El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-12
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGILY AND SUSIES SKATES.
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RID b. GARIS uun--i-uu, 1nl,u1iun.
warm, away he went over the fields
and through the woods.
II did not take Uncle Wiggily long
. TO come within sight Of the hollow
} stump school and he looked toward
: Il, thinking he might see Susie and
some OF the other little girl animals
, coming out after their sewing les
But he did not see her, and when
he reached the hollow stump he
: heard voices inside The lady mouse
teacher was saying
Now, Susie. and all you girls we
will do a little basting on the bias
After that we viii shirr & hem up
/ through the middle and take a Few
tucks in the seam Then it VIII be
time 10 overcast the binding on the
lower edges Of the cores"
Dear mel" thought Uncle WiEE1ly
sort OF faint like and extemporized,
as he leaned against the side Of the
Z hollow stump school Z should think,
sitter that, 1t would be time to 90
homei The sewing class isn't over
I And it was not, and when the lady
\ mouse saw Uncle Wiggily waiting
outside she invited him in
susie and the girls only have to
do a few clearinghouse buttonhole
[ stitches and then they may 90 home"
IAN right, I'll clean off the black
boards while I'm waiting" said the
{ bunny uncle, and he did A little
/ while after that the sewing class
/ vas out. and Uncle Wiggily started
! home with Susie. saying good-by TO
l the lady mouse teacher and the other
] girl animals.
Dent forget your needle. thread,
I thimble and other sewing things,
/ Susie" called the lady mouse
NO, I have them all in ny little
, bag" answered the rabbit girl, as
she hurried off with Uncle Wiggfly.
IT IS getting late, so We had better
I take the short cut home" spoke the
I bunny gentleman We viii cross
/ over the duck pond ocean"
rs it frozen2" asked Susie
Yes, and II We had brought out
skates we could have skated home
and we would be there so much the
more quickly" answered Mr. Long
oh, wen. we can walk. I guess"
Susie said I have my rubbers"
Soon they came to the frozen duck
pond ocean. BY this time it was get
ting dusky evening, but 1t was stiu
rather light on the duck pond, as
Uncle Wiggily and Susie started
across II on short cut TO the bur
row underground house.
When I take a few more sewing
lessons 7 am going to make you a
new tan, silk hat, Uncle Wiggily,"
spoke Susie, as she walked along on
the ice in her rubbers.
made reply. This hat OF mine is
getting old and" Then he grasped
Susie by the paw and hoarsely whis-
pered:
-Comei we must hurryl"
"WhyT" asked Susie.
well. don't look back, but behind
US Is coming the bad old Bazoopi"
answered the rabbit gentleman He Z
is sliding along over the ice after US, I
trying to catch US But If We run
fasst we may escape"
So Uncle WigEily hurried along.
running fast, but Susie's legs were Z
so short she could not keep I'D, and Z
she slipped and slid on the slippery /
%. Uncle WiggnyI tt is Of no usei" 4
said the little rabbit girl 4 can't /
keep upt You hop along, and save .
yourself! Let the Bazoop get me"
Indeed. 1 shan notr' cried the 4
brave bunny oh Susie, If you only .
had your skates you could go as fast 4
as I can 90, with my long legs, and 1
we could both escape"
Susie tried 10 hurry, and as she 4
did so, her sewing bag turned upside
down and out 1eu pair Of scis-
sOrs-
-'Hai The very thingF" cried Uncle
Wiggily. Skates need to be sharp
50 you can glide over the ice, and
these scissors are sharpl I viii take
them apart, tie one piece on each Of
your feet Susie, and you viii then
have a pair OF skates Then we can
get away from the Bazoopi'
The bad chap was hurrying on as
fast as he could. but Uncle Wiggily
aid susie were some distance ahead ]
Of him Quickly the rabbit GENTLE
man uascrewed Susie's scissors and \
made two parts OF them Then with
pieces Of string he fastened them to
Susie's shoes and rubbers, like skates. !
NOW come onr' cried Uncle Wig i
gily. He ran and pulled Susie along 4
on her scissors and soon they were /
SC far ahead Of the Bazoop on the ice /
that he couldn't catch them. Try as he 4
did.
oh, but III get you next timer the /
bad chap howled
Susie and Uncle Wiggily safely
reached home; and this teaches US
that it is a good thing to know how
10 make ice cream So II the broom 4
doesn't blow dust through the key
hole into the face Of the clock, and 1
tickle its hands, I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and Sammie's
skipper.
Copyright 1920 By Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate-)