The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-09
Bedtime Stories
Uncle Wiggiiy and susie's Lunch.
By HOWARD r. GAMIs

CHcic WISSuy ana SuS1eS Lunch.
Mother, may 1 take my lunch to
school today?" asked Susie Littletail,
the rabbit girl, as she stood in the
dining room of the burrow, or under
ground, house one morning Lots of
the other girls do, and it's such fun"
"Oh, Susie!" said Mrs. Littletail
I'm afraid 1 haven't time to put YOU
up lunch this morning. 1 have to
hurry right down town to buy a new
carpet for the parlor. They are hay
ing a special sale at the five and ten
cent store. 1 must be there early to
get waited on"
Then let me put up my own lunch, -
begged Susie.
mo, my dear, L can't have you
fussing around the kitchen. Please
come home to your lunch as you al
ways do. I'll be back from the store
by then
"Oh, dear. 1 do so want to take
my lunch!" cried Susie. Its lots of
fun. Can't 1, mother" she leased,
sort of folding back her ears as rab-
bits do when they are unhappy.
What is it you want to zdo?" asked
Uncle Wiggily, the bunny gentleman,
who happened to be hopping along
just then, on his way to look for an
early morning adventure.
She wants to take her lunch" ex-
planned Mrs LittletaE, and I'm sorry
haven't time to put it up for her."
"Oh, I'll do that" cried Uncle Wig
gily, generous like.
Will your" asked Susie in delig hit
"Of course 1 will"
DO you-excuse me for asking
but do you know how?" asked Mrs.
Littletail, diffident like.
'Ha! Hal" laughed Uncle Wiggily.
las If 1 didn't watch Nurse Jane Fuz-
zy put up my lunch for me many times
when 1 used to start out every day to
look for my fortune. OF course 1 can
put up Susie's school lunch for her.
Have you any cherry pie?"
Cherry pie? No. What for?" ask
ed Mrs. Littletail.
We'll, Nurse Jane always put that
why, oyster crackers will do as we'll"
Il don't see how" said the rabbit
lady, puzzled like.
III show SUSIE laughed Uncle
Wiggily. You run along to the store
now. my rabbit lady friend. and I'll
see to putting up the lunch.''
Goodness, 1 hope he doesn't give
her the indispepsia,' thought Mrs. Lit
tletail, putting on her bonnet. 81
wonder what he means by saying oys-
ter crackers will do as well as cherry
pie? must ask Susie when she comes
home.s
But if Mrs. Littletail was worried
Susie was not at the idea of having
Uncle Wiggily put up her lunch And
when the rabbit lady hurried away to
do her early shopping, the bunny gen.
tleman started in to cut the bread and
butter the cake-or whatever you do
to put up something for the children
n when recess
at school,
Susie was so busy studying an extra
hard spelling lesson, which she did not
quite finish the night before. that she
did not see what Uncle Wiggily put in
the lunch basket.
But. it's rather heavy" said Susie
when the rabbit gentleman gave it to
her as she started for school.
"Oh, that's because 1 wanted to
make sure you'd have enough" said
Mr.. Longears. 'Trot along now, and
l hope you enjoy your lunch
I'm sure 1 shall" said Susie, with
a smile that made her nose twinkle
like Uncle Wiggily's pink one. Then
she hoped off carrying her basket
and books.
her lunch Before all of a sudden out
from behind a tree jumped a funny
wolf boy, who was always teasing the
animal girls.
Hello, Little Red Riding HOOD.
cried this wolf boy, making funny
face at Susie.
my name isn't Red Riding Hood,
and YOU know it, she answered.
well, no matter. You have a bas
ket Just like Little Riding Hood had,
said the wolf boy, 80 We'll make be-
lieve that's your name. And We'll
make believe you're going to your
grandmother's, and I'll take the bas-
ket away from you and run on ahead
to eat the lunch you know-just for
fun"
And with that the wolf boy. not
meaning to be unkind, I suppose.
grabbed Susie's basket away from her
and off thru the woods he ran.
"Oh, come back Come back" cried
Susie. That's my nice school lunch
that Uncle Wiggily put up for mel
Come back"
But the wolf boy would not come
back and Susie could not run after him
fast enough to catch him, and she
sadly cried:
"Oh, dear, My lovely lunch. and
oyster cracker cherry pie is gonei oh.
dear It's gone,"
mo. it isn't" said another voice.
and there stood Uncle WiggilJ with a
basket on his paw.
"Oh, did you chase the wolf boy