Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-18

| l don't like to have you 90, shall be
lonesome without you
Il am sorry, but must co. spoke
Uncle Wtggily, as he looked for q
place in his trunk to put his whisker
brush, y think you might go and
stay with the sorrowful oyster and the
Ice cold lobster after I am gone"
Thanks, believe will" answered
the mouse, and then he started in on
his gnawing lesson, which was an easy
one that day All he had to do was to
knaw through some soft sawdust-
We'll. now ! am all packed and
ready to 90 home" said Uncle Wig
gily, "and, as l have little time left,
l think / will walk out and take one
more last look down at the waves on
the beach"
BE careful that the mermaid or the
sea lion doesn't catch you," said the
mouse, politely.
Il WILL" promised Uncle Wiggily,
| but have the snuff, If he catches me,
to make the sea lion sneeze, and will
call the fiddler crab to make the mer,
maid sing If she hothers me, SO I
think will be all right"
Uncle Wiggily started down for the
beach, and he walked along the sands
4 thinking that he would soon be home
with Charlie and Arahella Chick.
Then there won't be any moro
trouble about the sea lion, or the mer,
maid, chasing after me-" he said to
himself. But, l almost forgot, must
| get some souvenirs for my little ami
NAL friends"
Then he picked up different things
on the beach, pretty shells and stones,
and bits of coral, and funny sea weeds
and many other souvenirs to take home
to the animal children. 1870
All Of a sudden, az he was walking
along, looking for something for Alice
Wlbblewobble, the duck girl, Uncle
Wiggily felt some one grab him by
the ears again.
"Oh, is that you, Mrs, Mermaid" he
cried. Come, Mr. Fiddler Crab, and
play tune on your fiddle. and make
the mermaid lady let me co."
! This isn't mermaid growled q
| hoarse and unpleasant voice behind
Uncle Wiggily.
Then ! know who you are!' ex.
claimed the rabbit gentleman. You
are the naughty sea lion, and havs
something in my pocket for YOU"
What ia it?" asked the sea lion,
eagerly, for it was indeed he who had
grabbed Uncle Wiggily, rs 1t candy?'
mo it is snuff to make you sneeze
and let me go!" answered the old
gentleman rabbit, and he reached In
his pocket for the snutf, but, would
you ever believe it II I didn't tell you?
the snuff wasn't there!
r Id
II packed it in my trunk! Oh, what
shall l do? What shall l do"
" don't know what you will do, but
I know what ! am going to do an
swered the sea lion. II am going
to take you off to my den in the rocks,
and this time you won't get away. No
flying fish or life-saver dog will rescue
you this time. Come with me.
So he began pulling Uncle Wiggily
along over the sands, by the old gent
Ileman rabbits ears, and poor Uncle
Wiggily couldn't think Of any way to
get loose. He had made up his mind
that he would never see Charlie or
Arabella. or any Of his animal friends
again, when, all at once the sea lion
stopped. ',..
"Humph! wonder what that queer
thing is on the sands?" he said. TT
looks like piece of fur coat"
So the sea lion went over to 1T, still
keeping hold of Uncle Wiggily's ears
to look at the bunch Of fur. and, all
OF a sudden that bunch of fur came
to life, and jumped up and cried:
''Ill tell you who am! I'm DR.
Postum. and came down here to gel
Uncle Wiggily. I'm just in time te
save him from you, see. Take that
you bad sea lion!"
And with that Dr. Postum pulled
: out a bottle Of very bitter medicine
and before the sea lion could help him
self that brave doctor gentleman had
poured The bitter medicine down his
throat-down the sea lions throat, moi
the doctors throat. you understand.
"Oh Wow Oh, wush Oh, kush;
F1ump. Flop! Flip! Doodle-oodle
observation-disclosures" cried the ses
lion, making seventeen kinds Of funn,
faces. Oh. me! Oh, my. Oh, onions
: "There, it serves you right, for both
iering Uncle WiggilyI" exclaimed Dr.
Possum, AS he threw away the enpt.
bottle OF bitter medicine. for he hat
/, made tf,e sea lion take II ALL 4 sau
lyon coming along with Uncle Wigg'ly
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