Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-02

Children's Evening Story
PETEY DINK
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Observation-Disclosures
UNCLE WIGGILY IN A SNOW CAVE
Uncle Wiggily, are you going to be
very busy today p asked Mrs Pigg, the
guinea pig lady, one morning, as she
was washing up the breakfast Dishes
after Buddy and Brighteyes had gone
no school.
"Oh, not very busy" replied the old
gentleman rabbit, as he polished his
f0pectacles on the end Of his necktie, so
he could see to read book about max
Ing your furn nice and soft. why.
did you want me to do anything?' he
asked politely.
Well, l am going to make a bed
sQuilt this afternoon said Mrs. Pigg,
and need a roll of white cotton bat
ting for it.. II you could go to the store
md get 1t for me, it would save me
4oing out"
Certainly l will get it for you"
lid Uncle Wiggily,- most politely. 81
nm going to play game Of checkers
Nth Grandfather Goosey Gander, di.
reclly after dinner and on my way I
viii get the cotton for you"
So. after dinner, when Uncle Wig.
lily had finished his sweet potato pud-
Ming, with lettuce sauce on it. he start
"a for the house of Grandfather Goosey
Hander, the old gentleman goose, with
Nhom he very often played checkers.
"Oh! am delighted to see you"
hid Grandfather Goosey. I'VE will
plAy checkers all day. Hurray!"
mo, not all day." objected Uncle
Wiggily, with laugh, 'for I have to
IS to the store for Mrs. Pigg after a
III and get her some cotton to make
bed guilt. But will play with you
long as can
We'll, after while, not so very long
Uncle Wiggily had won some checker
Ames and SO had Grandfather Goosey
lander and then it was time for the
hbbit gentleman to go to the store.
He bought nice, white, fluffy roll of
he cotton batting and started back
nth 1t. He hoped along pretty rapid
.as he thought Mrs. Pigg might be
hSa hurry to begin making the bed
nit. And as he went along over the
Row and ice, for it was still winter
koather you know, Uncle Wiggilv
hnmed little song to himself. 1t
kent something like this:
ITS lovely in the ice and snow.
ut helps to make your whiskers grow
EOf course it makes your noses cold,
Your fingers also, I've been told.
.But then you soon are nice and
warm,
SUnless you stay out in storm
And, If you do, take my advice,
And do not fall upon the ice"
Well after he had hummed that
ng, Uncle Wiggily felt better, and he
Spped along faster than ever, until
OF q sudden as he was going along
der growing Christmas tree, he
ard voice calling to him.
Hold on" cried some one.
Uncle Wiggily looked around and
Sre he saw, running after him,
lat big black bear it was the same
D that had been hit by the popcorn
lls the night Of the party
Hold on" cried the bear.
Indeed, and l don't think I will,
aNered Uncle Wiggily. I'm going
hop along as fast as l can! And
eonly thing I'm going to hold on to
this roll8of cotton"
And 30 he did, and, even though he
d the rheumatism and was obliged
use a red-white-and-blue striped
itch, still he managed to get over
aground SO quickly that he was soon
rood distance ahead oft he bear.
But the bear was not going to give
80 easily that way, and on he came.
Eh his big feet making broad tracks
the snow. On and on he came, af
EUncle Wiggily. @,.,, |..t-
I'LL get you!"' the bear shouted in
grillery-growlery voice. I'll fix
for throwing SNOWFALL bullets at
nsfor the bear didn't yet know they |
81 only popcorn balls that had hit
4 I'll get tou!" he cried. Wow!
N! Wow!
Oh, what shall do? thought poor
Die Wiggily, as he hoped on, hold |
the bundle of cottan batting under |
left paw. ooh, how can I get |
" from that bear?' TO-
Nst then he turned around the cor
Sof big stump, and, for moment |
Mo, the bear didn't see him.
How can I,get away?" asked Uncle |
ygily aloud - D.. e..,..,' 3c.s |
I'll tell YOU said a little bird, who |
ysitting on the edge of the stump |
Ike cave in the snow and hide in
-5 r -.-..
But the bear will see me-" objected