The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-23
Bedtime Stories
Uncle wiggiIy and Kittie's Thimble.
BY HOWARD r. GARIs

ne nearQ tapping ana
knocking on the door.
Come in!' he called, he ate the
last of the peanut pancakes which
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, his musk
rat lady housekeeper, had made for
him.
In came Kittie Kat. the pussy girl.
who was a sister to Tommie and Joie
Kat, of whom l have told you some
stories.
oh, Uncle Wiggily." meaouwed
special this afternoon?'
Well said the old bunny uncle.
slowly, as he folded up his pink twink
ling nose-Oh, dear me, 1 mean his.
| to look for an adventure in my au-
tomobile. That is all. Why, he
asked, ''is there anything l may have
the pleasure of doing for you?"
Il wish you'd stop at the hollow
stump school," went on Kittie. Come
around about 3 o'clock, when l get
out"
"Oh, you want Uncle Wiggily to be
there to give you a ride seer
But we have sewing lesson today,
and I'm going to sew something for
Uncle Wiggily. L want him to come
to the hollow stump school and get
Indeed, I'll come" said the bunny
gentleman, with his jolly laugh.
What are you going to sew for me,
Kittie ?''
u think I'll hem you pocket
handkerchief" said the little pussy
girl. You see," she went on, I'm
not very good at sewing yet, as I've
only had a few lessons So I have to
make, at first, something easy like
handkerchief. After a while I'll
make you a shirt or coat and vest"
THAT will be fine!" cried Uncle
Wiggily. I'll call for you at the
schooi. kittie.''
So the little pussy girl went on to
her class, singing and mewing because
she was so happy and thinking of the
handkerchief she was going to make
for Uncle Wiggily.
And that rabbit gentleman, after
having had new bologna sausage tires
put on his automobile. started off rid
ing and also to look for an adventure.
Over the hill and dale, thru the woods
and thru the fields he went. but not an
adventure did he have, and finally 8
O'Clock came and he remembered he
must go to the hollow stump school
When he got there kittie was waiting
for him.
Here is your handkerchief" she
said, and she held out a piece If white
cloth with sewing around the edges.
The cloth was rather crooked and
squeegeed, for kittie had not yet
learned to sew a straight seam, but
Uncle Wiggily said his new handker-
chief was just fine.
III wrap it around my neck as we
go riding in my automobile" he said.
1T will keep me from getting cold.
Hop in, Kittie."
So the little pussy girl crowded il
the auto, carrying her needles. pins,
, thread, cloth and sewing scissors with
her, as school was out
Uncle Wiggily and Kittie had a fine
ride, and the handkerchief kept the
cold wind from sitting down the rab-
bit gentleman's neck. even if it was
crooked and squee-geed-1 mean the
handkerchief was that way, not the
bunny's neck-Oh. dear no,
And pretty soon, as Mr.. Longears
and Kittie rode along. they came to
very small, tiny house in the wood
and from the house came the sound
of a sad voice saying:
''Oh. dear! What shall I do? am
SO thirsty. but 1 cannot get even
drop of water!''
"Ha! Here is trouble. and here is
an adventure, 1 hope" said Uncle
Wiggily, stopping his automobile.
Come, Kittie, we must see what we
can do to help
So they got out of the machine and
went close to the little house. 1t was
so small they could not get inside, but
there came to the window a dear, little
yellow canary bird lady. who lived
there.
We'll. well! What is the natter -
asked Uncle Wiggily.
That is the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
said the canary bird lady. 1.-The water
bucket has fallen down my deep WELL
and l can't get it up to draw me
drink of water, and I'm so thirsty,
Oh, dear"
Don't wirry," said Uncle Wiggily,
kindly. 'I'll get the bucket up for you
and draw some water"
But that was more easily said than
done. The bucket, which was no large~
than a hickory nut scooped out had
slipped off the rope, which was like
tiny string, and had fallen down the
well, which was about as large around
as a spool of thread. The well was in
the yard back of the house of the
canary bird lady, but Uncle Wiggily
could no more reach down inside that
we'll and get the bucket, than he could
have crawled inside a watch. He was
too big.
We'll. I'm afraid this time I can't
give the help 1 want SO much to give
said the bunny to KittieI cant get
up the well bucket for her.
on don't need to, Uncle Wiggily,'
said Kittie.
canary bird any water?"
''B yusing my sewing thimble for q
bucket" said the pussy girl, laughing
THE very thing!" cried the rabbit
gentleman. So ne fastened some of
Kittie's spool of thread around the
pussy girls thimble, dropped it down
the well, and drew up water for the
thirsty canary bird lady, who thanked
the bunny uncle and kitten very much.
Then Kittie. having another thimble
at home, left her school one for the
bird lady to use as well bucket, and
/ so everything came out all right.
And if the chocolate cake doesn't
try to hide inside the rice pudding.
where the raspberry jam can't find 1t
to take to the moving pictures, I'll tell
you next about Uncle Wiggily and
Jacko's cocoanut.-(Copyrigh 49,.
by Mcclure Newspa per Syndicate)
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