Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-01
UNCLE WIGGLY AND THE BEAVER
BOY.
(By Howard K. Garls.)
Pauet Newspaper Service.

UNCLE WIGGLY AND THE BEAVErt
BOY.
(By Howard r. Garis.)
Paget Newspaper Service.
Copyright by Evening News Publish
ing Company Of Newark. N. j., 1850
Uncle Wiggily," spoke Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady house
keeper to the rabbit gentleman, one
morning, "Uncle Wiggily, am going
to leave you alone for awhile. l am
going down to the five and six cent
store, to get some diamond earrings
for the party Mrs. Wibblewobble, the
duck lady. is going to give after Eas.
ter"
Diamond earrings, Ell? Party" ex.
claimed Uncle Wiggily as he polished
his glasses on his left ear.
EYES," went on Nurse Jane. You
don't mind, do you, to be left alone a
while?"
ooh, not in the lease replied Uncle
Wiggily, quickly. And can even get
my own lunch If you do not finish your
shopping in time, Miss Fuzzy. Stay
down town if you like, and get yourself
carrot ice cream soda. / can man.
age all right, as long as l do not have
to bake a pie or make pudding"
"No, there Is plenty to eat in our
hollow stump bungalow without your
doing that" said the muskrat lady with
a smile that showed her strong teeth
just like carpenters chisels.
So off Nurse Jane started while I'm
Gle Wiggily stayed home to take care
of the hollow stump bungalow, so that
no elephant could come and carry 1t eff
to use as a. chiffonier for his circus
peanuts.
The old gentleman sat in his easy
chair, laughing now and then to him.
self as he thought of how funny 1t was
for Neddie Stubtail the bear boy. to
have taken the barber pigs red, white
and blue pole for a stick of candy. |
told you about that in the story just
before this one, if you will kindly re-
member.
"Yes,' that certainly was funny!"
laughed Uncle Wiggily to himself as he
thought what fuss the barber pig
had made.
well, / guess won't have any ad,
venture like that today" Uncle Wiggi-
ly said to himself II can't go out for
a walk while Nurse Jane is away, and
an adventure will hardly come to the
bungalow looking for me-"
But you Just wait and see what hap
pens, as they say in real story books.
Uncle Wiggily was sort of DOING on
to sleep in his easy chair, when all OF
a sudden, he heard "p1tter-patter-pit.
patter-pat"> of little feet on the
front porch, and there came knock
on the door of the bungalow
"My gracious!" exclaimed the rabbit
gentleman. IT wonder what company
that can be? Nurse Jane didn't say she
expected any one"
He looked out of side window, and
there, on the steps, he saw Toodle
Flattail, the little beaver boy, sitting
most comfortably on his broad, nat
tail, that was like a mason's trowel.
"Why, hello, Toodle!" Uncle Wiggi'
ly ioyfully cried. II am so glad to see
you! Come in! How are all the folks
How is papa and mamma and Uncle
Whacker, the old gentleman beaver!
How is her. -
"Fine,' said Toodle, walking in the
bungalow. eve are all WE'LL"
And how is your brother, Noodle?'
ooh, he's we'll, too. l thought Ia
come over and see you while l was
out for a walk. The ice is out of our
pond now and we beavers are begin
ming the spring work"
THAT'S good" said Uncle Wiggily.
"Nurse Jane is out, but I think can
find you a cabbage cookie, perhaps, or
a bit of water lily cake. I'll 60 look. =
The rabbit gentleman found Noodle
Flattail piece of carrot pie, with
maple sugar frosting on top, and the
little beaver chap was very glad to get
it for he was hungry.
"My! But am glad to see you!"
said Uncle Wiggily again. "You aren't
as fat as you were, though"
mo, we beavers get thin in winter,
when there Is not SO much to eat. How
ever, I'll soon fatten up Toodle an
swered.
well, I'm sorry, but can't wait for
that" suddenly said new voice, and
there, standing in the room, was bad
old fox. He had crept in when Uncle
Wiggily let Toodle in the front door,
which the old rabbit gentleman forgot
to close.
'I'm sorry you're not fat, for I would
rather have fat beaver than thin
one" said the fox, smacking his lips,
and sort of picking his teeth with his
TAIL However, I won't wait for that
III take you as you are, and I'll take
you too, Mr.. Longears. I'm in need of
With that the fox, made a iump for