Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-11

up and he saw that the bad old sea lion
had really caught him this time. There
was no. mistake about it.. w. arg.r-
; Help! Help" called Uncle Wiggily.
There Is no use calling for help"
said the sea lion, with sort of snick-
ering laugh. Il have you tight and
fast and you can't get away There
is no one here to help you, not even
the sorrowful oyster" .. 81. ~ .~.s,
Well, of course, Uncle Wiggily felt
pretty badly. There he was, caught
by the sea lion, and no one was near
to help him. Then the sea hon be-
gan Topping over the sand toward
his den in the rocks by the sad ocean
waves, and he pulled Uncle Wiggily
along with him.
Wont you please let me go?'
asked the rabbit gentleman, most po-
litely. ...-. ........ 49,
Never. Never" growled the sea
lion, and he Topped over the sands
faster than ever, and soon be was at
his den. Nov l am going to keep
you here until you get nice and fat, y
said the bad creature, land then-oh,
we'll, then I'll see what will do with
you There's time enough" H. q. g-
! Cant you tell me now" asked
Uncle Wiggily, sad like.
mo-" replied the sea lion, Il can't
, and what is more, am not going to-.
Then he made rope out of some
twisted sea weed, and fastened poor
Uncle Wiggily to the rocks of the den.
And 1t was cold and damp there. and
I the rabbit gentlemans rheumatism
began to pain him very much.
Pretty soon, after while, the sea
lion started out of his den, leaving
Uncle Wiggily tied fast there.
where are you going?" asked the
rabbit gentleman. -. g..
salty sea biscuits to eat with my sup,
per- replied the sea lion blinking
both his eyes and shaking his whisk,
ers. And you needn't try to get
loose while I'm gone, for you can't.
You just stay right where you are!"
"Oh, dear" thought Uncle Wiggily
sorrowfully II guess this 1s, the end
of me-" <%s A.. re- -. .,a
Uncle Wiggily looked out Of the
cave. when the sea lion was gone, and
he saw a big life-saver dog walking
up and down the beach little way
off, watching for wrecks or for bathing
people to save. But of course not
very many were in bathing then, for 1t
was winter. 80.
"Oh if l could only call to him he
would come and save me-" thought
the rabbit So he called: Help Help!
Life-saver dog! Please come and get
me out of the sea lions cave
But the life-saver dog didn't hear,
though Uncle Wiggily called again
and again. And then, all of sudden,
a fish put it's head up out Of the water.
who wants help?" it asked.
Il do" said Uncle Wiggily eagerly.
ooh. if I could only make that life
saver dog hear me, he would help me,
I am sure" Sc o. -. .-@,
"I'll go tell him. said the fish.
But how can you 60 across the dry
sand when you are fish that lives
in water?' asked Uncle Wiggily, curl.
Gus like.
81 am a flying fish, was the an
swer, land I can fly across the dry
land and back into the water again y
Then that fish, who really had wings
like a bird, flew up from the water
over to where the life-saver dog was.
Come and get Uncle Wiggily out
of the sea lions dem cried the flying
fish, f1uttering his fnny wings.
II will" said the life-saver dog.
Then the fish flew back to the water
again. after it had told Uncle Wig
gily about delivering his message
| and Uncle Wiggily still tied fast ip
the cave of the sea lion, thanked the
fly creature very kindly. --
| The life-saver dog gave loud bark
and rushed to the cave to rescue the
rabbit gentleman. He reached there
Just as the sea lion came back from
the store. but that dog was not afraid
! Of the lion. He barked at him and
nipped him on the nose, and the sea
lion jumped into the ocean and ther
the brave dog chewed through the
sea weed ropes and Uncle Wiggily
was loose, and could come out Of the
cave, and he was safe. And oh. how
thankful he was to the life-saver dog
And that's all tonight, if you please
but in case the pumpkin pie doesnt
spin around in the middle of the table
and jump through the napkin rings
like a circus lady. I'll tell you mex
about Uncle Wiggily and the fla
founder fish.