Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-09
Observation-Disclosures
Children's Evening Story
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Uncle WiaaiIy and the Black Crow.
Let me see, where did l leave off in
1, sssthe last story? Oh! I remember. 1t
A4Was about Uncle Wiggily Longears be-
Ing up In the top of the tall tree, and
& HE alligator keeping guard down be-
low, ready to eat him.
Well, the old gentleman rabbit was
4 Wondering how he could ever escape,
md he felt quite badly about it.
Ell guess this is the end of my ad-
I 1entures,'' he said to himself 1T
|ss rould have been much better had I
/ Mayed at home with Sammie and
knsie,' And as he thought of the two
fahbit children he felt still sadder,
lind very lonely.
sssssssasI wonder if Susie could have put
aahnything in my satchel with which to
ss aare an alligator thought Uncle
yiggily. Il guess I'll look So he
hooked. and what should he find but
sS bottle of toothache drops. Yes,
There it was, and wrapped around 1t
kas little note Susie had written.
Dear Uncle Wiggily,' she said in
Sfhe note, If you ever get the tooth
Iche on your travels, this will stop it,
s.sIIa! That is very kind of Susie,
\ I'm sure, said the rabbit. but | don't
h SSoe how that is going to make the alli-
SAtor 60 away. And, even if he, does
& rs. / wonder how I'm to get down out
h 81 this tall tree, with my crutch, my
raise and my rheumatism q, Dr..
Well, Just then the alligator got tired
NJ SIf safandinp on the end Of his tail with
- mouth open, and he began crawl
TT around. Then he thought of what
tood supper he was going to have
Mjbf Uncle Wiggily, and that alligator
lid: ....
guess I'll sharpen my teeth so
&fan eat him BETTER and with that the
Il exage and unpleasant creature began
- gnaw on stone, to sharpen his
Il ooth Then he stood upon the end OF
M tail once more, under the tree, and
0ened his mouth as wide as he could.
Come on now!" he called to Uncle
WHISKY. Jump down and have 1t
liver with" ~-.-...,
\ aOh. but don't want to-" objected
me rabbit. ....
FOUL have to, whether you want
III or not went on the alligator. IF
You don't come down, I'll take my
+ scAly, naily tail, and I'll saw down the
f4roe, and then you'll fall
7 oh, dear!" exclaimed Uncle Wig.
lilly. What shall I do?" @...
II Then he happened to think Of the
bottle Of toothache medicine that he
IA n his hand, and, taking out the
Sofk, he dropped the bottle, medicine
md all, right into the open mouth Of
The alligator, who was again up on his
tall. IT..
And the alligator thought it was
alJncle Wiggily falling into his jaws.
md he shut them quickly like a steel
Trap and. chewed on that bottle of hot
4OothAche drops before he knew what
twas. ~. ,. l.4
Well, you can just imagine what
happened. The medicine was as hot
as pepper and mustard and vinegar
and cloves and horse radish all made
INTO one! Ny! how it did burn that
8alligator's mouth. + .-F.
.Oh my! I'm shot! I'm poisoned!
I,m bitten by mos quito! I'm stabbed!
I'm all scrambled up" cried the ALI
;Sskator. Water, water, quick! must
have water" ..t- i
Then he gave big jump, and, with
his kinkery-scalery tail, he leaped into
NJ gbig puddle of water. and went away
down in under, out of sight, to cool
ION his mouth.
"Oh, now is my chance! If l could
only get down out Of the tree!' ex-
9claimed Uncle Wiggily. But with my
srheumatism I'm afraid I'll fall. Oh
fdear! What shall do?"
Don't be afraid, I'll help you!" ex-
fclaimed kind voice, and then the
voice went on: Cav! Cav! Cav"
and Uncle Wiggily, looking up, saw
III big, black crow perched on limb
over his head.
6 "Oh. how do you do!' spoke Uncle
aWiggily, making bow as we'll AS he
could. Can you really help me down?
n Yes" said the crow, II can. Wait
until get my market basket. I was
just going to the grocery, but I'm in
no hurry. I'll save you first
So the crow flew off and in mo.
sment he came back with a big basket
IN its bill.
Hop in" the black crow called to
Uncle Wiggily, " and I'll fly down to
the ground with YOU, and you can run
of before the alligator comes out o.
the water. saw what you did to him !
with those toothache drops, and 1t