The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-28
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Uncle Wlagy'. Funny Lunch.
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l(I AN going away" said Nurse Jane
Furry Wuzzy. the muskrat lady
/ houstkr'pcr, as she went out on
tho front porch OF the hollow
stump bungalow where Uncle Wiggily
lnrr"Jrs the rabbit gentleman, was
l"u.,nH nc the sky one morning TO see II
VI N.s going 20 snow. II am going away"
'Nhl" Not for good. | hope" ex-
claimed the bunny gentleman. and hs
turned sort ~ pale behind his ears, whila
h.H r."E nose almost stopped twinkling.
''.I'F-l hardly know what to say.
M + tHlbN Wuy1}' and the bunny unclo
.AiI into a chair sort ~ trembling
'oh, you funny rabbit" laughed the
uushui Bad" "Or course, I'm not going
fHH. for good only for the day Mrs.
NihhlrW Wohh.r. tho duck lady, wants mo
~ go shopping with her and wen prob
1h.. h' oui long time hut ri he back
TN glad ~ that and Uncle Wiggly
shaded ri his nose twinhrd Just "A little.
81 wouldn't know what 20 do II YOU went
away toi good on myl'
but ! wanted 10 tell YOU" went on tho
gct your lunch So -"
con don't worry about that" broke
I'm Mir Lougears. II can get my own
lunch nll right In fact, think I'd
rather do that thsn ~ walking for an
adventure. II will be real Jolly"
"Gnd You Ike IT," the housekeeping
muskrnt lady said. "But | was going 70
iail you thHt ! have left some things for
on on the dining room table. You can
just help Yourself when you're ready"
Fine" cried the bunny uncle
Then Nurse Jane put on her best new
bonnet pud hurried over to Mrs wib-
hlewoDhie.s house and the duck lady be-
Ink all ready the two went shopping
down TO the ! and 2-cent store.
'Well. | wonder what I can do to make
the time pass until ! can eat my lunch"
said Uncl" Wggily, left to himself on the
porch of the hollow stump bungalow Il
| know, I'll sweep up the leaves and get
ting a broom he began brushing up Into
little piles the dried brown leaves that
had blown from the trees.
II guess I'll let some OF the animal
bows make bonfiros Of the leaves tonight"
said Uncle Wirgly. "rll stay with them
TO see that they are careful All hal No
you don't" he cried sunddenly as some
leaves tried TO scatter and blow them.
selves all about again.
Uncle Wlggily clnpped his broom on
the leaves. and then held them down
with stone He had the leaves all
swept up md he was wondering what
else he could do to make the time pass,
when he heard some one call to him
wen, Uncle Wlggily, how comes it
that you are not out looking for Ad-
venturesr
"oh, is tha, YOU. Grandpa coosey.'.
creid the bunny gentleman. And indeed
II was the nice old goose chap who was
waddling along the path In front OF the
bungalow mo. I'm not walking today.
Hut won't you stop and have lunch with
, me. Nurse Jane left me some. and there
viii be plenty for both OF us II will give
me great pleasure to- set II out for you"
Fine" cried the good gentleman. 'Tu
surely stay"
Then IN go In and see what she left
and ge, it ready" went on the rabbit gem
tleman. you sit out on the porch and
read the paper"
Uncle Wiggily dearly loved TO fuss
around the house and get meal for him.
self. Not that he always did what was
a right, for somtime he made the funniest
, mistakes ! could tell you how once ha
= tried TO make a rice pudding and put
. pearl buttons In for raisins, but | guess
- he wouldn't Ike II known, so I'll let that
u story go
= ANYHOW. the rabbit gentleman began
getting the lunch ready for himself and
p Grandpa Goosey There were carrot sand
II witches and other nice things.
% Uncle Wiggily was just sprinklin6
some coco9nut maple sugar over the cut
- up cabbages when he heard a sad voice
i near the Kitchen door saying
=; 'Oh. dear am so tired and hungry
haven't had thing to eat In two days"
"Ha' That sounds like trouble" Uncle
. WirpiIv spid 81 must see about this
IL iooLad ou,aido , nd ,bsre he .sw q
" poor old tramp dog. ragged. but clean.
y and the poor dog was quite thin,
T.. What's the matter7" asked Uncle
wiggily.
% ''Oh | was taken away nom my nice
b home" said the dog, and kept by bad
man But broke the string by which
, boch bomr I'm, /, is a Iong WAY and
Couldn't fi,d anv,hlng IN e"i OK dear -
- ,"No, ann,hsr wnrJH' cried T,nc,. wiz.
y .,tt,' t his nos, ,nIiv ,oics ,,yyun.rvy ~
m ~, Tbnt w,,iI reysr 40 IIs,e,;
a yyt,h ,h,, t'rcI. Nigyllv cauyh, I'm ,hs
AL a r,o,H ,ro,,, ,,n ,sSi. todea IN 4, III
,hs good ,hinys hat Mrs. lana had icSs
b. w ,, "a -. i, IN the bunyrv tr.mn
~ H. '''" anu h"No " W '"' "u"s'' "s"S
"A uos r,o,o ,,,. 4, NTH WON'T. trrc,. W.T..
+, al, ueIv, , 'ans VIZ ,,h ans.
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'r n nh, n,,a ~, ~, ,,i,n q, '''' INV "~s'
$. ana started OH WIN II: a., .,,
~ was no, uu,m ~, .o3 ,,s Iu IuouS
WY uuwh the ivau thH u"e'" "WB"S
"tpneuSu puntni w ',''hn h,, ,,,.
wen; now maven ,n'hs 10" mye
got got All an' about Gpa II hut % no M matter. There
must De some things ien IN hs cups
oonIu' mke a looh v.
he looNeu. nu, as nappenoo. rurvS
Iahe had 'ell nov ,n,ns VI lne vupoosS,u
10 "a, ~ NM mn ny peen put on tnc "v,e,
anu Ihch NRBD hau given 10 I'M
, poor uos'
We'll. now what do you know about
| thatY Uncle WlggiB asked himself. sort
Of like a moving picture, 'Grandpa
| Goosey will surely think 1t strange Of ms
| I a KuVIta blf,, IN lunch pJ 90