Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-11-27

eyes, that's IT," answered Jimmie.
you see, the line is i'm two pieces.
Wen put nice board ON it, % sit on,
and then Wen fasten the two ends Of
the line to the limb of tree, that
sticks out straight, and the ropes win
hang down, with the board fast to
IL. and we can sit on the board and
swing said the duck boy.
"Nud you can swing, too. Uncle
Wiggiy If you will please ask Nurse
Jane TO lend us the line until she
wants 1t again on wash day spoke
Alice.
"Why don't you ask her?" Uncle
Wpgily wanted TO know.
con, well, you see she might think
We were bothcring her, and besides,
she'll do anything for you, Nurse Jane
WILL Uncle Wiggly" said Lulu.
please ask her" begged Jimmie;
Wiggily and he did. And, Of course
Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy said the duck
children might take her line.
"Eut how are we going to fasten 1t
to the branch of the tnee, so far above
the ground ?" asked Jimmie. I'VE
never thought of that. ] can't climb
tree, and neither can you girls" and
he went to see Uncle Wiggily
II can't climb tree, either" said
Uncle Wiggily. sadly. 1t looked as
| II they would have no swing.
But Just then along came Johnnie
and Billie Bushytail, the two. squirrel
| brothers. The squirrels could climb
/ tree as good as a monkey of a bear;
| like Neddie Stubtail, and up they
scrambled and soon the rope was
made fast.
| Then the duck children thanked the
| squirrels, finished their swing, and
| they were ready TO let Johnnie and
| Billie Bushytail swing in it,
"But Uncle Wlggily must have the
| first ride, because he got the line for
us from Nurse Jane" said Jimmie.
"Of course agreed Lulu and Alice.
! So Uncle Wiggily had a fine swing,
sailing to and fro through the air;
to and fro, sitting on the board that
was hung by the two ropes,
"Nhy a swing Is even better than
a hammock cried the old rabbit
gentleman. 81 think / must have one
of these for myself. when l go back
to my hollow stump bungalow, after
my summer vacation is over"
+, Then the ducks and the squirrels
| took turns swinging and when Sam
mic and Susie Littletail, the rabbit
J children came along, they also swung
/ to and fro, under the old apple tree.
cat die" cried Jimmie the how ducs'
Uncle Wipgilv Longears who had
gone back on the porch to finish his
! afternoon nan heard what Jimmie
said
whats that? What's that?" cried
| the rabbit gentleman. THE old cat
die? why, that's too bad! Don't let
the old cat die, Jimmie. Run for DR..
| Possum, quickly, Jimmie, and he'll
"Hai Ual fla, Ho, Hot Hol.n
laughed the animal children. "Hol
Hol Ha, Hau"
"Whv what's tbe natter2" asked
Uncle WigeiIv. puzzled like
con. there isn't anv old cat at an"
said LIlIu. when we saw let the old
cat die il means to pet i'm the swung
and pivc Yourself a nush ana swing
until Won stou without pushing vour
self onv more mr. letting anvone else
pueh v0u That's Uhat we can LETTING.
| tho old cat die Won SEQ the swing
sort of dies ont and stops "
con. see" smoke Uncle yyiggiIv
laughing at himself "ITs msf a
game .
THAT'S it," said Jimmie Then he
took his turn at letting the old cat
die i'm the swing. and SO did an the
others Tbev wnuId syiup mil thew
came TO a SLOW easv stop. That
meant tbo "oId caf' was dead and n
} would he the turn of someone else
Well the animal children had a
good time swinging until thew ran off
TO rcf some Ice cream co1es with
tbe morrv I-nrIo Wig@iIy gavo them
Then the old rabbif gentleman said.
"WrIl I euess I'm have "a suing all
bv mvgeIf now ana IN Iet the oId
cgt do %