El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-15
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND BOB CAT
BY HOWARD r. GAnIs.

ONE day when there was snow on
Othe ground IN Woodland, near the
Orange Ice mountains. where In
Gle Wiggily had his hollow stump
bungalow. the old gentleman Rabbi
started ont 10 look Tor an adventure
IF you viii kindly wait a moment
I'll 90 with you said Nurse Jane
Fuzzy WuZEy, as she saw Uncle Wig
gily take down his red. white and blue
striped rheumatism crutch or the
clock shelf.
-Of course. III wait for you. Nurse
Jane" said Mr. Longears, very po-
Etely. I didn't know you wanted 20
have an adventure also"
at isn't exactly that want an adj
venture" the muskrat lady house
keeper made answer, -but am going
over 20 help Mrs. WibbleWobhle. the
duck lady, sew a bedquilI, and can
walk part way with you"
sDelightedIn exclaimed The bunny
rabbit. so he and Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy
set off together ever the snow
do you think you VIII have an ao-
venture today. Uncle Wigglly3 asked
Nurse Jane. when they were about
half way 20 Mrs Wibblewobble's
house
I hope So" answered the bunny
uncle. and he had 70 twinkle his pink
nose twice as fast, as snowflake
fell on % from a sassafras bush just
then, tickling Uncle wisely
Then the old gentleman rabbit hap
pened to look down and. when he saw
ears caught hold OF Nurse Jane b.
the paw and whispered
we had not better go on any FAR
therl Wed better 50 right back 20
our hollow stump bungalow and stay
there until Percival the Policeman
Dog, can arrest him
Arrest who-" asked Nurse Jane
7 don't see anybody who needs ar
resting"
I don't exactly see him myself"
spoke Uncle MigglhT- But mere are
the marks OF his paws and claws u
the snow, and he cannot be FAR or
Who De- it," asked Nurse Jane, as
she took hold OF her sewing scissors
that were IN her dress pocket
1T is Bob Cat" whispered the bum
Tommie, Jois and KiLtie Kat the
pussy children This Bob Cat ia
wild chap lynx he IS sometimes
called and he Is very fond Of gentle
man rabbits and muskrat ladies"
on. then u ne likes US. u IS al
right" said Nurse Jane, as she looked
az the tracks in the snow. ] shall
be pleased 70 meet Bob Cat
And he'll be glad 70 see US" said
Uncle ,Wiggily. -.But Il We 90 back
viii not find us"
But why don't you want him TO
find us2" asked Nurse Jane. You
say he As found OF gentlemen rabbits
and muskrat ladies' and"
yes, he Is altogether TOO fond OF
u.s." exclaimed the bunny. He'd
want 20 bite US and nibble u.s. And
you know. as vel as I do, that 10
isn't any fun TO be bitten by a Wild
Bob Cat. or lynx"
Z suppose it isn't" agreed Miss
Fuzzy WuzZy
Il KNOW it fsn'tr' declared Uncle
WigEily, positive like and doubtless
Come on, we must go back I'll look
Tor an adventure some other day, and
you can help Mrs Wibblewobble an
other time
So he and Nurse Jane. the muskrat
lady carrying her scissors. needles
and thread, started back over the
snow. They saw on the white ground
many marks OF the paws and claws
Of the Bob Cat, but they hoped he
had run far away.
All o. sudden, however. there
was a sort Of q snarl and q yarl and
growl and a rowl behind a lbig
stump, and out on top Of IL jumped a
wild animal sort OF yellow in color.
with black spots and stripes on his
fur. He had a very short, bodied
tail, and that was why he was called
Bob Cat. And on his ears were little