El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-09
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE FUZZY FOX.
- By HOWARD r.. GARIs.

T TNCLE WIGGILT. are you going
| 90 be very busy this afternoon?"
asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
one day as nsne saw Mr. Longears
about TO start from his hollow stump
bungalow with flower in his but
tonhoie.
Very busy7 Oh. no. not specially
So answered the rabbit gentleman
7 am just going out 20 look for an
adventure and you know what that
means. I may find one soon or late.
but. whatever happens. / shall be
home In time for supper"
Il should hope So" laughed Nurse
Jane. 7 am going 20 have turnip
shortcake this evening, with apple
dumping sauce
Nothing shall keep me from thatl~
declared Uncle Wiggily- But did you
want me 70 do something for you %
he asked. you wanted 20 know II I'd
be busy"
yes. II you aren't" said Nurse
Jane, Il wish you'd stop az the z and
3 cent store on your way home and
bring my plush Jacket. 7 LETT DO TO
have a new green moss collar put on"
III get your plush jacket" prom
taed Uncle Wiggily- And III be sure
70 come home 70 get some Of that tur-
nip shortcake for supper"
So Uncle WlEgily started of with
his red. white and blue striped barber
pole rheumatism crutch. over the
until he thought &c was time Tor him
% have an adventure But not a one
did he see
Then he went on a little farther.
but still he did not find any adven-
lures, and, By looking at the sun. the
bunny rabbit gentleman could tell t.
was getting close to supper time.
wi turn around, stop. at the store
for Nurse James Jacket And 90 home, 90
SAID Uncle WlgBily. another day
VIII do for finding an adventure"
II did not take Uncle Wlggily long
% stop at the IL and - cent store and
get Nurse James plush jacket IL was
an wrapped up in q paper and waiting
for him, new moss collar and every
Thing, when he called.
with the bundle under his paw.
Uncle Wiggily started along the path
through the forest toward his hollow
cutie rapidly now. and The bunny gen
tleman began 20 take longer hops
and skips-
For il would never do 10 be late
for supper when Nurse Jane IS going
20 have turnlp shortcaiSe," thought the
bunny as he clasped more tightly
under his arm the bundle "a which
was Nurse James Jacket
Uncle Wiggily was skipping along.
hippity hop, and 90 was getting darker
and darker, and he was thinking how
nice q would be 20 get safely home 70
me tireslle In his hollow stump bun
galoWf when, all Of a sudden. some
thing IRON behind him grabbed hold
OF the bundle he carried under his
paw, and a voice said
~ think have you nowr'
Uncle WiEEily turned. gave one
look, as best he could IN the dark.
and there he saw the Fuzzy Fox trot-
ting along beside him.
Good evening" Er0wled the Fuzzy
-Humi II VIII be a bad evening II 7
don't look out" thought the bunny.
This fox IS hungry, I guess. Won
der now I can get away from hlm2f
At ths same time he felt the fox
reach up and tug at the bundle again.
Herel What are you trying 20 do21'
asked Uncle WigElly OF the bad chan.
DO you know what's In that bum
dleG"
Yes, know" said the fox Z tore
hole In the paper. and I felt the
nice soft fuzzy fur. know susie
Littlelail when 7 feel her. even II You
have her ali wrapped up"
susie LilGstaile' cried Uncle Wig
gily- Why. haven't GOT Susie Lit