The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-02
Bedtime Stories
Unclc NiggiIy and the Rain.

I SnCiC W1gsny anu IIle Itdln-
| Uncle Wiggily Longears. the rabbit
gentleman, was out walking in the
woods one day. looking fer an adven-
ture, when, as he passed an old hol-
low log. where once Neddie Stubtail.
the little bear boy. lived, the bunny
saw sign which read:
WOODLAND RESTAURANT.
COME IN AND EAT. :
Hal" cried Uncle Wiggily. That
looks good to me. 1 believe 1 am hun
cry. L never knew before that res
taurant was here"
He looked in the window, where
there were carrot and lettuce SAND
wiches such as he liked, and also a
Icherry pie, of which Mr.. Longears was
especially fond, and then, STOPPING
low down, so as not to knock OF ms
tall silk hat, or bend his long ears,
into the restaurant went the bunny.
! He found many other animal
friends eating there, and putting IN a
corner, near his table, his red, white
and blue striped rheumati m crutch
and his umbrella, Uncle Wiggiiy Or
dered some frozen turnip soup ana
began to eat.
He looked up and saw sign which
read:
WATCH YOUR HAT. oVERCoAT
AND UMBRELLA
''Why should 1 do that?" asked
Uncle wiggily of Grandpa Goosey
Gander, who sat at the same table
with him. Il had rather eat my lunch
than watch my hat, overcoat and UNI
brelIa They can't do any tricks!
NO, but you should watch them so
no one will take them" said the goose
gentleman Sometimes one takes the
wrong umbrella in mistake, and as II
is now April, when we may expect
rain showers any hour, it is good
thing to have an umbrella prouehe
mine"
$50 did L." said Uncle Wiggily, land
I'll watch it to make sure no one
takes it. AS you say, it may ram
SOON.
| Uncle Wiggily meant to watch his
umbrella. but he was SO hungry, and
he talked so much to Grandpa Goosey
| Camden, before that w1nged-ano-Wep
footed gentleman got up t. go out
that the bunny forgot all about watch-
ing his umbrella.
And when Uncle Wiggily had fin
ished his meal and was ready to leave
the hollow log restaurant-well' ne
| found that some one had taken his
nice umbrella, leaving an old one IN
its place.
= oh, dear! That's too bad"' cried
Old Mother Hubbard. who kept the
restaurant The idea of leaving
fUncle Wiggily an old. worn-out UNI
brella. Open it and see If it will
keep off the rain IN case IL SHouiu
shower, Mr.. Long=ars."
Uncle Wiggily opened the old UNI
brella Alas! 1t was full of holes.
thru which the rain would easily sift
if the drops should fall from the sky.
"Oh, you'll get soaking Wet said
Mother Hubbard. "Oh, dear!
Never mind said jolly Uncle Wig
gily. 1T may not rain. and, if it
does whoever took my good umbrella
\ may need it more than 1. Let them
have it.
Then, tucking the old, ragged, full
of-holes-umbrella under his paw, off
started Uncle Wiggily, having had a
! good lunch, and hoping he would have
an adventure
He had not gone very far thru the
woods before he heard a voice sort of
singing:
Court plaster to sell, Court plas-
ter to sell. oh, who will buy my sticky
| court plaster, to make their cuts all
well?"
Hal exclaimed Uncle Wiggily.
Court plaster is a good thing to
have. 1 must buy some" He saw,
| ,imping along, poor old rat gentle
man, who, as soon as he saw the bun
ny, began to saw, most sorrowfully:
! "Oh, please buy my court plaster!
haven sold any today. and not a
bit of cheese or crackers have l tasted
in nearly a week. Buy a little court
plaster, please"
I'll buy all you have" said Uncle
Wiggily. generous like. What l don't
use l can give away So he bought
227 little packages of court plaster to
! stick on any cuts he might have, or
get later.
So. with the money, which Uncle
| Wiggily gave him, the rat gentleman
hoped on, wondering what sort of
adventure he would have next
What in the world have you
there? asked Uncle Butter, the goat
gentleman, he saw the rabbit COM
ing along, shortly aftcrward.
"Oh, L bought some court plaster
said Uncle Wiggily. Here. have a
bit" and he gave Uncle Butter a pack
ct of the stickum stuff.
Why, you have enough there for a
football team!" said the goat. You'll
never use all that-ncver!"
"Oh, maybe" said Uncle Wiggily.
Anyhow. by buying it, I shelped the
poor old hungry rat" And then. all of
a sudden, it. began TO rain, oh, how
hard it rained-a regular April show
! er.
"Ha! I must raise my UMBRELLA
cried Uncle Wiggily, but when he
hoisted it forgetting it was the old
one left at the restauran in place of
his good one), down through the holes
in 1t splashed the rain drops.
"Oh, MY I'm getting all wet" cried
Uncle Wiggily. This umbrella leaks
dreadfuily! What shall I dor"
Then he happened to think of all the
court plaster he had bought Quickly
he hoped under a tree, and, taking
out the sticky plaster. he wet it in the
rain and stuck many many pieces of it
! all over the holes in his open umbrel-
la.
Over every hole and tear Uncle Wig
gily pasted court plaster until the UNI