El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-23

I NNE day. when Uncle MigEilT, the
[ Juice bunny rabbit gentleman. was
out walking, looking for an adj
venture. he CHANGED 90 meet BOBBY
Z Cheer-Up. the robin bird boy. Bobby
was scrapinE his feet fin the sand
and sort OF throwing little stones
about with his bcak, and he uidn'
Z look very happy, Bobby didn't
whats the matter Bobby asked
Uncle WiEeilv. Are you sad because
/ the cherries are all gone or do you
feel badly because you wiz soon have
and blueblrds7T
"Oh. it isn't that" grumbled Bobby,
and his voice was not at all like his
usual nice. cheerful cheer-un song,
after which he was named ITS the
house where live that 7 dol't Ike
said the bird boy. cts up i'm tree.
and none Of the rabbit, dog or pussy
cat boys ever come up there and play
with me- They can't climb trees very
wen Except. OF course, the Kat
bOys), and they can't fly"
well but you can fly down. II
they can't fly up,' said Uncle Wig
gily with a jolly twinkle OF his pink
nose Think of that
eyes. but 81 don't fly down 90 play
with them I can't have any FUN went
on Bobby Cneer-Up. whose name, Just
then, ought 20 have been Bobby Sad
Face. II wish i lived iu a house on
the ground or underground. like
Buddy, the guinea pig boy. or even
in hollow stump bungalow like you,
Uncle WigEilT.'
"Oh. nonsenser~ laughed the bunny
gentleman we animals each live in
a house best suited TO him Nest or
tree houses are best for you birds.
But 7 know what 7 can do. Bobby. so
your friends who do not fly or climb
can come TO see you more easily
WHAT" asked Bobby. eagerly. and
be began 70 whistle a few notes OF
his best and most jolly song what
can you do. Uncle WiEgilTE
-I can make a little ladder OF a
wild grapevine said the bunny gem
tleman- You can hang this down
from your nest house in the tree. and
then the animal boys and girls can
get I'D 20 see you Only your house
Is rather small, Bobby
-Oh. III get my mother and father.
and my sister and brother 10 build q
platform OF leaves branches and
twigs all around outside Of the reCu-
Jar nesti" chirpcd Bobby. "and we can
have some fun there
"All right" said Uncle Wirri1v.
You DO that. and I'll get the grape
vine ladder"
Away hoped the rabbit gentle
man 90 guaW. with bis strong teeth.
some strands OF wild grapevine. and
Bobby. now singing his cheer-rrn
song. flew into the tree TO help build
a platform arotnd the nest house.
It did not take the bunny rabbit
gentleman Ions TO find the grapevine.
and soon he hoped back to the robin
tree. dragging 10 after him. Then
Jacko and Jumpo Kiulzytan. the two
monkey boys came scrambiinr along.
ana Uncle Wigeily called TO them
dt there my monkey chapst
Please take one end OF this vine lad
der up in the tree and fasten 10 near
Bobby Cheer-Un's house"
So Jacko and Jump0 did this. and
soon there was a fine ladder easy
10 climb. reaching from the ground
up 70 the ralins nest. And llr. and
Mrs. Cneer-Up. with the help Of their
children. including Bobby. had made
large platform. Hke the one where
you dance ar "a picnic in the woods
all about the nest. with railing
around so no one would fan Of
Vow, ven have some fuui"
chirped Bobby. and he whistled and
called % an his friends TO come and
see him, for now they could get up
10 his nest house in the tree some
thing they could not do before.
Then they came-Sammie and Susie
Littletal, the rabbit; Jackie and