The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-10

| Copyright. 1917. by Mcclure Newspaper
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II 7 NCLE WlGGIlY IOSGEARS. the
~ nice rabbit gentleman, was Just Nm
lshlng breakfast In the hollow stumr
| bungalow onr morning when there came u
| Htth tapping sound ON his door
, 'IlI see who II is.' said Nurse Jane
fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrnt lady house
Keeper and she let IN Mrs. l.ongtau. the
mother Of JOLT" and Jhlit the boy and
girl mlCo.
oh Uncle wlgglly." cried Mira. Long
tail I'm "a such trouble / wdSder II
! YOU could not help me"
or course | can" cried Uncle Wlgglly
IN the most lollv voice as he drank the
lnsi ot ms yellow carrot coffee. what Is
Wen YOU know squeaky- Eceky. the
l'tl" cousin mouse, who lives with us,
q don't you'' asked Mrs Long'au
ph yes, ] know her very we'll. said
me bunny uncle. What Is the matter
We'll " late she has taken TO eating
chocolate said Mrs Lougtail II can't
koep hit Of chocolate. either cake or
| candy In the house hut what Suuenky
Eeky finds II and nibhles nt IT, And
sometimes she eats II when don't want
her TO II isn't good for her nor good for
the chocolate, especially when | am Bav.
ing some Tor cake or pie"
And what do YOU want me to do?"
asked Uncle Wiggly.
SEQ u YOU can't cure the little cousin
mouse from eating no much chocolate" "
answered Mrs LOngtail Gould you teach
/ her lesson, do you think"
IH Try said Uncle Wiggily "lll stor
at your house come time today when I'm
out for a walk looking for an adventure,
and see what I can do" 80
THANK YOU" said Mrs Longtail. and
then she hurried back TO her home while
Uncle Wtggily began 10 think ~ how he
could cure Squcnky Eeky OF eating ~
much chocolate.
bit cried
"Ila' ! think have a. That's what
I'll do and then, taking his red white
ana blue striped rheumatism crutch.
which Nurse Jane had gnawed for him
out ~ u Cornstalk. away he hoped
After while Uncle Wisglly stopped
IN the ono aud two-Ccnt store and bought
something What II was I'm not allowed
TO tell you Just vet. but | will before the
end of this story
Then the bunny uncle hopped on TO the
nous" house. As he was about to knock
on the door he heard. inside, a sad little
voice sayiug
"uh dear! Somebody has been eating
~ Look what's happened Who did this
TO that"
who did which to what" asked Uncle
Wiggily ~ he went inside, when Jollie
longiail, the mouse boy, opened the door
for HIM.
Who made those bites in my choc-
olate Easter egg asked Jillc, the
mousie rirl Sec | had lovely choc-
olate ngg, that got In my Easter bns.
ket she went on. - was saving II as
long ns I could, hut now some one has
eaten part ut it
1T must have bncn squcaky Ecky."
said Mrs Longtail ~ declare! | don't
know what I am going to do about that
cousin mouse She's been AZ something
chocolate again"
We'll. | have come over 10 cure her. ."
said Uncle Wiggily Where In she now ?"
the cupboard for more chocolate" an
rwered the mouse hdN, 'Shc doesn' I
know you're here and"
Hush quiet Not another word"
whispered Uncle Wiggily, puttinr one
paw over hls pink twlnkling nose. Wen
play u little trick on Squeaky. Eeky. Now
listen 10 what | say
Then Uncle wisgily stood behind the
Kitchen dining room door, and began 10
tell n little fairy story 90 Iollie and lille
He told how, once upon n time, there
was little girl who was very fond Of
candy. no exceedingly 40 that she ate
all her own and M much Nthcr Rs she
could. sometimes taking her brothers or
sisters
And what do YOU think happened TO
herr" asked Uncle Wigglly ~ 1olle and
Jillie. speaking I'm loud tones so Squeaky-
Erky could hear him.
What did, asked Jollir, eager like
she was turned into n candy lolly-
pop answered the bunny uncle, and
II any " YOU mouse childrcn-you, Iillie.
or YOU, Jollie or even SuueRky- Eeky. eat
too much candy or chocolate or anything
likN that YOU may turn into candy or
chocolate mouse and na he said that
the rabbit gentleman took from his pocket
little candy chocolate mouse. which no
SO YOU SEQ now. ! have told you, as
promised would
"oh. look" suddenly exclaimed lille.
as she saw the candy mouse Where
did that come from"
Maybe that's Saucaky- Eeky, who has
been turned into that because she eats
30 much chocolate" said Mrs Ionstall,
and she sort Of hlinked her eyes sideways
at Uncle wlsglly
"oh, the idea I'm not a chocolats
mouse NJ nll'' cricd Suucnky. Eeky. run
nose and whiskers we're all covered with
chocolate dust. where she had been sniff.
nng around the cupboard Here I ami"
said the little cousin mouse, I'm not
candy'"
rnele wlssily made believe not TO see
her lie put his paw on the chocolate
candy mouse with n plecr ~ -hoestring
Tor tam which he had bought In the
one ana two.rcnt store, and he said
Poor Spueaky Eekyl To think -hs
should he turned into \ candy mouse for
eating too much chocolate"
'hut I'm not I'm not" cried the little
cousin mouse I'm here myself see
there's only n little chocolate on my
whiNksts" and she brushed that of with
AWV Nul ~