El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-25


she saw Mr.. Longears. the bunny rab-
bitgentleman. skipping gaily along on
his red, white and blue striped rhau-
matism crutch-
aTm going TO schooI-to the hollow
stump school where the lady mouse
teacher hears the animal children say
their lessons" answered Uncle wig
giiy-
aWhy, the idezr' cried Nurse Jane.
You're too old. Wiggys my dear. 10
90 70 school. Though I know you DO
sometimes help the animal children
left, II they start with ten and give
two ice cream cones TO some one BUT
this IS Saturday and there Is no
school"
~oh. so It isl I forgori" cried Uncle
WlEEily. Never mind. III walk along
anyhow, and maybe III meet some or
the animal children or nave an al
venture
So Uncle Wigglly walked along,
tWinkliug his pink nose. so he Woulqn' Z
be lonesome until, all OF sudden,
near the duck pond ocean voice
called TO him.
Hi, Uncle Wiggllyl'
with that. Toodle and Noodle Fiat
Tail, the beaver boys. climbed out on
the bank They were dripping wet
for they had padded to shore from
their water house IN the middle OF
Toodle and Noodle lived IN a water
house-that is, IL was built in the
water. The house was made OF sticks.
plasterad over with mud-thar Is, the
part that stuck Up out q the WAFER.
and, 70 keep out Weasels and olner
bad animals. the front and back doors
q the house were down underneath
the water.
TO get in their front door Toodle
and Noodle had 20 dive 1eneall the
water as you have 10 dive your hand
under water 20 pick Up the soap II IL
isn't the floating kind
Hello, Beaver boys.' cried Uncle
Wiggily. In his jolly voice Cad TO
'And we're glad to see your said
Toodle, as he gave himself a shake
Noodle shook himself. too, as your
dog does after he's been swimming in
the water 70 get the stick you threw
in Ioodle and Noodle wanted to
shake some water or their fur and
OF their fiat tails, which they used
as paddles 70 swim 20 shore
-Oh, look OUT Don't DO tnat-
You're splashinE water al over us-
cried some voices, and there stood
kittie Kat, the pussy gil, and Lab1y,
her tortoise shell cousin. who had
come on visit I'VE can't bear 20 be
Wet!" went on kittie kat. 1T makes
our fur all scraggily like
We're sorry" spoke Toodls. But
We can't help being all wet, as We
live in a wafer house"
But wen shake ourselves farther
Of" said Noodle, and then we won't
splatter your
7 should hope you wouldn't
meWed Eabby kat. ut must be funny
90 live IN a water house ] should not
like il al all We live in a very dry
house" she went on. slowly Wagglng
her tail from side 20 side. i don't
can water house very stylish, said
Tabby.
~Oh, Tabby. you shouldn't say thati'
whispered Kittle Kat 'eToodls and
Uncle wisely likes them, too You
nay hurt their feelings by saying
their water house isn't stylish"
wen, It isn't, and ] don't Ike
house, meWed 4aoDy. come on
Kittie," she added Let's so where
We Won't be splashed all over
I'VE are very sorrT, spoke Toodle-
and ven be careful not to do It
again, added noodle
But Tabby walked Of. with her tail
IN the air, and Eittie followed.
She doesn't mean all she says,
Kitlle stopped to whisper 70 the bea-
yer boys. But when the pussy girls
were gone IoOdle and Noodle felt
rather bad that some one had spoken
against their nice water house.
Never mind said Uncle WiEg1ly.
eve can't all live IN the same kind OF
houses"
Toodle and Noodle. the nice beaver
boys, wet their tails ia the water, and
sprinkled some drops on a muddy,
clay hill on shore The water made
the clay slippery, ana The beaver boys
had fun sliding down hill They didn't
have 10 wait for snow and ice TO have
Fun coasring. Uncle WiEEily had a
slide, too, Tor he didn't mind getting
his fur wet.
An OF a sudden. when ToodIs and
Noodle and Uncle Wiggily were hav-
Ing lots Of fun on the mud slide, kit
tie and Tabby came running back
-Oh, Uncle WigEuyin they cried.
The Skuddlemag0on is chasing usi
BE says he'll set our souse II he can't
set yoursi on. what shall we doc"
Dear me.' said the bunny gentle
man. i hardly know. The Skuddle-
magoon, you sayl'
Eyes. and here ami cried the bad
chap, suddenly bursting through the
bushes "Sousa I want and sousa I
wiz havei Oh, gazab0o-zunl-'
a. q "a esHn "a q