El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-29

It did not take him long to reach
the hollow stump school, where sam
ME. Susie and the other animal chill
dren studied their gnawing, jumping
hopping or swimming lessons.
Wont you come in and visit the
school, Uncle WiggllyE- invited the
lady mouse teacher, cordial like and
pare goric-
Thank you. not now" replied the
bunny gentleman, with low and po-
lite bow Of his tall, silk hat. i just
brought Susis's good mittens, Inc
ones she took with her are tull OF
holes. Her paws viii get cold If she
plays in the snow with them"
"Fu give these good mittens 70
Susie right away and bring you nef
old ones" said the lady mouse teacher
Just a moment II you please 4ou
needn't wait for recess.
So Uncle Wiggily stood at the
school door and soon the lady mouse
teacher came back with Susie's old
mittens-
NY but they are ragged and 1ull
Of holesi" laughed the bunny gentle
man as he took them from Miss
Mouse Teacher. They are NOT OF
much use except 20 make a rag doll
with. But III take them home. Nurse
Jane might like TO ravel out a little
OF the yarn that is left"
Yes, she might" said the lady
mouse teacher.
So, with the ragged. red mittens in
his coat pocket Uncle Wiggily started
off again over the hills and far away,
back toward the rabbit burrOW.
Il wonder II a am 10 have an edven-
ture tOdayg thought the bunny gen
tleman, and no sooner had he done So
as they say in story books, than, look
ing over his left shoulder he saw 8
tall, lanfSy form leaning over the
snowy. path toward him
Hal The Skeezicks," cried the
bunny. THAT is adventure enough
70 me- I've got TO rum"
And run he did But the Skeezicks
ral also, crying out:
StOpi Hold on Wait q minutel"
But did Uncle Wiggily wait a min
ute or even half minute2 He did
not. for wei he knew what the Skee-
zicks wanted-sousei
On ran the bunny but the Skee came
on faster and Uncle Wiggily was
getting all out Of breath and he was
still a long way from the under
ground burrow.
What shall do to save myself"
thought the bunny gentleman.
BE put his paw in his pocket and
1elr Of Susie's old, ragged red nit
deep bank OF snow nearby.
III play a trick on the Skeezicksr -
said the bunny III stick one Of
Susie's red mittens part way down in
the snow bank, leaving only a little
edge showing Then III hide over BY
Ay legs are tired Then when the
Skee comes along he'll see the red
mirten sticking out OF the snowy
bank He'll think II is my pink.
tW1nkling nose He'll dive in the
snow 70 get me for he viii Imagine
I'm hiding under the drift. with only
my nose sticking out He'll dive in,
and maybe he'll stick fast there and
1 can get safely home. 1 hope So"
Quickly Uncle WigEily stuck one OF
Susie's red mittens in the bank Of
deep snow, leaving just a little Of
with few last tired hops. hid be-
mind tree where the Skee could not
see him.
Up the hill came putting the bad
chap
III get Uncle Wiggily nowl" gar
gled the Sllee- He reached the bank
OF snow and saw something red stick
ing out OF the drift
on. hol Uncle WiEEily has hidden
under the snow, thinking he can get
away from me 50 easilyl" howled
me Skee- But I know he Is under
there there Tor I can see his pink. twink
Just as Uncle wiggny thought,
Vel he can't fool me that wayr'
pink, tWinkling nose I know he can't
oe Jar away. Here is where dive in
and get himi''
The Skeeziclzs gave a big dive into
ne snow, right where Susle's red
nltten showed Into the snow went
he Skee, head first. and illst "a IRE
lunny had hoped. the bad char stucIz
-nere-yes, sir, he stuck fast. his long
INN legs waving like hat streamers
the wind The Skee couldn't ger
Dose in a hurry, either.
- Murray cried Uncle WiEEilv.
NoW I an safei" and he went home
with susie's other mitten. So ms
reaches US that even old r1fbbers az
y some use in the world. And II the
. - Allten ooesnt fan in the -four
-nlnk shes piece OF red chalk IN
- you next about Uncle Wfgs-f1-,
.no sanmie,s sled--Copyrfrht 1920
y Mcclure sewspaper Syndicate.