Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-25

the boys to use it. Neither does m,
sister like the girls to call her NATL
, da, so We made up other names fol
: ourselves. I also want to thank yor
for helping get Brighteyes loose from
the split log that day."
J 'Oh, that's all right" said Jackie
easily, "and of course Peetie and
will call you and your sister by the
names you like best. Peetie is home
with the toothache today, and I'm of
lsomething to cure him. Want to
come with me?"
"Of course" answered Buddy Pigg
Maybe l know of something that
will"
But, just as he got that far, there
sounded in the woods a most tremen-
dous racket. Bushes and sticks
seemed to be breaking and there were
loud cries, and then out rushed a big
bird, with something red hanging
down over its eyes, it's feathers all
sticking out and its wings dragging
on the ground
"Oh, run! RUM" cried Jackie Bow
Wow. That's the old turkey gobbler!
He's terribly angry, and he may bite
us! He nearly got Peetie one day.
Rum Rum Run, Buddy!"
Well you should have seen the pup
py dog and the guinea pig run! My,
how their legs did fly! But that turkey
gobbler ran, too, right after them;
for he had Indigestion that day and
was very angry, and he didn't know
the reason why.
On and on he ran, after Jackie and
Buddy. and pretty soon he caught up
to Jackie, who was behind Buddy, and
that mean turkey gobbler just grab
bed hold of the puppy dog by the tall.
"Oh, dear! Ouch! Wow! My, oh,
my! Lobster salad" cried Jackie.
What's the matter?' asked Buddy.
"He's got hold of my tail! He's got
hold of my tail' cried Jackie.
Pull it away from him!" advised
Buddy. Pull it away, and then you
run up front here. and I'll go in back"
! Well, Jackie didn't know the rea-
son for this. but he did it He man
Jagged to pull his tail out of the turkey
gobbler's beak and then he jumped
ahead and Buddy went in back.
| And they ran on, and on, with the
gobbler chasing them, until pretty
soon they came to a fence. Under it
they scrambled like a cat going be-
meath gate, and they were safe, for
the turkey couldn't get through.
| "Oh. my! That was terrible time!"
cried Jackie. did he grab your tail,
Buddy?'
: NO." said Buddy. ''he didn't. You
see I haven't got any tail and, sure
,.enough, he turned around and Jackie
} saw that he had no tail. No guinea
: pigs have, you see, at least none that
l ever saw.
Il knew he couldn't get hold Of my
J TAIL" explained Buddy, so that's why
:, I wanted you to 60 ahead
: Jackie thought that was very kind
| of Buddy, and do, too. Then Jackie
, and Buddy played together for some
: time, and had lots of fun, and the old
turkey gobbler ran away, quite angry
! that he hadn't caught hold of the
; guinea pigs tail. But how could he
: when there wasn't any?
Then all at once Buddy Pigg saw
green leaf and he cried out:
ooh, this will stop Peeties tooth
ache! It's a mustard leaf and it will
draw out all the pain"
|, So they took the leaf home and
Mrs. Bow Wow put it On Peetie's
jaw. like a mustard plaster, and in q
minute the pain was all gone. Then
iPeetie could come out and play with
Buddy and Jackie.
Now if none of you burn yourselves
with hot soup and if the peanut man
brings me lemon, with a peppermint
, stick of candy in it, the story tomor
row night will be about the Bow Vows
. and the rich dog.