The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-12


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|tt A RENT YOU going 10 take YOUR
n i'd whit" aud blue striped
n rheumatism CrutUh with Won ''
asked Nurse Jnue Fuzzy NuLZy
, W" 'muskrtt lady housekocpcr. as Uncle
/ Nirfill Longears tho rabbit gentleman.
started away from his hollow stump bun.
Calow ono morning
"Oh, hardly think I viii need lt." ho
snld My rhcumatism doesn't hurt M.
much today Stll, perhaps ! had hrtt er
'hkc n along might use n II an ~
venture happens 10 me
Md along through the wood hoppcd
the bunny uncle chap. swimming hri
ctutch oN"r his shoulder. because mo
rev 80 good ANA strong and huppv
q. wonder n shall meet Cinderella
Slndhad th" Sn lor or any other funnv
reoplc uui Of books Ike the Arabian
Nishts". thought the rabbit "lt's ioll,
fun seeing them. and having queer aG-
ventures
I|ut when he had gone on 0uio dis
lance. uud no adventure had han
p"n'd Uncle NiggN began 10 think
mere was no more left I'm the wood
However. Just ns he came To n pIlr,
whore. ~ li''le cirClC of trees stood
a house, III" rabbit gcutlomnn heard
funny sound. like guns going or
'banS Bang Bans" sounded tho
noises
"IIa There must he hunter mon
about said i'ncle WiTgily to hmssl'
u had better hide Gettluu shot win
"a hunters gun II no Kind ~ IN adventure.
at all
Uncle Wiggily was Just about to hid.
behind hiE stump when. ~ he lookN1
toward 'h" house again be saw no hunt p
81 men no Hll, but q little gIrl beating "A
hla carpet that hung over the clothes.
line
MY Thn, ly too hnrc work for such
a. u'to child,' Thought the rabbit gen
tlrWnn ~ wonder N qhc llkcs II '"
lust 'Qcu he heard the little g.rI say
"nh, dear IN never pct this Garnet
clean. II i7 80 hlg aud heavy aud dust,
| ! wish. nu6 then shc suddenly
cHppci her hands over her mouth a.
stop any words from coming out, and
said. Il forgot Thry told me naV.r
to make wish when I Wls beating this
/ carpet
| She went ON Knocking the dust on,
| with clothes stick and Uncle WIggilv
was going 20 ask tho little girl why -hr
! couldn't wish when, all ~ a sudden.
some one called tn her
! Ito. IukcN' Como right Don here ilI4
minute ana wash the dishes Hnyru,'
you mat carpet beaten lDi' How SLOW.
/ YOU arr, Eoko'.'
"uh dear Duclc wigsn, heard
lokrN sigh mover rot one thing Nm
ishnd before ihe> Want me TO nerin nm
other TIM coming she called ANA
INTO the house she IAN. leaving the ,,rpr,
rin on tho line
'Ni Here ts chance for mo To helm
TINT poor little hard working Etrl p
thought Uncle NggilN "l.U slim over
there aud beat the carpet for her when
she comes out, after she does tho dishes
shell find the carpet all clean
/ 80, making sure no one IN the house
saw him, tV bunny uncle slippoh I'M, n
the yard and with his crutch Witch IA.
clothes stick, he hcgsn beating m, dus,
uui nt tho carpet
"Nh,,h Hang Whack' me- won,
making the dust nv
"i woudor what II was ahou, that
wishing business" thought ihr bunny
! why cuudn the little Flrl wish' ANY.
how can, ana | wish I had u ,up 4
sh'saftn' tea rlght now, I'm 40 very
| thirsty
Wrll YOU can Just imagine how sur
| prisrd luclo NlggilN WAS whom all
| uf sudden, there came sailing tovnr
/ him nut ~ the air, little tray On which
was nice hot cup OF sweet snssatra-
! tea
"My goodness" cied tho psionlshel
| Onclo Nisslly n wonder whore that
came from Nurse Jan" couldn't have
brought II 70 me, Tor don't Sc, her
\ dreaming Nut Cuclc NiggilN found
I the ,up " ton vps real when hu dtAnl.
u a. aud yer, good, n was. too
Il We'll that wish went Yer, well "
said tuclc Niggiy with iollN lsush
/ that made his pink nose twinkle like /
bit ~ frosted cake But still don't
see how II happened. However. I mu,i
finish beating this carpet fot the poor
1 little girl"
I "Whach' Han whsck" and the
bunny beat out more dust with his red
white and blue crutch
"Tbls /. making mo hungry. q, .,td
uncle wiggll, II wish I had % carrot
sandwich "
so sooner had ne said that than the
cmpt, cup aud tray disappeared from
the gtpss where he had sol them, and
there came floating into his paw,, right
Through the nit = nice carrot sand
| Nirh
Wei this IL surprising crisd the
bunny but II Ia very good" he added