The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-24
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opyright, 1915. by Mcclure NewspaI
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Copyright, 1915. by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate)
r was very cold onc day In animal
land where Uncle Wlggily LougcRra
the rabbit gentleman, lived. The wind
had blown hard the night before and
the clouds looked az though they were
filled with snow all ready to be siftcd
down as Mother Goose shakes down
the feathers Nhcn she stutfS Them IN
pillows FOR little 30 Peep to sleep on.
II was SO cold that when the rabbit
gentleman started ont for walk as
he did quite often, Nurse Jane said.
"t'ncle Wiggly. be sure to wrap up
wen for YOU might freeze the end Of
that pink, twuluing nose OF yours. and
that would he dreadful"
"Ill ho careful, Nurse Jane" the bun
nv uncle said And when little later
he went out to look for nm adventure
Uncle W!ggily put on his fur coat.
a "Do YOU expect To- be very busy to-
day" askrd Nurse Jane as the bunny
gentleman went down the steps.
"Well 1t All depends on what Kind
OF an adventure | have" answered the
rabbit gentleman. "Did you want ma
TO do something for YOU
~ you have timr, please bring me
back some sugar from the store" she
said 10 Uncle WiGgily
~ will" he promhed, and then away
he hoppcd out In the cold to look for an
adventure
II did not take Uncln Wiggly long 20
get TO the store where molasses gentle
man sold sugar.
LET me see. now" spoke the rabbit "a
himself "Shnu | get the sugar first or
look for an adventure? I'll get tho sugar
guess
So ~ hought whole hagful for Nurse
Jane Fuzzy WuZZy, who wanted It fnl
cake pies and such IKE Then Uncl,
WiggiN hOppCd on some more
IL had not gone very far before h'
saw iust ahead Of him little animal
all wrapped up IN q red flannel coat. an,
on the animals back was a big bag. al
most Ike the one Santa Claus has In th'
moving pictures.
"Ah. hn' { wonder who tina, ts9" Tn
Gle Wiggily said TO himself ~ guess h
must hc n friend of mine. for since m,
ear-scrntchlug cat aud tho tatl-pullini
monkey turned good no one wants I,
harm mo"
Uncle wirrly hoppcd closer to tho red
coated animal aud then he saw n was
monkey gentleman And the mouke,
was sadly aging
"Oh, dear Oh, dear How hungry
am, and there 's nothing Tor me 10 ca,
'lIal That's too bad" Unclo wggll
said kindly. This sounds like truubl,
! wonder II I could help"
"Oh, it's YOU. Ia ~" said tho monkc
q In the red flannel coat, turning around
II wish YOU could help me, Uncle Wig
sily But ! nm very hungry"
Haven't YOU anything in that hlg sac
on your back that you Gun cntF' tnCl
Wiggily wanted to know
There is nothing In my pack but TIN
ware" said the monkey 'Tm y n
peddler, YOU know, and the only Rulma
who can cut tim is Bn ostrich. I'm nc
that kind Of bird you know"
~ see you're not spoke Uncle Wig
klly with laugh And know II
no fun to be hungry liza, have &C.,
what" nsked the monkey tin pcdic
eagerly. "ls II something to cat''
at is II you like sugar laughed IN
bunny gentleman. Here. have A. muC
rs YOU like Nurse Jane won't care"
'Oh, JOY" cried the monkey, settln
down his pack Of tin pans and othe
things ~ Just love sugar Now | won
be hungry In a long while"
So he ate ns much sugar Rs he like
from Uncle NigglN's store bag, and the
AhS monkey felt better.
NOu did me u great favor" he snl
TO tho bunny gentleman Some day
hune 10 do you one
Please don't mention % spoke NJ
Longrars. Then he starred or once NOR
with his bag ot sugar aud tho munke
Tin l"ddl"r Went down the road CRYING
buy any tin panE?'
NN'' UlNHN w y lNlIN Tie. fult
Uncle Wirgiy 10 himself
The rabbit gentleman went on and ot
,ookinR here and there for an Ad,rutur,
but he could not seem 10 find AN, I,r
haps II Was too cold
VI know what rll do" said NJ, nug
ents, afterA while "rl take the
Nutse Jane nud get her td'bal a..
Perhaps ! may find Hn ndyeniui, .trt.
Bcl, towards his hollow p,untp IA
started, and then he cnme 10 n lake ,bs
WINS frozen over with Ice n had froye
since he had started from his hununio
that morning, the weather hnginp uo
tan much cnldni.-
''ln, crled the nunn, remirn.
Now can cross ,he lake ON the icr. II
stead OF going all the WAY around n
shore II viii be much phorier on n
Ice. will be in my bungalow 80 mu,
sooner and Nurse Jane can nuke n
cake more quickly
No Uncle Wignily started arross u
.re. A. first everything went ,crv pc,
'y. lie walked nui a WAY irum shore M
than. all ~ ~ sudden, thu Ice became
sNppcfl that Uncle Niggiy iell dow