The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-02


copyright. 1871. by Mcclure Newspaper
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w today" asked Nurse Jane
w Fuzzy WuzIy, the musKrat
lady housekccpet. ~ tnClr
: Wlggily Longcars, the bunny rabbit. aS
no came out on the front porch Of his
hollow stump bungalow one morning
m going 10 pick the Cucumbcrs In
my garden he answered They are
ready TO gather now, and make into
pickles for the winter. That will be- your
part. Nurse Jane IN pick them"
And be careful when you do" said
tho muskrat lady, for YOU know CuCum
bers aud pickles have sharp spnes. or
stlckrrs, on them and II they get In your
paws theyll hurt"
"lll be careful" promised Uncle wig
giN, I'm put on my rubber boots aud
wear heavy gloves when gather the
Pretty soon, wearing a big straw hat
instead OF HIS tall six one, to KEEP OF
tho sun, and with his boots aud gloves
Uncle Wlgglly went down In the garden
TO pick pickles
Az Nurse Jane had said. the long. green
pickles dd have on them sharp splurs,
Or stlckcrs Tho reason YOU don see any
on the pickles that come TO your table
TX hoCauo they have been rubbed on
In the vinegar Hut you can sce the
plaCca where the sliCkcrs wcrc-thoV
humps and humpy plRces, like warts ON
n toads back
Il have fine lot of picked cucum-
bers this wluter,' said Uncle Wiggily as
he picked away In his garden
The old gentleman rabbit had has has
ket nearly filled with cucumhcrs. which
would soon be turned into pickles by
Nurse Jane, when, all ~ u sudden. Uncle
Wiggily saw u very little picklc-a regular
hnhN one fast 20 the vine stom
"Oh no. YOU nre entirely too little TO
ncll,' said the rabbit "iou'll be no good
~ nll You'd be lost I'm the vinegar and
Htlt water where the others are going
to have swim I'm sorry, but ! guess
| don't want you
"Oh. please take me" begged the baby
pickle ~ want to so with the others
don't want to be en In the garden all
alone when Jack Frost comes"
"Oh, no. you are TOO little snid the
rabbit gentleman. II can't use you hut
lll pick You and leave YOU here Maybe
somo " the animal children can make
dolls pickle Of you | guess you're
largo enough for that, but not FOR the
Kind Nurse Jane makes"
SO Uncle wlggly picked tho baby pickle
ana lett II on tho ground, sud and alone,
and then tho huuny rabbit gentleman
went ON nlluT his basket with the lntge-
sized cucumhcrS
After Il white. WHOM Mr. Longcprs was
hhNu' lcNdN 10 'nkr mo basket or pickles
IN for Nurse James To attend 10. All or
sudden into the garden Jumped the bad
old fox
"uh, ho' And nh. ha'" ncbercd tho
bad old fox ~ see | am Just IN time"
And he smackcd hls lips
"rlmr for what" asked Uncle wig
gily. DO YOU mean IN time for picking
pickleH2'
Indeed and I don't mean that" r.
claimed the fox blinking his eyes ~
mean I'm Just In time 10 grab YOU and
take YOU of 80 my den | don care FOR
pickles any how I've had the mumps
and even the thought NJ anything sour
makes me feel sort Of mckslddnddl" like
No pickles for me- Hut TN take you
and h, opened his EYES real wide aud
stared lt tuclr Nlggly
"Oh please don't take me away Ne
fore ! have a chance 10 see Nurse tnne
mako pickles begged the bum, rabbit
gentleman "plense'"
Yes, | shall. too" snickerrd the FOX
I'm going to take you away right nowl'