Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-29
Observation-Disclosures
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
W1GG1LY AND SISTER,

sil UNCLE W1GG1LY AND SISTER,
PIGGIE-IGGLE.
3 ~ DO you think you will be home
a HON school early today?", asked
Uuncle Wiggily of Buddy and Bright
ives Pigg one morning as they start
n MD OF with their books In straps un-
n erNer their paws.
/ Hl why, Uncle Wiggily?' asked Bud
4 vify
\ because Dottie and Munchie Trot.
NE pony children. are coming here
y = alter their school is out, to take me
\ st7pr ! ride in their sleigh, and If you
enl1e here you can go along with US.
"Oh then we'll be sure to be home
SArly," said Brighteyes. II know all
h st4ny lessons, SO won't be kept In. Do
WScu know yours, Buddy?"
I All but my arithmetic lesson, an
4 q Wered the little guinea-p1g boy
4 There is one very hard example. It's
IKE this: If you take dozen heads
413SR cabbage half dozen onions. two
DSnrrots and bunch OF celery and add
Thlhem together, what is the answer?
that's hard example"
..Oh. can answer all those things"
Reclaimed Uncle Wiggily. If you
6ded all those things together you
WOULD ret pepper-hash. That is the
ChSnewer. and If the teacher asks you
III her 50. Then you will have
our arithmetic lesson all right, and
od won't be kept in, Buddy"
Is " That's what I WILL" answered the
s. jttl0 guinea pig boy, and he and his
=. 6ter hurried on.
9Ys II wasn't very long after this before
e. II. Pigg came into the room where
Gncle Wiggily sat reading in the
aper about what hard winter it
" las going to be, and how scarce car
Sots and cabbages were. ...,. re-. .
"Oh. Uncle Wiggily!" suddenly cried
He old lady guinea pig, 81 am In such
4eouble!"
| /, IL !. 81 why, what Is the matter?" asked
vs. e Dncle Wiggily, "Is the house on fire,
III has some one taken away the cake
lou baked for supper"
~ Neither one" she replied, but l
ave to 60 down to the store to get
a ome flour to make bread, and can't
1 TN6ery well take Sister Pggte-Iggle, n.s
de&aby with' me, as she isn't dressed,
HIND | haven't time to put clean dress
!f.fpn her. There is no one thome to
Ma4eave her with and"
what. Am not homer" exclaimed
Uncle Wiggily with jolly laugh, TAX
1sJnK OF his spectacles, and folding up
No paper "Of course I'm home, and
tou may safely leave little Sister Pig
11e-Iggle with me- I'll look after her
.1Nhile you go to the store"
80 oh, that's very kind of you said
Mrs. Pigg. "but do you think you
now how to manage her?'
doF i am sure d." spoke Uncle Wig
lilly, sort OF proud like. Didn't used
MO help take care Of Sammie and Susie
th1ittletail, the rabbits, when they were
a. babies! Leave Sister Piggie-Iggle
With me- She and I will have lots of
wyum.''
4 Cif "oh. it is very kind Of you." said
pakhe guinea pig lady, but she is too
wqf she wakes up here is bottle of
stcwarm milk for her I won't be any
longer than l can help"
~ So she went off to the store after
III Sour for the bread, and Uncle Wiggily
(sent In to sit by the crib where Sister
at4 iggie-Igg1e was sleeping. The old
ontleman rabbit sat there for some
sellme, and nothing happened, and he
rs almost falling asleep himself
Nhen all of a sudden, little Sister Pig
b-1ggle opened her eyes and said:
M SWah."
all SBless and save us!"' cried Uncle
crdviggily. Whats that?"
"Wah-wah Wah-wah!" answered
idNister Piggie-Iggie.
Humph! / thought l understood
ssnbaby language said Uncle Wiggily,
making his nose twinkle, "but I guess
ankAbbit baby language is different from
scbaby guinea pig. What is it you want
41ster Piggie-Iggie? Now say it slowly,
pl3o Uncle Wiggily can understand you"
ac Bah! Wah! Nah! Boo! Boo! Hoo!
C.Aoo! BAH Wah!" cried the little
guinea pig sister.
y. "Oh mercy mel gasped Uncle Wig
T&ily This is forse and worse. Try
HNnce more, dearie!"
.sWah! Wah! Wah!" was all Sister
MPiggie, Iggie would say, and then, all
aHCf q sudden, big tears came into her
ttseyes. I'll
Hs rob my! it's raining salt water"
r,.cried Uncle Wiggily in his jolly voice.
s,,s.Tlis will never do. All, / have it. |
PsThe warm bottle of milk: where is |
tt?', So he got it and held 1t out to
bne- R1egteAISS1e. but. Shs wouldn't