The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-13

''h 49, H'H f'.'f
NV dty.' asked Nursc jan" fiIly
w Nully, the muATnt lady
huusrkccpcr. M she m"
Uncle Wiggily. the bunny rabbit. hop out
OF his hollow hung low
Il am going - dg the res, Of my 20
tntocs from my garden he answered
with n twinkle Of hls pink nose that made
him look Ike nm electric llght going 10 a
party.
That win be nice" salu Nurse Jane
II We have y cellar mll Of potatoes We
shall not be hungry Dis winter"
So lncl' NiggiIN. taking % basket ana
shovel. went down 'o the lower pnrt VI
his garden 10 dg the potatoes.
tn" potatoes were Sing M the brown
earth. Whrr" they hid grow all sum
mer, getting lprgcr md ripper, and wait
ing 10 b. dug up and put In TN" cellar
with his shovel Uncle WlHily
now began 10 dig them. tossing them into
70 honp behind him. 20 they would be AL
ready to pile INTO the basket
"Hcigh ho'' exclaimed the bunny rnb-
II after u white. when ne hid dug nearly
II tn" pot,tors \ feel quite sleepy !
think | win lie down and tnkc a nap. I
cnn easily do the rest N the digging sh"r
! awaken
So. covering h,g pink. winding nose
with u bll Of c.lbpg. l.'i. thnt II might
not get s%urhuupd. Uncle Wigily went 10
sleep close 70 the pile Of potatoes.
Poor. old rabbit gentleman said one
potato "Ho hns lots II trouble with his
rheumatism II must pain him ~ dig
us out Of the ground, hut he never says u
word
no. he ir yery rlri ~ u.s." said an.
other. II Ike Tncl" Wirgi'y
- wish We could 40 something for
him spoke n th'rl potato 'RuI ""
vegetables Rre 30 helpless We cant
even give him mn adventure, such ma he
likes
We'll. wen be good pototos-thnrs
all We can do" sNli q very large one
Uncle Wlgrily llcpt ON. dreaming what
a nice garden ho hnd, when. MI ~ a sud
den. there came sueNNng ur the path n
weoacl
Now . weasel il a very sly animal. not
so very liC or strong but II II can sneak
up. without being soon, II VIII grab n
rabbit or u squirrel and try TO bite them
That's what this weasel WAS going 10 do
To rnclo Wiggily.
And tho bunny r,hhit was fast nslccu
In front ~ the potatoes Rut the no-
tAtoes hhd eyes. Ms on may see for your
self. md ns'1 have often told YOU. and
with their eyes the Nntchml potatoes
saw the weasel smoking NJ
"Oh. n vo rould only Do something 10
help Uncle Wigr,N' sIrh'd IL jolly, ii
iolptu
"Hrt We emit" u tiny round ono said
Nv, emit hop around md roll on Tint
weasel or else We would went on the
y,s. You mIrn, do aooo good That
why spoke y i'Iu. thin potato nut
guess n would take more than nh ol
.us TO scare away tho w"rgcl''
"Mpybc It wouldn't 80 suddenly s1ii th6
lat. Jolly potato "Iuu Know wo nl h"v,
ewes We cnn soc every NOV" TINT wcosc
rnk,v. md n We y"'l ~ Tim md erN Oh
1900. ...,t b. .,...t. tI,.t. I. Fyt.a Ia ltT. IHt.. IL
Viygily. mnvtA $50 rnu Keep him ~ mn.
IN our bunny rnhni' frioud nwNk"s rhor
Mr LonCcats can drive the weasel AWAY
hiwg'lb
Fine mud dandy n sc" o1r do IT, crc,
several other ro'r'o"s
wen Try spi0 the ft one
Npnrcr and nearer 20 sleeping lnul'
WISELY crcpt the mad weasel nut. Jus
ug nee Was going tu nip the bunny zen.
%ltlcnuu's p1r The wolDhful POTATOES cried
"Hrrr' Get ont uf that We see YOU
Frightened aui alarmed the weaso
skunk back We could not see who In,
called him. not knowing potatoes coulC
both see and ulk %, times
Il guess n WAS nothing but tncl'
Wiggily talking In his sleep said ,h'
weasel. "Ill Try again
After u white the Sinking animal ono,
more crrpt up 20 bite tncle WlsHily
"no OF out ~ thcrc' sent We a.,
NNu N'|Fl WV I''t wv = HlN 'l'Nh
they could not hurt the weasel the,
rig'rued him once more he drew hack
lllt. after waiting bit he tried again
once more The wnt.hiuI potatoes shouirl
"Ucrc' Get away Shoe Roo nu1y"
oh my goodness. | Vilusf tncl, Wiz
slly 10 WAKING M and yin throw stonrl
NJ me III better get AWAY said M
snopNy weasel. and way he ran. no
biting the bunny y bit
$50 rnclc WlrFly sler, s0'cl, on. mn,
when he awakened ana saw the wepsulI
tracks In the sofl dirt. he knew Vh1
hnA happened and how the wat,hml 20
Rtopa had saved him whilr he slept So
hr thanked them and pu' them away II
his cellar Thus n H sometimes ruul
Too It 70 potato
,uI n 'nu bathing .u|' doesn't o..
an wet when DO aui. uNlu. ihu Hvr NIiI
IN, hath tub hose, I'm irll vuu neat abru
|tuulr NIggIly and iNp tomatoes
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