Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-13
Chldren's Evening Story

BUDDY P1GG AND SAMMIE
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BUDDY P1GQ AND sAMMIE
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E 0at4tpg up quite early one morning
EDuAAy P1ggwashed himself very care.
1ulH, 20 tkst his black and white fur
EWAs faj1fY shining In the sunlight, and
then 10 little guinea pig started on
t4o take STROLL before breakfast.
who knows" he said, perhaps I
@anAy meet with an adventure; or else
And . cabbage, just as did the other
Aay. But II I do. I'm not going to get
dnGtdo It and 60 to sleep. No, indeed,
Esand feather pillow besides!"
- Buddy PigE walked on, leaving
Ms sister and his mamma and DR..
Erlgg slumbering nthe pen. On, 1t
~ lust fine, running along through
ne woods and over the fields that
heautiful, summer morning.
Tho grass was all covered with dew,
and Badly had a second bath before
10 had como very far, there was so
Emtch water on everything, but he did
met mind that He looked at the now
Fsers on every side, and smelled them
with his little twinkling nose, and ne
Slistenod to the birds singing.
M Well. In 4 short time he came to
EsnIaca where q lot of little trees grew
close together, making sort OF grove,
rot large enough for Sunday school
epacnic, perhaps, but larger enough for
Z guinea pigs.
M ..This Is a fine place." said Buddy
Epigs. Il think I'll rest here a bit, and
E0orhaps an adventure may come along.
You see Buddy was very fond OF ad-
anturAs. which means having some
hing happen to you. He was almost
much that way as Alice Wibble.
obble the little duck girl, was. fond
romantic things-that is she liked
sirfes and princes and Rkings and
nigi,ts with golden swords and all
oddities like that. Well, Buddy Pigg
tent In the little grove Of trees, ana
kow you just wait and listen-an ad-
venture Is going to happen in less than
I'VE minutes by the clock. IN.
N All OF q sudden, just as the little
ninea pig got close to one OF the
@fees, he smelled something good and
"a looked up and bless him! it he did
not zee the incest turnip that ever
Grew.
( "Oh, that certainly is fine!" he cried,
md his eyes. twinkled and his nose
hvdggled, both at the same time. Il
must take that home for breakfast,
M went on. But my goodness me and
fshe mustard spoon! if, when he went
no get 1t, he didn't discover that the
Hurnip was hung by a string on the
Branch OF the trees
Hello" exclaimed Buddy Pigg.
never saw turnips growing that way
before. This must be a special kind,
Ebut 1t will be all the better. 1t is
little high up, but l think l can reach
M BY standing on my hind legs, and
lStretching up my front paws"
SO he moved little nearer the curl
me hanging turnip, and was about to
reach up for it when who should come
tbounding out of the bushes but Sam
Ialhie Littletail, the rabbit boy.
Hello, Buddy Pigg!" he called.
what are you going to do?"
I'm going to get this turnip down"
nnSwered Buddy. 1T is a fine one;
Nut 1t is hanging quite high. I'll give
You some when I pull it down." for
Muddy Pigg was very kind you know.
Well, he stood up again, and was
INST about to step little closer, so he
could grab the turnip when Sammie
cried out:
Here, Buddy! Come right away |
from that! Jump back as fast as you |
can! Quick! Quick! say!'
..Why?" asked Buddy, "is it your tur-
hib?' w.
IS.s No, but don't you see? That turnip |
ID nothing but trap. 1t is hung up
there on purpose. Come away. I can
See the trap as plain as anything.
Uncle Wiggi}y Longears taught me
how to keep away from them, for l
WAS caught in one, once upon time"
"A trap" asked Buddy. 'Is this a
Map?'
To be sure" answered Sammie. |
Zee the turnip hangs right over loop
pf wire and inside the wire loop there !
ID q piece of wood. Now to reach up
md get the turnip you must step on
the piece Of wood, and as soon as you |
do so that tree branch, to which the |
wire is fast, will spring up, the wire !
viii slip around your neck, you will be
yAnked UP into the air, and that will /
be the last of you"
The last of me?" asked Buddy. who ;
being little boy, had not seen as ;
much of the world as had Sammie.
The very last of you" answered the
kAbbit. "You would be choked to
Aeath By the wire. Yes, the turnip |