Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-03
CHILDREN's EVENING STORY
vlzzIE AND HER PIECE OF SILK

WIZZIE AND HER PIECE OF SILK
Wixzie F~nzzytail, the little fox girl,
was hurrying along to the one and two
cent store. In her paw she had a pen
ny which her mamma, the fox lady,
had given her to spend just as she
pleased.
And said Wizzie, as she tripped
along through the woods and across
the fields where yellow dandelions
were growing up in the green grass, Il
am going to spend my penny for q
piece OF silk cloth to make a dress for
my doll. Arabella Phonosraph Player
piano
At least, I think that was the name
of WHITES doll bnt just let me look
and see. II you please.
No, ! am wrong, I.beg your pardon,
The dolls name was Matilda Turnover
Multiplicattontable. Wizzie just told
me ,.'''
or course. Whale did have a doll
named Arabella aPhonograph Player
piano, but 1t wassnots this doll for
whom the little FOX girl WAS going to
buy apiece OF, silk for 4 new dress. In
fact, .Arabeila and all the rest Of; It had
O. perfectly sweet dress made or Ger
AAou ~ I'LL 00SuOI VI CAOh
oil insertion down the sides and shoe
buttons In the back. So she did not
need a new dress.
But all thatft the doll Matilda Turn.
over Multiplicationtable had was, a
plush dress, with roller skate lace
around the edge, SO she certainly need
Cd anew gown. So Wizzie was going
to the store to. buy the silk fort with
her penny.
You see the three fox children.
Woozie and Wuxzie, the two boys, and
Wisxie, the girl. each had been given
= penny by their mamma. Woosle
bought a kite with his penny, and the
kite carried him yer = big river when
the bridge was washed awsy.
Wuzzie bought q rubber ball that
could squirt swater through a hole in It,.
with his penny and Wuzzie put out the
fire in the butterhys house.
So, q g l said, Wiszfe was ;hurTying to
the one and two cent store to get her
piece Of silk.
What do you want little fox girl?'',
asked the lady mouse who kept the
store, az Wiszie went In.
IA penny piece OF silk for my dolls
Dress answered W1zEie.
Whist color, asked the lady mouse
Now you boys don't need to turn up
your noses and think that this story il
going to: be all about needles and pins
and thread and thimbles and such
dressmaking stuff ID that. I'm only
putting in some for the girls. We have
to please them once in a while, you
know or things wouldn't come out
right.
So when the lady NOUS asked Wiz.
xie what color silk she wanted, the
little fox girl answered:
well, I'd like 4 piece colored sky.
blue pink with yellow, red and green
spots on the middle and orange stripes
on the side
Here 1 have ths very sort Of silk
YOU want" the lady mouse said, that
she gave Wizzie 4 most beautifully col
orod piece.
"Oh, that will make Matilda Turn.
over Multiplicationtable q lovely dress,
cried the little fox girl ~ she handed
the mouse lady the penny.
Carrying the silk in her paw, While
started for home. Over the fields and
through the woods she went and pretty
soon Wizzie heard some voices talking
near a clumpt offferns.
What do you mean by taking my
honey" asked one voice.
"Oh, dear, l did not know IT. was
your honey answered another voice.
II Just slipped some from q morning
glory f7OvAr because I WAS hungry