Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-29
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE BAR
BIER PIG.
(By Howard r. Garis)
paoet NeMananar Service,

(Copyright by Evening News Publish.
inx Co, OF Newark, N. j., 1879
well, what do you think will hap.
pen to you today, Uncle Wiggily?" ask
ed Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuxzy, the musk
rat lady housekeeper, as she did q
hop-skip-and-a-ju jump around the hollow
stump bungalow before washing up
the breakfast dishes.
ITO tell you the truth, Miss Fuzzy
Wuzzy," replied the nice old rabbit
gentleman, II hardly know"
you won't bring home any more
Easter eggs right away, Will your"
81 think not, Nurse Jane. With
those Mrs. Chick gave me and those
Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, 40
kindly loaned mo. ! will have plenty"
said Uncle Wiggily. besides, every
time I have brought home eggs lately
something seems to have happened to
me. Either the tail-pullins chimpan'
zee monkey got after me or the esq.
dog made trouble. So today think I
will Just 20 for walk In the woods,
and perhaps I may have little adven-
ture, and then again perhaps not Who
can tell?"
True enough" spoke Nurse Jane
with a siKh, "who can tell?" and then
she washed the face of the clock with
SOAP and water so 1t could 80 to school
If 1t wanted to without putting Its
hands in tho keyholo to keep them
warm.
So Uncle Wiggily started of for
walk, taking with him his red, white
and blue striped barber pole rheuma.
tism crutch that Nurse Jane had
gnawed for him out Of cornstalk.
Tho old rabbit gentleman had noS
gone very far before, he came to :
hollow stump In the woods, he heard
voice inside saying:
"Oh, dear! It's too bad! That's
what it Is! Hero 20 and open up 9
nice shop In these woods and expect
all the animal gentlemen to come to
me and get shaved, and the very hrst
day something happens! It's too bad!
Wish I could sec policeman dos
that's what wish"
Hello! Hello!" exclaimed Uncle
Wiggily to himself softly. That
sounds like trouble! wonder II can
help! always do like to help those
In troubled"
The rabbit gentleman walked on un
til he was in front of the hollow stump
and then he saw that 1t was newly
opened barber shop for animals. Over
the door was sign which read:
Mr.. Pig Barber Shaving. Child
ren's Hair-Cutting Specially.
why, everything seems to be all
right here" Uncle Wiggily said to him
self. Il wonder what the trouble can
be? I'll ask the barber pig"
So Uncle Wigsily said What
seems to be the trouble, Mr.. Pig?"
Trouble! Trouble! You may vel
say troubled" exclaimed the pig gentle
man. do you see my barber pole
my red, white and blue striped barber
pole? Do your
NO" said Uncle Wggily. looking ur
and down and also sideways. Il don't
see It,"
"Of course you don't went on the
barber pig. and for the simple rea
son that 1t isn't here"
But 1t ought to be here" said
Uncle Wiggily. Il never yet saw q
barber shop that didn't have 4 red
white and blue striped pole in 'front.' Of
1t. Where 10 yours7"
"Ah, that's just the trouble" said
Mr.. Pig. y did have . lovely red
white and blue striped pole In front o.
my. shop, but, little while ago, along
came Neddie Stubtail tho big beal
boy, and took Tho took my pole
away!'
BLESS my whiskers! What did HI
do that for?" asked Uncle Wiggily IL
great surprise.
why, l think he thought 1t was Z
stick of striped peppermint candy" re
piled the barber pig. boy bears are
very fond of candy, you know
That's So" said Uncle Wiggily
thoughtfully. "Neddie may have mis-
taken your pole for candy. But hi
would soon find out his mistake, once
he tried to take bite. Then he would
bring it back"
"You would think So" sadly SPOKE
the barber. But he has not yet done
so. guess he's afraid I'll scold him
But 1 wouldn't. I'd be only too glal
to get my pole back. I did think O
sending a policeman dog after Ned
die, but I can't see one to send"
"Oh, wouldn't do that" Uncle Wig
gily said.
But what am I to do the pig bar
Der wanted to know. III don't hav'
red, white and blue pole in front o
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