Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-10
NCLE WIGGILY AND THE BEAN
POLES.
(By Howard r. Garis.)
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(By Howard r. Garis.)
Paeet Newspaper Service.
Copyright by Evening News Publish
ing Company of Newark, N. j., 1919
Uncle Wiggily Longears, the nice
rabbit gentleman, was out taking
walk over the fields and through the
woods. 1t was beautiful warm spring
day, the leaves on the trees were get
ting larger and greener, and the AMI
NAL folk were making their spring
gardens.
"Ha! must begin to do something
like that myself thought Uncle Wig
gily, as he saw his friend Grandfather
Goosey Gander digging up the ground
with his broad, yellow bill, that was
like a spade.
What are you doing, Grandpe
Goosey?" asked the rabbit gentleman
Making my garden said the goose
gentleman. II am going to plant some
corn here, SO I will have plenty OF corn
meal next winter.
"And think had better hop home
and see about planting some cabbage
and lettuce, myself" Uncle Wiggily
said.
He went on little farther, and he
saw Charlie, the chicken boy, scratch
ing holes in the ground with his feet
""What are you doing, Charlie" asked
Uncle Wiggily.
Digging holes to plant lima beans,
replied Charlie. "You see, I make a
hole, put in bean, cover 1t up, and
then stick one of those long poles in
the ground" and Charlie, pointed the
tip of one wing at pile OF bean poles
in the corner Of the garden.
What are the poles for?" Uncle
Wiggily wanted to know
"For the bean vines to climb up 50
they will grow taller" said Charlie
fairly making the dirt. fly with his
claws. Lima beans like to climb uI
poles"
ooh. yes! had forgotten" Uncle
Wiggily said. II think l will plant
some lima beans In my garden. But
where could get the poles?"
"Toodle and Noodle Flat-tail, the
beaver boys, will gnaw them for you In
the woods" said Charlie. "They gave
these to Mr.. Cock A. Doodle, our roos
ter, and he gave them to u.s.
Then I'll get the beaver boys tt
gnaw me some, and I'll plant beans,
Uncle Wiggily decided.
The rabbit gentleman hoped on un
til he came to the pond where the
beavers lived. These animals, with
their big, gnawing teeth, and broad ma,
tails, like mason's trowel, were busy
chopping down trees, to make the beav
er dam higher so 1t would hold more
water
Get you some bean poles, Uncle
Wiggily?" Toodle exclaimed, when the
rabbit gentleman told him what wa:
wanted. why, of course we will
Noodle and will bring them to you to
morrow"
And, surely enough, next day. whel
Uncle Wiggily looked out of his win
dow, there was a pile Of long. THU
poles all ready to be stuck in the eartl
near the hills of lima beans.
"The poles, piled up that way, lool
like an Indian tent" said Nurse Jane
the muskrat lady housekeeper, al
Uncle Wiggily went out to dig up his
garden.
"They certainly do he agreed. q
think Toodle and Noodle brought me
more poles than need, though But
perhaps I can find use for them"
And indeed the beaver boys haG
been so kind to Uncle Wiggily that
they had gnawed twice as many bear
poles as he needed. But those he die
not use for the bean vines to climb uI
he left standing in corner Of the gar
den.
After Uncle Wiggily had planted ths
beans he washed the mud off his paws
in the duck pond, and went for walk
in the woods. He had not gone very
far before he saw his little nephew
Sammie Littletail, sitting on log
looking rather cross and unhappy
"Why, Sammie what is the matter?'
asked Uncle Wiggily. did you drop
your lollypop, or swallow your chewing
gum"
Nothing like that. Uncle Wiggily, "
answered the rabbit boy. But very
much want an Indian tent, and mamma
says can't have It,"
"Well, no doubt your mother has a
good reason" spoke Uncle Wiggily
kindly.
But I want an Indian tent, pointed
at the top, where the smoke comes out
and round on the ground at the bot.
TOM said Sammie. II want 1t very
much, and l think it's mean can't
have it"