The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-18
mo. I'm going 10 run with IT," shouted
'hArIIn lhlcken the L

mo, I'm going TO run with IT," shouted
Charlie Chicken. the rooster.
80 the game went on. II had only
just started when Susie Llt,lstail. the
rabbit girl. who was sister to Sanime.
came hopping over TO uncio Wigxlly's
house.
''oh. Uncle Wissilyg' Susie cried, and
tears were In her eyes Isn't II too
bad7"
Isn't what too bad7" the bunny uncle
wanted to know. What is the mat
ter7"
Il have no big. white chryssnthemum
flower 20 weY to see my brother play
football" went on Susie. An the other 4
animal girls hsve them, and won't look
a bit stylish or nice " | don't have ono
pinned on me Oh, dear
That Is too bad" said tho bunny.
How comes 1t that you haven't one.
Suale7"
Well. was going to buy one" shs
said, but was little late. as | went
to the store for mother And when fl
nally | got to the flower place there
wasn't a ohrysanthemum left. All the
other girls had bought them"
That Is too bad" Uncle Wisgily said.
''still, as you did kind act by going
TO help you find a sNnthemum flower
to wear. Not that | think II Is always
good TO try to he stylish, or do as others
do. but wearing q flower can harm no
one, and II looks pretty,
so come on. Susie: somehow we1I
find a chrysanthcmum to wear TO tho
football game
| "Oh. will you go, too. Uncle wlsglly'"
asked The little rabbit girL clappIns her
paws, happy like.
"Of course!" laughed The bunny. Il
love TO see fun as much M any one
Together they set out TO try 10 find
y chrysanthemum. But there was not
one anywhere, Plenty Of them were to
have been had before the football game.
but then every me wanted one--the la
dies and the animal giris-and none Of
the flower shops had one left There
were plenty Of other blossoms, but no
Chrysanthemums
oh dear" cried susie. isn't II too
bad do so want n chrymnthemum.
ana " We don't get one soon wen be
too late for the football game"
II certainly must do something" Uncle
! Wlggily snid. Let me see now
As he stopped 10 think, from . little
/ house not far away came funny sound
/ II vas as II something were being sliced
with sharp knife Uncle wiggiiy Iooh ed
through window and saw Mother Huh
hard, the hungry dogs mistress, In tho
Kitchen OF her home.
"Ha! have itl' cried ths huunv
uncle
Have what2' asked Susie, looking at
/ him In surprise
| h'Nc lnougnt OF n way 10 m4Ro q
Chrysanthemum for you and also one
for mo" replied the bunny Coma onl'
! Taking hold OF susle's paw. he hurried
with her right into Mother Hubberd's
Kitchen Mother Hubbard was putting
/ up red and white cabbage with A hong
sharr, knife, She was going TO make
sauerkraut
May We hsv" some Of your capbase ?"
asked Uncle Wigglly politely.
You certainly may" answered Mother
| Hubbard But are you also roIns 10
make sauerkraut. Wiseily?"
Il am going TO make ec,,rysanthemums."
laughed the bunny Then he took soms
OF mo long strings Of white cabbsEe.
winch were just like the petals of tho
lhcffsanthenum flower, and he tied them
WIN string on a long stick
There YOU are" he cried To SusIs,
You have \ cabbage chrysant hemuul'
ana surely enough, she did Then Uncle
Wlyglly made himself one Of the red
cabbage, and wore Il In his button hole.
Ana mus, having the right kind of flow
ers, the bunny uncle and the little girl
went 10 the football game. and every
one said their chrysnnthemums were iust
as nice ~ the real kind
So this teaches us that cabbage ls FOOD
Tor something else than making into
soup, and II the gas stov. doesn't dust
US teet on the pcn wiper and scare the
molecloth, III toll YOU next about Uncie
| NlgglIy ana the chestnuts