Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-20
Childrem's Evening Story


And it doesn't smell very nice, y
went on Uncle Wiggily.
Rheumatism medicines never do, y
cheerfully said DR.. Pigg, "and, what Is
more, 1t doesn't taste very nice, either
Uncle Wiggily; but you must take it,
if you are to get WELL" ~
81 suppose must" remarked the old
rabbit with sigh, as Mrs. Pigg kept
on stirring the mixture. Well, pretty
soon is was cool enough to take.
Nov, Buddy, you bring a SPOON
ordered DR.. Pigg, and when the little
boy guinea pig brought one. his father
poured into it some of the medicine.
"Brighteyes, you get a napkin so he
won't spill any of it on his Clothes
went on her papa, land Mrs. Pigg you
please be ready with a glass of water,
for Uncle Wiggily will want drink
right after he takes this"
Well everything was all ready, and
Buddy stood there to help and so did
Brighteyes.
"One, two, three! Take it, sud
denly cried DR.. Pigg and he poured the
teaspoonful of the many colored mix
ture down Uncle Wiggily's throat.
Brighteyes held the napkin so none or
it would get on the rabbits coat and
Mrs. Pigg was there with the glass or
water, which Uncle Wiggily took very
quickly.
We'll, wish you could have seen
the face Uncle Wiggily made when he
swallowed the rheumatism medicine.
1t was just like clown in the circus
only funnier. But Brighteyes and Bud
dy didn't even giggle, which was very
kind of them. .. ,a
do you feel any better?' asked DR..
Pigg, after Uncle Wiggily had stop
ped making faces. ''Is the pain gone?'
mo. can't say that it is answered
the rabbit" It seems to be worse than
ever" and he rubbed his leg and tried
to get up, but he couldn't leave the
chair, even with his crutch, which
Nurse Jane FuzzyWuzzy had gnawed
for him out of cornstalk.
ooh, that's too bad!' exclaimed Dr..
Pigg. 81 must try new kind of medl-
cine"
mo. DON'T" cried the rabbit. 81 had
rather have the rheumatism
Suppose we Try some horse radish
leaves, like we did for my toothache?"
proposed Buddy and Mrs. Pigg said
that would be good. So they got some
leaves and put them on Uncle Wig
gily's leg, but they didn't do any good
neither did mustard nor nettles, nor
any of the other burning things that
they tried. s'}@ 49, ~
"Oh, dear, guess I'll have to stay in
this chair forever" cried Uncle Wig
gily, as he tried to get up and couldn't.
"Oh, dear me, and piece or chewing
gum. This is terrible.'
Well, every one was wondering now
Uncle Wiggily was ever going to walk
again, when all of sudden, as Buddy
looked from the window, he cried out.
"Oh, here comes the big, shaggy vel
low dog that was going to eat up
Brighteyes and Sister Sallie when they
We're, playing with their dolls! He's
coming right this way! Run, every
body" -.~.,s Er.%@ a. :,&ff mi 81, .-., 80,
Wow" cried Uncle Wiggily. "A
dog! Goodness mel and, land sakes,
if. he didn't jump up, seize his crutch
and run home as fast as if he never mad
any rheumatism at all. &C.. .,:..5. 4
You see he was SO frightened he for
got all about it for the time being,
which was a. good thing. But do you
s,pose that dog dared to come in the
pen and hurt the guinea pigs? No. sir
not "a bit of it. The first he knew,
Perciyal, the kind, old circus dog had
him by the ear and the bad dog ran
away and didn't hurt anybody.
Now, in the next story if an auto
horn doesn't scare me SO that lose
my typewriter ribbon I'll tell you about
Buddy Pgg being caught by a boy