The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-20
Bedtime Stories
I-nc,e UiggiIv and the Unicorn.

Uncle WiggiIy and the Unicorn.
.sWeu YOU look just as If you were
going somewhere, Uncle Wieshy'
said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the
muskrat lady housekeeper, as the RAD
bit gentleman came around the corner
of his hollow stump bungalow IN MS
automobile. with the bologna sausage
tires, one morning.
at am going" he answered. ana
really he was, for the wheels were
whizzing around like anything.
And going where. may 1 ask
politely inquired the muskrat lady.
At am going to give Alice a ride.
answered Uncle Wiggily- Alice from
Wonderland, 1 mean. She never has
ridden in an automobile
"She never has?' cried Nurse Jane.
In surprise.
"Neveri You see, when she was put
in that nice book, which tells so much
about her, there wasn't any autos. and,
Of course she never could have had
but she had ever so many other
nice adventures, such as going down
the rabbit hole and thru the looking
glass. However, / promised her ride
in my auto. and here ! go to give 1t
to her." and with that Uncle Wtggily
sprinkled some pepper and salt on the
sausage tires of his autos wheels to
make them go faster.
The rabbit gentleman found Alice.
the little book girl, in the White
Queens garden having a make-believe
tea party with the Mock Turtle. who
soon would have to go into the &
o'clock soup.
"oh. how kind of you to come for
me. Uncle Wiggily!" cried Alice. and
she jumped up SO quickly that she
overturned the multiplication table. at
which she and the Mock Turtle had
been sitting. and ran to jump in the
auto
well. I don't call that very nice"
said the Mock Turtle. Here she's
gone and mixed up the seven times
taDIe with the three times six, and
goodness knows when I'll ever get
them Strengthened out again."
I'm sorry!' called Alice. waving
her hand as she rode off with Uncle
Wiggily. .'Ill help you when 1 come
back"
And I'll help. too" promised the
bunny uncle.
Mr.. Longears and Wonderland Alice
rode over the fields and thru the
woods. and they were having a fine
time when. all of a sudden. as the
automobile came near a place where
some oak trees grew in thick cluster
Alice cried:
.Harki They're fighting,"
Who?" asked Uncle Wig.ily
PLEASE don't tell me it is the mos
quito enemy after me to bite me-"
I
AIce answered. Don't you remem-
Der how it goes in my book:
The Lion and the Unicorn were
: fighting for the Crown,
The Lion beat the Unicorn all
around the town.
/ some gave them white bread. some
gave them brown,
And then the funny Unicorn jumped
| right up and down.
THAT last line isn't just rieht," ex-
! planed Alice to the bunny uncic. but
! couldn't properly think of it, I'm SO
frightenedr'
| Frightened? At what?" asked
| Uncle Wiggily.
'At the Unicorn" answered Alice
Here he comes" and, as she said
that, Uncle Wiggily saw a funny ami
NAL, like a horse, with a big long horn
] sticking out of the middle of his head.
straight in front of him, galloping out
of the clump of trees.
Murray! I beat himH' cried the
unicorn Come on now, quick, 1
must get away from here before they
You beat him? Do you mean beat
the Lion?" asked Uncle Wiggily for
he was not frightened as was Alice.
Sure beat him." answered the
seat of the automobile. .Drive ONT"
he ordered just as if the bunny uncle
gentleman were the coachman
Did you beat him very hard, with
broomstick 2" asked Alice, putting
ont her head from behind Uncle Wig
| gily's tall silk hat where she had hid
den herself
Beat him with a broomstick? Ha!
Ha. I should say. mott" laughed the
Unicorn We're too jolly good friends
for that" and he spoke like an Eng
fish chap. Il beat him playing hop
Scotch and Jack-straws 1 was two
hops and three straws ahead of him
when stopped and ran away because
they were after me-"
who were after you ?" asked Alice
The lions friends?"
mo. the straws that show which
way the wind blows. When the wind
blows the straws against me they
tickle. and ! can't bear to be tickled.
I'm worse than a soap bubble that
way So / ran to get in the auto.
hope you don't mind" and the Uni
corn leaned back on the seat cushions
Mind? Not in the least" cried
Uncle Wiggily. "I'm glad to give you
ride with Alice" and he made the
auto go very fast On and on thew
went, over the fields and thru the
woods and then, all of sudden. out
skillery-scalery alligator walking on
his hind legs and the end of his double
jointed tail
Haiti" he cried, like a sentry SOL
der, and Uncle Wiggily stopped the
auto AT last I have caught you"
said the alligator in nutmeg crater
sort of voice. ct want you. Uncle
Wiggily, and that Alice girl also. AS
for your friend in the back seat, he
may Co.
"Oh. may I? Thank you!" cried
the Unicorn. and with that he leaned
forward. And, as he did so the long
sharp horn in his head reached over
Uncle Wiggily's shoulder. and began
to tickle the alligator right under his
soft ribs.
HOh. stopi Stop it. tell you!" gig
gled the gator. -stop tickling mel"