The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-23
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Uncle Wholly and the Plum Pudding.
(Copyright 1916, hy Mcclure Newspaper
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~ NCB upon time, when I, was tho
christmas season IN Woodland,
" where Uncle Wiggily I>pnscars,
the RABBIT gentleman. lived. Nurs"
Jane Fuzzy Wu,zy the muskrat Iedy
housekeeper. thought She would make a
plum pudding
Every one has plum pudding NJ
Christmas" she said to Uncle Wiggly.
and 50 we ought to have one -
TO be sure explained tho bunny
uncle, 'l'll help YOU to make II, and
then well invite Grandpa Goosey Can
der and Uncle Butter the goat gentle
man. In TO help eat It,"
"FNne!" cried Nurse Jane "Rut 7
guess l had better make the pudding
myself However, you can 20 TO the
store for the rlums. ms haven't any
left Aud. AZ n IN winter. you'll have
to get canned plum'. but thcyll do very
nicely"
An right. III go 90 tho store for tho
plums." said the rabbit man. and GWay
he hoppod, taking with him HIS red.
vhito and blue striped rheumatism
crutch, while on his head he wore his
tall silk hat with red flannel ear muffs.
lined with soft cobveba TO keep his pink
twinkling nose warm
Uncle Wiggily bought can of rcd
plums from the monkey doodle gentle.
man who kept the grocery store and
back TO his hollow stump bungalow hop.
ped the bunny.
oh. bu, that plum pudding will taste
good" he thought, ms he skipped over
The snow covered fields. q can hardy
wal, for H."
while Uncle Wiggily was gone 10 tho
store. Nurse Jane made tho pudding 10
be ready for the plums, She mixed up
flour sugar water, butter ice cream
and lemon juice with Bit OF strawberry
make plum puddlngs SHE set II on
tho table TO wait for Uncle wigglly to
como back
All of sudden there was knock
on tho bungalow door and Nurse Jane
cried:
We'll. that can't he Uncle w,gsIl,
hack 40 soon lle didn't stay long for
n fact I guess he was IN such "A hurry
he didn't have any adventure"
Hut, when she OPENED the door. Uncle
WigEily WASH, there nj nll n was
Jimmie Caw.Cnw, the black crow 10Y
and he had been tapping with his sharp
shiry bill
"oh. Nurse Janet cnvcd Jimmie
Mrs Nibhlewohhlc the duck lady, told
me 10 run over aud get you ulsfc. hsr
little baby duck. swallowed a yellow
tan shoe button IN mistake for grain
~ corn, and will you please su over
and help get u on, " hcr neck
"of course I VIM" cficd Nurse Jane
and throwing he rRpton over her ieid
away she ran 10 the duck lady, house.
Jimmie Caw-Caw, the black crow hoy
sat down In kitchen chair 10 wait trr
Nurse Jane to como back Then. N oi
n cudden. the door opened and l'nrlc
w,sE,ly ant down inside tho Kitchen
the can " phms. no, coming In him.
self but calling.
erherc YOU arc. Nurse Jane. lut
them IN the plum pudding I'm soin,
9cross the field and through the WOOD
70 cali Grandpa Goosey aud Uncle llul
ter"
Uncle wlsrily though, Nurse Jane Nas
In the Kitchen, hut she wasn't Onl,
Jimmie wRr there alone
'Hal What's this7 Plum puhdinsr r
ctied the little crow boy Tim slRh
came I wonder how n plum tastes un,.
side of n pudding I've a notion TO try
Nurse Jane or Uncle wlgslly won,
| care"
so Jimmie opened the can and innk oul
ONE plum. Mind you. I'm not SAYING n,
dld right rm only supposed 10 tell wha,