Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-08
Children's EDening Sloyp

doesn't cry when she's asleep"
Does he - mean she cry when
It's awaken asked Uncle Wiggily.
But Mrs. Stubtail had no time to IN.
swer. Out she hurried to the AVE- and
six cent store with Beckie, LEAVING
Uncle Wiggily alone in the cave with
the baby bear, who was asleep In her
crib.
well, this isn't hard work ut ALL"
thought the rabbit gentleman. 40 he
sat in rocking chair This Is easier
than teaching school or keeping store.
There Is nothing to do"
He walked around the cave on HE
tiptoes, but, all Of sudden he knocked
over chair with loud bang.
"Oh, dear." thought Uncle Wiggily.
! Nov I've done 1t! I've awakened the
baby"
And SO he had.
'Wah. Wah! Wah" cried the baby
bear. "Wah! Boo-hoo! Hoo.boo!" Il
cried, backwards and frontwards and
even down the middle OF its rose.
, There, there" said Uncle Wiggily,
i, in soothing syrup sort of voice. 60
to sleep"
But the baby bear would not 30 to
sleep. She cried louder than ever.
Il guess I'll sing to her." said the
rabbit gentleman. 20 he sang . song
that went like this:
Bye, baby, bye! HUSH do not cry,
Shut your eyes up good and tight.
Keep them shut both day and night
Then you'll be pretty sight,
Bye, baby, bye! Hush do not cry
| But the little baby bear cried ill the
louder
! "Oh, this Is terrible!" cried Uncle
| Wiggily. II guess she doesn't like my
singing. I'll dance for her.
So the rabbit gentleman began to
dance In front of the crib He did al
the newest dances he knew, the apple
pie flop, the chocolate eciaire Zip, thu
alligator run and the beefsteak broil.
But the baby bear only cried the moro
loudly. "Wah! Wah! Wah! 'Boo-hoo!
Hoo! Boo!"
| oh, this Is worse than teaching
school or keeping store for animal chill.
dren, who lose all their pennies" said
Uncle Wiggily. 81 wonder II she wants
me to make funny faces at her? I'll
try"
So he stood over the crib and made
funny faces at the baby bear but she
only cried louder at this.
"Oh DEAR! cried Uncle Wiggily. Il
worder what can do next?"
Take her up in your paws and walk
with her" said voice and turning
around. Uncle Wiggily saw Mr.. White
wash. the Polar bear gentleman, who
had just come in the cave Walking
with her will quiet her said Mr..
Whltewash. Il would do it myself but
have just been skating on the zee
cream pond and am cold. might
give her a chill"
So Uncle Wiggily picked I'D the baby
bear. and walked UP and down with
her. and she stopped crying at once.
and softly went, Goo! Got! Goo!"
Then she fell asleep again, but Uncle
Wiggily did not dare put her back In
the crib again for fear she would start
crying once more. And when Mrs.
Stubtail returned Uncle Wiggily wGs
still holding the baby bear
ooh, am afraid you had quite
time with her. said the bear lady.
"Oh. no no. IL -enioyed it,
said Uncle Wiggily, and then he went
home as fast as he could.
my you look all tired out" said
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy.
| ~ am" said the rabbit gentleman.
II am better at teaching school. or
! keeping store, than ! am at minding
! babies"
But this teaches us that we can all
do something in this world. And in the
! next story am going to tell you about
+, Uncle Wiggily and Jimmie Wibblcwob-
tble. And II the gas stove goes coast
! ing with the fire shovel probably there
will be no sawdust pie for the rag dolls
breakfast.