Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11
CHILDREN's EVENING STORY

UNCLE wleeILY GOES SAILING.


Il UNCLE WlGGILY GOES SAILING.
Surely you are going out in your
airship today are you, Mr.. Longears ?"
asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the
B muskrat lady, of Uncle Wiggily, the
rabbit gentleman, for whom she kept
house. 1t was just after breakfast, and
just before dinner, and Miss Fuzzy
Wuzzy was putting the spectacles on
|. the eyes of the potatoes so they could
see to jump out Of the soup when it
got too hot.
Going out today? Of course am
going out in my airship today" Uncle
WigglyS said What, if may be so
bold as to ask You, Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy,
what, pray tell me, is the matter with
you today?'' s h =.
s Why, it looks like. rain" the musk
rat lady said, as she put some soap
bubbles on to boil for supper. Ns
II am not afraid of rain" answered
the rabbit gentleman. II have my Jap.
|. anese umbrella to cover the toy 9us
balloons of my airship, and water
won't melt me- shall go airshipping
whether the weather rains or not"
well. i knew you would all the
while" spoke Nurse you gen.
orally have your way, Wiggy.'' You
see. she called him Wiggy for short
when she was in hurry. getting ready
for dinner, or anything like that.
So Uncle Wiggily Longears started
sailing in his airship. He had made it
himself out Of an old clothes basket,
An which he sat on sofa cushions, 50
that IL he fell he would not be bounced
to hard.
And he tied a lit of toy circus bal.
looms, red, white and blue In color, to
the clothes basket, to lift it up. An
electric fan, spinning around whizzi.
lizzie, made the airship go, and on top
Of It all was big Japanese umbrella,
TO keep off the rain, snow and hail.
stones
Uncle Wiggily was very happy in
his airship and travelled all over, see
Ing many strange sights and having no
end Of adventures and fun. al
Il Yes 1t certainly does look like rain"
said the rabbit gentleman, as he sailed
higher and higher above the tree tops
In his airship But l shall not get
wet
He sailed on and on, looking down
below at the green grass and the May
flowers, with the yellow dandelions
looking like the brass buttons on a
pOliceman's coat.
All of sudden it began to rain.
First the drops fell softly, and then
they came pelting down very hard.
s"Rub-a-dub-dub!" the rain drops
5pelted on the Japanese umbrella, like a
boy beating his drum Christmas morn.
ing. ...-.
!. Ha! Rain makes no manner of diff
ference to mel" said Uncle Wiggily
with laugh, as he sailed around and
around.
Then. ali at once he heard voice in
the air crying:
" "Oh, dear! Whatever shall l do. I
have come out without my umbrella,
and my new hat will be quite spoiled!'
s.Hai Some one in troubled" en-
claimed the rabbit gentleman. 81 must
see if can help them!" Uncle Wiggily
was always that way, looking for some
one to help. He looked around, and
there he saw Mrs. Chip-Chip, the spar
row lady, mother of Dickie and Nellie
the sparrow children, futtering around
in the rain"
Mrs. Chip-Chip had been to the five
end ten cent store to get new bon
net. and she was wearing 1t home
when the rain came. The bonnet had
red ribbons on it and water would
( poll them. +.. r.
"Ah, Mrs. Chip Chip!" cried Uncle
Wiggily. "Will you please come, into
my airship, out of the rain? The lm-
brella will keep your bonnet from
spelling and 1 will give you a ride
Eome.''
.sYou are very kind said Mrs. Chip.
Chip. Indeed l will come in, ard
thank you" at@ ,rr...s. *&a5 @@>s j.
\ So she flew into the airshjp, under
the Japanese umbrella, and she was
safe from the wet drops. III
Well. it rained harder and harder,
but still Uncle Wiggily sailed, on. lie
and Mrs. Chip-Chip were having
good time talking when all at once
the sparrow lady's bonnet almost blew
of The wind was very strong. -
s"Oh, my" she cried, and she made
a grab for her bonnet. AS. she did so
her sharp little bill punched a hole
Ia three of Uncle Wiggily's circus
balloons that kept, his airship from
falling. ..-.-.
ri "Hiss!' went all the air out of the
circus balloons and down the airship
began to fall.
''nh desc: Now l have done i'll"