The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23

ny ITS in tho Wonderland Alice book
You have to Ro TO dance, don't YOU
Exactly said tho Lobster. I'D
10 pleased to have YOU come with me
II will promised Uncle WigEily
thinking maybe he would have an ad-
venture there SO down the beach
started the Lobster gentleman and the
bunny uncle. On and on they went for
a long, long time, 1t seemed 70 Uncle
Wisgily and II was getting quite late
as he could tell by the star fish which
were twnNng on the beach, ana stil
| they had seen no signs Of a dance.
Il cant understand lt,' said the Lob.
ster. Alice said | was to walk until
met her. and she'd take me to the party
/ And we certainly have been walking q
We have" agreed unclc wlggily III
| Is 80 late I'm afrpid III have to lcav,
| YOU and go home 10 supper as ! prom
| ised Nurse Jane"
That's too bad" went on the Lob
/ ster. II wanted YOU to see how well
can dance on the end Of my tail Bu
! can't understand why ". don't get t.
the quadrille. We certainly have wake,
down tho beach. haven't We
we have" answered the bunny
"Bu,-Ah, ! have. It.. Uncle WigEiJ
suddenly cried you have been walk.
; lug BACKWARD and | have been fol
/ lowing you. We have been going away
/ from the dance Instead OF toward It."
cot course" cred tho Lobster. In q
Icold and ClRmmy voice "Mhy ddn'I
, | think Of that before | always hav'
| 10 go backward, on account Of my claw,
being so heavy havn TO pull them nnet
me, Instead NJ pushing them ahead
And 80. " course. going backward
! AS do. and az all Lobsters do, whet
| | want 20 get anywhere | always turi
! my back toward Il, and get TO IL tha
lway. This time forgot to do that"
hut what can We do now" l'ncl,
get to the dRucr7'
"ln just turn around and back up I,
! IT, spoke the Lobster I'm sorry Il
! have mixed things up for you. especiall,
as YOU were 50 Kind aH 10 get me from
| under the pile Of seawecd.'
"Oh, don't worry laughed UncJ
N'gg,N lolly'l!ke y dare say It vii
/ SO the lobster turned around and he
/ gun To hnrk toward wherv he hoped I,
| lind tho dance, II grew darker and dark
e. and tho star fish We're twlnklinl
| moro thnn ever, and then, all Of sud
den, they came to the hollow stump bun
galow where Uncle wiFgils lived
Hurry" cried the Lobster Here ",
nro AZ the .quadrille Now, I'll cSplalr
| to Alice"
NO, this isn't the dance" said Cncl.
| Wiggily "rhis In where | live pu
! I'd be pleased TO have YOU come In I,
supper and we can 20 20 the dance TO-
morrow 30
81 win" cried the Lobster, after think
! Ing about H.
/ Into tho hollow stump bungalow the,
went, the Lobster backing IN, of course
and Uncle Migglly cried
supper for two. II YOU please, Nurs,
| Jane"
Right away" answered the muskra'
/ lady, And she began to set the table
And then, whle Cnclc Wlpglly and tn,
Lobster were talking together Nurse Jan,
| called
"Oh, dear Two lost the can opener
and can't open this tin Of peaches
what shall | do"
Let me try begged Uncle wiggiiy
Hut his paws wer. not hlg enough
"rll DO g." aid tho Lobster And
with HIS strong piuchng claws h,
punched open the can of peaches ~,
easily M YOU can eat chocolate cream
drop II was no trouble NJ all Tor him
So n n good thing Uncle WiggiN
brought tho Lobster home FOR supper. you
scc. And n tho stairs don't stand on
thclr head and Kick the rubber heels ufi
M" lawn tennis nets, m tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and Father William