The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-22

~ MI day. when Uncle wIgslly Long
ears. the nice rabbit gentleman
" WAS reading the paper on the
front stoop OF his hollow stumI
nulgnIo". he henrd some ono In the
woods nearby calling
ON, Uncle Nlggily'" cried the voice.
/ such trouble ~ there Is now
hat II IT," asked the bunny rabbit.
hopping out Of his chair In such u hurry
| that a ny. who WAS nFlecp on his pink.
twluklng nose slid of and fell to the
porch who are you aud what is the
mnttcr'' asked Uncle Wiggib
I'm reetic Row Wow was the an
Ewcr. And I've come TO tell you
/ brother Jackie Is lost, just rs | was when
/ | fell asleep the time | was playing hide
and 30 seek WIN you please 20 gu,
and sec II you can get the Cnthird "a
new. md find Jackie ns she found me-
/ Certainly ri do that for you rectie. ''
an'" cred the bunny uncle. Come
along"
/ So Mr. longeors and reetio went into
the woods looking Tor the catDird Fut
they could not iiud her. | guess she
ter was on It's way
"Oh, dArw exclaimed Pcetie. wher
they had looked all over and had no,
found Jackie or the cnthird either "Wha,
are we TO do, Uncle Wgslly7"
We'll | hardly know was the an
swer. "Rut perhaps | can think &"
'BNcuso me" interrupted voice dowr
In the grass md out hOpped baCl
cricket But did | understand you I,
say that you were looking for catfish -
NO, cntbird, Miss Cricket, which
Ia quite different" said Uncle WigHly
Thank YOU just the same, though Iu
I'm afraid catfish won't do And h'
told the cricket how he and pccti'
wanted the cpthird 10 NEW 80 the los
Jackie would think II was kitten which
he could chase up u tree and have som'
fun.
nut maybe n catfish would DO as wei
10 find my brother suggested pcetie
Let's Try II, Uncle Wiggily
AN right We will' The bunny uncl
said Though very much doubt n
catfish can new like kitten, thougl
know a cntbird can"
So Poetic and the bunny rabbit gen
I tlemnn went to brook where cntnsl
lived, ana they called 10 II to como Z
the top of the water where they coul
talk 10 it
NO. am sorry" said the catfish n
II stuck It's not very pretty head out n
the brook = can't mew ilEe M',er Ter
, 10 flnd the lost Jackie.
oh please do" begged peeuc IN
, helped find me and | want to help I'm
him"
wait here minute" said tho cat
fish as Il swan away |, was gone nbou
five minutes, during which time t'ncl
| Niggily and Iertic looked through IN
woods, hut without nndins Jackie
Y know where the little lost pupp
dog is.' Wid the catfish. coming back
! Where" asked Uncle WigR'ly
! "Ile has been caught by bad wats
snake In this brook WAS the Rnswc
Come. I'll shoT you where his den is
So the catfish swan along In the wat'
and rectlr and Uncle WiEglly followr
along ON the bank, and pretty soon the
came TO the den Of the water snake
There tho hsd creature was hnliir
- let the utllc puppy dog go, even thous
y Jackie cried and whined
why don't YOU let him ro7" sskr
. rncle WgEiy Indignant like ~ 50
don't I'll 20 get the policeman and IN,
. man dogs and make you
Pooh I fear not them" said m
had water snake "lf they Try 10 cate
me IN dive down uehct water md ,nl
Jackie with me"
Z rs there anything cNn give you
n make YOU let my friend Jackie go
% asked Uncle wiggily FOXY like, Of u
y water snake
YES" w1a the answer. there is I
" lei Jackie gD Tor whole lot NJ gold
=. ~ cave Tint 30 me said the cnt'g
" with wink ~ his eve at Uncle WI
"a Isily
d Away swan the catfish and pretty 70,
m he came back
IL "Iook" he called TO the water snak
a II have brought you much gold
The snake looked, and ~ did Unc