The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-14

Copyright, 1916, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.
n~ II, Uncle Wiggiy" called Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Nu2zy. the musk
~ nat lady housekrcper as she
saw the rabbit gentleman start
ing out from his hollow stump hunga-
low one risky frosty morning Haven't
you forgotten something"
Forgotten something? asked the
bunny uncle. "Dtd ! forget TO say good
by or is my u,cktle on crooked
Neither one. Mr Longcars.' the
muskrnt lady replied. lou are never
so impoNJr as TO 30 out without say
ing good-hy and. as for your ncckuc--
Wen all ! have to Say is you have too
many nice ones You should not be so
eNtuNgunt mat means, spend so much
money for Ties
"Oh, wen, later ON III give them all
To you To trim your new hats with, Miss
Jane Uncle Niggily said. with a laugh.
So the money VIII b. well spent But
what is It / have forgotten?'
Your red, white and blue striped rheu-
motlsm ctutch that ! .Bnawcd out Of IA
made answer Hadn't you better take
IT."
'Wen. I don't feel the least pain from
rhcumatsm today said the bunny
uncle, ns he wigglcd his ears backward
and forward, like palm leaf fans "Still
II
might have an adventure where ! would
need II.
So Uncle Wiggily went back into his
hollow stump bungalow and got his
rheumatism crutch from behind his
plano where he had let II go to sleep
And the rabbit gentleman was feeling
so good that he swung the crutch around
his head ns the boys do when they give
three cheers after they have won foot
ball game
Then, carrying over his shoulder the
red. white and blue cornstalk thing that
helped his rheumatism when he mad IT,
Uncle WigEily hoped over the fields
and through the woods where the snow
was on the ground
II wonder what sort Of nm adventure
IN have today" he thought to himself
Uncle Miggily looked all around. but
no adventure could ne see. There were
no leaves ON the trees, 40 he could easily
SEQ Though them, imd no adventure was
hiding on the bare branches
I'm afraid" said Uncle Wlggily.
that there win be no adventure today.
! haven't even pain Of rheumatism to
cure by going TO the lulypop store.
must see II can find"
And just then the bunny uncle heard
"A voice crying.
"Oh, dear There It goes might
have known 1t would happen. Oh. my
"Ha This sounds like a chance for me
, TO have an adventure said Uncle Wig
gily rubbing hts paws together as some
men 90 when they are going TO have
good dinner II wonder who II is?"
He looked around the corner of a
stone fence and there he saw Susie Lit
tlctail, the rabbit girl. standing behind
a tree. aud near her was her dolls car
riage But the carriage was sort VI
tipped To one side and the doll, who had
on a pink dress with blue ribbons. was
almost falling out
"oh. ,susle'" cried Uncle wiggily.
What has huppcncd''
Lots of things" answered the rab-
! hlt glrl II took my doll out Tor "A ride
In her carriage. but / did not know the
snow was 30 deep | wheeled the car
| riagc into n hig pile OF the snow and one
/ of the wheels broke of Now | can't
| over on one side ana nearly spills out
/ Clotlda EDNA Marion Emma Julia Fire
| ny Snrrycycs. said Susie
| 'Aty goodness cried Uncle Wigrily
/ - didn't know you had 40 many dolls
! In your carriage
Il haven't" Susie answered "Tha' ia
| only one doll. She has all those names
because ahc is 80 nice, Her Inst nnme
/ w CnndyboN, hut ! don't often call her
/ that But. dear Uncle Wlggily, how
am 20 get her home in the broken car
/ rilger
we must TX the dolls carriage. '
] spoke the bunny uncle. I'll do Il and
] that win hc an adventure for me. IN
/ put on q new wheel"
! lie tried even making wheel out OF
/ hlg hickory nut he found In the
woods but II would not turn around
! Aud the Nnow was so deep that a good
| regular wheel was needed ON the doll,
/ Cnrringc
Uncle Wiegily tried and tried. hut IN,
! carriage wouldn't wheel and II kept tin.
ping over and the doll with all the mic,
names, was almost spilled out and Susl,
snid, "Oh. dear" any number of times
and finally Uncle Wiggily cried
"Un' have II, My striped bathe,
pole crutA Ill tie one end pf that or
| the place on the carriage where IN,
wheel broke of, and the other end %
the crutch cnn drag on the ground Th,
crutch VIII keep the carriage from tip
| ping over, and, while II viii not run nj
easily on three wheels and crutch n,
Il would on four good wheels still II vii
do, | ruoss
! Aud " did With his necktle. whlcl
he used for n piece of string, Uncl,
/ Wipgily tied his ctutch on the plao.
where the broken wheel Of the dolls err.
riarc hod been fastened
Then. with the end OF the crutch draggIn,
Rlung the ground. Susie could push he
carriage home and also the doll who's,
name wns Clotllda- nll. the. rest OF II
Candy HOx.
Wen, ne q good thing took m,
cutch today" said Uncle Wlggly whef
Susie was safely home ana the hunn,
was eating supper with Nurse Jane
You never can tell when you viii hev,
ON adventure"