The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-28

\X Nurse Jane Fussy Wussy,
w tho muskrat lady housskoeper.
Of Uncle WiGgiiy LonEears, tho
rabbit gentleman. one day
out In tho Garden to hoo down the
wscds That are choking my c%sbbaHsA and
t%urnips.' answered the bunny uncle. II
want my garden 10 grow we'll"
And. while. Uncle Wlrslly was hocinS
rw+,y Nc riddcniy hoard, down AZ tho end
OF his garden In n thick tnnglo OF briars
and thistles, u voice saying
"Oh. dear. ! don't see how | am ever
10 grow up nico and tail and hig In u
place llko this mn being chokod to
death by tho weeds"
My goodness" exclaimed uncleNWls-
sily. leaning on his hoe handle TO rest
himself, and fading or his tall silk hat
with which TO fan his pink twinkling
nose. THAT sounds Ikc some OF my
friends In trouble. Perhaps II In one OF
my cabbage, or carrots, plsn ted by mis-.
take In among the weeds. must take a
look.
so tho bunny uncle looked and he found
growing down at the end Of his garden, n
Nnflowsr Hut n was very small. he
cause there were 80 many weeds around II
that tho flower could not Get plenty Of
llKht, air and sunshine, which all flowers
need to make them grow,
"Oh, no. cried jolly Uncle WiEsily. 81
sec what the trouble H."
And can you help me-" asked tn.
flower
Surely answered the bunny uncle.
Then he hoed away the weeds. and loo-.
ened up tho dirt around the flower 40 the
sir could get down to the roots,
THANK Nou!' said the sun blossom,
noddinG In the wind and making a polite
bow. This IA fine Now shall grow
tall and big You'll hardly know mo next
tins yci see mo. bows thank YOU
Aud tho flower bowed again a. Uncle
Wisglly went on hoeinE his garden.
Now n happened, ~ II oftsn does In this
world, TINT about a week after that the
bunny rabbit, uncle had To 20 10 tho store
for Nurse Jane after supper, and wwhen n
was dark ono night, Nurse Jnne forgot TO
bake bread and Mr. ~Lonsears had TO 90
"Bu, ! don't mind In The least Ia said.
I'm not Ut all afraid, and perhaps ! may
have an adventure who knows shall
take along my llitls pocket electric light 10
see my way out II | get into a place that
In too dark
so OF started brav. Uncle wlsslb, and
surely enough he did have an adventure.
when he was coming from the store.
and Ind reached the lower end Of his gar
den, near his hollow stump bungalow, all
at once n great big bat flew down Out Of
a tree and grabbed him.
Here, YOU" cried tho bat, most i'm.
l'IlfN blNH mo lnfl loaf VI Olfhu
."Oh, no, ! can't answered Uncle WIS
elly. Its for Nurse Jane, and tho bunny
held 10 II with both IN y
what do ! care inquired the bat,
still more lmpolltcly. N YOU don't give
me the brgld, III take the loaf and you.
too Of TO my den. And belny |. bls
bat and strong he began to DO ms, drag
hooked claws on the under side Of his
wings
For this was not q baseball bat or stick,
you know hut n n living Int animal, some
thing Ike q big rat with wings llko n
birds for that's what u bat H.
Please let me 60 begged Uncle Wis
sily OF the hHt
moi snapped the unpleasant creature.
which only flies Al night because m day
light the sun blinds IT, eyes 10 II can't
see mo, IN not let YOU GO
"Oh yes YOU viii, too, ioun let my
friend Uncle wlgsily GO suddenly cried
a new voice
who says so'" asked tho bat, surly
like.
II, the biz bright, yellow %-unfluwer say
So was the answer quick Uncle
Nlgplly, shine your electric light on ms
and sec whit happens"
THEN tho brave rabbit gentleman
flashed HIS pocket electric lamp on the
face Of the hly suntlower he had saved
from being chollsd 20 death by the weeds
And tho slecteC llght made the flower
look Just as n the morning sun was ris
lng Tho bat saw this, Tor the flower
looked him full IN tho face, aud he cried
"Oh. I'm blind Im'hllnd' It's syllEht,
FOR tho sun has risen, aud I'll have TO let
rnrlp Wlggily go And he had TO Bul
the sun hadn't risen ~ nl n was orly IN,
ISuunuwor shining in the dark
SO ma bat flunped away, banging into
trees, because he couldn't see In the flash
light glare on tho bis yellow flower, and
Incle Nlgrily was once more saved, snd
very THANKFUL he wa.
And II the mncilaRc bottle doesn't ",
io gri a drink ~ water from tho Ink wei
and mll I'm. m tell Won next about uncl,
NlEgily aud tho waHp.