Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-07-08
A Chnckie Wuckie Story.

A Chuckie Wuckie Story.
| The first thing everybody says when
meeting Chuckie Wuckie is. why. what
"A funny name. Who gave it 10 you;"
And Chucllie Wuckie always answers.
| My papa found it for me
why did he give it to YOU they ask.
| Because he says look just like Il
| Chuckie Wuckie"
But what is Chuckie Wuckie?'
everybody persists in asking.
Il don't know" Chuekie Wuckie am
sWers grayely. My papa says there
| isn't any other Chuckie Wuckie in the
| world-that he knows Of at least.
| When "old peoples that is what
| Chuckie Wuckie calls her mamma ana
| papa-when "old peoples" let their mem
cries so back To the days when they
We're very little peoples, they always
remember that il was the really, truly
stories" they loved best, Fairy tales
We're beautiful and giant stories We're eN-
| citing. hut ii was the stories mother and
| father told Of little boys md girls they
| Ead once known, aud of little cats aud
! big dogs they had loved. which were the
| very best of all. For this reason | want
to tell you, before you read any of the
| Chuckie Wuckie stories, that Chuckie
| Wuckie herself is real. and her papa and
| written about her is true.
| One summer it grew very, very hot,
and the doctor advised Chuckie Wuckie'S
| mamma to take her up in the noun
tainS where the air was cool. Papa
could not go with them, because he had
work to do at his office, 50 mamma aud
| Chuckie Wuckie prepared to 20 alone
Dear, dear!' said Chucke Wuckie
| one afternoon, white she sat watching
| her mamma pack the trunkS-"iear.
dear! Poor papa will be 50 lonesome.
Yes. we do wish he could go with
us. We would ENJOY all our holiday 50
| much better, said mamma.
He won't forget we love him just rs
much. will he, if he thinks we are hav-
/ ing good time where we are and he is
working down in the dusty old city, all
alone. where it is hot?"
! No, indeed said mammal 'he won't
ever forget we love him. We will write
a long letter every day and tell him
| everything we do"
| Mamma went on folding little frocks
and petticoatS, rolling stockings into lit
| tie balls, and tucking wadS of tissue
paper about little hats. Clmckie Wuckie
sat very quiet for Il long time; then she
| said. Mamma. will you please show me
4 how to print. i love yOuE You know |
can make all the letters nicely. only
don't know how to put them together
into any words, except dog and cat
| and my name.
Mamma laughed. "Of course | win
dear" She said 1T is a very easy little
sentence and you can write it without
any trouble.
Chuckie Wuckie brought Il pencil and
paper; then mamma sat down beside hcr
and printed Il love YOU in beautiful.
clear. big letters,
Now suppose | print it in French.
/ I - l., Tn4 ak Z "a
would say it..
George wouldn't say it, though
mamma, because you know we haven't
been friends since he pol,ed my doll Jes-
sizes eyes out
Il had forgotten that" said mamma.
Chuckie Wuckie went away 10 her
own little desk in her own little room.
| For two hours. while mamma was pack
ing and arranging things round the
house, the little girl sat cutting out bits
/ of paper and writing on them. Mamma
was glad to have her busy, because She
| had SO much to do.
Next morning they went away on an
early train to the mountains, and with
| the last hug and kiss which thuckie
| Wuckie gave to her papa she whispered,
.Yon won't forget how much love
you?'
Papa can never forget that" said
her father, with a biz laugh and Il
tight squeeze.
Then the choo-choo cars came along
with their great noise. and papa was left
On the platform waving 10 little CIR
who was throwing kisses Mt him from
the window of car. On Monday
morning Chuckie Wuckie received her
first letter from papa. Here is what be
said:
At Home. Tuy I3-My Darling Chuckic
| Wuckie; | have been very busy since Won
I |
| pened after You had gone When | came
home Tuesday night. I found. under my
Ink bottle on the library Nhi", a lItilt
slip Of paper. and printed on il IN great
bic letters was. II love you Tucked
into my pen wiprl WAS another littl" "Je
t'aime. inside each slipper | found q
liittle Il love YOU Ttftked nnAor my blot
ter was another Il love you ] had e
open the telephone book. aud little Il
love You fell ont Of it, There was deaf
lllttle lie t'aime' In ali nay dressing gown
handle Of my tooth brush. and another was
| in my match box. When ! wcnt TO bed
| found ''Jc t'aime and Il love YOU 9i
/ over my rOom-in the bed. under the poi
taimp' among my collars. and - low,
You through my necktics II ruincd ~,
next morning. and tiny ''Je t'aimr' TEL
out Of my umbrella. There were bits al
| paper which said II love you" in my rub
begs. II keep finding - love you H.
some sew spot every day tn ynu come
home and every one Of them printed b1
your own dear little hand What a tlprci
itle thought II was 80 make poor tone
some old papa feel happier, No other lit
tie 5-yearold girl bat my Cmcklr Wucki'
| would have Thought Of IT. Now. I mus
say e9od-hye with great. big II Low
Isabel Gordon Curtis. in St Nicholas.
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