The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-20


kkYU yELI. | think they are almost
w ready TO be put on 10 bolt
w said Nurse Jane Fuzzy MuEzy.
~ the muskrat lady huusekeepcr
~ she went out on the front
porch OF the hollow stump bungalow.
where the bunny uncle. Mr. Wiggik
Longears was summing himself They
are almost ready 10 boil, and II YOU
VIII get me a long stick. with "A fork.
shaped like the letter Y on one end. ri
be much obliged to YOU"
Pi course, ! will, promised the
tho potatoes"
oh, no. I'm going to boil the clothes.
said Nurse Jane, with "a laugh
The clothes" cried MIR Longears
Well OF course, YOU may know what YOU
are doing, hut hardly think I like boiled
clothes. ot course. nice linen collar
properly boiled, with starch sauce on
might he all right for Uncle Butter, the
goat gentleman, hut. as for me- | beg to
be excused. Really Nurse Jane, -
Hph, YOU funny old rabbit gentleman"
exclaimed the muskrat lady I'm not go
ing To boil the clothes so YOU can eat
them. | am going to boil then TO make
them nice and white II IN not my regu.
lar wash day, but stll | have few pieces
to hang out "
"Oh, that's MI right" Uncle Wlgrly
said with laugh boil the clothes as
much az YOU like, hut | heard YOU say
something about stick. no YOU have To
beat the clothes, as | do the rugs and
carpet7'
"Oh. no." and Nurse Jane laughed
again You see, when | put the clothes
IN boiling water they get very hot.
cannot lft them out OF the boiler with
my bare paws, so | use stick with n
crotch, or on the end 70 twist In the
napkins, tablecloths and pillow cases. and
MT them out into q tub | wish YOU
would get me the stick. as the one /
have is broken"
"lt will give me great pleasure 10 get
II for YOU" said Cncle Wiggily. with A
low and polite bow ~ viii 20 OF In
the woods looking for one. and at the
same time ! may have a nice adventure "
with his tail silk hat on his head, but
not taking his red, white and blue striped
rheumatism crutch with him this time
taH he had no pain), off started MIR
longeHrs TO look for clothes stick for
Nurse Jane, He were his glasses. ns he
wanted " see very plainly 40 as not to
miss an adventure.
ON and ON he went. over the fields
and through the woods, which werp now
! almost bare OF leaves. and pretty soon he
came To place whore he found "A clothes
stick with n Y on the end OF H.
Uncle Nlggily, using his strong teeth.
which are made on purpose To- gnaw
wood, soon cut of the very stick he
wanted Then stll using his big front
teeth, he peeled of the bark leaving the
/ stick nice and white.
II spoHe I'd better hurry back with
this to Nurse Jane" he said To himself
SHE may be waiting for It. Stin. and
with all, | have not yet had IN adven
/ ture"
/ However Uncle Wigglly thought per
/ haps he might have one on his way
/ home, and no he started for tho hollow
/ stump bungalow, with the clothes stick
b over his shoulder.
lie had not gone very far before he
/ heard, just behind big stone. someone
/ saying In u sad voice.
"Oh. dearl It's too bad | can't nlay
/ with the others now, and have any fun
| oh, II | only had a gun"
"llnl A gun II is'' exclaimed Uncle
! WlgRlly. u hope that isn't robber t,,
or a had soldier lion, waiting for me
| Still whoever II ls hasn't gun, so
guess I'm all right Aud II may be some
one In trouble who needs my help rll
look and see"
Going up on his tlptocs Uncle Wggily
/ pcekod around the corner uf the rock
ami there he saw Tommy Kat, the M
tie kitten hoy, with hts fur all rlffled up
and looking quite sad
whats the matter, Tommio7" asked
Uncle Wiggiy
'Oh. I haven't amy gun TO play soldier
| With" was the answer Jackie and