El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-26
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGlLYS SPRINKLNG CART.
BY HOWARD R GARIg.

n EAR mel It Is very hot and dry
and dusty," said Nurse Jane
Fuzzy WuzEy, who was Uncle
WiEEily's hollow stump bungalow
keeper. 7 wish It would rainl The
place is 50 dry and dirty. with clouds
OF dust flying around, and the grass
is all drying up
Il think I'd better get out the hose
and do q little sprinklings' said the
bunny rabbit.
1T would be fine" exclaimed Miss
Fuzzy Wuzzy.
So Uncle WiggiIy turned on the wa
ter IN the hose and then he went down
in front OF the bungalow, sprinkling
the grass, the flowers and the dust
and washing the front porch.
'Oh, that's loveiyi" Nurse Jane said
with a happy sigh as she came out 10
sit down.
'Tes, you are very lucky to have
some one do the hose sprinkling in
front OF your house" spoke Mrs.
Longtail, the mouse lady walking
past Just then. The rest OF Wood
land is pretty dry" went on the
mouse lady. Il wish It would rain. %
I'VE need t." said Nurse Jane.
After Mrs. Longtail, who was the
cute mouse children, had passed on.
I Uncle Wiggily was noticed to be
thinking very hard.
whats the matter7" asked Nurse
Jane, as she saw that his pink nose
was hardly tWinkling az al.
"Oh, was Just thinking OF some
way SO could make it rain here, and
sprinkle cooling water in front Of all
the places, as I wet down here with a
hose" said the bunny.
"Oh, you can't make It rain" de-
clared Nurse Jane.
mo. but II had a sprinkling cart
I could almost make II seem like
rain" Uncle Wiggily answered. I'll
do it. tool III make a sprinkling
cart"
Howl" asked Nurse Jane.
why, all need is a big sort OF a
tank that viii hold water and some
Wheels" went on the bunny. Il can
get Cup, the kind horse, 10 pull IL
for me and III steer, or could even
take the water tank in my auto. I
guess that would be best. At the
back OF the tank III put an old coffee
strainer to make the water scatter
out. ike from real sprinkling
cart"
'Wen. don't get hurt. whatever you
do" said Nurse Jane. and Uncle
Wiggily said he'd be careful
He found an old vinegar key that
would DO for a tank. He had Toodie
and Noodle, the beaver boys, gnaw a
hole in the bottom at one end, so the
water would spout out after It had
been put in the hung hole on top.
Then Uncle Wiggily fastened the key
tank on his auto. and on behind he
put an old coffee strainer in place
50 it would scatter the water.
Nov III ride around on my sprink-
ling auto and splztter water on all
the hot, dry places" said Uncle Wig
gily, as he climbed into his machine.
which had bologna sausages for tires.
And. when Uncle Wiggily wanted TO
go fast, he sprinkled peppers on the
sausages. But he didn't want to go
fast now, as he wanted 20 let the
water sprinkle out and sink in to set
tie the dust
Off he started. and as soon as Sam
mile and Susie Littletail, the rabbit
children, saw the sprinkling cart,
they cried:
oh. come on. lets hitch behind and
get a shower BATH"
That's what wen do" chartered
Billie and Johnnie. the two squirrels.
Uncle Wiggily didn't mind the ami
NAL children having a ride and get
ting a shower bath, as they had on
their old summer clothes
Up and down rode the rabbit gen