Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-19
UNCLE WIGGILY IN A PARADE.

| UNCLE WIGGILY IN A PARADE.
Arabella Chicks. party seemed tc
break up very suddenly when the
guests saw that soldier dog with the
gun waiting outside the door. Buddy
Pigg slipped out of back window, and
ran home with his tail behind him
on, excuse me, guinea pigs don't haze
tail. do they? Anyhow he ran home
and so did Sammie and Susie Little
tail and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail
and the Wibblewobble, children, and
Peetie and Jackie Bow Wow too.
But, Of course, Arabella Chick could
not run home because she was at home
already, 50 she just looked out of the
window once more, and there the dog
soldier Stood and he was looking In
his gun to see If it was loaded.
well, is Uncle Wiggily coming out ?
called the dog again. ,ra.te -
II guess I am that is are you
sure you want me asked the poor old
gentleman rabbit, puzzled like.
Yes, OF course l want you" replied
the dog. s.s y. tgts ',%r 49,.
Then guess I've got to co." ex.
claimed Uncle Wiggily as he looked
for his crutch and valise. II guess
this is the end OF my fortune hunting.
Goodbye everybody" And he felt so
badly that two big tears rolled down
his ears-I mean his eyes: "s ss-
Well, he bravely walked out of the
door and as he did SO the dog soldier,
with the gun. exclaimed:
''Ah, here you are at last! Now
hurry up. Unole Wiggily, or We'll be
late for the parade!"y ,ga. sy,s-fa
- IL.
was. good. kind, old Percival, who used
to be in, a circus. And of course he
wouldn't hurt the rabbit gentleman for
anything Percival just put his gun
to his shoulder and said: ,:5,,n..A ada
,i"Come ons,we'll get in the parade
now. "Bgiiasr cE NrFaiH 4tafg s@~ Se''
3'sParade? What parade r.e asked
Uncle Wiggily ooh, my! how you
frightened me-" -. ,.......-.
Why the Decoration bay parade"
answered Percival. To-day is the day
when we put flowers on the soldiers
graves, and remember them for being
So brave as to go to war. All old sol
diers march in the parade, and SO do
all their friends. I'm going to march.
and I'm going to put flowers on a lot
VI SOiuicio SloNCo. A"pPShCu W ~
member that you were once In the war
SO I came for you, I didn't mean to
scare you. You were in the war,
weren't you?" ''~ ' ''E''|
"Oh, am so sorry I alarmed you,"
spoke the circus dog politely. Il
yes said Uncle Wiggily, happy
now because he knew he wasn't going
to get shot, II once went to war, and
killed lot of mosquitoes.'
Good! l thought so!" exclaimed
Percival. well, l met Grandfather
Goosey Gander and he said he thought
you were at this party. 50 | came for
you. Come on, now, the parade is al
most ready to start"
sob, how you did brighten u.s." ex-
claimed Arabella whose heart was still
going pitter patter. 1--WE thought you
we're going to hurt Uncle Wiggfly,
Percival" .-,.
We'll, in little while Percival and
Uncle Wiggily were at the parade. The
old gentleman rabbit left his satchel
at xAarabella's house and only took his
cr,ltch. But he limped along Just like
a real soldier, and Perclval carried his
gun as bravely as one could wish.
oh, wish you could have heard the
bands playing and the drums beating
the little kind that sound like when
you drop beans on the kitchen oil cloth
and the big drums, that 60 Boom
boom!' like thunder and lightning and
the flies that squeak like mouse in
the cheese trap, and then the big blar-