Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-14

When those two savage ducks-Oh,
5sI mean foxes-when those two savage
foxes jumped out of the bushes at
Uncle Wiggily Longears and F1do
/. Ffip-F7op, as told you In the other
story. the rabbit and the poodle dog
Tie didn't know what in the world to
n run this way, called Fido. starting
4 on to the left s.,r
s mo hop this way!" said Uncle Wig
q gily, hopping to the right.
Stand right where you are" order
Y ca the two foxes together, And with
I that one made grab for Uncle Wig
lilly. But what did that brave rabbit
SS9entleman do but stick his red-white-
aand-blue crutch out in front OF him,
and the fox bit on that instead OF on
sNUncle Wiggily.. Right into the critch
Il the fox's teeth sank and for a moment
Uncle wiggily was safe. But not for
hong.
|. "Ah, you fooled me that time, but
I nov I'll get you!" cried the fox, and,
LETTING 70 OF the crutch, he made
I another grab for the rabbit.
But at that instant Fido F1ip-Flop,
who had been jumping about, keeping
cat Of the way OF the fox that was
4 after him, cried out quite loudly:
Look here, everybody but Uncle
4 WIxgtly. and, as for you. shut both
your eyes tight"
Now the old gentleman rabbit
couldn't imagine why he was to shut
his eyes tight, but he did 50, and then
what do you s'pose Fido F1ip.F1op did?
why. he began turning somersaults
80 fast that he looked just like a pin.
wheel going around, or an automobile
4 tire whizzing along. Faster and faster
did Ffdo rip-Flop turn around, and
then. Ill Of sudden, he began chasing
his tail. making motions Just like a
In circus. until those
two foxes were fairly dizzy from watch
g1ng him. E..
.Stop! stop!" cried one fox.
Yes do stop! We're 20 di1sy that we
can't stand up!" cried the other fox,
staggering about, "stop!"
mo, I'll not stop."- answered the
lido Fip-F1op. and he went around
fastar than ever, faster and faster and
S1ster. until those two bad foxes got
70 dissy-ixzy that they fell right over
"a thsar backs, with their legs sticking
0nalght up in the air like clothes
B 1oGtx. and their tails were weighing
bo0k1nd forth In the dirt, nike dusdng
hsushSs Oh, but they were the dizzy
s1o1ss, though. !.
~Nov's your chance! Run Run!
Und1e wiggily! Rum" called F1do
11p1lop. open your eyes and run! "
s The Old gentleman rabbit opened
~ Gzos. took up his valise which he
lnA 6Ropped, and, hopping on his
Il eEHAoh. be and the poodle doggie ran
lson through the woods, leaving the
I 80 isurpraSed and disappointed foxes
I'm lying On their backs, wiggling their
h 1ila IA The dust and too dizzy, from
81 haSnE watched Fido Flip-Flop DO
|. ounersaults. and chase his tall, to
! 81 - 70 get up. -'.~ "'."
why did you want me to shut my
1ss9' asked Uncle Wiggily, when
\ 49, we1e 20 far away from the foxes
\ lhat there was no more danger.
That was 20 you wouldn't get dizzy
4 from Watching me do the fip-hops,
ansWsFsd the doggie. "My, but that
swas q barrow escape. though. Have
Il pa had many adventures like that
noo you started out to seek your
lbFtups9'' ~
20. several" answered the rabbit.
But turning fiip-hops Is very good
4 thing to know how to do. l wonder
J II y0u could teach me, SO that when
my more foxes or alhgators chase me
q i can make them dizzy by turning
aronnd? Can you teach me!" !
sI'm sure can" said Ffdo. Here
I this Ii the way to begin" and he did
y some flip-fops slow and easy-like.
i Then Uncle Wiggily tried them, and,