The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-28

N"N'e W'Du'V ANU J'Ules Sr'CNeVs
Copyright. 1917. hv Mcclure Newspaper
SyndicnteD
YyNCLE WIGGn.Y LONGEARs. tho
nee rabbit gentleman. was riding
" along through the forest of Wood
lnnd one laN, hoping an adventure
might happen to him. when, nll " "a sud
den ne saw. Just I'm front " him. llllle
longtail, the little mouse girl. skipping
hgn,.v along singing n song
Well, Jillie' cried Uncle Nlggily.
happy like. YOU seem most Jolly this
morning What's the matter"
Nothing IN the matter. Uncle Wirglly.
answered the sister Of Iullic. the mouac
hoy 'eNgrpt that is Saturday. and
thcrc'a no school. and I'm going to tho
store for my mamma and have n penny
and "
"uh. goodness me sakcs alive and
some lolNpop sonlwiChcs'' laughed the
bunny uuCl" That's enough To he hnppy
about Rut II YOU nrc going To the store
Tor your mamma, hop In my automobile
Hnd III take You there more quickly
what are you going to gct''
Crackers tn gu with the sour milk
0hccsc YOU so kindly got for ioilic from
tho fairy witch answered tho little
mouse rifl There ls some NJ the cheese
attn loft and as we ARE going 10 have MIR
nn1 Mrs Whlskrrs Rat ~ company 10
supper tonight my mamma sent me to
the store to get some crackers to eat
with :he cheese
THAT viii be fine" laughed tho gen
tlcnNu bunny
And you may come TO supper too. n
yon want TO- went ON lllllc You like
crackers and cheese. don't ,ou7"
Very much answered lncle Wiggil,
llui SIN N came tu Wppcr Vi,hout
your mother inviting me micht he In the
way
"uh, you'd never hc that" crief lille
W love you too much 'or that
nut there might moi ha enough
crackers and cheese" went ON tho rabbit,
gentleman making his Pink uusu sort ~
frIsk about ON both sides " his fncc
That's sn.. said liIlio. slowly "Rut
I'm toll luu what tD do You come along
'o Tho store while ! buy tho crackers
and then }uu ,tn ride mo home In Your
automobile Then ! can rp In Oll vhls.
per tu mt mamma Y Nj and Mrs
Whist,rs l,1t Rrc hcrcl and nst me-, /,
there isu.i enough crackers uuA chNrs,
so YOU can stay to supper WIN that he
HlI rirli
rn.lc Wlegry laughed so nard ,h., hc
could hudN vUv that II was all right
and lUliu looked NJ him I'm funny wnv.
wondering what thr iukc Was. hut the
bunny only made hm auto gn faster. and
anou they were ~ the cracker store
lI'lir ran iu, bought box and also n
p'nrys worth NJ candy, giving Uncle
WigFib some and soon ihc bunny and
the little mouse gltl were ON their way
homie again
The, had not gone very f,r before. nil
" sudden when lllic luok ed back. she
saw chasing after them nix black cat.
with n long tail, aud whiskCts nearly aS
pfrr A. husiiug hrush
oh lnrl" Wiggily' Look" cried
lllllu. huIlInE hrr crackers uphuy IN her
paws so they wouldn't drop
"Hum' Ncs I Gvo u at " after us. d"
spoke tho bunny uncle Maybe rs y
messenger bny uAt with tclogtRm tn
say that SOME uf NV friends are an. and
That I'm wanted tO como and make them
feel more Jolly
'uh, ! hardly THINK so" snld lille,
sort " trembling like \ think the cat
Il after the because ! nm n mouse. YOU
see
That's So" oErced ,ht bunny gentle.
man ~ lnoks lIhv INV oli friend the
c1, ,.mlyhlus ral hut surely he would
nn' do YOU any harm
You never rpn toll" sail lille
Either your roni friend may have
turned hnd. nt N may uv some other ami.
mn' dressed up like y pussy think
we'd better hurry ON"
An right answered tnrle wlsEiy,
so hr spHnklcd some tslrum pnwdcr on
the tinkvrum- tRnkorum NJ his nutnmohile
~ nmRv II jump along faster and he and
llllir iode on lllt still the black cat
came lenping ON after them. and all of
sudden
ruff" went one " the bologna sau.
-ere tires, when n shatp stone made n
hole IN u ana all the aiufflns came out
of H. 80 that Uncle Wissily had tn stop
the automobile
"Quitk" cried 1ilie Lets hide down
under the scat, and then the cat can't
see W. Hide, tngle Wisglly"
jllDo pulled the bunny gentleman down