The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16
Bedtime Stories
Uucie wiggiIy and the Gryphon-
BY HOWARD r. GARIs

| Uncle Wisgily Longears, the nice
rabbit gentleman, had just finisned
shaving his whiskers in his hollow
stHmp bungalow enc morning wheh
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, his muskrat
lady housekeeper. came TO ms IS o9 tsii
knocked gently by Tapping her sa-'
against it, and said:
| IF you please, Mr.. Longears, there's
a young lady to see you.
"Of course I'm pleased, answered.
Uncle Wiggily. 81 always IKE 10 see
young ladies'. especially if they nave
light, fluffy hair. Has this one tnaC
kind?"
VERY much So" answered nurse
Jane. Here she is now" ana WIN
I that in came a nice young iady. or
rather, a tall girl. with flaxen haIr.
! I'm afraid you don't remember
me-" she said, as Uncle Wlgsiy wip
4 the lather off the end OF mis- pinh,
twinkling nose, where it had splasne0
by mistake. making it look like part OIL
a frosted chocolate cake.
"Oh, yes, do remember you! cri CREE
the bunny gentleman, in his most JoiiS
voice you're Alice from WONDER
land, and you were very kind to neiP
me grow smaller that time the pig
mosquito got me into his cave and
swelled up from eating cake"
"Oh, I'm so glad you remempe.
mel" laughed Alice. for it was indeed
she. I've come to ask you TO 90
me a favor. I have to go see tne
Gryphon, and thousHl map
some with me, for L m aIrdiu He IL NC
real cross to me- ~,
you have to see the Gryphon?
exclaimed Uncle Wiggily. VINO IS
he?' ,,af
in the same story book with me,
explained Alice. Hes something pc
tween a dragon, a lion, an elephant,
flying fish and an alligator.
"whew" whistled Uncle Wiggily-
| ,.t hos curious creature.
HE is, Alice said. And sometimes
he's very cross, especially if the win"
blows his veil up ~,
.eIf the wind blows his veil up?
asked Uncle Wiggily. In the first
place why does he wear veil, and IN
the second place why should he be
angry if the wind blows lt?"
s'There isn't any first or second
place about it," spoke Alice, for you
never can tell in which place the
Gryphon will be found. But he wears
a veil because he is so ugly that every
one runs away when he sees hun, and
he doesn't like that And, of course,
he doesn't like the wind to blow up
his veil 50 folks can see how he really
looks"
t.Ah, Ia! 1 understand" remarked
the bunny. But if he is so cross why
do you want to go see him %
II don't want to-" replied Alice. "but
, 1 have to. because it's that way in the
, book. You see, to make everything
! come out right, the Gryphon takes me
! to the Mock Turtle. who tells me a
: funny story, and so I've come to see
if you'll take me to the Gryphon."
? Il will" promised Uncle Wiggily.
! washing the soap lather out of his
: ears. But where shall we find
him?"
t "Oh, that's the question:" laughed
e Alice, just as tho Uncic Wiggily had
asked riddle You have three
r guesses," she went on.
4 The bunny gentleman twinkled his
r pink nose, so that he might think bet
/ ter. and then he said:
4 I'll tell you what well do. Wen go
t for walk, and make believe I'm look
t ing for an adventure. Then may find
the Grypnon for you"
a "Finei" cried Alice, and. Uncle Wig
t gily having finished shaving. he and
o Alice set out together ever the fields
and thru the wood, her hand holding
:. the bunny's paw.
s Now we must keep a sharp watch
e for the Gryphon.' said Alice, who had
t had so many adventures in Wonder
land that it took a whole book to tell
of them. You never know whether
n he'll appear like an elephant a drag
d on. lion or a big bird, for he has
g wings she said.
X Has he, indeed ?" asked Uncle Wig
gily. Then L think 4 hear him COM
:, ing now" he went on. Listen, do
| you hear that buzzing?" And, surely
! | enough, the air seemed filled with the
fIuttering of wings. And then the sun
| appeared to be hidden by cloud.
That must be the Gryphon," said
Uncle Wiggily.
Alice looked, and then she cried:
h "Oh. no. It's a big cloud of bad.
v biting mosquitoes. 1t is the buzzing of
e their wings we hear! Oh. Uncle Wig
). gily, you haven't your talcum powder
bean-shooter gun with you, and here
come a billion million mosquitoes"
That's right" cried the bunny
i 81 he 70
. hide or they will bite even our shoes
: Off"
a So he and Alice looked for a place
: to hide, but there was none, and the
buzzing MOSQUITOES cried:
"Ah, ha, Now we have that Uncle
= Wiggily Longears rabbit. He can't
, get away now, for he isn't soldier to-
D day. And We'll get Alice from Won
? derland. tool"
/ Well. the mosquitoes were Just go
: ing to wrab the bunny gentleman. and
s the nioe little young lady girl. with
, the fluffy flaxen hair, when voice out
of the air cried:
"oh. no! No you're not going to
who says we are not?" asked the
captain mosquito.
I 1T do"
"And who are your"
; 81 am the Gryphoni" was the an
swer. And I have on my mosquito
net veil. I'll catch all you bad biting
bugs in my net. just a professor
catches butterflies. Whoop, Swoop,
!, Here / comen' And with that the
! Gryphon, raising his veil. which hung
down from his big ears as from
around a lady's big hat, made a net
of 1t and, flying around, soon caught
! all the mosquitoes that would have
, bitten Uncle Wiggily and Alice
And the mosquitoes that were not
! caught were SO frightened at the
. fierce look on the Gryphon's face that
, they tainted. and couldn't bite even as
much as a spoonful of mustard