The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-15
Bedtime Stories
Uncle Wiggily and the wringer.
BY HOWARD r. CARS

"Oh. dear, Ouch. There. 1 have
gone and done it!'' cried Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady house
keeper for Uncle Wiggily Longears,
the rabbit gentleman, one day. .'Oh,
how it hurts!Y -
What hurts?" asked Uncle Wiggily.
who was reading the paper on the
front stoop of his hollow stump bum
ga1ow, while Nurse Jane was washing
clothes on the back porch.
MY paw" answered the muskrat
lady. Il was wringing out the clothes
to hang them on the line to dry when
1 caught my paw in the rubber rollers
of the wringer and pinched it, Now
I'm afraid I can't finish my work
That's too badi" cried Uncle Wig
gily. IN get DIR. Possum at once TO
put some salve on your poor, sore
paw
Thank you," spoke Nurse Jane.
the clothes?"
Leave them to me-" spoke the bun
ny uncle, efficient like and kindly.
I'm do it,
So, after DR. Postum had wrapped
Nurse James paw up in a soft rag and
told her that washing dishes was the
hardest work she must do for few
days, Uncle Wiggily, taking off his
tail silk hat and tying an apron around
his new red satin vest, began to wiring
out the clothes Nurse Jane had them
all washed, so, really. the hardest part
of the work was done.
Around and around the bunny rab-
bit gentleman turned the wringer,
squeezing the water out of the clothes
between the rubber rollers and letting
them fall into the basket, ready to
hang out.
All of a sudden, when the bunny
rabbit gentleman was wringing out a
sheet, which, because it is SO large,
is hard to put thru the rubber rollers,
he heard a sort of snickering laugh
in the bushes back of his bungalow,
and a sneering voice said:
Ho! Hoi Look at Uncle Wiggily,
He's turned into a washerwoman,
Shame. oh, shame! Now's our time
to get him." and out from the bushes
flew lot of big mosquitoes, who got
wringer SO he had no chance to get
away
Nurse Jane had gone to lie down
and sleep. SO her sore paw would get
better. and the bunny rabbit gentle
man did not want to awaken her TO
drive away the bad, biting bugs with
his talcum powder bean-shooter pop
gun.
"Oh, hei'' buzzed the mosquitoes.
Now We have caught you, Mr.. Long
earsl"
What are you going to do with
me?" asked Uncle Wiggily. sort of
taking a rest from trying to wiring
the big. wet sheet
Garry you off to our den in the
swamp" said the head mosquito. I'VE
are not afraid of you any more Since
you have turned into an old washer
woman, and have to wiring the clothes,
you are not a brave rabbit man any
more"
Yes. l am tool" cried Uncle Wig
gily. II am not ashamed to help
Nurse Jane with the washing, eSDe-
cially when she has sore paw"
"Oh, Pooh, Pooh, Nonsense,"
laughed and snickered the mosquitoes.
You are an old woman to do the
wringing. and we're not afraid of
you
We'll" said Uncle wiggily, sort IF
slow and thoughtful-like. IF you're
bound to take me off to your den in
the swamp, 1 suppose you will. But,
before you do. will you grant me one
favor"
what is it," asked the captain
mosquito
Help me push this big sheet thru
| the rubber rollers of the wringer- 1t
is too hard for me to do it alone Felp
me wiring the sheet and then you may
! take me away if you can
| "Oh, We can. all right" said he
| mosquito captain
But the bunny only twinkled his
pink nose.
/ Come on. now. mosquitoes" cried
| the head captain one Wen help
l Uncle Wiggily push the sheet thru