The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-20
Bedtime Stories
Uncle WigsiIy and the Platter.
BY HOWARD r.. GARIs


"Oh, Uncle Wiggilyl Are you 60
ing?" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy,
the muskrst lady housekeeper, as she
saw the bunny gentleman walking up
the front steps of mis- hollow stump
bungalow one day. Are you going?"
No, jamie, I'm coming home.' he
said, and there was just the least little
smile around his pink, twinkling nose.
Il am coming home from having been
out looking for an adventure. and not
finding one" said Mr.. Longears.
''Oh, L didn't mean it that way"
cried the muSkrat houSekeeper. You
are always joking! 1 meant are you
going to the party which Teddy Sharp
nose, the little fox boy. is going to
give tonight? Here is a letter asking
us to come"
Then of course We'll co. said the
rabbit gentleman, as he looked at the
invitation, which was written on white
birch bark. with a burned stick for a
pencil.
And that night Uncle Wiggily and
Nurse Jane got ready to go to the
party which the little fox boy was go
ing to give. AS the rabbit gentleman
put on his fur overcoat (for it was
cold tho it was almost spring. Nurse
Jane saw him take from the pantry
the largest wooden platter in the hoi-
low stump bungalow.
What in the world are you going
to do with that" the muskrat lady
wanted to know. You aren't going to
give any polite table lessons tonight,
you know. This is a party"
! Il know it," laughed Uncle Wig
gily, apd his pink nose twinkled faster
than ever. But this platter will come
in very useful at the party just the
same"
! Howe" asked Nurse Jane, sort of
wondering like
| Why, when they want to play that
game of Spin the Platter they can use
/ this big one" Uncle Wiggily said, and
he held up the large one, almost as
j tall as himself
oh. you dear, foolish bunny rab-
bit! laughed the muskrat lady. THAT
platter is far too Lig to play the
game with 1t would trip and tangle
up all the animal children
All the more fun,' laughed Uncle
Wiggily. That's why I'm taking it.
When spin this platter in the middle
Jennie Chipmunk. tries to 1t hold of
It before it stops spinning there1l be
a jolly time
"Oh, you are a queer rabbit" said
Nurse Jane, smiling.
| Sc off she and the bunny went to
the fox boys party. 1t had been
showing, but now had stopped. and
the moon was shining from a clear
sky.
'Hurrayl Here's Uncle wiggily!"
cried Mr.. Sharpnose, the fox gentle
man, as he opened the door and let
Nurse Jane and the bunny rabbit in
| to the party. And all the animal
! boys and girls cried: "Hurrayi" as
loudly as they could, and clapped their
paws.
And then such fun as they had,
They played games and ate popcorn,
candy, peanuts and cake. Then they
ployed more games. until some one
said:
Lets spin the platter
| "I'll get one" said Mrs. Sharpnose.
and she brought in one not much
larger than a breakfast plate.
| "Oh. that will never do" laughed
Uncle Wiggily. I'll bring in a right
proper platter and in he brought the
big wooden one ne had taken from his
hollow stump bungalow, but which he
rad left outside when he went in to
the party.
"oh. what big platter cried
every one.
such a fine game as you can have
with that" cried Mr.. Sharpnose.
'.Such game,"
/ And indeed. the animal children
did have fun spinning Uncle Wiggily's
platter
1t was so large that it took Sammie
LittIetaH. Johnnie Bushytai1 and
Jackie Bow Wow. all three of them.