Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-01
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE BAD
MONKEY.
(By Howard r. Garis.)
Pa0et Newspaper Service.
Copyright by Evening News Publish
ing Co., of Newark, N. j., 1879

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Are you going out today" asked
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat
lady housekeeper. of Uncle Wiggily
Longears, the rabbit gentleman, one
morning.
why, yes. expect to-" he answer.
ed. May have the pleasure of doing
a favor for you, Nurse Jane?'
| Uncle Wiggily could be quite polite,
, you see. And that really Is nice
=, thing, even for rabbit gentleman.
II wish you would 60 to the store for
me-" said Nurse Jane.
The store! Certainly" spoke the
rabbit gentleman, with low bow. Il
will get anything you wish, even a sur.
prise party, or . nutmeg crater to
scrape little frog boys out Of the ice.'
"Oh, don't need anything like
/ that" the muskrat lady said, with q
laugh. "One surprise party is enough
at time, especially If you are going
| to fall In big brass horn"
That was funny; wasn't it," and
Uncle Wiggily had to laugh at himself.
But what may have the pleasure OF
| bringing you from the store, Nurse
Jane?" he went on.
! WdAI HOuAu VI lOdI Sugar, ZIG
muskrat lady answered, "and have
them put 1t in tin can for you, like
tea can, SO the sugar will keep bet.
ter. Bring 1t in tine can
Il will Uncle Wiggily promised
and off he started for the store.
Over the fields and through the
! woods went the rabbit gentleman, and
soon he found himself at the grocery
store kept by the COW lady.
Good morning." she said. =" Dc
you want another nutmeg grater?"
mot this time, thank you," Uncle
| Wiggily replied. II want pound OF
loaf sugar in tin can"
Very WE'LL" the cow lady said, az
she stopped the molasses from trying
to run out Of the barrel to play tag
with the Goldfish. "I'll get it for, you
right away"
| She weighed out the sugar, and put
it in tall, narrow tin can. The sugar
was in little square Jumps, like toy
building blocks.
There you are" the COW lady said
as she handed the tin can to Uncle
Wiggily. THE opening of that can
| isn't very large" she went on, "bu'
/ | guess Nurse Jane can reach her paw
| in to get out the Jumps Of sugar"
"Oh, yes, her paw Is small enough
for that" Uncle Wiggily said, as he
looked at the hole in the can before
the COW lady put on the cover and
wrapped it up.
Uncle Wiggily was soon on his way
back to the hollow stump bungalow
He went hopping along as fast as he
could, for he did not know but what
Nurse Jane might need the lump sugar
in a hurry to sweeten a lemon.
And, just as the rabbit gentleman
was turning the corner by stone
fence, all at once there sprang out al
him monkey, who grabbed Uncle
=! Wiggily by the ears.
| "Ouch!" cried the rabbit gentleman
Now, don't make fuss!" said the
monkey. I've got you and that's all
| there Is to it,
And l suppose you are going to
pull my tail, aren't your asked the
rabbit gentleman.
mo, indeed; I'm not the chimpanzee
monkey" was the answer. II don't
answer Il don't pull tails; pull ears
for living, and I'm going to pull
yours. Let me see, shall I pull the
right one or the left one first?" And
he looked at first one and then the
other.
I'D rather you didn't pull either, OF