The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-27

i Jane FUZZY WuZIy, III" muHkrHt
lady huusokccper Of the bunny
un'l" ~ hc llmped down 10 breakfast IN
mo hollo" s'ump bungalow. How are
you ,'"ilrg7'
\ol 40 very 'wcll TO tell you the
nun was his answer Il feel quite
h'uc pain from my rheumatism. thank
"uh. don't thank me" said Nurse Jane
WIN sort ~ sniff. which WAS not Ike
her Thank that Ice Maiden for your
pains
Sho had nothing 10 do with them"
s0id the bunny uncle IN surpris".
bh. didn't shrr' shifted Nurse Jane
once more II thought YOU told me you
h'lI'd her on her way back north again
with the frozen pies and cakes That's
row you got your rheumatism"
Nothing Of the sort" laughed Uncle
" iEglly. II was cold In the cave or
Mr Nhlt"whsh, the polar bear That's
how | got cold The lee Maiden had
nothing 10 do with H. Anyhow. I've often
had nay rheumatism bad before when
I'VE gone IA see Mr Whhewash II
doesn't matter. The SUN n shining today,
80 | u go out and soon feel better"
And don't get mixed up With any OF
those arabian Nights folk said Nurse
Jane III you do you'll be worse OFF Mind
what I'm telling YOU"
Uncle Wiggily promised 10 be careful
So. dii'r breakfast, he hoped across the
fields and through the woods on his rheu
matlsm crutch, looking for an adventure
But he did not have any and n was,Com
ing on night and getting cold even
though II WAS toward spring, when. as
the bunny uncle passed an old hollow
tree. he saw IA light inside II.
''lla' II is n little too early for flrefly
hEhthines bugs 10 he PLAYING tag In hol-
low trees, ! think" raid Mr. Longears II
wonder what II can be? must take n
look
Hopping over to the hollow tree. which
was partly open on one side. the bunny
looked through a crack. and inside the
hollow Of the tree lac saw little boy.
Aud. as Uncle Wiegily looked the IN
Tie boy took from a box on the bottom
of the tree beside him match and tried
and shook that the match would no'
light
Hello" called Uncle Wiggily in hi,
/ lolly voice. Who are you and what Is
the trouble? Perhaps | can help you"
II am little match boy" Was the
answer, and | am trying to warm my.
self by lighting the matches | cannot sell
on, dear ! am lost. I'm hungry, don,
kftow. where my home Is and I'm NJ
cold''
Again he shiyered and tried to light y
match, but his fingers shook so with the
cold that he could not
Let me light II for YOU" said the
Kind 6hnny uncle. and he did and III,
little match boy warmed his hands and
Uncle wisely wnNned his paws. for he
too. was cold
"oh, how | wish was home" cried
the little match boy, Nothing has hap
I peued TO me at all like what happened 70
tho little match gtrl In the book"
Was she In the Arabian Nights book p
/ asked Uncle Wiggily.
Well she was IN "A red covered hook -
said the little match boy.
That's the Arabian Nights" the hun.
ny uncle said, though | never read her
story Tell me about IT,"
SO the little hoy told how once there
was poor little match girl. who one
bitter cold. snowy night went out In the
streets Of big city TO sell matches Rut
| II was so cold, and showed 40 much, that
she could sell none, and TO keep from
freezing she lighted her own matches
| one after another.
And every time she lighted n match III
said the little boy IN the hollow tree, the
walls Of the building against which she
rested would melt away and she could
sec, all the beautiful things lnside-roast
| turkey and gravy and apples and pudding
and Christmas trees Then when the
| match went ont she would have to light
another To warm her fingers, and again
she saw beautiful pictures
And what happened neNt?" asked
! Uncle Wiggily, as the little boy stopped
/ speaking
We'll, at last she lighted up all her
matches and stlll she was cold, and In
tho morning they found her under the
snow, almost frozen, but they took her
to n hospital and she go, well
! so. after | read the story, / wanted
to see pretty pictures Hike the little ma tch
girl saw" said the hoy; Il hough, sotns
matches to sell but no one would buy
any and | ran away and got lost, SO
used my. matches To light when | grew
cold In the hollow tree
II think YOU had better let me take
you home whore YOU will be warm In
bed. instead Of trying to keen from
| freezing by lighting matches" nid
lincle Wigglly
so he helped tho little boy out Of IN,
hollow tree and away they started, 10,
tho bunny uncle knew where the lltll,
hoy lived
And on the way home II was go cold
that the little boy and Uncle wispl,
were almost frozen aud only that IN,
bunny gentleman lighted Ore ~ stick,
\ In the woods they might have become A,
stlff ma Jnct Frost
But finally the little hoy safely reached
his home and his father and ninthe,
thanked Uncle wiggliy over and owe,
again for taking care Of him.
And the make. believe little match boy,
Other gave Uncle Wigsily some hot car.
rot SOUP In a psil, Ia keen his paws warn
~ the way home 10 the bungalow, fol
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