The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-04
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Uncle wiasIly and euddy's Wagon


Copyright. 1917, ny Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate
NCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS. the
nice rabbit gentleman, was about
10 hop away from his hollow
stump bungalow one morning. to 20 look
for an adventure. when Nurse Jane Fuz-
~ Wuzzy. his muskrat lady housekccper
called to- him:
"Oh. Mr.. I,ongeets, would you mind
Il II do II with pleasure" answered
mel" Wiggily DO you want me to
bring . na;,d5 from the Core loaf Of sugar or
Neither one" answered Nurse Jane
with laugh "But | wish YOU would
stop at the shocmskers and bring me
four shoes that | left to be mended."
An right. III be glad to do It. said
the bunny. Are they black or brown OF
white?"
Black" said Nurse Jane You see IT
is little too early 10 put on white
shoes They'll be stylish In another
month or so Just bring my black shoes
had to have the solcs and heels mend
ed
I'm bring them" said Uncle Wig
eily, twinkling his pink nose so he would
not forget -Four black shoes one for
each paw IN bring them" for Nurse
Jane sometimes walked upright on her
two hind feet as Uncle Wiggily did
and again. when she wss In n hurry
she'd walk on her four legs. so she had
four shoes, or two pairs, every time SHE
went out. and with the price OF shoes
going mp as they are I'm glad | don't
have to wear four
Well, Uncle Wiggily hoppcd on through
the woods and over the fields Ms he al
ways did when he was looking for an hd-
venture, and pretty soon, coming 10 n
place where four trees grew together.
V.ua. Ii IL. H. ha a.
down TO rest This time no mosquito
ladies came to sting his wooden corn
stalk rheumnti tiSm crutch hut something
else happened The bunny uncle hcard
sort Of breaking. cracking noise In the
bushes and sad voice said
'Ah. there goes the wheel"
My | hope that Is no one having
trouble with their automobile wheels.
thought Uncle wlgglly Then he heard
the cracking sound again. and the voice
went on.
There goes another wheel"
'Ha' wonder u they can he In.
wheels and II this Is the Fourth o' July
by mistake" thought MIR Lonseats.
Then, as he sat M to look around he
heard another cracking noise, and the
voice said for the third time:
Alas Sadness and woe There 20 tho
two hind wheels. Now all four are busted
and how I'm ever going to get home
My My This ls trouble" thought
Uncle wiggily Il must help whoever
Up he jumped and there. behind a
mulberry bush, the bunny rabbit saw
buddy. the guinea pig boy. aud In from,
~ BUDDY was an express wagon hneo
with groceries WAS sack ,pl
flour. some potatoes, sugar. butter, lard
crackers bread and I don't know what
else hut worst of all was the -four
broken wheels Of the wagon
How did II happen asked Uncle
Wigsily
4 guess the grocery man M, toe
much on my wagon answered Buddy II
go to the store for my mother every
week, like this, and bring home th'
things she wants put my wagon must
he getting old. for, just now, flts, one
wheel busted. then another and 'her
the two hind ones both together .
YES" said Uncle Wigsiy u heart
them, I'm sorry for YOU. BUDDY I'll hell
YOU Let's see II we can't mend the Nng'
on wheels"
So the rabbit gentleman and IN,
guinea p,s hoy tried to mend the broker
cNpre. wagon vheeh They tried tyins
Wild grapevine. and even strips Of hart
from thc birch tree. nut, though the
wheels would hold together it'll,
white. rs soon M Ruddy tried TO pull h'
wngonful Of groceries crack would Y,
the mcnded wheels and down eyefythln,
would fall again,
ia This will never do" said uncl'
Wigglly. n guess we'll have 10 carr,
the bundle. nuddy, and have the black
smith make new wheels later
nut there were 90 many groceries tha
tncle wigsily and Buddy would hss'
had to come back and forth TO the wood'
many times with him. pntil the rabbi
gentleman thought Of something
Wait here until ! come back, Buddy,
the cobbier's shop lie got Nurse Jane