The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-15
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Uncle Wiggy and the Gryphon
/ Copyright 1917. by Mcclure Newspaper
rNCLE wiGGILYf iloNGEARs the
nice rabbit gentleman, had iust
" finished shaving his whlrkers IN
his hollow stump bungalow one
morning when Nurse Jane Fuzzy WuzEy,
ms musNnt Indy hnusekccper, came 10
his door, knocked gently by Tapping her
tai against II. ana said
'lt you please Mr. Longrars there's
n Young lady to see you"
rnSid m9d Syi,.sG, S?grsG lm pleased answered
/ Young ladies', especially II the, have Light
nuny hair Has this one that Nndo"
VERY much So" answered Nurse Jane
/ 'liuro she Is now" and with that In
came q nice young Lads. or. rather. q
tall girl with flHXon hair
{ I'm frhid yUu don't remember me, D."
she said as Uncle Wggily wiped the
/ lnther OF the end ~ hiS pink twinkling
nose. where 1t had splashcd by mistake
making u look like part Of frosted
! chocolate cake
"Oh. yes ! do remember YOU" cried
| the bunny gentleman, In his most jolly
voice. You're. Alice from Wonderland
and you were very Kind 10 help me grow
! smaller that time tho big mosquito got
mo into ht cave and swcIlcd up from
J eating cakr
"Oh. I'm so glad YOU remember mo"
laughed Alice. tor II was indeed she
d nv" Cou' 10 ask you to do mo favor
/ have to go sec tho Gryphon, and I
thought maybe you'd come with me. for
I I'm afraid he II be real cross to me"
You have 20 90 sno the Gryphon7S
exclaimed Uncl" Wigrily who II he2''
'bh, he's a funny animal who lives In
the same story book with me" explained
Alice Ties something between a dragon.
lion. nm elephant flying fish ana an
dlliEa tor"
"wmw"' whistlcd Uncle wissily. He
must be n curious creature.''
He is," Alice said. And sometimes
blows his veil up"
III the wind blows his veil up7" asked
Uncle Wiggly. "ln the first palcc why
does he wear a veil. and in the second
rce, why should ho be angry II the
Ninl blows ~
There isn't any first or second place
about it, spoke Alicr, "for YOU never
can tell In which place the Gryphon Will
be found But he wears u veil because he
Ia so ugly that every one runs away whe n
he sees him, and he doesn't like that
And. OF course, he doesn't like the wind
70 blow up hts veil so folks can see how
he really looks"
"Ah ha' I understand" remarked the
bunny. But II he is SO cross why do you
want 20 20 ere him.
81 don't want TO, replied Alice. Out
havo to- because It's that way In the
book. You see. 10 make everything come
out right. the Gryphon takes me TO the
Mock Turtle. who tells me q funny story.
and so I've come TO see II yout take
me TO tho Gryrhon
"I will" promised Uncle Wlggily,
washing the soap lather out ~ his ears.
But where shan be find hlm?"
"Oh, that's the question" laughed
Alice, Just as though Uncle Wiggly had
asked n riddle. You have three euesses. -
The bunny gentleman twInklcd his pink
nose. so that he might think better, and
| then he said
"rIl tell you what wen do. Wen 60
| for walk, and make believe I'm looking
for nm adventure. Then | may find the
| Gryphon for you"
| Fine" cried Alice, and Uncle wig.
| gily having finished shaving, he and Alice
| set out together over the fields and
| through the wood, her hand holding the
Now We mus, keep II sharp watch for
| tho Gryphon," said Alice. who had had
no many adventures In Wonderland that
| It took whole book to tell Of them
| You never know whether he'll appear
| big bird for he has wings" she said
"IlnH hc, indeed7" asked Uncle wig
gily. Then | think ! hear him comm,
now" he went on Listen, do YOU heal
that buEzing7' And, surely enough. IN,
air seemed filled with the futtorng o
wings And then the sun appeared to b'
hidden by cloud.
THAT must be the Gryphon," sal,
| Uncle Wigglly
| Alice looked. and then she cried:
"Oh. mo- It's big cloud OF bad. bitin,
| mosquitoes. II is the huzzing Of thei
wings we hear! oh. Uncle wiggily, yo,
haven't Your taicum powder bean shoot
cr gun with you, and here come II billiol
| That's right" cried tho bunny uncle
as he, too saw them. We must hide o
they will bite even our shoes off"
II SO he and Alice looked for place 4
hide, but there was none, and the hum
Ing mosquitoes Cried.
II "Ah, ma Now We have that Uncle Wig
gily Longenrs rabbit lie can't get ava
now, for hc isn't soldier today An
well get Alice from Wonderland, toor'
Well. the mosquitoes were iust goin
10 grab the bunny gentleman, and tn
nice little young lady girl, with tho fluff
hair. whrn u voice out the hu cried.
"Oh, ho' No YOU'RE not going to ge
"Who SAYS wo'ro notG asked the cap
tain mosquito,
II do"
And who nre youg"
81 am the GryphunV' was the anEweI
I'And | have on my. mosquito not vel
fn catch all YOU bed hitting hhgp In m
net, just MS professor catches butter
flics' Whoo' Swoopl Here | come" An
with that tho Gr,phon, raising his vel
which hung from his big ears as fror
around Rdy's blr hat. made n net {,
II and flying, around, soon caught all m
mosquitoes that would have bitten uncl
wiyRily aud Alice,
knd the mosaultoe. that were nd
caught wrte 40 frightened Mt the flerc
lock on the Gryphon's face that the
tainted. aud couldn't bite even as muc
Nc "a spoonful of mustard
60 the 0ryphon drove thu mosquitoes
away and then he took Alice 10 see M
Myk Turtle. while Uncle wiHsily hoppe
on homo to his bungalow. And n m
rubber doll doesn't bounce of the cloths
horse for some consterch pudding, l.
tell YOU next about Uncle Wggily an
the bluu cptsrplllal