The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-14
Bedtime Stories
Uncle Wiggily and Jackie's Rubber.
By HOWARD r. GARIs

Uncle Wiggily and Jackie's Rubber.
Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit
gentleman. was spending a few days
at the home of Jackie and Peetie Bow
Wow, the puppy dog boys, and one
afternoon when Jackie came home
from the hollow stump school, the
bunny noticed that the little chap sat
down to a table, taking out pencils
and paper, and began to draw some
thing
What are you making 2" asked IN
Gle Wiggily.
Il am making a picture of a house."
answered Jackie. See. here is the
chimney, Uncle Wiggily."
"Oh, / thought maybe you were eat
ing a lollypop, by the way you stuck
out your tongue" laughed the bunny.
drawing that he leaned his head low
over the paper, and stuck out his red
tongue, which he moved back and
forth, just as he did his pencil, until
any one would have thought he was
eating a bit of candy, or, perhaps,
even trying to draw with his nose
and lips, and rub out his mistakes
with, his tongue.
We'll it is a nice picture" said
Uncle Wiggily as he took down his
red, white and blue striped rheuma
tism crutch off the piano and his tall
silk hat from the rack.
I'm going out to look for an ad-
venture, he went on, land, If l see
a nice view that would make good
picture for you to draw, Jackie, I'll
tell you about it when I come back"
please do begged the little puppy
dog, and~he kept waggling his tongue
over the paper. making black smoke
come out of the chimney of his pic
ture house.
Uncle Wiggily was just going
around the corner, away from the
Bow Wow kennel when Peetie, who
was Jackie's brother, came running
to the front door.
"Oh. Uncle Wiggily,' cried Peetie.
"Oh, Uncle wiggily!"
What is it?" asked the rabbit gen
tleman, stopping and looking back.
Mother wants to know if you'll
please bring Jackie rubber" went on
Peetie
"Rubbers? Rubbers?" exclaimed
Uncle Wiggily. Bring Jackie rub
Der? I guess you mean a pair of rub
bers. OF course, 1 will! The best
can buy"
Then Mr. Longears kept on hopping
over the fields and thru the woods,
saying to himself;
"Rubbers for Jackie, Rubbers for
Jackie. I must not forget them. This
is the showery month of April, when
the clouds leak rain if you but look
at them. Jackie must keep his paws
dry when he goes to school to learn
drawing. Rubbers for Jacket"
So, to make sure that he would not
forget to do what the puppy dog lady
had asked him, Uncle Wiggily went 20
the overshoe store before he looked
any farther for his adventure.
"A pair of rubbers for Jackie Bow
Wow, my little puppy dog friend
said Uncle Wiggily, and then, putting
them, nicely wrapped. in his light fur
overcoat pocket, off he hoped once
more.
well, I don't seem to be going to
have any adventure today thought
the bunny rabbit, after a bit. 81 won
der if, And just then it began
to rain. Very hard, indeed, it rained:
But. as Uncle Wiggily had his UNI
breIla with him, and a pair of heavy
shoes on. he did not mind.
But ] must hurry home with
Jackie's rubbers," thought the bunny.
HE may want to go to the store for
his mother, and he can't if he hasn't
overshoes to keep his paws dry from
the rain puddles."
Uncle Wiggily was hurrying along
when, all at once. he heard a voice
saying:
"Oh, I never can get over it, I
never can get over it,
gily. Are you Hi Diddle-Diddle. try
ing to jump over the moon?"
NO" was the answer; I'm Nan
ME wagtail, the little goat girl, and I
can't get over this puddle because
have no rubbers on. Oh, dearI''
Tut! Tut" cried Uncle Wiggily, in
his most jolly voice That is easily
mended. I have here a new pair of