The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-03
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Uncle vvIeqlix and the Lsaky. Boots
Copyright. 1Si1. BY Mcclure Newspaper
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20 for = walk today" said Nurse
IL Jane Fusay Wu1ly. tho musk
rat lady housekeeper. to Uncle
Wiggily Longears. the rabbit gentleman.
bungalow one morning.
oh. don't believe 1t is going to
~ ~ think i, VIM. said tn. mu.kr.t
asSS.r sS SoS a"s ySS had Hhs:. % .S.s s ysa
you have on viii soak through and leak,
and let your feet get wet when II rains. y .
"Oh. ! like these leather boots better"
spoke spoke the rabbit gentleman. putting .
II wouldn't shine like looking glass
We'll. then. wear your rubbcrs.'' Ad.
They won't Mt oyer my big boots
said tho bunny. ''rll be all right; Il
or no went over the fields and
through the woods, where the white snow
was piled deep under the trees. Unole
Wiggily was looking for an adventure
All at once, through the woods he
heard voice cAMng In sad tones:
''oh. dear! WHAT trouble I'm In. I
nov. never .Ss Ssn g., ss and III have to stay
my! That 10 a troublsv. thought
Uncle WiGgily. ~ wonder II can be OF
any heip' Who are you and what Is the
'oh. I am a poor bird" was the an
.wsr .,Ssn u wa; S flying thI through The " woods
wings became tangled up in some Kite
string some boys had left hanging In I
tree since last summer. and now can't
get loose--l'm caught"
wlsxiiy, Maybe j can help you"
The rabbit gentleman looked ~
around until he found tho tree where tho
bird was tangled In the string that was
caught on some low-down branches.
With his paws, using his strong teeth
tangled to loosen. Unch WISELY soon
set the bird free.
Now you may ny away down south.
where the other birds 1--we when II 10
"oh. II you please. ! don't 20 SOUTH
answered the bird. ~ am like the
sparrows; l stay here all winter. ] arm
a starting And thank you. 80 much
for saving me. II had had 70 stay all
/ would have frozen. Now | can ny 10
my nest and keep warm with the othsr
birds"
So tho bird flew away, altar prom.
ising to do Uncle Wisglly favor II
The bunny gentleman hopped on and
on, looking for another adventure. but
he could not seem to find any. and
finally, when he was. long way from
his hollow stump bungalow II began 70
rain. ! don't mean the BUNGALOW
rained, but water came down out OF
tho sky, and 1t made slush OF the nice
"oh, dear My feet arc getting vet,
Just ,sS SSr'e u5s,s 5s.' ;sm %srs sse' -GHs ss:.
leather boots let the. water leak
through. They arc not like rubber. !
wish ] had my rubber ones' or my ruo"
Der overshOes."
J now. and tho only thing Uncle Wig9tly
could do was to wade on through the
siush and snow. his feet getting colder
and colder and damper and dampsr
''ses Oh t what shall I do. what shall {
do?" no cried. "iliG catch the episootis
and tho snifflc- -snuffles and Nurse Jane
? will mako mo soak my paws In hot Wa
ter and 20 10 bed And-Oh, dear" y
why, what In tho world is the mat.
I gentleman's hcad Looking up he saW
the starting bird he had saved from the
, '"'os ""oss. my feet arc getting Ss, because
my leather boots let In water. said the
/, bunny.
! "They would not II they were creased
! with oil or even mutton or beef talioW
: that comes on meats" said the bird. :.
Alas % But ,,,y hays no oil or. Or :.''9S:. *.
sn"Sssns :nSsss S'Sit oily wass Win MAX. .sss % :lc
( perry that the water alps off II Instead
!. Of soaking through. But ! have no tai.
low"
mo. but I haver chirped the starting.
What DO you wear bootsy' asked
: Uncle Wisgily In surprise. turning up
, the collar of his fur coat. % the rain
would not 20 down his neck.
NO" I don't wear boots" anawsred
tho starting, but q Kind little boy, who
mo a chunk OF sust 10 eat every week.
This week he brought me an extrA
large biecs. I have only eaten . little
Of Il. and you may have some TO rub on
your leather boots. When you do thai
, |, The water ,.t win s,c'p. coming !" them And
"Oh, joy!' cried Uncle wisgily. %
no rubbed some OF the stariin9s tsllow
or suet. on his boots and no more Wa
tor came in. 20 Uncle Wiggily GOT home
without getting his feet any wsttef thaR
: Just . little bit. and hs did not catch
cold. And there was enough suet lefl
for the startling. for birds need fat food
: TO eatein vinter TO keep them warm