Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-21

| Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit
gentleman, hoped slowly down the
| steps Of his hollow stump bungalow
and started Off for a walk in the
woods one day.
shall you be gone very long,"
asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy WuZzy, the
muskrat lady housckeeper.
rabbit
On and on he went over the hills
and through the woods, until he
heard some voices talking
Now it's your turn" someone said
KNOCK the ball over the net to me.
An right, l will someone ans
wered. Then you knock it back to
me"
Uncle Wiggily heard some sort Of
ping-ping sounds and laughter.
"Ha! That sounds jolly enough!
thought the rabbit gentleman. II
guess there is no bad fox or no bah
boon with a funny story waiting 10
get me. I'll see what It is"
Around the bushes he went, and
there he saw Johnnie and Billie
Bushytail. the two squirrel boys, and
Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the
puppy dog boys playing a queer
game. They had an old fish net
stretched between two trees, and they
were knocking rubber balls back and
forth to one another over the net;
with broad sticks made from barrel
slaves for bats.
"Ha" cried Uncle Wlgglly. THAT
Is fine game. What do you call it?'
THAT IS wood tennis" said John
Anie Bushytail. Wouldn't you like
to play2"
very much, indeed" Uncle Wig
gily answered So he took the place
Of Billie Bushytail while that little
squirrel boy rested.
But Uncle Wiggily was an OLD
gentleman rabbit, and he had never
played wood tennis before. Besides
he had the rheumatism, so the sQuir-
rel chap and the doggie boys won the
game and Uncle Wiggily lost.
"Never mind, Uncle Wiggily," said
Jackie You'll learn how to play
some day"
Perhaps" SAID the rabbit gentle
man. And when he went home that
afternoon he made up his mind that
he would learn the tennis game Of
! knocking balls over n fish net, until
he could play better than anyone else
So without telling anyone about It,
Uncle Wiggi.y got a tennis ball and
woods to practice by himself. But
| he could not do very well. The ball
he had did not bounce very well, and
| the harder Uncle Wlggtly hit II the
| less It would jump up and down on
the ground and over the net.
"Oh dear" cried the rabbit gentle
man. I'll never be able to play ten
mis- so I can beat those squirrel chaps
and the doggie boys oh, dear! It's
too bad"
What's too bad?" asked little
voice on the ground.
I'll never be able to play Tennis"
said Uncle Wiggily. Il can't make
the ball bounce enough, and thats
too bad!"
well perhaps I can help you.
the voice said and out from under
Il stone came Hippy, the hoptoad boy.I
How can you help me?' asked
Uncle Wiggily.
well, I'm good hopper and
jumper" said Hippy, the toptoad boy
Il could get inside your tennis ball,
as I am so small. And you could sew
me up inside, leaving a little hole SO
l could breathe. Then when you
knock the ball with he inside over
the fish net l couid bounce up and
down by jumping inside the ball 20
no one on the other side of the net
coult hit the ball Then you would
win"
'"That would be fine and dandy-lf
we could do it" said Uncle Wiggily.
"Oh. we can do III" cried Hippy,
the hoptoad boy. Just let me get In
side one OF the tennis balls and I'll
show you"
Uncle Wlggly cut one OF the tennis
balls open. Hlppy, who was a very
little chap, but q good Jumper, got
inside. Then the rabbit gentleman
viii cd for n tailor bird who can
sew, and the tailor bird bird, with
thorn for q needle and corn silk for
thread, sewed up the ball with Hippy
inside, leaving a little hole so the
hoptoad boy could breathe. e.
Now, bounce the ball and see n
you can knock It over the net" said
Hippy. And his voice inside the ball
sounded as II It came from down
cellar.
but won't I hurt your" asked
Uncle Kiggily.
mot in the least" answered Hippy,
happy like.
Uncle wiggily tossed the ball UP
in the air and knocked It over tho
net with his barrel stave. Myl how
that ball with the hoptoad chap In
side bounced up and down. Forty
leNen tlGtles IL went, ana II lneTe nau
been anyone on the other side OF the
fish net they never could have HIT
the ball back 20 the rabbit gentleman.
Oh, that's fine" cried Uncle Wis
gfly. Now can play the game with
the squirrels and puppies and I'm
sure to win. How long can you stay
inside the ball, Hippy7"
''Oh. long enough for you to win
the game, Uncle Wiggily."
The rabbit gentleman, taking the
boupcy-ouncy tennis ball with Hippy