El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-26

RE you going 20 play football
- again today, Uncle Wiggily-
asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Nuzzy
one morning
"Footbal2 no, what made you think
so7' asked the rabbit gentleman as he
put on his tall silk hat. ready % take
a walk cut OF his hollow stump bum
galow,
you were going % play lootpall. ealQ
the muslzrat lady housekeeper, is be-
cause ] saw you kicking out. first one
hind lee and then the 0llera as you
did the day you played football with
Johnnie Bushytail. the squirrel
son. you mean when the kind hor-
nets let rs take their old nest 20 kick
around. because Johnny lCEL me reg
ular football said the bunny 40
I'm not going TO play today. JAMIE.
The reason I'm kickiu ont, as you saw
me. was because i was practlcl1g for
putting on my rubbers. IL VIII soon
be cold weather. with snow and Ice
and sleer. and III have 70 wear rub
bers. I'm just pracrlcIug, that's all-'
Yes, winter VIII soon b. here with
skating, sleigh riding sncv11alls and
Christina said Nurse Jane And
that reminds me- need some cold
cream
cold cream repeated the bunny
gentleman. Don't you mean ice cream
or an ice cream conel
NO" replied Nurse Jane u mean
ElAA cream IL comes from Al41 AA AA
store, IN little Jars, and We h0usekeep-
ers put Do on our paws and faces
I when winter comes, so we VIII not be
I too much chapped- ] wish had some
/ cold cream"
well. I'll get you some" offered
I Uncle Wiggfiy. II was Just wondering
I i1 i could not do you q favor when
] 90 on my daily walk. and now I can
. III. bring you some cold cream
And you might bring some soft
. an"a
There is q kind Of soft glue that
/ comes in a tube. like tooth paste one
OF the kitchen chairs IS broken and
/ can stick DO together With the glue
"rm bring glue and cold cream. %
/ promised Uncle MlgElly- 6uE you
/ must not get them mixed, Nurse
Jane he added with a laugh you'd
[ look funny il you put glue on your
I face instead OF cold cream"
III be careful" promised The
Away hoped Uncle WIgEily. over
I the fields and through the woods The
Z trees had nearly ali lost their summer
I leaves by this time. and though the
E sun shoue, the dav was bleak and cold,
[ for winter was close at hand
But I love winter" thought Uncle
I WiEEily, as he hoped along. There
I are so many nice ays-'Ihan ks
7 giving. Christmas and New Years.
. Winter IS real folly I think"
Q It did not take the rabbit gentle
man long 20 reach the drug store,
I where III smelled like catulu, penny
I royal and sassafras-
some cold cream for Nurse Jane. 81
I you please said the bunny TO the
I monkey doodle gentleman who waited
on him, -and also a tube OF sticky
I glue"
'You shall have them" The clerk
] answered, and soon. with a package in
[ each paw, Uncle Miggily started for
his hollow stump bungalow A cold,
/ biting wind was blowing, and as Mr.
I Lougears felt it singing on his face
/ he said;
Il guess a little cold cream wiz be
L good Tor me when get % ny hollow
I James face from chapplng, Go Win stop
mine also"
The rabbit gentleman was hop-skip-
] ping, along. with the cold cream in one
Z paw and the tube Of glue in the other.
I when, an OF g sudden, out from under
I the sassafras bush jumped the bad old
I wild cat
"Towi Neaouwl Scowr' howled the
| wild cat who is quite different from
I your tame pussy
"Oh, I beg your pardon said Uncle
I Wiggily. trying 20 jump 20 one side
[ for he did not want 90 be caught
"Hold on thcrel I want you" yowled
/ the Wild cat I've been waiting here
[ for YOU ] saw you so in the drug
store 7 guess you bought gum drops.
[ Now 7 love gum drops, and III take
I all you havel Give them 10 me-.
You are mistaken answered Uncle