The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-23

It looked nke.raiu that you might not
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"ou. j, would take more than rain to
keep ms from your party. said Uncle
Nigguy most politely. and with a jolly
laugh. as he put lis umbrella and rub
bcrs i'm ono corner of thu hall
DO YOU think II viii rain soon asked
Susie. as sh" opened the dnor agnn 10
let In johnnie and Hlllc Bushy'a'l the
two squirrels
well. IT looks like It," said Grandpa
. ,;ousey. as he squlntcd along hts yellow
hNI up at tho clouds "Rut rain VIII
not hurt us. though II Il is too cold Il
may freeze fast to us. However. a warm
fire viii thHw Ne out
n did indeed look like rain. MS th"
other animals came 10 Susie Littletails
party The clouds were getting very
dark mud there was no moon nor stars.
hut the animal children ana the older
folks VINO came were wise They knew
.all about the weather, aHnd when II
looked like rain they brought their rub
beers and umbrellas That iH. all hut
creatures Ike the ducks. who had oily
feathers that could not be Wet through
soon nearly ull WHO were coming had
.rrrlvcd ut the party the little rabbit
sin w1s giving There was her brother
Suumio the squirrel brothers, jennie
/ Chipmunk. Mamie and Billie Wagthl
the goats, and many others
Joic. TOmwic and kuur Kat were
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, quite s long way from the huUow. or
q underground house, where the rabbits
had their home.
p "Oh. I'm so glad 10 ecc YOU" cried
q susie a. Tn" three kitten children came
- I'M "Oh. its raining cried Susie n
O little later gr sh" heard the drops splash
ms outside un tho roof
YES. n hog1u 10 sprinkle No Nc came
% in,' said Ktln Kat Rut never mind
b, We sll brought our umbrellas and rair
4 coats. and I have my ruhh'rs ! diin
a need to wear them. ~ It didn't rain whei
n Ne started so | carried them.
It That's good" soid Susie Nov wei
play som" games before We eat the car
n rot fee cream ana the huckclberry lolly
~ pops
So the games began The o.imal chill
, drcn played them, and 80 did Uncle Wig
.e gilN and Grandpa Gooscy There wa
Ic one funny game called Don't let you
left ear see what tho other ear Is doing
VI They all laughed at that for II Is yer
lc hard to make one Ctr look az the other
= Then there WAS game whore uncl
Niggily and Grandpa Gooscy wrr" blind
vi folded and they had to guess who tickle
m them, They didn't either one Of thcr
guess right md perhaps they would hay
X boon at n yet only Mrs l.ittlctail, IA
rabbit lady. called suddenly
I'D "Cumc to supper now
nr MY Such q rush ~ there VAS Ter N
Nh good thiugs But nobody stepped ON an
ones else toes, and there Wa no Grove
= ing Tor animals are always polite TO on
|another
% don't like 10 tell YOU ali the mic
l. things there were ON the table, for
~ makes me hungry even 10 think abo,
ne them HUT there was popcorn, with eat
n; hAgc candy sprinklcd over IT for on
ne thing
THAT is nu l am allowed to- tell 20
"a. about. however ~ Coursc, there wcI
p many other goodies And. Just as sur
he per vpR over and the animal chUdrc
x were PLAYING sonc last games, thcr
was n loud pittcr- pattcrinF ON the dric
mo leaves outside and susie CRIED =.
n. "Oh. rs raining hard Very hard
~ "Thon We had better so home hctoI
- n gets any worse said loic Kat Con
ns on, kittlc aud Tommic.'
The kittens and the other animal chi
dron hurried for their rubhcrg and un
Ne; brellas Hut. all ot sudden. Kittic N
N; cried
ks "Oh. dear, made mistake NJ
nd brought my old rubbers instead of II
es new ones These old ones are fun
er holes and IN get all wet II 20 o
In the rain with them. What shall
. do"
Maybe | can find n pair for YOU
/. said Susles mother nut none could
-, found ~ n, k,t,i- md non, ~ I
,oa other animal boys or girls had an eS'
'rJ pair of ruhhrrs
w, W" "ph. I lust can't hear To- get my Z,
F' wet soid kittlc, Tor YOU know Ct
don't Ike water No one knew what
ols do until Uncle wleglly said
on An have i'' You have. rubl
plant. have YOU not Mrs t.t,letall7"
for \ have said tho rabbit lady, We
deting what was soming next
In. II viii just take some OF tho thl
,nY. rubhery leaves from that" went on
bunny uncle. and put ono In each