El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-02

4 N.Y. We N1AAlr 20 LaAnultlnas uaY
~ Half your pork and half YOU
hayr'
Thus sang Uncle Wiggfly Longears
l the bunny rabbit gentleman. IN the
I ourroW or underground house Of
Sammie and Susie Littletaii. the RAJ b.
I bit children. one day.
What does that mean. Uncle Wig
gily- asked Sammie. who. with his
sister, was getting ready to 20 TO the
. hollow stump school, where the lady
mouse teacher taught them their les
sons. What is Candlemas Day7'''
The second Of February" answered
Uncle Wlggily, and hone Mr..
Grounding and Mr.. Stubtau, the bear
gentleman viii have good luck to-
What sort OF good luckg Susie
wanted TO know do you mean you
hope they viii not be hit by snow
Not exactly that" answered Uncle
Wiggtly- 7 hope the sun doesn't
shine shine SO they see their shadows;
Why asked sammie.
We'll there is an old old story
"nlch says that II the bear or ground
hog sees his shadow on Candlemas
day we shall have six weeks more Of
winter explained Uncle Wiggily.
The Idea is that OF Nr. Groundhog
or M Bear comes out, after having
been asleep in his den for a long
time, and the sun shines and he sees
ms shadow. he becomes frightened
ana goes hack TO stay for six weeks.
during which we have snow and ice
But II the sun doesn't shine today.
ana AZ GroundhoE doesn't see his
shadow, he isn't frightened and he
only goes back to his den for a four
weeks sleep So spring comes more
quickly That's Why I said I hoped
the sun wouldn't shine today"
DO you really believe that about
the bearZ' asked Susie.
Wen, I'm not saying 7 do OF
qon' " laughed the bunny. Anyhow.
Candlemas day Is about the middle OF
winter, and the old farmers who
made up that song think they ought
70 have half their pork and half their
nay LETT to last until summer comes.
BgL now children, hurry on to
50 sammie and susie Littletau
skipped over the fields and through
the woods on their way 10 the hollow
stump school, and Uncle Wiggfly /
went 70 look for an adventure He Z
and Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, his I
mus KRAFT lady housekeeper. were stay /
ing in the burrOW since heir hollow
stump bungalow had burned
OVeR the fields and through the
woods went Uncle Wiggily. twinkling
Us PINK nose like a strawberry lOlly- I
7 think III just walk around by i
Mr. Stubtails den and find out IL he J.
s going 70 see his shadow today
thought the bunny gentleman. -'Ofi
course there may be no truth in that J
pa notion, but IL is just ar well TO
be on the safe side Ic be glad II we
lnly naQ Tour weeks more OF winter.
l m about tired Of ice and snow"
50 Uncle Wiggily hoped along to-
N@ro the big cave in the side OF the
Dill, where Mr. Sfuhtai1 gueut HIS
winter in sleep. Now and then the
llQ RABBIT gentleman looked up at
ne sky. The sun was under the
III it doesn't shine sIr. stubtan
VIII not see his shadow and all viii
be we'll thought the bunny
Fretty soon he was in front Of the
pear cave The bushes in front OF
z WaFe1 and moved, and out came
Mr. Stubtail, locking rather sleepy.
Hal There he Isl The sun isn't
inlning-he won't see his shadow. he :
siu not be frightened and We shall
'oon have spring." thought Uncle
.Nlggily, real jolly like.
BUT, all OF sudden, there was a
mapping cracking noise. Mr. Stub
All, the bear gentleman. who was
ust going TO speak to Uncle Wiggfly.
much frightened indeed, hack into his
leeping cave he popped
Dear me-. exclaimed Uncle Wig
sily, all Of a surprise. What hap
lened TO scare my bear friend2 I'm
'ure he didn't see his shadow. for the
.un isn't shining. And. vet
Just then Alr. Stuhtail popped his
lead out Of the cave again.
DIG you hear that. Uncle Wig
silyE Did you hear thatZT asked Mr.
'tubtail In whisper. -Oh, my claws
nd my nose! Did you hear thatg'