El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-17
Bedtime Stories FO, The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND BLLE'S BAG.
Hy HOWARD b. GARIg


A Ii was nice and quiet within the
n hollow stump school one day. The
lady mouse teacher sat at her
desk, and the animal boys and girls
sat in their seats, studying their les
sons. 1t was very still and quiet,
/ loud rattlety-bang clattery- clang
noise The noise sounded from where
Billie Bushytail, the boy squirrel sat
why, Billet" exclaimed the lady
mouse teacher. What lessons are you
studying that makes such a noise?'
Tiff you please, teacher" chat
tered Billie. Il wasn't studying at all
I had out my bag Of marbles and &C
cidentally dropped some"
Il guess You must have dropped
them al by the noise they made said
the lady mouse teacher, trying not 10
smile you may bring the bag 10
me, Billie; I'll take care OF il for you
until after school Put the marbles
in"
Tits got something else in be-
sides marbles said the little squirrel
bog, as he leaned over TO pick up
the MICS, the alleys and the agates.
IT'S get a.
Never mind what else It has IN"
said the teacher. school is the place
FOR lessons. not bags"
Lulu wibblewobble. the duck girl
raised her wing.
yes. Lulu, what is ito asked the
teacher. as Billie walked Up to the
desk with his bag.
eff you please teacher auacled the
duck girl we had something in our
school lesson yesterday about bags II
was how many bags OF sugar can you
buy for ten cents II salt is a penny
Eyes. Lulu. but Bibles bag hasn't
sugar in" said the lady mouse. Vow
study your lessons all OF you. There
is no telling when Uncle Wiggily may
come in to see how well you can re-
cite"
So Billie, the squirrel chap, brought
his bag with the marbles and some 4
thing else in II, I'D 10 the teacher, and 4
she put IL away in her desk Then the /
lessons went on, but Uncle Wiggily I
did not come.
And when school was let out in the 1
afternoon Billie, Johnnie and the other |
animal boys were SO surprised to see /
IL showing that they ran out 10 play 1
amid the while fakes. II was a very I
late snow storm, and when the lady
mouse looked out OF the window, as /
she vas getting ready TO 20 home, she /
hoped the snow would not last very 4
long
Il wonder why Uncle VTiggflv didn't Z
come today thought the lady mouse. /
as she looked in her desk to see that 1
she was not forgetting anything. And i
as she saw Billie's bag she exclaimed:
There! forgot TO give It TO the 1
marbles TO play with But then he
should not have taken them out in
school However, / can take Il and i
leave II for him at his house Hes ]
gone PLAYING in the snow. How they
Indeed, Billie. Johnnie and all the
rest we're FAR from the hollow stump
school now. The lady mouse teacher D.
was Just leaving, taking Billie's bag
Of marbles with her when along came
rafn
''oh. you ara later exclaimed the
teacher.
Yes" answered the old rabbit gen
tleman, giving his pink nose twinkle
or two I meant TO get here before
school was out But ] had to go to the
store for Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy.
and that made me late 1 hope YOU
VIII not keep ne in" and he smiled
funny-like at the lady mouse teacher
No; school Is over for the day"
What have you there" asked Uncle
Wiggily' looking at the bag on her
',Oh. Bibles marbles" she answered,
ana she told how the squirrel boy had
taken them out IN class. which was
against the rule. It made the children
laugh and play to see a bag in school
III carry It for you" offered the
rabbit gentleman he and the lady
mouse school teacher were waIkfnrl
along together, over the fields and
through the late March snow storm.
when. al Of q sudden, out from amid
me Takes popped the bad old Skee-
Kicks.
at lastr. he howled. at last nj
have you! II 1 can't get any souse off
Uncle Wiggily's ears III get some
from the lady mouse"
oh, no, you will notr" cried Unclel
Niggily, who knew he had to be
brave when he had a lady with him.
wen II she was only a mouse. You
shan.t have any Of her good sousel~
Who says so?" howIed the skee,
mpolitely.
y do stand back. Approach herr
L your perilr' cried the bunny gen
leman, and he opened Biliie's bag.
And he put his paw inside
-Oh, gentleman Pray do not quar-
'el over me-" begged the timid mouse
he shall never get your sousef'' de- {
dared Uncle Wiggily. I'll throw ;
very marble in Billie's bag at the bad ]
'kee. that's what ] will" III
As he said that a queer look came I
'ver the bunny gentleman's face. His !
'aw had felt something else in the I
lag besides marbles. Quickly pulling 7
{ out Uncle WigEily pointed il at the !
ikeezicks and pulled the trigger. s
On WoWi Oh. double wow Oh fceI )
.Tl and and water crackersi" cried the :
lkee- hoW cold / ami I'm turninEI
nto an ieiclet And. all dripping Wet
nd with icicles beginning to freeze
u over him he turned and ran /
way. not getting any Of Uncle Wig
mouse. either.
oh. what did you do to scare him
way, Uncle Wiggily?" asked the 2
eacher Of the hollow stump school
i squirted water on him from Bill I
les water pistol I found in the bag J
answered the bunny 7 lust shot hfmi
With Bibles water pistol"
On, that's what else there was in
ne bag that Billie was trying to tell