El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-25
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--l-l1ll WI5tILL And JUdNNIL'S L0OIBALL.
y HOWARD Z. EanIs.

ALLl Uncle WigEilyl Eow are
/ u you! can you kick pretty welIT'
asked johnnie Bushytail. the little
10y squirrel one morning, as he ran
~ on the porch OF the rabbit gen
tielan-s hollow stump and perched
himsslf atop OF the railing.
nat DO you mesn-EIck pretty
Msl-f asked the bunny uncle. DO
you mean kick ont with nv hfrT
$50 can 90 Llar very we'll q
-' Nnen an running TO get away
ron 4o1 CT q Wolf-lilre thfsr"
Uncle lFigg1F leaned On ais red
wnlte and blue striped rheumatism
grlLcn and pulled his tan sink hat
loWn over his ears 50 they wouldn't
MlEs-e TOO mucu, OF his hat come off.
i .l,Sl ne l7Flnlzled his pink nose and
klcEed out with one Leg.
On that's fineH Chartered John
ME- lou can play on my. football
team all right Uncle WIgEflv. But
"1aE is the matter3' asked the suulr-
Eel BOY as ne noticed a queer look
o. me race Of the rabbit gentleman.
On IT'S Just little rheumatism
pains Uncle Wiggily answered 7
A--Ae4 a nlL too hard. and there was
-o-lllE 70 STOP my paw. need
something TO kick against"
on, that VIII be all right when
you play on my team" said the suuar-
rel BOY You can kick against the
football then"
WHAT'S all this about your team
> and q 1ootball3' asked Uncle Wiggi-
ly, When are you going 20 p1ay2"
This afternoon When school Is
out answered Johnnie. Bully no
laiir the frogs has one team. and
have another. Bully, and BawIey. HIS
pfoLner. think because they are such
good Jumpers that they can play
football better than my side But
now j youu play With our fellows.
ven show aem
Huul hope you viii not be dis
appointed in my playing" said Uncle
MigElT. sort OF slow and careful
like wen. run along to school now.
Johnnie. and I'll be at the football
game this afternoon"
When Johnnie had scampered on 70
the hollow stump school, taught by
the lady mouse, Uncle RViEgily began
kicking out with his two hind legs.
one AFTER the other on his bungalow
wen. Wigglet Whatever are you
c0ing asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy
WuZEy, as she came out.
-Oh. Pm just sort Of exercising 70
set I'D Of my rheumatism" laughed
the bunny. Il mustn't tel Nurse
Jane Pm going 10 play football. or
she wouldnt let me- thought ar.
LouEears TO himself
His muslzrat lady housekeeper I
looked anXiouslv after him. as ne
went down the steps WITH his rheu-
ualism crutch.
i do hope he isn't going to do any
thing foolish" said Nurse Jane.
Uncle Wiggily hoped along and I
along, and pretty soon he heard
burning sound in the bushes II was
loud buzzIug sound, too
Dear mel I hope that amt the
Fuzzy FOX who has fallen asleep and /
IS snoring. thought Uncle WiEgilv. /
had better be careful
Sc ne looked around, and soon saw /
that the buzzinE sound was caused by /
hornet bee, who had one leg caught /
East in the crack OF a tree.
oh. viii some one please help me /
get loose buzzed the hornet
yes, I shan be most happy TO satf
you free, spoke Uncle Wiggily. and 1
he helped the hornet set his legs
tree- Then the hornet thanked the /
bunny gentleman and flew away.
Uncle Wiggly hoped on, and soon 4
Be came 90 large field where he 4
leard the shouts Of many animal
boys But something seemed 20 be
-he matter.
I'VE can't play now.' some one
said.
40. we can't have any fun" sadly
spoke a second
Wasn't Sc too bad Johnnie had 20
60 lose his bail just when we wanted
TO start 10 ulay2' third voice
chimed in.
This sounds like trouble" said