Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-13
UNCLE wlaoILY AND DR.. POSTUM

UNCLE WlGGllY AND Or. POSTUM,
(By Howard r. Garis.)
Paget Newspaper Service.
| Copyright by Evening News Pub
:. fishing Company Of Newark. I. :.
N. j., 1879
well, where are you going today
Uncle Wiggily?" asked Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy. the musckrat lady
housekeeper, of her rabbit gentle
man friend, as Mr.. Longears came
downstairs to breakfast in the hol.
low stump bungalow one morning.
"Oh. just out for little walk" he
answered. 1T is getting more and
more like spring every day now and I
think the new clover will soon be
green enough to nfbble."
We'll, whatever you do, don't
wheel off doll In carriage In mis-
take for Mrs. Littletails baby rab-
Bit" said Nurse Jane with q laugh.
| mo, I'll not" promised the rabbit
gentleman, also laughing in most
jolly manner. "I'll carefully look In
carriages after this and make sure I
have the right baby"
| told you about the mistake Uncle
Wiggily made in the story before this
one, you know.
Well, soon the rabbit gentleman was
walking slowly along, now and then
leaning on his red, white and blue
striped barber pole rheumatism crutch
But he did not have to lean very hard
! for the rheumatism did not pain him
much that day.
"I'll Just walk around by DR.. Pos
sums house." thought Uncle Wig9ily
He promised to give me some medi
cine for my automobile that has cut
tire. When that cut heals am goinl
to begin riding again, for winter has
nearly gone"
When the rabbit gentleman reached
the little stone cave house where Dr.
Postum lived, Uncle Wiggily WAS sur
prised to hear q voice coming from
an open window, saying:
"Oh, dear! This 10 too bad! never
thought this would happen to- me!
Never!"
"Why. wonder what can be the
matter!'' Uncle Wisely spoke. Tha'
sounds like Or. Postum, and 1t seems
as though he were In trouble. mus'
help him II car"
Uncle Wiggily was always that way
you remember. Up to the open win
dow he went and, poking his head In
side, the rabbit gentleman asked:
"Is anything the matter? Can
do anything to help? Are you IN
trouble, DR.. Postum
Trouble! l should say 1t wal
troubled" cried the animal doctor. 81
Just slipped and sprained my ankle
and one paw, and I can't 80 out doc
toring any sick rabbits, squirrels
ducks or geese now. oh, dear! AND
] just had q telephone message from
1Grandfather Goosey Gander that h
is quite Ill and needs me at once
But I can't go, SO what shall ! do
Oh, dear!"
| Let me go!" spoke Uncle Wiggil,
quickly.
What; Do you know how to doc
tor sick animals?" asked the 'possun
gentleman.
well, it won't take me long tt
learn" said Mr. Longears. Besides
you have bottles Of medicine that tel
on the outside just what they arr
good for; don't your"
| eS, AnSWeIou LIZ. Aooo0Ap 0A~"
ly, II have!"
Then It's all right" went on Uncle
Wiggily. "1'll just take your sAtche
Of medicines, and 80 call on al tn
sick animals for you. I'll ask then
what Is the matter with them, and l
they say they have headache, II
give them some medicine from thu
headache bottle. And II they have +,
stomachache, I'll give them stomach
ache medicine, and 50 on. Won
that dot"
"Well, you might try" said DR.. Pos
sum. "Ill come myself a. soon as
can. Here. take my medicines ant
do the best you can. Uncle Wiggily
lit is very kind Of you"
Nonsense! It's nothing Of tn
sort" cried the rabbit gentleman. "1t'
fun for mel"
"Well, I hope the animals you doc
tor will have as much fun rs 70,
do" said DR.. Possum, shaking ,hf
head, as II he were not quite sure.
Uncle Wiggily took DR.. Possum'
little valise OF red, pink, green, blue
yellow and white medicine, in pills
powders and liquid. Then, looking .
much like DR.. Possum as he could, tn
rabbit gentleman started on. First h
came to the goose-pen of Grandfathe
Goosey Gander.
Have you seen DR.. Possum p aske
the grandpa goose. II have telephone
him to come and cure me-"
"He has a sore leg and paw, an
can't come Uncle Wiggily said, 80
came in his place. Now, tell me no,