El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-14


\ ] 20 adveuturinE with you TO-
day. asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy
A uzZy one morning. as she saw The
bunny rabbit gentleman about to hop
from his hollow stump bungalow.
why. not at all. Nurse Jane" an
swered Uncle WlsEiiy politely. II
would have asked you 70 come. but i
thought you did not care for adveu-
lures"
"I don't like scary adventures. such
as used 60 happen to You when the
PipsiseWah or Skeezicks chased you"
have taken 20 meeting so many nice
birds 7 think I should enjoy them
myself
Come along. thenF' invited Uncle
Wiggily. 7 don't know that we may
meet any birds. though I thought I'd
hop down by the old log and see ~
Bob White and his wife Getty had
plenty OF food. as there is sliI snow
on the ground. making 10 hard for the
BIRDS 20 get things TO eat
Sob White was very kind 20 you.
driving away the Black Bear by
sounding his white call laughed
carrot fudge in my pocket and ~ we
meet Bob and his vie I'll give them
each a piece"
That viii be nice" said Uncle Wig
Eiiy- So he and Nurse Jane hoped
along lQge Their Nurse Jane being
muskrat lady. wore q warm winter
coat OF fur and SO did Uncle Wig
Eily-
The bunny gentleman and Miss
Fuzzy WHY had not gone very FAR
together. hopping over the fields and
through the woods. before they came
TO high stone wall
Z wonder ~ any birds live here1'
said Nurse Jane, for she had been
and his wife. Mrs. Betty uau, at
home under the IoE.
ANY birdsr' spoke Uncle WirEilv.
well. I don't know 7 have never
been here before and"
Then, an or sudden, Uncle Wig
Elly caught Nurse Jane by the paw
and started 70 hop away as fast as
he could mop, at the same time cry
Come on. Nurse Janet Come on.
what for7' asked the muskrat
lady. Il don't see any danger. Neither
the Pipsisewah nor Szeezicks is
here"
40. but do you see those two TUFTS.
or Jassels. like the kind you put on
sofa cushions. sticking up on the
other side Of the stone Wall7' asked
Uncle Wiggily.
Yes. I see them" whispered Nurse
Jane. as she caught sight Of two
feathery tufts
'.Weli. they are on the ears OF the
bad Bob Cat or Lynx" went on Uncle
Wiggily. pulling at Nurse James
he'll do IL again 7 know Bob Cat by
the tufts on his ears
Then, suddenly. there sounded from
the other side OF the wall a voice ask
ink:
'FWhoo7 Whoo2 Whooq'
Il said Bob Cat, the Lynx" ans
wered Uncle WigEily. That's who
Come on. Nurse JaneT'
"Ha- Hal WHO'D WHO'D WhoO.'
laughed a jolly voice and then. up
from the other side of the stone wall
popped small bird with very big
eyes.
Wiggily- You aren't Bob Cat AZ an, ]
though you do wear feathery tufts OF
tassels on your ears. How Is thatT'
We'll. you see. i am Mr.. Screecher. ]
the owl" was the birds answer. II Z
am really the smallest owl who has ]
ear tufts and I'm also different from l
other owls In another way But I Z
am sorry I frightened you and Miss
Fuzzy Wuzzy, Uncle Wiggiiy- / did I
Uncle lViggily was worse fright /
ened than J. laughed the muskrat 4
lady. II am glad to meet you. Mr.. I
Screecher Owl viii you have a nit I
OF chocolate carrot fudge2'
Thank you, ] will' answered Mr. ]
Screecher. Il have just been eating a I
lot of bad bugs and other insects that /
would DO harm 20 the farmers graiu- I
and bit OF fudge will be just I
So Mr. Scroocher. The little owl /
with the big eyes and tufts on his /
ears almost like the bad Bob Cat, ate /
the uuskrat lady's fudge. Uncle ]
WigEily and Nurse Jane hoped on D
together. for the bunny gentleman I
had not yet had a real adventure.
But one happened about a minute /
later. AS Uncle Wiggily was helping .
Nurse Jane over a little brook. where D
the ice would hardly hold her, all Of /
a sudden. out from behind a sassa-
fras bush popped the bad old Woozie ]
Wolf
~Oh. hot An. har' gurrIed the
Wolf Stove llfters and poker /
handles I'm in luck Now I shall I
have a good fat rabbit 20 nibble for /
my dinner"
ron. dear. Oh. Wiggyi Does he
mean you % sighed Nurse Jane
I'm afraid ne does sadly au-
sWered Uncle WiUgily.
yes. / do mean your cried the ]
Wolf I'm going to nibbls you right /
now and
But Just then there sounded a
loud.
foot. Toou Toot-toot- TEoo-oo.~
"Oh. my." howlcd thc Woozie Wolf.
tucking mis- tail between his hind