The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-28

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ftNu yEI.L. we'll | never did see
w such a little ono aa YOU" cN-
w claimed l'nCle Wlggily Long
ears, the rabbit gentleman,
ono morning us hr walked down To the
end ~ the garden
What iS Itf' asked Nurse Jane ruz-
~ Nu12N, who wns washing tho break
fast dishes IA Spuraky- Ecky, the II
Tie cousin mouse, down there. Wiggy'"
80. JAMIE he answered III II "A
llitlc iurUip Of whom I am speaking
II IN lhr htilcst turnip ever saw. not
much bigger than hickory nut, but
stu strong and healthy"
MAY be rs ono that isn't ripe yet, D"
said Nurse Jane.
'oh, yes. its ripe" unclo wigsily
answered. Just pulled II from tho
ground, with some others | am going
10 store In my cellar, besides the chr
rOts aud similar vegcta blra for win
ter II is tipc, all right. hut such ~ III.
'lo tnrnlp. Come and look at II. jamie"
Nurro Jane looked NJ the little tur.
MP. An Uncle Niggly had said. II wns
iully ripe aud ready 10 be pulled Hut
Oh II was 80 small
1T isn't ANYTHING like tho big giant
carrot "" pulled up Yesterday, is IT,"
asked thr muskrnt hdy.
u should uiN nuti' laughed Uncle
WiggllN "ld have hard work fright.
'ning q FOX with This little midget ~ u
iuruip ! guess iiui the fuN was afraid
of IN" big. sharp pointed carrot all right
indeed h" was laughed Nurse Jane
nv she remembered what had happened
that ~ which | told YOU IN tho story last
night. II YOU viii kindly remember.
'Arr you going 10 save such little
turnip' asked Nurse Jane as she saw
Uncle Wigglly putting the tiny on. ON ,
pile with somo others, of large aud reg
unr size.
"Oh. yes. ri snv" it." he snId "you
mover can tell when YOU might need A
ltu" turnlp And now-R dnys. with
every thing so high. aud lollypops maybe
going 10 cost cents a piece, we must
savH everything
So Nurse Jane went hnck IN her
dishes and t'nclr Wiggily walked ON
through hts garden, coming back final.
b 10 whrr" ho had lcf the little ,urnIp
wonder II viii find n use for such
ll'i" chap hS you,' said the bunny
un'I" speaking out loud and twinkllng
his nose
"lm sure rm much Obliged to YOU
Tor saving me spoke The little turnip
Nhl'h uuull tax rabbit language np
wei ns understand ~ u want To bc
useful 10 YOU, Duclr WigVlly. even n
YOU uulA pui mo In the soup, or mash
m" w With gomr Potatoes for your
Ihnnksgivlng dinner
Thank YOU spoke the bunny rabbit
F"n'rmnn I'm glad | saved you. even
II YOU are small
,uh small things nrc often useful"
SAID the lttlc turnip 'Ill do my hes, "
Well NJ All the airs she's giving her.
s'li' Tncrrrd on" ~ tho hlC turnipa ~
! had nv wnN vhr wouldn't be- In the
sane grdcn with ~ lr- disgrnceful
THAT'S whnt I say" shifted another
hlT turulp
rrrlc wiglIy was jus, thinking q,
going 10 look at his cabbage. when. nll
ui = sudden ny alligator. ono of tho
snu"fN sunl"rv klnd. Topped out from
behind "A Durrunt bush md criod
.Nol so fast, n YOU please" Mr. Long.
why rot'' asked rnclc wiggily. for
me alligator had caught him by his coat
ihils What do you want with mcT"
want YOU 10 come to dinner with
me. poke IN" skilloty scalefy alliga.
rnolo wiggily'n pink. twinkllnK nose
turned pale Welt dd he know what he
WTHut
'uh dear exclaimed tho bunny -
don't want to come 20 dinner with you
M AFRAID YOU might bite me hy mis-.
lhke. instead ~ M" bread and butter "
No mriiur whpi You're afraid of.
snapped M" alligator. come with mr. -"
We Wtf luH' going To drag luDlr Wiz
xiv M 20 hIV den when. Rll of a sudden
ihr hlllc tum,p gave q big jump. helped
llguinrH eye she landed
"bh. me MN Uy"'' cricd the 'rntor.
letting rn NJ l'ncle Wiggik oh, a
grain NJ sand IN Is my eye. and how II
hurts ph. wow Oh / am shedding
so many tears I cant see Oh double
WOW How that sund hurts"
II wasn't th" sand NJ an, but the NJ
ilr midget iufuip. nu bigger than [, head
hlpiu. which Nps M IN, gators ry, And
the iutnp Wflrplul around and made
th. bad creatures eve smart sn much m, !
hnl iu run nW'', ana hr didut get lnylr |
N'rrilN after yll 3u You trr the little |
iufuip dli some roud pni Rir thni niEhi |
fh' dropped uuf uf M, gators ,,c aud !
wa blown hnrk Goo luulo wiggi}, gtr. !
JI.n
And n the SNOW shovel can climb out |
M tho coat bin and ulpv tag pitN the |
.u,i.f rlpo. N iull Won newt about TN |
Iy NIgLl. and ih' red beet \