El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-15

~ LOD IKE bread and 1elTs Uncle
yWiggfly9" asked Nurse Jane Fuz-
~ why one morning. Just as
the bunny rabbit gentleman had fin
ished his breakfast in the hollow
stump bungalow.
Bread and 5euyi should say I
do like IT," cried Uncle WiFgiIy, and
his pink nose twinzled JUS ike a bun,
with sugar sprinkied over the top.
But I have eaten so many OF your
lovely apple pancakes. with loIlypop
sauce sprinkled on them. that I fear
can eat no bread and Jelly this morn
ing" went on Uncle WiEEily. as he
waved his ears ike a flag IN a parade.
"Oh. didn't mean you 10 eat bread
and jelly now" spoke Nurse Jane.
IN fact, there IS no Jelly IN the bun
galow. All that I made Is eaten up.
But il you would Ike some more. and
VIII hop TO the woods and get ne
some grapes III make lot Of Jelly
for you"
"Hal No sooner said than donsT
cried Uncle Wiggilys just as though he
lived in a story book. III get you an
the grapes can find"
With his red. white and blue striped
rheumatism crutch, and his tan six
hat, the bunny rabbit gentleman
started for the woods
In the woods grew Wild grapes
They were not Wild like lions. or
tigers, but too Wild 20 grow IN a gar
den OF vineyard And UncIe wisely
knew where there were many Wild
grapes
soon he was making his way
through the tangle Of vines. looking
for clusters Of the purple fruit Many
Of the grapes were green yet. but
Nurse Jane had said:
Pick me some green grapes too.
Uncle WiFgily-"
But VIII not green grapes be souri,"
the bunny had asked
"Oh, yes. Nurse Jane answered.
Green grapes are very puckery and
sour Ike lemons. but. mixed with
ripe ones. they VIII make very good
Jelly. Pick as many green grapes as
you Ike"
So Uncle WiEgily picked green wild
grapes, as ven as ripe ones TO put IN
his basket
"ru have plenty q bread and Jelly
this winter" thought the bunny rab-
bit gentleman TO himself as he filled
his basket
When he had picked all the green
and ripe grapes he wanted, Uncle
WiggilT started back cut Of the woods
20 go 70 his hollow stump bungalow.
But he had not gone very far before,
an OF sudden Hippy Hoppy, the
q stone and called.
Oh Uncle Wiggilyl You want 70
look out and be carefull'
what forf' asked the bunny rab-
BIT gentleman.
Because said Hipuy Hoppy. s5ust
now 7 saw. out il the woods. the old
black. bushy bear. He tried 70 chase T
me, but I hoped down In hole and
hid until he went past You want 70
look out that the black, bushy old +
bear doesn't get you. Uncle WiEgilyr 7
! should say s0.' exclaimed the f.
bunny gentleman. setting down his .
basket OF green. sour grapes. a1G also /.
purple, ripe ones But are you sure, i
Hippy, that It wasn't good Mr.. Stub ]
tail, my gentleman bear friend. or Mr.. I
Whitewash, the polar bear. whom you .
SAW
aNo. It was a black. bushy bear I
said the hoptosd boy. and he kept /
growing; III get him this timel III I
get him this timar guess he was I
talking about you. Uncle Wiggily."
Maybe he was" said the bunny rab- I
BIT gentleman But since you have \
told ne about him. III go home
around the other way and he VIII not
get me"
"Oh. he won't eh?" suddenly called
b grillerE groWlery voice. wen,
hats the time you're fooled. Uncle
Here I am now, and I'm 60
Ing 20 get your And with that
bursting through the bushes came the
lack, bushy bear He was walking on I
bis hind legs and though he would be
lfraid 20 run after a man or a boy, or
sven a little girl or her mother. the I
lear wasn't afraid 20 run after Uncle
Niggily.
Nov I've got your cried the bushy
lear 20 the bunny. u guess III carry /
rou off 70 my den. But what have
-ou in the basket. under those
eavesl' he asked, for Mr.. LonEears
lad spread leaves over the grapes
what's In the basket" asked the bad
scar.