The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-12
Bedtime Stories
Uncle wiggily and the -1arch Hare.
BY HOWARD Il. GARIs

lady housekeeper for the rabbit gen.
tleman as they both sat on the porch |
of the hollow stump bungalow one
morning. 1t was the day after the |
bunny rabbit had been caught in the !
mosquito hole. where he swelled up |
too big to get out, after eating cake |
from the glass box. as I told you last |
night.
Then Alice from Wonderland hap
pened along and gave Uncle Wiggily a |
drink from a magical little bottle so
that he grew small enough to crawl
out of the hole again
Yes, I had a wonderful time with
Alice" said the rabbit gentleman. 1T
was quite an adventure"
What do you s'pose was in the cake
to make you swell up so large?" ask
ed Nurse Jane.
know"
'of course" agreed Nurse Jane.
And what was in the bottle to make
you grow smaller?'
Alum water" Uncle Wiggily made
reply That's very shrinking you
know, and puckery"
of course" spoke Nurse Jane
again, I might have guessed it. Now
1 suppose you're off again?"
"Off to have another adventure"
went on Uncle Wiggily, with a jolly
laugh. Il hope L meet Alice again 1
wonder where she lives?"
Why, she's out of a book" said
Nurse Jane. Il used to read about her
to Sammie Littletail. when he was
quite a little rabbit chap"
fOh, yes, to be sure" said Uncle
WISELY. Alice from Wonderland is
like Mother Goose. Sinbad the Sailor
and my other friends Well, L hope
nf
other adventure now" and away he
hoped down the front steps of his
bungalow as spry as though he never
had had the rheumatism
The bad mosquitoes that used to live
over IN the swamp had gone away on
i their summer vacation, and so they
did not bother the bunny rabbit just
at present He no longer had to prac-
tice being soldier and stand IN
guard against them.
Pretty soon, as Uncle Wiggily hop
ped along, he came to- d little place in
the woods, all set around with green
trees, and in the center was a large
! dolls tea table, all ready for meal
| ''Ha. This looks like an adventure
already said the bunny uncle to
himself And there's a party he
went on, as he saw the little girl
named Alice, a March Hare (Which is
a sort of spring rabbit), a halter man,
with a very large hat, much larger
than Uncle Wiggily's, on his head,
and dormouse. A dormouse Cor
doormouse) is one that crawls out un-
der a door, you know, to get away
! from the cat.
"oh. here's Uncle wiggily!" cried
Alice. Come right along and sit
down. We didn't expect you"
Then if I'm unexpected, perhaps
there isn't room for me-" spoke Ucie
Wiggily look at the March Hare.
"Oh, yes, there's plenty of room
more room than there is to eat" said
1 the spring rabbit Beside, we really
knew you were coming.
AS this was just different from what
Alice had said, Uncle Wiggily did not
know what to believe.
| You see, it's the unexpected that
| always happens" went on the March
Hare, land, of course, being unexpect-
ed, you happened along, so were glad
to see you.
only there isn't anything to eat. =
said Alice you see, the Halter
watch only keeps one kind of time
That's what I do when 1 dance,
interrupted Uncle Wiggily.
I'VE haven't come to that yet" Alice
spoke gently. But as the Halter S
watch only keeps tea-time we're al
ways at the tea table. and the cake
and tea were eaten long ago.
And We always have to sit here,
hoping the Hatter's watch will start
off again, and bring US to breakfast
or dinner on time" said the March
Hare, who. Uncle Wiggily noticed, he
gan to look rather mad and
angry. Hes creased it with the best
butter, but still his match has stop
ped" the hare added.
ITS on account of the bread crumbs
q that got in the wheels" said the Hat
ter, dipping his watch in the cream
pitcher. Il dare say they'll get soa X
| ed in time. But pass Uncle WiggilS
the buns" he added. and Alice passed
an empty plate which had had dog
biscuits on, only Jackie and Poetic
Bow WOW had eaten them all up
should say down, for they swallowed
them that way.
think this was a very queer tea party
indeed, when, all of a sudden. out
from the bushes jumped great, big
pink-striped Wabberjocky cat, who
began singing:
London Bridge is falling up,
On Yankee Doodle Dandy!
AS we go round the mulberry bush
To buy a stick of candy.
well, what do you WANT" asked
the Mad March Hare of the Wabber'
jocky. IF you've come to wash tbs
: dishes you can't for it's still tea time
and it neve- will be anything else a.
long as he keeps dipping his watch II
tie molasses jug, That's what make!
: it SO sticky-slow, and he tossed
, tea biscuit at the Halter. who caugh
it in his hat. just like magician II
the theater, and turned it into lemon
meringue pie.
I've come for Uncle Wiggily,
cried the Wabberjocky. I've come L
take him off to my den, and then
Uncle Wiggily was just goink tC
hide under the table which he no
ticed was growing smaller and small
er, and he was wondering if it would
be large enough to cover him, whe n
All of a sudden the Mad March
Hare caught up the bunny 1ncle's red
white and blue striped rheumatism
!, crutch, and cried:
you've come for Uncle Wiggily
have you: Well, we've no time fol
5 that" and with this the March Hare
smashed the crutch down on the HAT
ter's watch, Bang" smashing it al