The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-19


nCURElY YOU are not going out to
night, prc you. Uncle WWEily r
~ asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Nu2zy,
the muslrat lady housckoeuer.
as she saw the rabbit gentleman taking
hls t.U silk hat and hts fur coat down
u think am" he answered ~
haven't had aD adventure all day. and
! won't sleep well without one"
|ui Il is showing hard" Nurse Jane
said, looking out NJ tho window ~ the
hollow stump bungalow "Bceidcs II ls
dnrk night, and getting late and "
'Sny no more, II YOU please" spoke
url' Nlggilv politely Il promised
Grandfather Gooscv Gondcr would
come over 10 see him and have game
o. Scotch checkers this evening. nua /
always Keep my word So | must go,
YonIl hc losr' crird Nurse Jane
as she tied her tail In how knot so
II would not get wet when she washed
the supper dishes
'Oh, no. won't" answered Mr. Long
ears. Il am going 10 Hk" the light
Ming bug lantern with me. and with that
shining on the white snow that covers
the ground ! can easily SEQ my way 10
Grandpa Gooscy's house and back here
to my hollow stump bungalow again So
hero I go. Nurse Jane"
Uncle NlGt'F, wrapping himself up
iu bis hir fur coat md tpppt putting
1u his red flannel mittcuq and pushing
hl' tail silk hot down over his head
urtrd ont into the storm that cold,
Niu'rv nirht
wen. m surely have an adventure
this time, o'l right" be snIi To Inn
self as he stumbled along through rthe
now drifts II may fnll down and stub
my nose. or something hkc that Nut
who cares as long as wc make n iullv
evening for tho old goose gentleman a"
mol. - 4 ~.
night. the wind howling md blowing
Nh" snow around him and the nrcny
lantern giving light enough so he could
see his way
Tho lantern was made o' milk bot
'lo. and inside n. with ltilc fro ~
vrr" some 1rcfllcs Thcr f'tcd th,lr
Wings 10 make lght aud ns Il shon.
.'n the snow Uncle WISELY could see to
Nup along
lie rcochod the pon whore the Old
.oose gentleman. Grandfather Gandcr.
lived. and very glad NJ Gouscy Wns 10
to" tho old rabbit gentleman.
Come in'' he cried Wen have lots
So he nrd Uncle w'rrlly played many
COMES NJ Scotch checkers uril n was
time fnr the hunu, uncle To go home
to his bungalow again.
20 YOU think youll rot there ql
right nsked Grandpa Goos"y, ms Mr.
lnuroers started out into tho storm
1cnn There Is lots NJ snow
= can see my wOv NV the llrh' " the
frrfly lantern" Uncle Wirrily HpiI
"tn hid you good night, Grandpa Coo
scv" and away he went out into the
storm
uut Uncle wlgg'lv Ind not gone far
before something happened An o' n
dfin. and Os he fen down some ~ tho
snow slftod into the milk hottie nut ,ut
thc Fourth NJ July punk fire and then
rhD fIrDflIrs became 80 cold ,h,v ruul'
mo- longer give any light
"Nh. how dark II is' cried tho hur.
ms, ug he picked hImacf up and stpfi.i
ur once more. Then he saw that his
'tuiUru war out
wen. | have some MATCHES" hs soiA
II cnn lght thosc' and see my way
rIo tried TO do this. hut when he fell
down IN the snow some NJ the wet
white flakes rot into tho match boy.
votting tho fire sticks - they would
not nrhi So Uncle WlgglN could not
lrlko them.
No matter" hc said Il guess | can
find M, vnv home In tho dark" 10
put the now mo- good FREELY lantern In
the pocket Of MS fur coat. and started
utf llut ho had not gone very far be-
'Hfe hu lc.l into another drU
Welt I certainly nm having adyon-
'N|'" ''NNNN now NNll lNt|' w lkE'|N.
irving Go laugh hut he could not do II
very well ma snow flakes got In his
mouth and up his pink nose
once more he tried 10 stumble along
through the snow on his way 10 mis- hnl-
low stump bungalow hut Il was no use
II was 30 dark that he fell down again
aud again. and NJ last he cried.
oh, n I only had lighti"
Then, oil ~ once N stopped showing
md up IN the sky shonc many Urltp
nke lot " summer fr,nics Thcv
d1ttcd here Rud there, making n so
hright down On the earth that tnrlo
Mrs'N could easily see his way ovcs
the snow
"uh, this ls fine" he crlcd "rhc
llrullicg I'm the milk bottle lantern must
h'vu hoppod out to llght my path
through the snow"
"Oh. no we didn't" said tho cola
tltoflies. still In the bottle In tho huuny
unclc's coat pocket Those hre shoot,
,ng stars you see They nrc making II
nrht Tor YOU"
And w they were often IN win,cr
'ou mnN see shooting stare or mrt,ort
ln Tho ak,, Hul when Nnu geH them Nru
mnN know thrv Niy showing Dur'e VIII.
N.h the vpV homo
Soon The bunny uncle vta rf his iui
low stump hunrDlhW mud hr nut the nf,.
iiu7 whore thcN could r,t uieo Uuut
warm behind the stove Nui then Tuel.
Wiggily told Nursp Jane how tho ahnpt
inc atufu AuH ll.kt..l lt..