The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-19
Bedtime Stories

By BRINKERHOFF.
BY HOWARD r. GARIs

Uncle Wiggily and Alice's Hair Ribbon
'Oh, Uncle Wiggily." exclaimed
Alice Wibblewobble, the duck girl, one
bright, sucshiny morning, as she
walked with a sideways motion up to
the hollow stump bungalow of the old
rabbit gentleman. "Oh, Uncle Wig
gily, would you mind doing me a ia
vor 4" Alice asked.
"A favor? Certainly, I'll do it, said
the bunny, with a low, polite bow of
I'D like to have you get me a big
pink hair ribbon" said Alice. Please
get me one with yards and yards and
yards in it SO l can make big bow"
But why do you want so large a
bow" asked Uncle Wiggily. Wouldn't
a bow about the size of my necktie
do?"
"Oh. my, mo-" quacked Alice Wib-
blewobble. I want a great big bow.
All the girls in my school class have
them. Why, Susie Littletail, the rab-
bit girl, has a bow so long that when
her brother Sammie sits behind her
he can't see the blackboard"
"Oh, dear!'' cried Uncle Wiggily,
twinkling his pink nose. Il should
think Sammie wouldn't like that.
He doesn't mind a bit-none of the
animal boys in the hollow STUMP mind
not seeing the blackboards"' quack-
ingly laughed Alice. They say the
bigger hair bows we girls wear the
better they like it. When they can't
see the bIackboa the lady mouse
teacher doesn't give them bad mark
if they miss their lessons
Worse and worse.' cried the bun
ny, holding up one paw. But 1 sup
pose big bows are the fashion. And,
tho 1 do not altogether approve of it
| T
ing formal like and correct, las long
as l made you a promise, Alice. I'll
keep it. I'm get you a pink hair rib
bon
Get it o a color to match your
dear twinkling nose said Alice with
are yards and yards and yards of rib
bon in it,
LAS many as 1 can carry" said the
bunny.
Then he hoped on thru the woods
and over the fields from his hollow
stump bungalow.
Pretty soon he came to the notion
store where a ladybug sold hair rib
bons.
THE biggest pink one you have for
Alice Wibblewobble, the duck girl"
ordered Uncle Wiggily, in his jolly
voice. Il am to meet her after school
and give her this bow for her hair"
Very we'll" said the ladybug store
keeper and she cut off a large slice
of rfbbon-well. maybe not a slice
but, however ribbon comes for hair
bows Perhaps 1 should have said a
chunk.
Anyhow the ladybug cut some off,
and when she wrapped it up for Uncle
Wiggily to carry, the bunny gentle
/ nah asked:
isn't it a little too large?"
''Oh, no, there are only sixteen
eleven yards in it," answered the lady
bug. Some girls wear more than
fortytwo-six-seven yards and their
bows are SO big they can't look at them
all at once in looking glass. They
have to take two peeks to see them
ALL
"oh, dear." cried Uncle wiggflv
holding up two paws. this time
, However, he took Alice's new hair
ribbon, which was almost as large as
a loaf of bread, and back toward the
hollow stump school with it he started
Il hope Alice will like it," thought
the bunny. 1T certainly is pink
enough pinker. even than my nose;
and surely there are yards and yards
and yards of it, Too much, / think
but
And then. all of a sudden, Uncle
Wiggily slipped on a wet leaf, and
down he went-"ker-bunk"
ing his left front paw.
"Oh dear" cried the bunny gentle
man. II am hurt, NV paw is ba div
sprained and don't believe can meet
Alice at school and give her this new
hair ribbon. Oh. dear, VIII no one
help me?"
why yes. Of course I'll help YOU ;,
| said voice, and along came Dr. Pos