Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-22
Child1en's Evening Story

case the ice cream man doesn't take
my fountain pen and make 1t play a
tune like, bugle horn, I'll tell you
about Uncle Wiggily and the barber
stork.
! "Well, how are you feeling this
morning?" asked the ice cold lobster
as he crawled out Of his warm blanket
and looked at Uncle Wiggily Longears.
the nice old gentleman rabbit. who
was down at the seashore for his
health.
= "Oh, pretty WELL" replied Uncle
Wiggily. II think shall like 1t here
at the seashore, even though it Is win
ter. But how are you, Mr.. Lobster?'
Pm not as cold as I was, thanks
to your nice warm blanket. It was
very kind of you to let me stay I'm your
ROOM"
"Oh, pray do not mention such a
thing" exclaimed Uncle Wiggily. II
am glad I could help you. But now
how about going out for run on tho
boardwalk to see the waves wash the
sand? Don't you want to come out -
"No, indeed" exclaimed the lobster,
shivering hts claws. IF went out
someone might catch me- and put mo
on cake Of ice again, and would be
cold. l am going to stay right here.
| If you don't mind"
mo, indeed, replied Uncle W1ggily,
kindly. "Stay as long as you like.
But will 60 out on the boardwalk and
get an appetite for breakfast"
So out hoped the old gentleman
rabbit, and he left the lobster in the
room, wrapped up in the warm blan-
ket.
Well, Uncle Wiggily walked out,
down on the beach, and he watched
the waves wash up and down on tho
sand. And, if you will kindly believe
me, it was almost the same as In sum-
mer time on the beach, only, of course
there was ice on top of some Of the
waves.
Uncle Wiggily walked up and down,
and he watched the little mouse men
pushing the rolling chairs on the board
walk, and in the chairs were lots Of
animals. There was an old duck lady
with glasses, and a big stout ostrich
man who sneezed, and many animal
people like that. -
well, it is very nice down here"
thought Uncle Wiggily, "but do miss
seeing Charlie and Arabella Chick and
Sammie and Susie Littletail and Billie
and Mamie Wagtail, the goat children
believe I am homesick for them. But
of course must stay down until get
better"
So he walked on some more and no
saw some ships sailing out on the seas,
and there was man in a small boat
digging up oysters and CLAIMS from the
bottom of the ocean with a long rake.
Uncle Wiggily watched this man for
some time and then, all of q sudden,
as he walked along some more, he
heard some one exclaim:
Shave! Hair cut! Hair cut! Shave!
Right in here if you please, Uncle
Wiggily!"
why, who are your asked the old
gentleman rabbit as he looked at q
long legged and long billed bird, stand
ing in front Of shop. "Who are you,
pray?"
Il am the barber stork," was the
answer. Hair cut! Shave! Shave!
Hair cut! I'm sure you need one or
the other, Uncle Wiggily."
THE barber stork, eh?" said Uncle
Wiggily, and then he noticed that the
long legs Of the bird were striped red,
white and blue, just like barber pole
and the same color as Uncle Wiggily's
crutch, which Nurse Jane Fuzzy.
Wuzzy, the muskrat lady, had gnawed
out Of corn stalk for him. He uoed
it for his rheumatism, you remember.
SHAVE! Hair CUT" cried the barber
stork. please have something, Uncle
Wiggily. Iahaven't made any money
today"
II believe I will have just a small
hair cut" replied the old gentleman
rabbit kindly, as he felt sorry for the
long legged bird.
(To be g ontinued.)