Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-19
nv HOWARD r. GAWIoI

Rather WdrB'' cried Uncle WIG
'Ely "Why, 1t is worse than warm
|lt is hot Il do believe ne went on,
"thut II YOU were To- put a carrot sand
|wirh out on that stone iu the sun the
carrot would fry brown like mollsses
| |lolNpop In about minute
'WcU, / wouldn't try 1t u | were
you Nurso,Jane said, tanning herself
with her tail
I'm not going to, ," said Uncle wig
.gily "Oh, dear! wish / could get
cool"
"Ua, perhaps ! can cool you OFF,"
spoke a cheerful voice, aud up from
thc lane came Flappy LongueDk the
white swan boy. I'm fan YOU with
|my wings and make YOU cool, Uncle
/ INlEgily,' Flappy said most kindly
| Then, tying two knots and part Of
|auothcr one In his long twtsty neck,
/ Fluppy began 20 fan the rabbit gentle
imam on what riuc breeze Flappy
! made with his big, white, strong
INuEs
| But of course, when Flappy famed
| Uncle Niggily the swan boy could not
|Iln himself and Flappy began 10 get
warm, Uncle Nlggily saw II and said.
stop it, Flappy' l like you to fan
/ |mC-aud IL feels very nice but when
n see you SO warm 1t makes me all the
| warmer Thank YOU very much. but
| stop II If You please. Wen have some
ice cream cones. Perhaps that will
ICool us off,"
So Flappy went to the store kept by
| Mr. WhitcWash. the polar bear gentle
imam, who always slept on a cake of
! Iice Flappy brought three ice cream
Icones, one favored with green grass,
| for himself one Favored with carrots
Ifor Uncle WirEily aui "a cheese one
flor NurHe Jane, the muslSrat lady
| Ecating the ice cream cone made
Uncle Wiggily feel little cooler. but
soon he was as hot as ever again. lie
! famed himself with his lollypop stick
land said. ION, dear" and "IIum SUI
Idud." until Nurse Jane exclaimed:
l. 81 know what you need Uncle
| Ntggily You need a hammock. Get
| yourself "a hammock, swing in It in
the shade and you will be very cool"
! IAN right, TIL do IT, cried the rab-
| bit gentleman and off he started in
his automobile to the hammock store.
| He was cool when riding in his auto,
| but il was very hot when he stood still
As the rabbit gentleman was going
along through the woods he heard a
sad voice calling:
"Oh dear, Oh, dear! What trouble
We are in!'
"fIa! Some one in troublew ex-
claimed Uncle Wiggily. 81 must help
| them lie looked around and he
saw two nice snakes, all trampled up
lin lump near stump.
why what is the trouble?" asked
the rabbit
Trouble? Trouble enough" hissed
one snake. "My brother and | were
Iplaying tag and we acCidently ran
together, Criss-crO and we got all
tangled up and tied in hard knots until
we can't get loose, and we don't know
what TO do. Could you untangle us"
"Of course | could and ! will" said
Uncle Wiggily kindly Then, with his
paws the rabbit gentleman undid the
knots into which the two snakes had
tied themselves (though not meaning
to-, and soon they were all right once
more, and could wigglc away. But
thed did not play tag again.
Thank you very much for helping
us, Uncle Wiggily," the snakes hissed
as they crawled away. And il ever
we can do you a favor we will"
pray do not mention it," spoke I'm
Gle Wggily, politely, with a low bow
"It was a pleasure to help you"
Then he hoped into his auto, and
was soon at the hamWoCk store. The
monkey doodle gentleman who waited
on Uncle Wiggily picked the rabbit out
a nice hammock.
"You fasteu it up with ropes be-
tween two trees" said the monkey
doodle, "and then you swing in it, You
will be very cool. But be careful the
Iropes do not break and let the ham
mock fan with YOU"
"Il be careful" Uncle Wiggily
promised Back in his auto he rode,
and soon he was at his hollow stump
bungalow again. Nurse Jane helped
him put up the hammock. fastening
lit with the ropes to two trees. Then
Uncle WiggiIy stretched out and
swung to and fro.
] you are right. Nurse Jane" he
said "a hammock does make me feel
very cool will get YOU one"
no. please don't bother" spoke the
'muskrat lady Il will make myself a
cats cradle. and swing in that"
So Uncle Wigglly swung to and fro
lin his hammock. and thought how
NICE ana cool u was. lie was very