El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08

once upon a time, as Uncle Wig :
[ efly LonEears was hopping
- along through the grass wonder
ing what sort OF adventure would
happen him that day he heard a saa
'' sob dos I wish I could be ike
hf-1l What a shame that I have 20
efa-v on re GROUND all the while and
make sorrowful soundsi On dearl
nHumi II seems TO me there Is
trouble here, II ] an any gooq az
Guessing" said Uncle Wlggiiy % nln-
~ WHATS the tnatter2 Who are
YOU. and may have the pleasure o.
heInine vou-that IS II you aren
ire PipsIsswah or Skeeziclzst asked
the bunny gentleman
7 am neither OF those nad claps;
was the answer 7 am Niosie
Croaker. and I want to get up in
- aNfbsis Croaker." spoke Uncle
WirRiIy. twlnkling his nose IN
funny fashion. I don't seem 20 re-
member you. And why do you wish
TO get up IN a tres2 Do you want 70
pick green apples and make your
soh. no. nothing Ike that" went on
The sad voice. and something rustled
IN the dried leaves near Uncle Wig
zily's paws. I am Nibs-e CroaAer-
guess you don't remember me- Dul
u
No-Tail, the frog boys
"Oh. yes, now remember you. NIB
Sic" said the bunny, as a little Iro8
hoped out on the path. he was
called Nibsie. this frog was, because
his feet ended IN cute little toes like
the nlbs Of pen And his last name
was Croaker because he croaked-
"Oh, dear" sighed Nibsie Croaker
whats the natter asked the
bunny. why do you want 70 get up
[ tn a tree II not 70 eat green applesf
7 want 70 get up n tree so
can be a tree toad" spoke Nibsie- !
saw q tree toad the other day. and he
I looked so cute and nice, sitting on a
branch. high up above the ground,
and he made such a nice sound-so
] different from my ugly croak that Z
want to be a. tree toad
"ruti TutF' spoke Uncle Wiggily.
giving his pink nose an extra
/ twinkle or two You are all right
IS you are Frogs are frogs and tree
/ toads are tree toads- Neither one
can be athe other"
Perhaps I could be a tree toad y
tried" said Nibsie. al I want, 70
start, IS 10 get up in a tree Then
I 7 could practice singing as the tree
I toad does"
"But how are you going TO get Up
/ IN tree 10 begin withz' asked the
/ bunny uncle
II you'd fix a little ladder for me
out OF a Wild grape vine I could
I climb Up. ] think" said Nihsie. "and
then I could practice singing as the
| tree toad does Please help me-
-Au right. I wiIl.' agreed the
l bunny gentleman But no good viii
I come Of this Each one IS best in his
own place-frogs on the ground and
I tree toads in trees"
However, he made a little ladder
from a Wild grape vine fastening IL
On a tree, Uncle WlEEily did, and then
I Nlbsie Croaker started 20 climb Up.
At first the frog boy. who was sec
/ end cousin TO Bully and Bawly No
/ Tail. could not climb the ladder. But
at last he managed to get up and
I then. perching himself on a limb Of
the tree, which was not very easy
/ 20 do. Nibsis said
Nov listen 70 ne sing. Uncle wig
Eily."
Nibsls took a long breath, puffed
out his throat and went
"Croakity-croaki Croak-oakt Pokei
Soak
.How's hat. Uncle TleEilyg" asked
I Nibsie, as he paused 10 catch his
{ breath DID that sound like the
nice. cheerful song o. the tree toadl'
Uncle WiEGily scratched the end Of
I his pink, twinkling nose with the
brim Of his tall SIX hat