The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-12
Bedtime Stories
Uncle wiggiIy and Tweedledee.
BY HOWARD r. GARIs

"Oh, Uncle Wfggily!" cried n voice,
as the old rabbit gentleman started
out from his hollow stump bungalow
one morning to walk in the woods and
look for an adventure. "Oh, Uncle
wiggily. be CAREFUL
BE careful of what, if you please,
and who are you. if 1 may ask?" po-
litely inquired the bunny.
II am your friend Alice, from Won
derland" was the answer, land l want
YOU to be careful and not get hurt
today"
II always am careful" answered
Uncle Wiggily. Il look for cabbage
and turnip traps where l go. and L
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 little flaxen-haired girl
as she came out of the bushes and sat
down on the stoop of the hollow
stump bungalow.
Il don't know just what I do mean,
Uncle Wiggily," said Alice. But last
night 1 dreamed you were in trouble
and 1 could not help you. I felt so
sorry! AS soon as I woke up this
, morning l hurried over to tell you to
be careful"
"Oh, I'll be careful promised the
bunny gentlemen. But in your dream
did no one help me?"
Yes, after a while two funny little
fat boys did," answered Alice. But l
don't remember that part of my
dream. However, if you are going for
a walk I'll go with you and do what
L can in case the Jabberwocky or the
Hop Scotch bird try to chase YOU"
The Hop Scotch isn't a bird" said
Uncle Wiggily, with a laugh that made
h iplr fxuin 10 CTR
| berry on top of cheese cake. Its
bit of candy
"Oh, Uncle WiggilyI It's a camel"
cried Susie Littletail, the rabbit girl
coming out from behind a stump just
then. ITS a game where you jump
around on the pavement. and if you
and Alice are going to play it, please
may 1 watch you?"
I'VE aren't going to play" said
Alice. ITS long past play time
Il am going to look for an adven-
ture," said Uncle Wiggily.
"Then, please, may 1 Gomez" beg
| ged Susie. I'll help look"
Come along!" cried jolly Uncle
were on their way thru the woods.
! They had not gone very far, over
the paths with the big green ferns on
either side, when, all of a oneness
out from behind a big log jumped the
two bad, old skillery scalery alligators,
! one with the humps on his tail and
! the other with his tail all double
pointed, so he could wiggle it seven
ways from Sunday.
'Ah hal" cried the hump tailed
"Ha, ah." cried the double jointed
one. AT last we have caught you'll"
and they both made a grab for the
rabbit gentleman, one catching him on
| the left side and the other on the
right. and holding him fast
| "Oh!' cried Uncle Wiggily. "Oh,
| dear! Please let me go!"
/ mol" snapped the first gator. And
| mol" snapped the second, both flap
ping their tails.
"Oh, this is my dream! This is my
dream!" said 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 stepped Twee-
dledee, the queer little fat chap from
I the Alice in Wonderland book. I'll
help you. Uncle Wiggily."
THANK you, very much" spoke the
kindly make these alligators let me
"Poohl Huh. Hump. What. Him
make US let you go? Well. I should
say NOT" shifted the first alligator.
THE very ideal" sneered the second.
ut will take a great deal more than
one fat boy to make us let go of
nice, fat. juicy rabbit once we have
caught him. Certainly NOT!'
"Ahem! How about TWO fat boys?"
suddenly asked another voice, and
there stood another beside Tweedle-
dee, fat boy, who looked just the
same exactly, the same as you look
at yourself in the bathroom mirror.
mo. we won't let you go for two
fat boys, either" said the double
jointed-tail alligator. while Alice MUIR
INJURED:
"Oh, this is my dream! This is my
dream! l wish l could remember how
it came outi"
WAS Uncle Wiggily saved?" asked
Susie Littletail in a whisper
Yes said Alice.
Then it's all right" spoke the rab-
bit girl.
Let Uncle wiggily go!" cried
Tweedledee in his most grown-up sort
Yes let him go at ohce." added
Tweedledum.
mo. indeed" sn ..pped both alliga-
tors together like twins, only. of
course, they weren't.
| well, then" went on Tweedledee
| don't you dare to take away or hurt
! him unless you guess which are our
names. Now tell me truly who am I?
And, remember, if you don't guess
right, you can't have Uncle wisgily,''
You are Tweedledum.' said the
humptailed gator.
mo. he is Tweed1edee," said the
other gator. THE other fat chap is
Tweedledum."
You are wrongi' said the hump
tailed gator. He is Tweedledum. I
guess 1 ought to know
81 know better" the double Joint ed
alligator declared. He is Tweedle-
dee!"
''Tweedleduml" shouted the other
| gator.
''Tweedledee." snapped his chuun.
And then they both began disputing.
calling each other names. and throw
ing mud at one another, until, finally.
they were so mixed up about Twee-
dledum and Tweedledee that they let
go of Uncle Wiggily and began shak-
ing their claws at one another. so the
| rabbit gentleman ans Alice and Susie
tas we'll as the two fat boys who
| looked exactly alike) ran safely away