The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-28
Bedtime Stories
Uncle Wiggily and the Do-Do.
BY HOWARD r. GARIS


Uncle Wiggily and the Do-Do.
Il declare!" exclaimed Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady house
keeper for Uncle Wiggily Longears,
the rabbit gentleman. Il declare. I'll
never get it done-neveri"
WHAT" asked Uncle Wiggily.
"All this Homework" answered
Miss Fuzzy wuzzy. You see. going
over to call on Mrs Bushytail, the
squirrel lady, last night 1 didn't wash
the supper dishes. and now 1 have
them to do. and also the breakfast
dishes and the sweeping and busting
and 1 ought to bake a cake, and mend
some of your socks and
"Whoa! called Uncle Wiggily with
a jolly laugh. as thou he had spoken
to Munchie Trot, the pony. That's
enough! Don't say any more. You
have too much work to do
and I'm worried about it," said
Nurse Jane.
Don't be-" advised the rabbit gen.
tleman. I'll stay and help you do
you just the same, but I'd rather you
wouldn't stay around the hollow
stump bungalow when there $3.50
much to do. You might get in my way
me the fidgets. 1t is very kind of
you. but if you'll go off and have an
adventure 1 think that will be best"
Just as you say agreed Uncle
Wiggily. But I'd like to help. Cant
1 bring you a diamond dishpan or a
| gold wash rag from the five and ten
cent store?"
mo, Hop along with you!" laugh
ed Nurse Jane II dare say III man
age somehow" o,
over the fields and thru the WOODS
ond then he suddenly said to him.
self: -,
II know what I'll do. I'll play a
little trick on Nurse Jane. She should
MT spend so much time in the Kltchen.
A little is all right, but there is 700
mich trouble about houseWork. Here
90 off and have an adventure ana
she has to slop around in dishwater-
Then the rabbit gentleman hoped
along until he came to a Woooia1o
telephone. made from truIlpe.
flower. and into that he called, speak
ing right into his own hollow stump
bungalow and to Nurse Jane;
"Oh.s Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy! called
Uncle Wiggily. Can you come over
to Mrs wibblewobble's duck house
right away"
nouskrat lady. tho 1 have a lot OF
work to do. What is the natter"
"In tell you when you get there,
said the voice of Uncle Wiggily, pre-
tending he was Mrs. Wibblewobble
the duck lady. Then he called Ut
Mrs. Wibblewobble herself, told her
how he had fooled Nurse Jane. and
asked the duck lady, when the musk
rat lady housekeeper came, to keeT
her visiting as long as she could.
And while Nurse Jane is at youl
house, Mrs. Wibblewobble," said Uncle
Wiggily. over the trumpet vine tele-
phone, TN run around the back way
to the hollow stump bungalow and &c
all the work.
THAT will be a nice surprise fol
Nurse Jane" the duck lady said.
Uncle Wiggily guessed SO, too, and
when he thought Nurse Jane wa:
safely at Mrs Wibblewobble's house
he went to the bungalow. He tool
off his tall silk hat, laid aside his red
white and blue striped rheumatism
crutch. and began with the dishes
There was a large pile of them, bu
Uncle Wiggily was brave.
When 1 was a soldier I Tough
many more mosquitoes than there are
dishes here" he said. II will max,
believe the plates, cups and saucer,
are the enemy, and l will charge or
them and souse them
And Uncle Wiggily did, with a cake
of soap for a gun and washing powder
to fire with. But, still and with all
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thought of the beds to make, the
sweeping and busting to be done and
the socks to amend, Uncle Wiggil,
said:
"Oh. dear."
Whats the matter?" asked a oics
behind him. and turning. he saw Alice
from Wonderland. With her was
queer bird, which had a tail like thai
of a mouse.
"Oh, I'm glad to see you!" sait
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have an adventure with you Alice, as
have to do all these dishes. Then
have to do the sweeping and do the
That's enough" laughed Alice
There are too many do-dos L an
just in time, I see. My friend will
help you" and she pointed to the
queer bird.
"What?'' cried Uncle Wiggily. Gar
he do dishes?"
Alice. HE is the Do-do bird, and al
1 have to do is to pinch his tail an.
he will work very fast"
Doesn't it hurt him." asked Uncl
Wiggily.
to know.
) NO. to pinch his tail"
mot in the least" answered Alice
Hes used to it. The only trouble i.
1 have to keep on pinching it to make
MN oO lIlilSSr difti tiAat IIcdiiS la w
to keep my finger and thumb on hi
tail all the while and follow hin
around. Now we'll begin to do things
dear Do-do.' and she pinched thu
birds tail.
At once the bird began to wash tn
dishes, and soon they were all done
and then when the Do-do started to d.
the beds Uncle Wiggily thought of 1
new plan
/ las long as you have to pinch hi
TAIL" said the bunny to Alice, I'll ge
! Nurse James hair curriers'. You cal
Y snap them on his tail and they'll keel
' pinching on it and you and I can g
: take a walk"
: "Finei" cried Alice. So with tn,
hair curriers' pinching his tail the Do
do bird quickly did all the bungalow
} homework, and Uncle Wiggily ant
3 Alice had a fine walk. And whel
Nurse Jane came home from Mrs