Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-15
Observation-Disclosures
MUDDY Pico PLAYS BALL.

'I1el1o, Buddyl' called Sammie Lit
B tle4ail, the rabbit boy, to Buddy Pigg
81 one nno day, ''come on out, and we'll
4sAANo 4 same OF ball." and Sammie
4cssed bis bah high up in the air and
n caaght It IN his catching glove, as
easily % you can eat two ice cream
Il oone0. Z vanilla aud q chocolate one,
#en & ot dag.
why. We two can't play ball alone -
sSor; 0'' ~ 1'S ''9' :
~oh, ven, we1l find Billie and John
NE Bushyta41 somewhere in the
Wooda" went on Sammie, maybe
q ylmmte W3bb3ewobble, the boy duck,
will come along, too. Then there Is
\ JacEie and peet1c Bow Wow, who have
Gcome back from the country. On. we
Sscan get up q regular team"
.-All right, III come" agreed Buddy.
wait until bring In some wood for
another. She is going to bake some
sturn1p pies today-out Of the tunrip
You and and Billie Bushytail got yes.
and she needs q hot fire.
just love turnip pies, don't you, Sam.
Amie I" 5 y
Indeed l. do, but don't believe we
/ are going to have any. Mother stewed
my half Of the turn1p." a
!. Never mind" advised Buddy Pigg.
I'LL give you some Of our pies when
they are baked" so he brought in two
Sbig armsfuls of wood for the fire, and
then he and 6amm1e went off to play
8ball, leaving Brighteyes Pigg home to
help her mamma bake the pies, which
the little guinea pig girl loved to do.
's Well, Buddy and Sammie hadn't
Skone very far before they met Billie
%and Johnnie Bushytail. the boy
SSoQuirrels, and they agreed to play ball.
Then, as the four OF them went along
~ little farther, they met Jackie and
#PeOtde Bow Wow, out walking with
aNReso4vnl. the old circus dog. So Peetie
and Jackie said they would play ball,
and thst made six.
Nov, e We had two more we would
have four on .side." suggested Buddy,
and, no sooner had he spoken than
There was p noise in the bushes, and
EOut came Jimmie WibbIewobble, and
Bully the frog.
Thoy were glad to play ball, and
soon there were two sides selected.
sBuddy Ptgg was captain of one side.
n md tor players he had Peetie Bow
Wow, RlNe Bushytail, and Bully.
n WhiIe 9smmie Lfttletail was the other
captain, md he had Jackie Bow Wow,
sJoApnae Bushytail and Jimmie W1bble-
woSk1A
Nov we're all ready, let's play"
ssEsssted buddy.
No, visit moment" begged Bully.
Why I" they all wanted to know
@because;' replied the little frog
boy, ~my brother, Bawly, has Just
made up q new song, and know he'll
NJ give u no peace until he sings it. He's
scoming along now. Let him sing the
& song, and then we'll play ball." So
they agreed to that, and in minute
Baw1y came hopping along.
DO you want to hedr my new
song4' he asked.
AYes hurry up," they all cried. So
Baw1y sang this:
Oh, wiggily, waggily, wheelery,
wish that was rich.
I'd buy an automobilery,
And ride 1t in our ditch.
wouldn't hop at all again.
I'd ride the whole day long.
But haven't got an auto,
And so / sing this song.
II don't cali that much of song"
|@said the old circus dog, Percival.
You ought to do dance after it.
& That's what the clowns always do"
TO be continued
Thank you, Pm not a" clown an.
severed Bawly. But could you make
sEsup song like that, and sing it your
self? That's what want to know" he
sf asked.
II don't s'pose I could" answered