The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-18
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Uncle wlgoiy's chrl,,ma. Candy.

Uncle WIaolly's Christmas Candy.
Copyright. 1915 by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate)
A LII around outside the hollow stump
~ bungalow, whore Uncle Wlggily
n lived. there were whisperings and
talhngH. Samme and Susie Little,
tail. the rabbit children. hid down behind
the back atoop and talked and held their I
paws over their lips 80 no one would
I'm going to give him something"
Som l." spoke sammie
Give whom something'" asked Jackie
Bow Wow. the little puppy dog boy,
coming along just then
Hushl You know whom I mean"
and Susie pointed toward the bungalow.
oh, | see!" whlned Jackie, In a soft
voice And why are you going to give
him something"
oh, you silly puppy" quscked Lulu
Wlbblewobble the duck girl. coming
along just then. Don't you know what
day II Is after tomorrow? IT'S Christ.
mas"
"Oh. 80 II isl'' barked Jackie. II must
get something for him myself" and away
ne ran through the snow drifts, putting
his nose down In the white flakes until
heEneened again and again
asked billie Busby,slf the boy squirrel
Jackie stood still he looked back
over the snow to where his friend. stood'
ne put his paw In his pockets and pulled
| II out again.
II guess I'll have to get It AZ the
i've and ten-cent store" he answered
We'll, Uncle Wlsgily viii like 1t Just
M much as II" began Johnnie. the
other squirrel boy
Hush" exclaimed LuIu wIbblewobbIs.
Here he comes now. Don't let him heaS
you"
Al a.
the rabbit gentleman came hopping along.
"Ah hs" thought Uncle Wiggily to
himself Talking about me. eh7 No
wonder my ears burned. ] wonder what
| It means?" And he twinkled his pink
nose and smiled n little smile. and he
pretty nearly guessed.
Let's have "A game OF tag. Uncle Wig
gily." called Sammie Littletail, the bum
ny boy,
IAN right" Uncle wissily said, and
then the fun began.
u asked him TO play tag 40 he wouldn't
know what we were talking about" whis-
poied sammie TO his sister susie.
Hush" said she. 'Ie might hear
you"
And when the game OF tag was over,
the bunny uncle said to himself. a. he
hopped on toward his hollow stump bun.
galow: 81
81 know what those dear little tykes
Christmas presents. I'm sure. Well.
must do something for them. ] have
often heard my muskrat lady housekeep-
er. Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuyzy, say home
made candy was best for children. So
III make some with peanuts In for my
liulo friends. I'll make lot OF Christ.
mas peanut candy
Uncle wiggily hurried into the kitchen
OF his hollow stump bungalow. Nurse
Jane was away.
"Bu, I guess know how to make pea.
nut candy" said the bunny. TN melt
up some sugar. butter and molass.s to-
gether and boil Il Then I'll pour u
over tho peanuts wonder II we have
any7"
when he had the sweet stuff boiling
on the stove In pan. the rabbit gentle-
man started 10 look for the peanuts.
"Ah Here We have some all shelied!'
he cried. aS he opened cupboard.
Nurse Jane mus, have known I WAS
going 10 make Christmas candy"
Uncle wlggily poured tho hot, melted
sugar and molaHses over the shelled nuts,
Then he set the candy out on the hack
steps 10 cool.
1T will he all done for Christmas" No
thought Il suppose tho animal children
are getting ready even now to hang up
their stockings or else they are won.
dering where they will find tho Christ.
mas tree"
While Uncle wiggily was thinking
these nice thoughts. all OF a sudden ne
heard on the back steps n loud cry.
'Oh. my teeth oh. how they. Rchci
Oh must have broken them orr the
vol, cried. "Oh. what funny candyl
Uncle Wiggily opened the back door.
There he saw an old tramp dog. holding
his jaw In his paws
Did you try to cat the nice peanut
Christmas candy made for tho animal
chlldrenH' asked the bunny,
~ did" said the dog But do you
call that peanut cnndy3 | don't n n
filled with hard. yellow beans, Bnd I
nearly broke OF my teeth on them"
'llcnns instead OF peanuts,' ssclaimeA
Uncle Wigrily. without saying that M
served the dos. right why. 80 they
arc went on the bunny 4 must have
made mistake. But It's good thing
You found u out fot me, Mr.. Dog. before
the nnlmnl~chlldren ate some III this
candy make some more now. ana
make u right"
We'll, guess IN not wait" said the
tramp dog, and away he ran TO the den.
lls'r Nurse Jane kuehsd when UncIs
Wigyty told her OF rnlstahing the beans
IN the pantry for shened peanuts, and
she helped him make sons more candy.
which turned oct all right. t'
Ana, when Christmas came, every anl.
NAL child In Woodland had SONS 81 n
Uncle WigHiiy's good candy. and tko
bunny himsslf had so many pveoeN0n
ths, he didn't know what 70 DO. Every
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