Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-05
CHILDREN's EVENING STORY

most Hike tho real rope that you real
girls use for skipping.
Now, I'll begin jumping salt style
SLOW" said the rabbit gentleman to
himself. But, hold on thsre!" he ex.
claimed. II have no one to turn for
me. What shall DOT I need some one
to turn the rope!'
He looked through the woods, but he
saw no one, and no WAS thinking he
would have to give up his idea, when.
all Of sudden, he saw Jackie Bow
Wow, the puppy dog boy coming along.
Jackie had Just been burying bone
In the woods
Hello, Uncle Wiggily!" he called,
What are you doing here?"
well, don't tell any one" the rabbit
gentleman replied, "but was going TO
jump rope for my rheumatism Only
l have no one to turn for me-"
"Pll turn said Jackie kindly.
"Oh, but we need two, one on each
end of the grapevine" spoke Uncle
Wiggily.
"Oh, no you DON'T" said Jackie. with
laugh. y can tie one end of the vine
! to q tree, and turn the other myself.
Then you can Jump salt and pepper and
mustard and vinegar, just as the girls
do" &@
Very good" Uncle Wiggily exclaim.
ed. only first I'm going to begin with
something slow, like sugar or mo.
| lasses."
! "All right" said Jackie. So, tying
one end of the vine to tree, the puppy
dog boy turned the other end, and
Uncle Wiggily began to skip.
! Around and around, over the head Of
Uncle Wiggily went the grape vine
rope. Up and down he skipped, and he
/ skipped, and he was really doing quite
well.
That's very good" said Jackie.
"You have jumped enough sugar and
molasses style, though. Let's try salt
now, and then go on to pepper"
"All right" agreed Uncle Wiggily
But don't turn too fast for I -"
"Ha! Suppose turn bit!" OK.
claimed . voice, and then, out of the
bushes jumped the bad old tail.pulling
chimpanzee monkey "I'll turn rope
for you, Uncle Wiggily," he said.
land then = we'll. I guess you know
what I'll do after that"
will you = will you pull my tail?"
asked Uncle Wiggily, wishing he could
run away but he couldn't because the
bad monkey could run after and catch
him.
THAT'S what I'll do = pull your tail,
and that puppy dogs, tool" said the
bad chimpanzee.
Then, all Of a sudden Jackie thought
OF something.
Before you pull my tail, or Uncle
Wiggily's," said Jackie, would you
nina showing us how we'll you can
skip rope, Mr.. Chimpanzee. You can
do it very we'll, I'm sure"
''Of course can," proudly said the
monkey. Here, you turn, I'll Jump and
show<you how, and then I'll pull your
tails"
So, while Jackie turned, tho monkey
jumped The puppy dog boy kept turn
ing the grape vine faster and faster,
from pepper up through vinegar and
finally he was turning mustard.
Jump! Jump! Skip! Hop!" cried the
puppy dog boy, and he turned the
grape vine SO fast that you could hard.
ly see it going.
stop! Stop! I'm all out Of bssaah!"
painted the monkey.
mo! No! You must jvmpt" BARRED
Jackie and he txrned fasteS than ever.
Finally the chimpansee was 20 out OF
breath that he fell down and couldn't
get up again, because Of skipping the
rope 30 fast And, AZ soon - he Top
pied over, Jackie cried:
Come on now, Uncle WtSg4ly! This
is our chance. He is 80 out OF breath
that he can't catch US! Let's run!
Then, leaving the bad tail pulling
chimpanzee there in the woods, away
ran Uncle Wiggily and Jackie until
they were safely home.
And the next time I skip rope I'll
do it nearer my bun galow," said the
rabbit gentleman.
"Oh, are you going to jump more?'
asked Nurse Jane.
Eyes" said Uncle Wiggily. 1T Is a.
most as much fun as dancing
i So this teaches us that too much
mustard is not a good thing. And in
1.-THE next story l will tell you about
! Uncle Wiggily at Nurse James party
and I hope the ice cream will not cal
Iup all the cake so there will be some
cracker crumbs left for the mice to
play ball with