El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-24

! Long ears -ll dummy rabbit gem
ueman, was hopping over the
fields and through the woods, won
derlng what would happen, he heard
( some voices talking fin z field OF
mullen stalks.
These mullen stalks were tail
weeds Ike the spears some soldiers
carry. in sumner the mullen weeds
have broad. green leaves. but when
winter comes the leaves dry I'D,
leaving only the stalk, which Is as
tai as 1roomsticE and almost as
Thin Uncle MigEilT listened 20 the
voices in the field OF mullen stalks.
Il live In a very fine house said
one voice. ut has a root o. tar
paper and Z has windows and doors
/ ia it. And we have wire fence
around our house. only 7 found
/ hole in the wire ana that's how 7
got OUT
HUM I wonder who that isg"
| thought Uncle WiEglly- 7 don't seem
% know that voice Must be some
new animal chap"
Then another voice said
-Weu. my Uncle WigEily lives in
a nice hollow stump bungalow, and
I 10 has windows ana roof, ana Nurse
I Jane FUZZY WuZZy lives there, too"
But where do you liver asked
the voice that had first spoken. do
you live in a stylish house like miner
we used 20 live with Uncle Wig
De lives In his hollow stump 1unga-
low with Nurse Jane now 7 guess
I you wouldn't Ike our house It's
down under the ground, and IS called
a 1uroW- When we want a new
house nay father OF mother dig IL with
their paws in the dirt and susie and
7 help"
'-Hal I know who that is. anyhow
thought Uncle WiEEily. That's
sammie L-ttletall. the rabbit boy, and
7 did use 20 live at his house. But
I wonder 70 whom he IS taIking2
some proud chap III venture to
The bunny gentleman peeked over
the top Of a mullen stalk. and there
he saw Reginald spot Tail. the pea
cock boy Eeggie, as he was called
for short, was struttiug around in
Reggie had his tan spread out SO the
sun shOne on the golden purple
feathers, which were marked with
spots like eyes
Wont you come over to play at
my house2" invited Sammle. 1T isn't
as nice as yours, Reggles but we can
have some FUN
"Poohl Do YOU think I'd play fin
a common ordinary dirt house, and
get my nice feathers All soiled9
asked the peacock boy 4 guess mott
Pm going TO my own stylish house,
With that Eeggia strutted away,
spreading out his spotted tail larger
than ever, and Sammia stayed be-
hind, among the mullen stalks, look
ing rather sad and feeling quite
badly
whats the matter. sammieT-
asked Uncle WigEily. coming out with
his TAN silk hat and pink, tWinklinE
nose. -Are you afraid it's going to
rain9'
NO. said sammie. ~but I wish I
lived i'm fine house like your hollow
stump bungalow, Uncle ,WigEily- Then
maybe Reggis Spot Tail would come
90 play with me-
stuff and nonsense cried Uncle
Wiggily, IF your friends look at your
house first and then at you. IL IS bet
ter 20 set new friends. But. III 7 am
Reggie chap back again And he's
running, too / wonder what's the
natter"
Maybe he has changed his mind. /
and is goinE to play with me, after I
an said Sammie
But when the proud peacock boy {
srrurted closer he cried out iu his T
not very pleasant voice:
"Oh. On This is terriblel The +.
Ioodle Oodle IS chasing mel RUM I
Run or the Tocdle Oodle may set I
who IS the ToodIs Oodlsr asked
Uncle Wiggily. as he caught hold Of ]
Sammie's paw"
-Oh. the roodle Oodle IS worse than ]
the Pipslsewah or the Skeezicks.'
answered Reggie. ~He IS big and fat. .
Ike cow and he has six horns on .
his head"
Then we'd better rum cried /
Uncle MiEElly.
And we'd better run to my houser'
added Sammie- 1T isn't far from here ]
We can hide in my ground house"
That viii be bestt" spoke Uncle I
Wiggily. So holding Sammle By the
paw, while Reggie the proud pea
cock boy. strutted and half flew along
beside them, the bunny gentleman and
Sammie hoped through the woods.
soon they came 20 the hole that was