Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-10
Children S EDening Sto1p

1 home she started with her books In
strap over one paw, carrying the sugar
in the other paw.
Beckie had not gone very far on her
way home before she came to q NIL.
and as she walked up this she thought
what fun 1t would be II the hill only
ran down, instead OF up, and II she had
J her sled with her.
"For then 1 could coast all the way
home" thought Beckie
Beckie was going up the hill, walk
ing slowly, for the snow was slippery.
She slid back every now and then. ana
the little bear girl was wondering what
her mother was going to make OF the
sweet stuff, when, all Of sudden.
around the corner OF stump in front
Of her, Beckie heard q voice saying:
ooh, dear! know I'll never be able
to do it! Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuszy was
right never should have come out
in such slippery weather without put,
ting sandpaper on my wheels"
"My! l wonder who that can be?"
exclaimed Beckie. who 10 1t that
goes about on wheels?"
Then she looked. and she saw Uncle
Wiggily Longears, In his automobile,
tryin to ride up hill. But the rabbit
gentleman could not do it. His auto
mobile would 60 up the slippery. Icy
hill a little way, and then the wheels
would slip and slide, and whizz around
as fast az anything, but the auto would
not climb up. The rubber tires were
too slippery.
"Oh, dear!" cried Uncle Wiggily. II
don't know what to dol am In q
hurry, but ! can't get up this slippery
hill. Oh, should have some sand
paper. Oh, dear, wish some one
would come along and help me-"
"Ha! Perhaps can help you!" ex-
claimed Beckie Stubtail, suddenly
stepping out from behind the stump.
"Bless my SOUL" exclaimed Uncle
Wiggily. THAT is very kind Of you, to
want to help me, Beckie. But don't
see how you can stop my auto from
slipping when 1t goes up hill"
"Why, If had some sand or gravel.
or ashes or sawdust to put on the snow
and ice, that would make it rough, and
your automobile wheels wouldn't slip. =
said Beckie.
Very true!" exclaimed Uncle Wig
gily. But you have no sand or gravel
or ashes or sawdust. have you. Beckie
mo, but Ihave some sugar, and that
Is nearly the same thing!" cried the
little rabbit girl. "See, I'll sprinkle
some coarse, granulated sugar on the
snow in front Of your auto wheels. and
up you'll 60. You have been kind to me
so want to be kind to you"
Opening the bag, Beckie sprinkled
the sugar on the snow. And then, when
Uncle Wiggily started his auto mp. the
hill again the rubber tires took fast
hold and didn't slip around any more.
just as when the motorman puts sand
on the trolley car track to keep the
wheels from spinning around.
Hop in, Beckett" cried Uncle Wig
gily to Beckie, when he found his auto
didn't slip any more. So the little bear
girl hoped in the automobile. and
Uncle Wikgily gave her q ride all the
way home, and she had sugar enough
left for Mrs. Stubtail to make a honey.
apple pudding for supper.
So that's how Beckie helped Uncle
Wiggily, and 1t also shows us that
sugar Is good for something else be-
sides sweetening lemons. And In the
next story I'll tell you about Neddie
and the blackbirds; that IL II the milk
man doesn't take the dolls stockings
on the line to use ~ mittens for his
horses ears.