the cake Of
soap at me. and now look-the feath-
rs are scattered all over. flying