Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-08
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Uncle WloaiIx and LuIus Umbrella.

Uncle WloeiIy and LuIu's Umbrella.
Uncle Wiggily," exclaimed Alice
Wibblewobble, one nice, sunny after
noon when the duck children had gone
bathing in the swimming pool down al
Asbury Grove, don't you want tt
come for walk on the sand with us
Uncle Wiggily?" ~ yZ-s55s.E s- IS
ITO be sure l do replied the old
gentleman rabbit as he carefully fold
ed his ears down close to his head, sc
he could wear his new straw hat with
grated cocoanut on top. 5.--z~ ..- 22
And maybe Well meet with an ad
venture" suggested Jimmie, the boy
duck. ..- 30.
"Oh, hope horrid toad fish or a
bad sea rat doesn't chase Uncle Wig.
gily!" spoke Lulu Wibblewobble.
And 80 do l." added the old gentle
man rabbit himself. 49,.
Well, at last they were ready to &C
down to the beach and just as they
were about to start off Lulu~exclaim
ed:
ooh, my umbrella! I must take my
sun umbrella for the sun is very hot
down on the sand today" ~"
That's nothing; it will do you
good" declared Jimmie. You will gel
nice and brown, like Ginger Mae. who
is a nice Nutley girl know. She is
brown, like ginger cookies" ~
ooh, bu the trouble with me-" said
Lulu, lis that burn red instead OF
tanning nice and brown. So think
will get my umbrella" and she went
back into the bungalow after it. q.
When she had it and had caught up
to the others who had gone ahead,
they all hurried on, and soon they
were at the nice beach with the waves
washing up on shore.
There were number Of animal PEG.
pie In bathing, including Aunt Lettie,
the old lady goat, and Mrs. Bow Wow
the mother of Peetie and Jackie, and
also Mrs. Littletail. the mother of
Sammie and SUSIE the rabbit children.
Uncle Wiggily and the duck children
were down on the beach, getting nice
and brown, that IS, all except Lulu,
and she was under her umbrella. But
all of sudden the sun went behind
cloud, to comb it's hair, l guess, or
maybe to clean it's teeth, and 50 it
was nice and shady, for a while at
least. q - 80. '.,s.-.- = .
"Oh good" exclaimed Lulu. "Now
I can put my UNI rella down and play
in the sand as much as like, and I'll
not get sunburned." ,-
So she and Alice and Jimmie had
lots of fun in the sand They made
little wells that soon became filed
with water and they made little forts
and fairy castles and houses, and
many other things. b,
Then, all at once, along came a man
selling ice cream cones. He had them
in a basket, and he had can of ice
cream with him, and if you gave him
five cents he would kindly fill cone
with cold ice cream, and hand it to
you with the most polite bow you can
imagine. ~...a-.- =. ~ .,>-
"Oh, dear!" exclaimed Alice and she
looked at Uncle Wiggily, but she didn't
say anything more. But the old gentle
man rabbit knew what the little duck
girl was thinking about so he said:
+ Here Is five cents for each Of you
Go get some ice cream cones.'
ooh, you dear Uncle Wiggily!" ex
claimed Lulu, happy like.
But l didn't tease for them! die
II" inquired Alice Mamma will bt
sure to ask me if l didn't tease you
Did -"
mot in the least" replied the rab
bit gentleman wiggling his two lons
ears slowly sideways. ....
So off the duck children waddled tt
buy the ice cream cones, Lulu leaving