El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-06
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND SAMMIE'S PAW WARN
~ HOWARD GARIs


feathers out OF a brass bed. Sammie,
the rabbit boy. came sliding home
from school
why are you back so early, sam
mie?' asked his mother.
"Oh, / had my lessons extra good,
so the lady mouse teacher let me 90.
Sammie answered. Where are you
going, Uncle Wiggilyg" he wanted to
know.
ITO the store TO get some things for
your mother, sammie, my boy an
swered the bunny uncle gentleman.
mic
no. indeed It is showing too hard
and il viii be much too cold for you,
has mother answered You cannot
twinkle your pink nose as fast as IN
Gle WigEily can, and yours may
freeze and your paws viii get chilly
Ny nose wouldn't freeze nor my
paws be cold II I had a warm brick
TO take IN the auto with me and In
Gle Wiggily," spoke Sammie. Please
let me go and take paw warmer
yes. he might do that" agreed
Nurse Jane I'll heat a brick for you,
Sammie, only be careful. in warming
your paws that you do not burn
them"
I'm be careful" promised the rab-
bit boy.
The brick-just common red one
such as you see in walls or houses
was soon heated on the back part OF
the stove Then Nurse Jane wrapped
Il in a piece Of old carpet and put il
IN the bottom OF the auto
That viii keep your paws warm,
Sammie." she said And Uncle Wig
gily's also"
1T viii be fine" exclaimed the
bunny rabbit gentleman
With a chugiiy-chug-c huE away
started the auto. taking sammie and
Uncle Wiggily and the paw warmer
with II over the ice and snow.
through the woods and over the
fields.
Vow, as It happened, the unpleasant
old Skeeziclzs was out that day, look
Ing for souse. he wandered around,
over the fields. and soon he saw the
marks left in the snow by Uncle
Wiggily's auto wheels
"Ah, ha, Now for some souse." said
the bad snap He followed along
after the auto. coming nearer and
nearer until he saw Il az the top Of
hill, just ahead OF him. And. as Il
happened. the paper Mrs. Littletail
had given Uncle Wiggily. to tell him
what 10 get from the store=this pa
per had blown out Of the auto and
il now lay on top Of a drift OF snow
-Oh, hOl What have We herezT
gurgled the Skee. as he picked up the
paper And when he read such things
as sugar, -cocoanut. -chocolate"
and "raisins." the Szes smacked his
lips and cried
"oh. III have a lot OF good things
70 go with Uncle. WiEEilys sousei"
Then he chased faster after the auto.
and. all at once. Sammie looked back
and saw the bad chap jumping along
"Oh, Uncle Wiggilyl LOokl7 cried
Sammie-
eve must get away from him." (
shouted the bunny, and he turned on
more molasses-I mean gasoline
"Stopi St0p- cried the Skee- i
want some sugar, cocoanut and choco- /
late with your sOuse," for the bad Z
chap thought all those good things on 1
the list were now in the auto, while I
as matter Of fact they had not yet /
been bought at the store
But did Uncle Wiggily stop2 Indeed I
he did mott He sent the auto on faster I
and faster but still the slzee hobbled 1
along also. and, looking back. sam /
ME saidH
"Oh. he's going to get Us. Uncle /
Wiggily. At know how to fool him I
Ny paws are warm enough nov. I'll /
let him have the hot bricki"
Reaching down. Sammie took hold I
lf the paw warmer by the carpet /
wrapped around Il. He shook the hot [
brick loose from the carpet out in I
The snow behind the auto. Into a drift I
L fell and. being very warn, the brick 1
noise. and sent up a cloud OF steam, \
20 thick that the Skee could not see
through It.
wow. drive on. Uncle WigEilyi He I
amt find u.s." said sammie and the 4
bunny did Soon he reached the store. 4
Ind, when he couldn't find the list Of n
hings he wanted. he just telephoned I
back TO Mrs. Littietal who told him II
everything. And the Skee was so
rerslostratsd by the steam from the \
Jaw warmer that he didn't try TO
top the bunny on the way home.
Thus everything was serene. as the
Noon Man SAYS. And II the wheel
loasn,t iunn 81 The iItnar and roII