The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-13

Uncle wlggily." cried billie wagtnil. 81
want to be brave and have shiny |
sword and n gun that goes: Rang !
Bang aud not bs afraid OF anything |
and. and -"
Just then Mamie wagtail. the little
goat girl. sister Of Hlic. came to the |
door OF the billboard circus poster house
where tho goats lived. and shc called
"Oh. I'ucle Wlggily' Oh. Billie Come
quick It's dreadful"
What is? asked Uncle wIgslly,
ding Jumped out Of the window. or is
tho goldfish playing tag with the canary
bird
Neither one answered Nannle. 'Tcs
worse than that IT'S away down I'm n
( hig black hole. and It's all fuzzy and
whiskery and stlckedy out snd-end-
And then Mamie sort OF looked over
her shoulder aud ran down tho strps
right Into Uncle Wggilys arms
'oh. dear she cried. I'm afraid
I'm afraid Bll'ic, YOU please 20 see
'who Me-" asked Rnlr. in great sur
prise. as he polished hts horns on an
iclcln. What do YOU mean"
why" said Mamie. again looking
over' her shoulder, ms she held tightly to
Inclc WigglN You know mother had
u headache, 50 she is living down Shu
out To- do H. | opened the cellar door 10
grt the duster, and there, in the darl,
place half way down the stairs | An "
"a big fuzzy whiskrry -suckcry ickcry
thing Hm suro n must hc-oh' | don't
, know what II is' BILLIE. please 20 and
drive II away for me. rlcNse'"
surely Billie will do that iittls thlns
4 tor Nou' said Uncle Wigglly. 60 on
r BILLIE"
, I-cr WE'LL think have 10 prac.
my
, boy shyly Ike
4 DO you mean that piece about be,nS
1 q soldier bold and not afraid Of cold .
a asked Uncle Wiggily
That's the one
), ia there anything In your piece ahou
= going out In the park and not helnI
afraid Of the dark" asked Uncle wiggly
sort of plnkling his twink nosr--oh, kind
ly excuse me-l mean twlnkling his pinl
, nose
il "N-r-n-n-no. think not said nh!
2 slowly
v Well there ought 10 be" said Uncl
| Wiggily and he spoke just As thoug
no wanted n drink Of carrot lemonnd,
Y Come on, now. billie he called Let
" go see what that fuzzy thing is that
down cellar where the dustlnE hrus
ought to bo for Mamie TO use. Com
- on"
- ~ think ia better stay here an
study my bold soldier piece" Billie sal,
slowly like
III "Bosh crled Uncle wlsv',y. "a
20 myself"
Then tho brave rabbit gentleman wei
down the cellar stairs In the goats hous
Half way down, under pn old wash "
hn did see something black and fuzzy ~
uESy and HtlCkcy and pHcklery AZ
III nutt like sticking out.
"llello, youl cried Uncle wlgg'
1 boldly "Mhu arc YOU, and what NJ
iii YOU doing where tho dusting brush ous
1 TO be-"
iii with that the fuzzy thing moved, nj
out crawGd the nice old FOX who was
great friend Of tho hunny's
Excuse mo MIR Longcars," said q
fox. rubbing his eyes ~ did not me-
to make 40 much trouble. ! crawl
IN here TO take sleep, and I used {
dusting brush for pillow, II was u
big, fluffy tail sticking out that scar
Mamie Hut | wouldn't have frighten
her fot the world I'm sorry and to sh,
that | really am IN do all the dustl
myself with my long, brushy tail
iii SO the fox dla. and Nannle had
laugh because he was 80 funny VIII
he tlcked the piano keys, playing
little tinkly tune.
when the goat hoy had finished pract
ing tho soldier piece. What do y
iii think
iii 81 think" said Rlllle. that would
be q good soldier after all. tnr | "
4 afraid 10 40 down cellar IN the dark. n
see about the fusyy thing
Lii "NilMe" said Uncle WlgEily In vi
voice, you'll be good soldier for
. that For YOU know how to tell
- truth Now for SNOWFALL flghtg'