Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-07-27
UNCLE WlGGiLY
AND TWEEDLEDEE.

"Oh, Uncle Wiggily!" cried a voice,
as the old rabbit gentleman started out
from his hollow stump bungalow one
morning to walk in the woods n look
for an adventure. "Oh, Uncle Wiggily,
be CAREFUL"
BE careful OF what, if you please.
and who are you, if l may ask? po-
litely inquired the bunny.
II am your friend Alice, from Won
derland." was the answer, 'and | want
you to be careful n not get hurt to-
day"
II always am careful" answered
Uncle Wiggily. II look for cabbage ana
turnip traps wherever | go, and never
pick up a bit of carrot on the Woodland
path without first making sure there
is no string fast to it, to catch me.
What do you mean, Alice he asked
the flaxen-taired girl as she came out
of the bushes and sat down on the
stoop of the hollow stump bungalow.
II don't know just what ] do mean,
Uncle Wiggily," said Alice. But last
night dreamed % were in trouble
n l could not help you. l felt so
sorry! AS soon as l woke up this morn
ing / hurried over to tell you TO be
careful.
ooh. I'll he careful promised the
did no one help me-"
Yes, after a while two funny little
fat boys did" answered Alice. II l
don't remember that part of my dream.
However, if you are going for a Walk
I'll go with you and dc what l can III
case the JabberwOcky or the itop
Scotch bird try to chase you !,
1.-The Hop Scotch isn't u bird. sa!d
Uncle Wiggily, with a laugh that mace
his pink nose twinkle like the stray
berry on top of "a cheese cake. III $
q bit of candy" ;,
..Dl ry-.l. yy;rr;trt It,S ~ uono''
cried Suisse Littletail, the rabbi slrl,
| coming out from behind Il stump just
! then. Its n game where You jump
| around on the pavement, and ii you ana
! Alice are going to play 1t, please may !
watch you"
I'VE aren't going to play SAID Alice
"It's long past play time" :,
81 am going to look for an adventure
said Uncle Wiggily.
Then. please, may come! oesseu
Susie. ''rll help look"
Come along!" cried jolly Uncle Wig
gily and soon the three of them were on
their way through the woods.
They had not gone very far, over .he
paths with the big green ferns on eitnef
side, when, all of a oneness u IRON
behind a big log jumped the two pad'
! old skillery scalery alligators. one WIN
the humps on his tail and the othsr
with his tail all double pointed, 80 ne
l cOuIQ WISSie ~ seven ways S
:Ah hat" cried the hump-tailed
"Ha. ah!" cried the double jointed
one. AT last we have caught you!
and they both a grab for the raopi'
gentleman, one catching him on the
left side and the other on the right, ano
holding him fast.
obj cried Uncle wiggily. "oh, dear!
Please let me GOT"
MOI" snapped the first gator. Anc
mo-" snapped the second. Doth flap
ping their tails.
"Oh, this is my dream! This Is my
dream!" asked Alice, sadly. But where
| are the two fat boys that saved Uncle
Wiggily. Where are they?"
Here is one. If you please an
swered a voice. and out steppet
Tweedledee, the queer little fat chaI
"Ill help you. Uncle Wiggfly."
Thank you. very MUCH" spoke tn
rabbit gentleman. IL you would kindl,
make these alligators let me go"
Pooh! Huh! Humph! What! Hin
make us let you go? Well. l should sa,
mott" shifted the first alligator:
The very ideal" sneered the second
1T will take q great deal more thar
one: fat boy to maxi us let go Of {
caught him.. Certainly mott"
"Ahem! How about two fat boys7
suddenly asked another voice, and Their
stood another beside Tweedledum. I
fat boy, who looked just the same 81
actly, the same as you look at yourself
In the bath room mirror.
mo. we won't lot you go far two f.
boys, either" said the double 1otntod