The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-01
Bedtime Stories


Uncle Wiggily and His Buttons.
Uncle Wiggily,' said Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy, muskrat lady house
keeper to the rabbit gentleman, one
morning, I'D like to go away on
picnic today. if you don't mind"
Mind? Certainly not!" he exclasm-
ed, most pleasantly. Hop along with
for an adventure. and We'll Just lock
up the hollow stump bungalow and
let it take care of itself"
I'm the ice box you'll find plenty
to eat" spoke Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy, and
if you should happen to want change
of clothing I've laid out everything
on your bed"
Fine and dandyi'' exclaimed the
bunny rabbit gentleman, enthusiastic
like. Hop away. Nurse Janet Have
a good time!"
So Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy hoped away,
her tail tied in pink bow knot to
keep it from dragging in the dust.
And Uncle Wiggily, after locking the
bungalow, went off thru the woods to
look for an adventure. He had not
gone very far before he met Grand
father Goosey Gander.
well, was just going over &c your
house." spoke the old goose gentle
man. 81 s'pose you've heard all about
it; haven't your
About what?" asked Uncle Wig
gily.
The little afternoon tea I'm going
to give today" went on Grandpa
| Goosey. i've invited you, and some
of my old friends. Come and We'll
have a good time. And be sure to
wear your blue coat, as I'm going to
wear mine, and so is DIR. Possum, and
Mr.. Whitewash, the polar bea-. and
Mr.. Stubtail and Grandpa Bumper,
the goat gentleman"
"Oh. I'll come all right said Uncle
Wiggily thoughtful like. 'and I'll
wear my blue coat, if l can find it
But this is the first I've heard about
| your afternoon tea
It's the first l thought about it my
SELF said Grandpa Goosey Camden.
! I'm just getting the party up, and
| you're the first one I've asked. I'm
| going now to invite the others, but be
| sure to come and wear your blue
! coat"
! I'll do it," promised Uncle Wiggily,
as he hoped back to his hollow stump
bungalow. There, just as Nurse Jane
had said, were his clothes and his
Palm Beach suit lying on his bed.
But 1 want my blue coat, said
Uncle Wiggily, and, after diving. and
almost swimming, thru his clothes
closet he found it.
Now I'm all right said the bunny
uncle. But when he held the coat vi
| to the light, alas! The moth bugs
had gnawed off every buttonl Not a
one was left on the coat, Alasi again
Il can't wear it that way" said
Uncle Wiggily. II must sew on some
buttons. / wonder where Nurse JANE
| keeps them
So he looked all around the hollow
stump bungalow and finally he found
the muskrat lady housekeeper's worl
basket. In it were needles. thimble
| thread of many colors and lots of but.
tons of MANY sizes
Well. I ought not to have any
trouble sewing some buttons on my
blue coat said Uncle Wiggily.
But you know how 1t is with ole
gentlemen, even rabbits, when they try
| to sew on buttons. 1t was this way
/ with Uncle Wiggily.
In the first place the thimblt
wouldn't fit. It was either too tigh
| or too looose. Anyhow Mr.. Longears
couldn't use it. Then he pricked hi
thread got all tangled, and when h,
did manage to get the needle thread
ed, after about an hours work, ant
had stuck it thru hole in the but
| ton, why he couldn't find the hol,
| thru the button on the other side OF
the cloth, to push the needle bach
again.
my goodness me sakes alive ant
some oatmeal mushl" cried Uncl,
Wiggily. "I'll never be able to sew
| buttons on my blue coat IN time TO
the partyi" and he jabbed the needl,
every which way thru the cloth, blu
| only sticking his paws worse.
"Oh, dear. Such trouble as I'm I'M
he cried
.'Hal Perhaps I can help you." sait
a voice.
"Who are your" asked Uncle Wig
gily.
THE tailor bird, :" was the answer 81
can't sew regular buttons on you
! coat, with a regular needle and threat
such as Nurse Jane uses, but ] can us,
a needle from the pine tree. a spider
cobweb for thread and little pine tire,
cones for buttons Will they be al
right?"
Indeed they will" cried uncl,
Wiggily, who would have been glae
of even ice cream cones for buttons.
So the tailor bird fixed Uncle Wig
gily's coat for him very nicely indeed
and when Grandpa Goosey and tn,
other animal friends saw the pine ire.
cone buttons they said they were mos
stylish, and they all wanted some jus
like them.
So this teaches US that even on,
snow drop may do some good in thi
world, and if the egg beaten doesn'
chase the nutmeg crater into the to
mato sauce, and splash it all red, II
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily an.
the big rain.-tCopyright 1917, b,
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
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