The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21
Bedtime Stories
Uncle Wiggily and Joie's Horn.
BY HOWARD r. GARIs

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Once upon time there was birth
day party in Woodland, where the
animal boys and girls lived, near the
hollow stump bungalow of Uncle Wig
gily LongearS, the rabbit gentleman.
The party was one given for the birth
day of Mamie Wagtail, the goat girl.
And, besides the ice cream and cake,
which comes to every party, there was
some little toy for each animal girl or
boy.
The girls were given dolls, make
believe diamond pins, hair ribbons or
needles and thread. while the boys re-
ceived baseballs, bats, kites, knives,
tops or horns. Joie Kat, the kitten
brother of Tommie and Kittie Kat,
was given a fine red horn that went
'toot-toot," as loud as anything.
The day after the party Joie started
for the hollow stump school, taking
his party horn with him..
You had better leave that home"
said Mrs. Kat
Why" asked Joie, inquisitive like.
Because you might blow it in
school," went on his mother, land
then the lady mouse teacher will make
you give it to Mr.. Whiskers Rat, the
janitor, to hide in the coal bin
I'll not blow the horn in school.
mother, said Joie. And he really
meant it. He thought he would only
take the toy to school, put it in his
desk and look at it now and again
when he didn't have to say his lessons.
And that's what 'happened-at least
part OF it. The lady mouse teacher
did not see Joie carry the horn into
the classroom or she might not have
let him do it. Anyhow, he hid it in
his desk, and every now and then he
would take it out, holding it so the
lady mouse could not see it. Joie
would make believe blow on it. But,
of course he did not really blow, he
only pretended.
Go on! loot it a Bit" whispered
Johnnie Bushytail, the squirrel boy, to
Joie. Give it a toot!"
mo-" Joie shook his head Teach
er'd hear me and she'd take the horn
away from mel"
Then he'd make believe blow it
again, and some of the other animal
boys saw it and wished they had a
horn.
Let me blow it if you don't want
to-" begged Sammie LittletaiI, the rab
bit chap. Lets have some fun, I'll
blow the horn" and he stretched out
his paw for it
NO whispered Joie. IF you blow
my horn teache- will take it away and
L won't have any I'll blow it when
we get out at recess"
When it came time for the geogra-
ply lesson Joie took out the horn and
held 1t behind the cover of the big
book. And as he put the horn to his
mouth, to softly blow a sort of whis-
pering breath into it, the kitten boy
happened to look in the geography at
a picture of the Atlantic Ocean
AND, as the ocean was very wet.
Joie caught a little cold and he sneez-
ed Observation-Disclosures
Well, now you know, just as well as
If had told you, what happens when
you have a horn in your mouth and
sneeze- That horn is going to blow
as sure as rooster will crow. And
that is what happened to Joie's horn
A-ker-chooi' vert The kitten boy,
And A-ker-choo-ker-to ot-snitzio-toot-
toot," went the horn and sneeze to-
gether. 1t was so loud that you could
have heard it outside the school and
OF course, inside it made>a great noise
Joie sneezed and blew the horn so
loudly that he blew over the big geog-
raphy which was in front of and part
~ hiding him
"Oh, Joie!" cried the lady mouse
teacher, when she saw the kitten boy
with the red horn. You should not
do that Yesterday your brother
Tommie was bad with his top and to-
day you are bad with your horn.
am sorry, but you must stay in after
school, and play a footing tune all by
yourself"
At first Joie thought that would be
fun-just to stay and blow his horn
And when the other animal bows and
girls had gone the lady mouse teacher
said:
Now, Joie. as have some work to
do l have to stay after school also to
do it And as your horn-tootine would
bother me l am going to send Won
down cellar. There you may blow the