Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-05
IEY DINK
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
UNCLE w1aanY STARTS OFF.

~. UNCLE wIaGnY STARTS oFT.
mn "a New 6eries.)
~ Uncle WiggilH LongearA the nice
cd gentjman rabbit, hoped out OF
Nd one morning and started TO 20 70
satAe window, to see II the suo was snln-
stlm9. But, no sooner bad ne stepped
- the door, than he cried ooti
"Oh! Ouch! Oh dear m6sond q po-
s;AaAo pancake! oh. beheve stepped
On I tack! Sammie -Lathe16A must
sfAavo left It therai HoW careless OF
sit1al.
4 You see this was the Same Uncle
alVv7esaH Of whom haves told you IN
49, bedtime Books-the very same
#fUnsao Wiggily. He was an uncle 70
~ amru1e and Susie Lttleta1. the rabbit
children. and also to Billie and Jonn.
a;nie BushytaE. the squirrel boys. ano
- Alice and Lulu and Jimmie W1bble
a wobble. the duck children and have
written for you, books about all those
SsharacterS. Now I thought WOULD
800 something just about Uncle Wig
& m himself. though Of course I'll tell
s.Suu what all his nephews and n1eces
Il, WslI. when Uncle wigsily felt that
& nnarp pain. he stood still for a moment
md wondered what could have hap:
Dsnad. Nv.
sYes. I'm almost sure 1t was tack. "
~ said. r must pick It up so no one
( else will step on II. )"
30 Uncle Wiggily looked on the door
Nut there was no tack there, only some
Il crumbs from a sugar cookie that Susie
ssI dttletail had been eating the night
II Aofore, when her uncle had told her a
Il 30 to-sleep story.
.sOh. / know what It was; It must
n hsye been my rheumatism that gave
nc the paint" said the old gentleman
4 r1bbit as he looked for his red, white
4 ma blue crutch, striped like barber
role. He found It under the bed, and
s;l<han he managed to limp to the win
/ Nov. surely enough, the sun was shin
ing. -..-. ......
.T1l certainly have to do something
4 about this rheumatism" said Uncle
3WieEily as he carefully shaved himself
''lby looking in the glass. II guess I'll
nee Dr.. Postum"
Il ao after breakfast, when Sammie
ana Susie had gone to school, Dr.. Pos
baum was telephoned for, and he called
TO soe Uncle Wiggily. -
sHai Hum!" exclaimed the doctor.
4 hooking very wise. You have the
xheumatism very bad, Mr.. LongearA
Why, knew that before you came,
II aaid the old gentleman rabbit, blinking
NM eyes. what want Is something
Ito euro It
II "Hai HUM" said DR.. Possum, again
S1ooking yer ywise. II think you need
= change Of air. You must travel
0bout. Go on a Journey, get out and
N see strange birds and pick the pretty
flowers. You don't get exercise
enough
i Exercise enough" cried Uncle Wig
ely. 'sWhy, my goodness me sakea
" alive and bunch of lilacsl\ Don't
play checkers almost every night with
B Grandfather Goosey Gander?"
THAT Is not enough" said the doc
tor, you must travel here and there
a ana zee things"
s'Very we'll" said Uncle Wiggfly
sthen will travel. I'll pack my val1se
at once, and I'll go of and seek my
81 fortune and maybe on the way / car
y lose this rheumatism"
so the next day Uncle Wigg1ly start
"a out with his crutch and his valise
paGkod full Of clean clothes and some
thing IN II to eat.
~Oh. We are very sorry to have YOU
/ 10 dear uncle" said Susie Littletail
but We hope you'll come back good
& and strong"
f'Thank your said Uncle Wiggily, al
he kissed the two rabbit children and
their mamma, and shoe khands witt
Il Papa Llttletail Then of the old gentle
3 man bunny hoped with hts crutch.
Well. he went along for quite dis
Z lance, over the hills, and down thu
road, and through the woods, and, Al
i the sun got higher and warmer. his
Rheumatism felt better.
II do believe DR.. Postum was right! =
/ said Uncle Wiggily. Travelling II
/ Just the thing for me-" and he felt 81
very jolly that he whistled a little
tune about peanut wagon. which
roasted lemonade, and boiled and friz
| Fled Easter eggs that Mrs. Cluk- Clul
| laid.
'.Hal Where are you going1- sud
denly asked q voice. ~ Unose WlggilJ
finished the tune.
sTm going to seek my fortune" re
| piled Uncle Wiggily. who are you
i pray7
m. = send spf ypszsv . 6sf1l