The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-11
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Uncle wNool,y and the elo Lollypop.

Uncle WHOLLY and the Blo Lollypop.
Copyright 1916, by Mcclure Newspaper
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TTTIiD JULIE LONGTAIT., the girl
mousie. was running along the road
to school one morning, holding her
fur muffler close around her throat
so she would not catch the hlccoughs.
when, all OF sudden. on the woodland
path just ahead OF her she saw Uncle
Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman.
"Oh. Uncle Wiggly!" cried Jllic'
PLEASE walt n mlnutcl'
yes what Ia C." asked the bunny
gentleman. turning around 80 quickly
that one OF his ears bumped against MS
pink, twlnkling nose and made him
sneeze.
"Did you find one?" asked JIlic Gag.
orly, as she caught up to Uncle Wlggtly
Find one? Find WHAT he wanted to
know.
"a penny" answered Jilic quickly
i've looked for one all tho way TO
school but haven't seen any on the
ground You see" she went on. 81 want
u penny to buy lollypop. Mother hnd
none TO give me, and she specially said
mustn't ask anybody for one.
"shs said III found ono on the way
10 school could spend II, but | couldn't
find any, so thought maybe you might
have picked up one Mother didn't say
wasn't 10 ask II you found one And.
| II you did and II YOU didn't want II
yourself and II you wanted 10 give II TO
me-oh. well-you know what | mean"
and lille sort OF laughed In funny way.
and wigglcd her toes inside her shoes,
Yes. | guess | know what you mean"
said tho bunny with a blink " his red
and and with a ouicS " moiio/ Uncle % w,sSiiy
stopped over and picked w something
| from the ground why. Eve found a
penny he cried, surprised like.
How lucky you are, sadly spoke Jllllc
81 never could find one. have no luck
at all"
Here" said Uncle wlggily You take
| this penny. I don't need any good luck,
aud You do. And don't need any penny
and YOU do SO take 1t and buy a lolly-
pop"
"wil It he all right" asked Jiilie. who
was good little mousio grl II didn't
really ask YOU for n penny. did ~
BLESS your heart, nor laughed Uncle
Wiggily Not at all"
So Jllle ran along. taking tho penny
which Uncle Wlggy had found after he
dropped II without Jillie seeing him do
sol and tho mousie girl bought a lollypop
when recess came at the hollow stump
school.
IT'S funny how fond all the animal
children are OF lollypops," said Uncle
wiggIly TO himself as he hoped along
leaning on his red, white and blue
stritpsd barber mole rheumatism crutch
And that makes me think ! will give
a lollypop party and invite them all
No sooner said than donel Rack Il
his hollow stump bungalow hopped the
bunny uncle.
How do they make tho candy lolly
pops they sell In tho stores" he asked
Nurse Jane Fuzzy WuSzy the muskrn
lady housekeeper
We'll, they melt up some sugar, mo
lAsses and other sweet things In sauC,
pan on the fire." said Miss Fuzzy Wusly
and then they pour Il into n pan :,
cool. And In the pan they put litt,
stick of wood. 10 which tho candy hold
fast because II 's so sticky, and that
a lollypop"
Pm going 60 make one" said uncl,
Wlggily.
Your. ctied Nurse Jane, hcrslos,ra,c,
. like Your" ~.
/ Yes" went on the bunny. I'm gcln,
10 givc a lollypop party for all the AMI
nal Ct. children: and I, Is going to be IN
! mean. Just you walt and see"
uncls wissily bought twenty. sish
barrels Of molasses. He bought ten troll
/ ley cars full OF sugar and then he boueh
five clothes baskets full Of cccosnu, 4
flavor the big lollypop. lie made n hi
fire IN the woods. and over II he swun
the big wash boiler which Mother Coos
used to boil the cabbage soup for all N
children and for her other friends nhou
whom she has told you IN her book.
into the boiler Uncle Wlgylly put N
sweet things to make the hls lolypot
Then he naked Johnrte aud Riille Bush
| tall tho hoy squirrels. and Semmia IA,