El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-25

II Nurse Jane, the muskrat lady, OF
Uncle Wlggily one day.
eThs latest what?'' the bunny rabbit
gentleman wanted 10 know II you
mean did I hear the clock strike, I
did"
"Oh. no. nothing ike that" laughed
Nurse Jane But there's a cat at Mrs
News house that HASN'T any talF'
Dear me- That Is remarkable
ueWsE' exclaimed Uncle Wiggily. 7
hope Joie, Tommle or Kittie Kat
didn't have one OF their tails cut off
By accident such as sitting down in
rat trap, OF something like that. ="
Uncle Wiggily went on
NO, IL isn't that" said Nurse Jane.
This IS new cat. paying a visit to
Mrs New, who Is a sister 10 Mrs.
Kat, the mother OF Tommie. Jole and
hittie- And this new, visiting cat
hasn't any tan"
Why. how do you s'pose it got thar
Way. asked the bunny rabbit gen
tieman, and he was so interested that
he forgot TO twinkle his pink nose for
the longest time.
I'm sure I don't know" went on
the muskrat lady. i was here fuet
for minute, 10 call on Mrs. New.
and had a glimpse Of the strange.
visiting cat ] could see plainly she
nad no TAI. but OF course I didn't
speak OF it,
OF course not" agreed Uncle Wig
slly- That would not have been 20
Ute But maybe she lost her Ian
when she was little, or maybe she sat
down IN rat trap
thinglT
Yes. indeed Poor things echoed
Uncle WiEgily- -Of course have
only a little short, STUDY tail nv
self but I'm used to 90, 50 I don't
mind But you have a long tail. Nurse
Jane, and a cat ought 70 have. also
Poor thing. wish could help herr
hut OF course you c1n'tr' declared
Mss Fury Wuzzy. How could Won
put cat On a tai that has nons-T
mean now could You put a tai on
cat that has nons1"
Il thought you were a little twist
ed!' laughed the bunny. no. I don't
s'pose 1 can" he sighed as he honnad
away. Over the fields and thr5n-b
the woods vent the bunny rabbit re1-
-leman, and at last, all OF q sudden
ne came to place at the sight 81
Wlicn ne uttered Joyous cry. and
The very thingi Now can help
that poor catr'
Uncle Wiggily took off his coat and
his tail silk hat and spent a busy
half hour At the end OF that time
he hoped back TO his hollow stump
bungalow.
Come on Nurse Janet" he cried.
WhereG' asked the muskrat LADY
housekeeper, as she stepped out On
The porch Of the hollow stump bun
saloW- Where do you want ne 70
90. Wiggily27
over 70 Mrs News" he answered.
4lnlnk have a way OF putting q
TAI on that cat who hasn't any. Lool.
what I found"
'oh, the very rhinEg" said the musk
raj lady as she saw what Uncle Wig
SLY had under his paws. sTil s.
right with youl'
Together she and Uncle WISELY
went over to Mrs. News house.
Excuse ne for bringing up a deli
Ss-le natter said Uncle WiEgiIy. as
ne poille-y bowed 70 the new VISITING
- oll understand you have no
tan, ne went on and. knowing how
strange you must feel. 7 have
prousnt you three or four
Lnree or -FOUR What?' asked the
strange cat
Tails" answered Uncle WiEeily.
7 have brought you cat tails from
the swamp. or course thew are
Drown and not your color, which Is
grey. But perhaps you can dye them.
I nave brought several sizes OF cat
tails from the swamp, so YOU NAV
pick out one to fit you, and IN helm
you glue II on with sticky gum from
the pine tree" said the rabbit
gentleman In that way you'll have
a tail and be like other cats"
Oh. my dear Uncle WiggIly. It is
very kind OF you TO take this trou-
Die for me-" said the stranre cat:
but, really. I don't want a tain
never had one, and would not know
what 70 do with onel"
"You-you don't want a taflr
stammered the bunny.
NO" went on AIRS. News visitor.
7 was born without a tail. as were
all my friends. You see I come from
the English island OF Manx. and no
cats there have tails. We are like
you rabbirs-with just a short stubby
tail which does very wen for US. as
we never want to chase It. See. my
tail wasn't cut off, 7 never had one"
OH" said Uncle WigEily. surprised
Ike as he saw The stub OF the Nanr
cats tail Then you won't need nv
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