Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-24
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UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE BOX
OF BLOCKS.

@ one morning Uncle Wiggily, the nice
Esold gentleman rabbit, hoped out OF
rkbed in the house Of Buddy and Bright
Ae.eyes Pigg, and began hurrying around
here, there and everywhere. And one
!, sof the things he did was to get his big
%cd .Esrubber boots out Of the corner closet
md brush the mud off them. -.
MI "Why. what are you doing that for?"
ting asked Buddy. as he buttoned the last
Mort button on his clothes, and made ready
c,Eto % down to breakfast, for he could
-, Il 6mell the buckwheat cakes his mamma
TIN WAS cooking. w,
: eyes, why are you getting out your
Mfrubber boots?' asked the little guinea
ant Spig girl. who was Buddys sister
lips, ooh am going to take little walk
Hr{today' answered Uncle Wiggily, and
I SINas there is some snow on the ground
SsS,eeNi thought would need my boots. am
koing over to see Grandfather Goosey
MI6Ander, for haven't played checkers
4 City with him in some time, and know he
u sl{must be lonesome" IT,
hom} But you'll come back to u.s. won't
rrf5ou!' asked Buddy, for he liked his
~ Uncle Wiggily very much.
- sOh, yes to be sure replied the old
~ II Sentleman rabbit. Al
~ i1 Then they had breakfast. and just
M{Wish l could give you some Of those
East6ice, hot, brown, buckwheat cakes,
fromsrith gravy and maple syrup spread
poin6pver them, such as Uncle Wiggly and
ia Nile guinea pig children ate. for Mrs.
/ and Eigg was very good cook. But, OF
$sprif DDurse, I'm not allowed to give you any
Sakes, so please don't ask for them.
lsss After breakfast Buddy and his sis
SNortAr went to school, and Uncle Wiggily
xron8tarted to walk across the fields to
6pr1fS1ay checkers with Grandfather Coos
/ WestNy Gander. There wasn't much snow
I at ~ the ground but it had crust froz-
MN on top, just like the crust of an
ma kpple pie, only, Of course, there weren't
81 a = my apples underneath, nor cranber-
@1 nef3es either. for that matter. And Uncle
n Fviggily's rubber boots went crunch
D -. nnching through the snow crust, max
] III, nx . funny noise.
Pretty soon he arrived safely at
Hsandfather Goosey's house, and he
md the old gentleman goose had sew
s Mal games of checkers. When it was
nme for Uncle Wiggily to start back
\ = nome, Grandfather Goosey said:
4 = Here is little present for Buddy
ma Brighteyes. l meant to give it to
B 49,. HEM for Christmas, but l had the
\ nom lSsypizootic SO badly that couldn't get
q; y =. rp,Sut, 50 I'll send it to them now
y y - sure they'll like It, answered
,,ncle Wiggily, taking the big box.
d - What is it,?
4 NO, E.Oh. just some blocks, SO they can
4 8 gu etQild play houses when they can't go
Mrutdoors in the storm. Give it to them
B Frid4lth my love- said Grandfather Coos
{, "A Sly Camden
i. ESQ Uncle Wiggily started back home
& q. Dmd he was thinking what nice time
u QeeurSlddy and Brighteyes would have
d - MYTH the building blocks. when, all at
I, IN thnce, over In some bushes the old
{ out alhbit gentleman heard howl. Then
8 tourie heard another one, and next third
q drivij0wl He stood still there in the
4 throNow and listened. Then he looked all
Theiiound
4 consi That sounded like dog he said,
4 done md yet don't believe 1t was dog.
s Mifmust be careful-very careful
4 day Then he started off again, but he
y n Meard. another howl, and he looked
Micross the snow and there he saw
werelFee bad wolves coming along over
1T W snow as fast as they could come.
A Ohere was the big wolf, and the mid
Mrae sized wolf and the little wolf and
10 Btey were bowling and running after
- IAncle Wiggily. s....,.
MrsNow,' said Uncle Wiggily to him
u childslf, Il wonder what l had better do?
\ from those are good wolves ! have moth
N to fear, for they will only ask
5out my rheumatism and pass on. But
M "a they are bad wolves they may catch
es Let me look and see
80 Uncle Wiggily put on his glasses
la he looked at those wolves as hard
a The could look, but he couldn't be
lite sure whether they were good or
~ 10. .e IA, SO he said:
Il taon III guess I'd better dig hole down
II 81 the ground and hide until they go
" ans l1St Then I'll be on the safe side"
d 1! 10 he started to dig a hole, but my
Amt Aodness me, sakes alive and some
tmpkin seeds! The ground was froz-
Il q 10 hard and SO covered with snow
4 pomt ~ he couldn't dig down an inch
towaI1oh. dear. what shall do?" cried
n e1pedbcle Wiggily, and the wolves were
Il Nach ming on faster and faster, and howl
q He9. louder and louder; the big one, the
Iheddle sized one and the little one.