The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-25

Jane. and that Is exactly what Uncle
Wiggily found out-but wait III tell tho
story as | go along.
The rabbit gentleman passed a pleas
ant evening with Grandpa Goosey Gan
der. the goose gentleman. playing hop
scotch In the pnrlor. hut early tho
next morning Mr. Longears Jumped out
OF bed, dressed his pink twinkling nose
against the window In his bedroom Of
the hollow stump bungalow. and said;
''lial II did not snow after all Nurse
Jane was wrong In her song about ths
robin"
After n breakfas, OF hot cabbage. buck
wheat cakes. with chocolate caramel
sauce sifted over them. Uncle WigEily
started out to look for an adventure. ns
he often did
"Whntt cried Nurse Jane. You arc
not going out that way, are YOU
What way" asked Uncle Wiggiy.
looking at himself as bes, he could '"t
haven't forgotten to put on my new
necktie. have -"
mo; you are dressed all right" went
on the muskrat lady. "But where ara
your rubber boots And why do you
not take snow shovel with you II
IL surely going to snow, and snow hard.
You win be caught In n snow drift and
cannot get home I'm sure"
"Oh, don't believe SO" spoke Uncle
Wiggily. sort OF positive and confident
Ike TT will not snow before | get
back"
Bu, lie, US see what hoppens. rs :,
sometimes said ny politician when hoy
are talking for election.
Uncle Wiggily walkci rnd hopp'i on.
and on, and on-ovet the fields and
through the woods The clouds In tho
sky became n darker gray. and they old
look as though they might spill snow any
moment still the bunny man vert on.
~ s,,AA hA .ls.-
over a little brook that was covered With
thin Ice. the bunny gentleman heard
voice saying:
"Oh, dear, This Ia very snd indeed,
wonder how ! am going to get loose7"
"IIs! Tint sounds like trouble" OK
claimed the bunny gentleman. This II
where | come in
He hurried around the corner of
little hill. from behind which the voice
came. and there Uncle Wiggily saw u
big moose. whose leg was caught under
n log that had rolled on 1t.
"One moment. please called Uncls
Wtsgily. just like the man In the moving
picture show when the film breaks.
'Ill help your'
Then the bunny uncle. with his strong
teeth. gnnwcd the log OF wood In two
pieces. so the moose could easily pull
out his leg
"Ah. that's finer the moose said You
have done me great favor. Some day
hope | may help you"
Pray do not mention IT," said Uncla
Wlgglly. modest like and bashful Then
the moose, which is an animal like
horse. bu, with big. broad horns. gal
lopcd on his way and Uncle Wisgiiy kept
on his, and-well. now to sec what hap
pens.
Uncle Wiggily looked all over for an
adventure, but he could not find any. and
he was about to turn back TO his hollow
stump bungalow. when all OF a sudden II
began 10 snow.
Ny goodness me, sakcs alive and somS
icices! How the snow1skcs came down.
Uncle WigEily hoped on. hut soon tho
snow became so deep that II was hard
work. especially AZ he did not have long
legs like COW or n giraffe.
rabbit gentleman. ut certainly In snow.
ing. I'm sorry for that robin"
On went Uncle Wiggily u little farther.
and the snow came down more and more.
and piled up deeper and deeper until tho
rabbit gentleman said at last:
We'll, I'm not only sorry for the robin,
And II did look as though he would
not For all around him were deep
drifts, almost up TO his big ears, and as
he gave one big hop he landed square
IN the middle of very large driN.
There he stuck fast.
"Oh. dear" cried Uncle wiGgily. ''Th,
y the end OF mo. I'm sure. oh dearl
What shall do"
DO nothing. dear Uncle WiEgily."
suddenly called nice, big voice, Let
me do H."
And who are you. ~ may ask" In
auired tho bunny gentleman.
Il am the moose animal you so kindly
helped get loose from the log whilo
ago" was the answer II viii now get
you loose from the snow DRIFT"
How asked Uncle WiGgily.
With my big broad horns, which are
lust IKE snow shovels.' was the answer
Then the moose began 10 toss the SNOW
from Uncle Wigsily. scattering the DRIFT
with the big horns. like shovels. which
all moose have. Soon the bunny uncle
could hop on. and as II was still snow.
Ing the moose went all fhe way homo
ahead Of the bunny gentleman shovellnR
= path for him through the piles OF white
flakes.
SO Mr. Lonsears got free from IN.
snow drift because he had helped a
moose, aud II ever you get chance To
do Kindness TO an animal hope you
will. And the next time Uncle Wjrsjlv
went out, when he thought Il was going
to snow, he took a shovel with him
And N the roller skates don't 10 Aid.
ing down an Ice cream cone and stub
their toes on a lollypop. III tell you nest
about Uncle Wiggily and Jackies trou-