The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-27
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7 INCLE WlGGlLY LONGEARs. the
rabbit gentleman. was going
~ through M" woods one day look
INK for an adventure now sesrch-
lng among the dried leaves at the foot
on the trees, and again pe-ping up among
thn branches, when. all " n sudden. he,
hrhfl some one singing a song ike this
Rock. bye birdie In the top tree,
ioh shnll sleep sweet when the wind
Ner shall YOU far for your cradle Ia
strong.
40 sleep, little birdie and list TO my
song
We'll. hats very nice. I'm sure" said
Uncle Nigglly looking up 10 see where the
song camr from. Ap ms he did So. Ne
saw little bird flutter and fall from
among the tree branches
Hn' This must never be- cried the
hduuN gentleman. That little chap will
nc hurt II he hits the ground. Tor Il is a
ucWN hltchcd out little bird what can
I do. lln' have it IN H., him fnll on
nv back, which IL covered with fut aud
10 soft "
quickly the bunny rabbit gentleman
hoped under the tree and when the Iittl,
bird almost 'cached the ground II landed
safely ON tho rabbits back which wpS
like feather bed and so birdie was not
hurt ui all
"uh how Kind and good of youu .,
claimed the mother bird nu,tering down
I from the nest which was very quoef
one. u guess I rocked my baby. cradle
too hNtd Come, birdie daddy aud | Nill
help YOU back into the nest "
1hrn the father bird who was beau.
TRULY vulor"d oraug' and black. came tn
help the mother bird me- tho u,t. bird
back into the nest Aud they bo,t
thanked tnclo wlsgiy very much. In.
deed
VIA, Mud " birds ara YOU" asked
the bunny
we arr Baltimore orioles" was tho
answer " the bird father We came up
from tho South a little rntly this Nenf.
and We have Just finished building new
mes, There n hangs, near our old one 4"
Hud the bird pointed with his wings 10
another uucrrh shaped nest In the tree
II looked like htg and hung hN -four
strings. " twisted vines to the ire.
branch swnytng ir the wind n was al.
most like a pocket ~ like the slipper
bag which littl" girls carry 10 dances
with them
"Oh. what nice nest" cried t,ri.
4 WhgiN And you have Two of them q"
That other IL one We built las, y.at. d"
said the mother uHule IT Ia too small
I tut M this leat So I made another ut,
! must veav" u little deeper. 40 thN
| hirdics will not fnll uut We never rsn
thank YOU enough. lnrle Mlsxily a.,
saving Tuoisir from q bad faIl You
! caught her Just IN time
/ Pray DO not mention n" b.xsss
] Uncle NlggN. modest lihe
/ 'ph, but Ne can't forget your Ltnd
I ness said Mrs ufiOlc. aud M eve, "a.
I ynu iu Nuu n favor We will
/ tnule MigrilN hupped ~ before tho,
/ could thank him more, aud on and on b .
wrn' through the woods looking ~, .r
adventure Hut he did nn, find snV. sri
when hv reached hts hollow s,ump hunss
low hv saw Nurse Jane fu,sN wus,V. hi.
musktnt ladN housekeep,t, lust snins h.
the store for some things fot supper
I'm he rlsh, back that H. N / don,
lose the money" said the muskrpt Isd,
/ Nv purse ls 90 old that often AZ.
pennies and five.ren pieces htop on, "
That's too had" said rnrle wiss,i,
/ LET Oh NO matter" he .ali auIrLi,
/ 'lll tell YOU when YOU come bach m.
/ truth N the matter vas that ius, th.r
he had an idea 20 get Nurse Jane a new
purse, and he dld not want go speak sbou,
H. tnr he wasted w sutpr.. her
| 40. while she veni 10 the srr-sr,
rncls wigrlly pulckl, hupped on 10 ths
pockethcok store
"in set Nurse Jane the ,st, finest pur..
my carrot money can buy he said