Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-07-13
UNCLE WIGcILY AND THE
UNICORN.

co. ner of his hollow stump bungalow in
ms automobile, with the bologna saus-
age tires, one morning.
Il am going" he answered. and real
~ he was, for the wheels We're Whi2zing
around like anything.
And going where, may | ask po-
litely inquired the nluskrat lady.
II am going to give Alice a ride
answered Uncle Wiggily. Alice from
Wonderland, l mean. She never has
ridden in an automobile."
She never has" cried Nurse Jane,
in surprise.
Never. You sec, when she was put
IN that nice book, Shich tells so much
about her, thcIe wasn't any autos, and,
of course she never could have had Il
ride in one.
But sine had even so many other nice
adventures, such us going down the
rabbit hole and through the looking
glass. However, l promised her a ride
In nay auto. and here | go to give it TO
her. and with thai Uncle Wiggiiy
s%prinkled some pepper and salt on the
sausage tires of his autos wheels to
make them go faster.
The rabbit gentleman found Alice, the
little book girl. in the White Queens
party with the Mock Turtle, who soon
would have to go into the 5 O'clock
soup.
"Oh. how kind of you to come for
me, Uncle Wiggily!' cried Alice, and
she jumped up so quickly that she
which she and the Mock Turtle had
been sitting, and ran to jump in the
auto.
We'll, l don't call that very nice"
said the Mock Turtle. Here she's gone
n mixed up the seven times table
with the three times six, and goodness
knows when III ever get them straight
ened out again"
I'm sorry!" called Alice, waving her
hand as she rode off with Uncle Wig
gily. I'll help you when 1 come back"
"And I'll help too" promised the
bunny uncle.
Mr.. Longears and Wonderland Alice
rode over the fields and through the
woods. and they were having a fine
time when all of a sudden. as the auto
mobile came near a place where some
oak trees grew in a thick cluster Alice
cried:
"Hark! They're fighting!"
Who? asked Uncle Wiggily. please
don't tell me it is the mosquito enemy
after me to bite me"
NO. it's the lion and the Unicorn"
Alice answered. Don't you remember
how 1t goes in my book:
The Lion and the Unicorn were fight
ing for the crown.
The Lion beat the Unicorn all around
the town.
OlI gave luGAI White OT0uO. some
gave them brown,
And then the funny Unicorn jumped
right up and down."
That last line isn't quite right" ex-
planned Alice to the bunny uncle. but
! couldn't properly think of 1T. I'm so
Enlightened? At what?" asked Uncle
Wiggily.
AT the Unicorn" answered Alice.
Her he comes" and. as. she said that,
Uncle Wiggily saw a funny animal, like
q horse, with a big long horn sticking
out of the middle of his head. straight
In front of him, galloping out of the
clulnp of trees.
"Hurray. I e hint" cried the Uni
corn. Come on now. quick, I must get
away from here before they catch mel"
You beat him? DC you mean beat
the Licn 2" asked Uncle Wiggily for he
was not frightened like Alice.
1 beat him. answered the Uni
corn. as he jumped into the back seat
OF the automobile. Drive ONT" he or
dered Just as IL the bunny uncle GENTLE
man were the coachman.
Did you beat him very hard, with a
broOmstick" asked Alice, putting out
her head from behind Uncle Wiggily's
tall silk hat where she had hidden her
self.
"zeat him with a broomstick? Hal,
Ha! should say mott" laughed the uni
corn. Were too jolly good friends for
that," n he spoke like an English
chap. y beat him playing hop-Scotch
and Jack-straws. l was two hops and
three straws ahead of hin when I
stopped and ran away because thew
were after me-"
who were after you?" asked Alice.
Lions friends?"
mo. the straws that show which |
way the wind blows. When the wind /
blows the straws against me they /
tickle. and / can't hear IN ha ticl,lod |