The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-23
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Uncle WIaolly and the Water ran.
Copyright, 1917, by Mcclure Newspaper
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kENH. Unclo wiEgilyl Please como
ana Gl%y with gs'" called Jim.
ono morning a. he stood ausck-
Ing out In front Of tho hollow stump
ears, tho rabbit gentleman. lived
Nonsense Run away! Uncle WigGily
can't como out to play" said Nurse Jane
FuiIy Wuzzy.
oh yea. he can" exclaimed the old
rabbit gentleman himself And down
he came of tho porch. carrying his tall
silk hat on one ear, while under his paw
he had the rod. white and blue striped
rheumatism crutch that his muskrat lady
housokeeper had gnawed for him'out Of =
cornstalk.
''rll como and play" said tho bunny
uncle. twinkling his pink nose.
voohi. Th. s9oai. 100. s, ausosed Alice Wieol..
"we'r. Io,nI to s.v.Vun at i tn. wat
erfall, added Lulu. tho other duck
so Uncle wlygily, with Lilu, Alice and
Jimmie, set Oft through tho woods TO 90
to whers tho waters Of the little brook
tumbled and fell over tho green, messy
stones. making a waterfall.
Dear mel" exclaimed Nurse Jane
Fuzzy WuEzy, shaking her tail as Uncle
wisgily went off with tho duck chill.
| dren, Il never saw such a childish old
rabbit gentleman In all my life, Never"
But Uncle WiEHily wanted to have
some fun. a. he did not like to feel old.
And. pretty soon. he was watching the
duck boy and girls padding In the wat.
or, as they let some diamond -colorsd
drops splash on them from tho fall.
Isn't there anything elss We can do,'
asked Alice. when abe and Lulu finished
making some mud pies which Jimmie
made believe eat Il want 10 have some
other kind Of fun"
Il can make q water wheel" said
Jimmie.
What's that" asked Lulu
IT'S like pinwhcel, only rs differ
ent," explained her brother. You make
II OF two little pieces OF wood, put To-
you fasten II on a stick so II will whiri
around. and when you hold II under the
falling water It turns like an electric
fan or q pinwheeL"
Please make ono for u.s." said Alice
Il will" said Jimmie, and he did.
Snawsd out of a treo tho wooden pad,
dies for Jimmie'n water wheel, and soon
tho duck boy had put II together and II
was splashinG around and around under
the little waterfall
Leaving tho duck children at their
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through tho woods.
"Psrhsp. ] may have an adventure"
he said. Il hope So"
No sooner had he said these words Just
as It happens In fairy stories, than. an
Of n sudden. from behind q bush the
rabbit gentleman heard a voice saying
most sadly;
"oh, dear | on. DEAR I'll never get II
done a. this rate, and n I don't there
won't DO any for dinneri oh, deArl What
shall dol"
"Hal That sounds like trouble where
may he able to help" said Uncle Wig.
sily. sort OF sprucinG himself up and
twlnkling his pink nose.
lie looked behind ths bush, and there
he saw q littlo mouse lady, Beside her
WIS a churn with a. round wheel instead
OF q handle. and the mouse lady was
turning this wheel slowly.
what 10 the matter" asked Uncle
wiggily.
answered tho moussNady. Il put the sour
cream in my churn. and fve turned
and turned and turned II, but cannot
turn fast enough. and I fear the butter
will not be made In time for dinner. Oh,
dear"
Let me try" said Uncle wisstly. But
lady ho thrned too fast, bsins much
stronger than was she. and shs cried;
"Oh, that will never do II would he
all right TO mako Ice cream, turning fast
that way but not for buttsrl'
"Hsl Then know Just what 10 DO"
said Uncle wigGily. "Tll hitch your churn
to Jimmie wibblewobblss' water wheel,
and that will turn around just fast
enough 10 make butter.
So he took the mouse lsdy's churn,
sour cream and all, to the banks Of tho
little brook, and when \tho wheel Of the
churn was made fast to the water wheel
with n strand OF honeypuckle vine for q
bcut, the splashing water wheel churned
the butter a. nicely as you please
"Oh. this In lovely cried the mouse
lady as she took out the yellow lump 81
butter on some green grape leaves Now
you must all come 10 lunch with me and
spread somo OF my new butter on your
bread and carrot Jam"
And they did, Uncle wissily included
And every ono said Jlmmle's waterfall
wheel was fine.
SO you see everything came out all
risht and II the hookworm doesn't ~
fishing with the icspick and tickle the
frozen pudding III tell you next about