El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-20
JIAIAIIB'S SHOWER.

Z woods. looking for souse. happened 10
see Uncle Wiggily hopping along.
The Skeezicks say the bunny gentle
man heading for the hollow stump
school and the Skee said TO himself.
4 know what I'll do III take a
short cut and I'll get TO the school
firstl Then III hide, and when Uncle
Z Niggily comes to walk home with the
lady mouse teacher III grab him, and
get as much souse off his ears as 1
Wanti Vow
So off through the woods suealled
the Skee, and Uncle Wiggily. knowing
nothing about this. kept on hopping
among the trees on his way TO the
school.
pear me. I shall not be at school
before II is over FOR the day" said
Uncle Wiggilys looking at his paw
watch. But never mind, I can wait
and walk home with the lady mouse
on and on went the bunny rabbit
gentleman, but the Skeezicks was
ahead Of him. The bad chap reached
the school first, and he saw how still
and quiet II was.
Everybody must have gone home,
whispered the Skee TO himself $50
much the better for me. There viii be
none Of the animal boys OF girls to
play any tricks on me and stop me
from getting Uncle Wiggily's souse."
Closer and closer the Skee went 10
the hollow stump school, and then he
hid himself down outside under one OF
the windows
III just stay here until Uncle Wig
gily comes along and then III jump
out and grab him, said the S1ee-
Now just about this time Jimmie
went over to that window to close IL,
for he had finished washing off the
blackboard with the big sponge, and
he was going to help the teacher lock
up the school for the day And, look
ing out Of the window. as duck boys
viii. Jimmie saw the Skee hiding
there, with his back 10 the wall
Jimmie was Just going 10 quack an
alarm. when. all OF a sudden, the lady
mouse teacher, looking out OF win
dow on the other side o. the ROOM
squeaked-
Here comes Uncle wiggily UP the
Does he9@ whispered Jimmie tip
toeing over TO the teacher. "Oh, he'd
better not come herei"
why not?" asked the lady mouse in
because" quacked Jimmie in
whisper, "the bad old skeezicks Is
other side Of our school He's going
to catch Uncle Wiggily. I'm almost
suref"
ooh. how dreadfull- said thu lady
mouse. How can we stop him. And
If I call TO Uncle Wiggily from the
and It viii be 50 much the worsei Oh,
what shall do2"
Jimmie thought for a moment and
then he said.
Leave II to mei-
Going over TO the water pail the
duck boy soaked and filled the big
sponge with water. Then, carrying I
the dripping sponge to the window, 4
under which the Skee was hiding, /
3 lmnnie held the sponge out over the i
Skee's head Next Jimmie squeezed i
the sponge.
All at once big shower OF water 4
dropped from the sponge and splashed i
down all over the Skeeziclzs.
-Oh, myI Oh. WoWi Oh, umbrellas ]
and rubber coatsi" howled the sur
Drised CHIP. ITS rziningi It's pour
.ngi It's shoWeringi Uncle Wiggily
VIII never come today and III get wet
through and catch the epizootici I'd
better rum"
And. never looking up to see Jim
ME squeezing water on him from the
sponge. away down the
iii ran the Skee. as fast as he
'ould 60 and he didn't get Uncle
Niggily at all Aren't you Elad2
Jimmie, You are smart little boy"
aid the lady mouse.
And when the rabbit gentleman
allied 20 walk home with her. 1fr.
songesrs said the same thing about
he duck boy. So you see the weather
tdnt really need to rain to make a
hover for Jimmie. Ana Il the gold
ish doesn't try TO mail a letter in the
match box, and have to ask the ice
nan to take It out with the fire shovel
II tell you next about Uncle WiEEilv
nd Lulu's lunch.-CopyriEht 1920 (
= the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate