Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-20
UNCLE wlGGiLY AND TooTsiE's
MARBLES.

UNCLE WlGGtIY ANU tOO'0'I
MARBLES.
Uncle Wiggily Lonoears. the rabbit
gentleman, was getting ready to leave
his hollow stump bungalow one morn
ing TO go out and look for an adVen-
ture. when the telephone bell gave d
Notwithstanding. -
watt" cried Nurse Jane Fuzzy
| Wuxzy. the muskrat lady ~housekeeper,
that may be a call for you. Wiggy.
Yes, it u.s." h went on. Some one
a YOU"
| phone and talked into the little round
| hole Of it.
whats that?" cried the rabbit gen.
| tleman. '"Tootsie has the epixootic, and
can't be out to play? That's too bad.
| OF course. I'll come over and stay with
and four cent store TO get him some
! thing TO play with. I'll be right over
Then Uncle Wiggily hung up the tele-
phone and said to Nurse Jane:
We'll, that's too bad! Mrs. Stubtail,
the bear lady, says her little boy
Tootsie is sick and cross. She is home
in her hollow log house all alone. and
she can't get out to go for some medi-
| cine or get anything to amuse him. /
guess he's rs much cross as sick.
$50 she wants me to come over n
stay with him a while. if l win. while
i SIlS srIlkS " = 0NN 80
let my adventures rest for a day"
"Of course" spoke Nurse Jane. "Run
along, Wiggy. and here is an apple
dumping l just baked. Take it to
Tootsie. 1T may amuse him"
So, Uncle Wiggily hoped Oft. taking
the apple dumping and soon he was
at the Dear lady's house. AS she let
him in the bunny uncle heard some one
crying.
..Wah! wah! Wah."
x.gCl-.p. ON1,k,;o 80, on11 1tNo Ear
short" said Mrs. Stubtail. Hes real
cross. but now you're here l know he'll
be good. You just stay with him IL
little While. until l come back from
the one and two cent store. It's awful]y
kind OF you to come
PRAY don't mention it, said Uncle
Wiggily sort of s,A5urban like. 1T is
a pleasure to me
So the bear lady hurried off to the
store to get solne medicine for her lit
tie sick bear boy, and also something to
amuse him. for he was rather more
cross and peevish han ill.
Now for some fun" said Uncle Wig
gily, when he was left alone with
Tootsie What do you want your ole
bunny uncle to do"
PLAY marbles" said TOOtsie rs
"Play marbles:' asked Uncle Wig
giiy. why 1 don't believe l cam, ant
anyhow"
"Al the other boy animals are play
ing marbles" said Tootsie, sort ol
going to cry. II want some marbles
81 haven't any" said Uncle Wiggily
"See, I'll play express wagon with yot
instead. You are bigger than / (Which
was the truth, for bear boys are. larger
h rabbit gentlemen) so you can bs
the horse, Tootsie."
Il don't want to play express wagon
l want to play marbles cried eros:
Tootsie. You put some marbles in (;
ring and then you knock them out witt
a shooter"
.Oh, / know very we'll how marble,
are played" said the bunny gentleman
II used to- play them when l was a boy
rabbit. But ! haven't any marbles now.
ooh. dear! Can't you get some"
asked Tootsie, sort Of unreasonable like
Well. I'll got out and see If there:
a marble store around the corner
spoke the bunny. wearisomely.
mo. don't go away and leave me.
whimpered Tooties. I'm sick. I'm one
some. Boo hoo!"
Well, I never." cried Uncle Wiggily
"If ] can't go out. can't get the mar
bles!"
But 1 want marbles" cried Tootsie
And a you to stay with me. Don
go OUT"
Look here.'" suddenly cried Uncl
Wiggily. TIL show you how Nurs'
Jane puts dn apple III al dpp!c uuIlip
ling. and then We'll eat it. Won't tina
be fun"
NO" answered Tootsie. MARBLES i
more FUN! want marbles! Get then
for me. Uncle Wiggily, but don't g
OUT"
Poor Uncle wiggily nearly had
headache this time. He didn't know
what to do. He went out on the a
porch to get a breath OF air, and, al
the while, Too;sie was calling for mar
bles.
"Oh, if ] could only get him some.
thought the poor bunny gentleman
speaking out loud.
Some what" asked a voice. An
there, perchad on a tree in the yard wa
a big bluejay bird.
"Oh. Tootsie wants some marbles.
explained Uncle Wigsily. But l can
find any,, and
"One moment-excuse mel" cried til
jay. Then he flew away and prett
soon he came hack with a whole lot q
round brown acorns. .Here!" he CRIED
These will do for marbles. / gathere
them last fall and hid then,;n a hollo,
stump. Now ! bring thenS'tc you. a
you were once KIND to me. So take ther
in and play marbles with that fretf,
bear boy"
Uncle Wiggi!y did so. after thank