The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-30
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Copyright. 1917, by Mcclure Newspaper
syndicate
BY Howard r. oarls.
Surely VOC are not going out today
10 look for an adventure. are your
asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wusxy. the
muskrat lady. as she saw Uncle. Wig
gtly I.ongesrs. the rabbit gentleman.
setting ready to leave his hollow stump
bungalow
Why. yes. Nurse Jane" he answered.
I want an adventure. and the only
way 10 have one Is to go after II. But
"hy shouldn't I go?''
You said your rheumatism hurt you
40 that you could hardly walk. let
''"9S $50 npp' saeD ;s,p ana Snsm.rsa mmp III. ,rrv
| uncle WY rheumatism Ia very
naughty, indeed. but by leaning hard
~ the red white and. blue -streaked
crutch. which you so kindly knawed
for me out OF cornstalk. think ] can
get along
Cant sou telephone for an adven-
iure and have 1t sent up from the
three and four cent store?" asked Nurse
| Jane.
No Indeed" laughed Uncle Wig.
| slly. u want to find nm adventure for
myself I'm b. all right Youll see.
Maybe. I'll have nice one, as I did
the other day with Puss-i Boots"
no, gone very FAR through tho woods
adventure. when, all Of a sudden. he
stumbled and fell. his paw tripping
9ysT stumbled "a ha 1hsa%asn fhsns.ns ana ar,cs Ne: ~
| from under his leg and landed In .
| prickly briar bush. far away.
"Oh, dear" cried Uncle WiGgiy, A.
h" picked himself up This is the start
very nice one. Not as nice as Jack and
| the Besn stalk
lie tried TO walk. but could not. On
ac,,oun, OF his rheuma,ism. He eoyld
! cruich. end without that he knew ha
| could not stir more than step or
| two
."oh. dear again cried Uncle wig.
| gilv what shalt I do3" Then he hap
pened TO think of a friend whom hs
had met when he lived near Mother
Goose for Il time and he recited this
| little verse
There was n man IN our town
| And he was wondrous wise
He Jumped into a berry patch
And scratched out both his eyes.
But when he saw his eyes we're out,
| With all his might and main.
lie jumped into another bush.
and scratched them IN again.
There r. cried Uncle Wigg,ly. .If
only that verse would come true, maybe
j the wise man would tell me how 10 get
my rheumatism crutch no ] could walk
Not that I would want him TO scratch
out both OF his eyes. even for a it'll
while. ~ cali for him"
lie called for thr Wise man as loudly
hs he could Uncle Wixgly did. hut for
a time no one answered. Then Vice
said:
Alas, You are In trouble. I know.
and SO am ] would help you II I
could. but ! fear cannot" and out
from behind n bush came a ragged
man Are ON yon he TSs ,Ss ',ry r.o rasSsS msa ,..a
Uncle Wiggiiy, You look like the one
who jumped into the berry bush and
Indeed, am not" was the answer.
present trouble"
What's the natter" asked Uncle
wigsily. always ready as You know.
; to help those in trouble.
man. what is the matter with youT:
O Then the bunny told about STUN
bling. and his .crutch flying far Oft
!; into the brisr bush. where he could
not get II because OF the rheumatism
aba asbt Tasf 4sss A'E x ss.Sy 's3S n.aaed. said tn.
d YOU" which he quickly did. moi mind.
Ing few more holes being torn in
d 'Hs." cried Uncle Wiggily. This I,
fine. But turn about Is fair play. You
. did me favor now let me do ono for
5 YOU
Il am afraid you cannot" spoke the
n Maybe ! can Tell me your name"
beysed Uncle wisgily,
~ am Robinson Crusoe.' was the
answer. am friend OF SInbsd the
i Il thought knew YOU" cried Uncle
wiggily "Of course 7 know about youl
You we're shipwreckcd on dessri
y island. .and you lived in cave with
poll parrot and goat and you had
II An very well. m far a. II GOES
said Robinson crusoe. but In the firsl
place ! am lost. ! can't find a. cave 10
. live In. my man Friday has changed his
name to Thursday and has gone TO the
IS into a talking machine. and for q
goat"
, "Ha Say no morer' cried Upcis
IS Wigsily, in his most Jolly voice: .'fou
!. to cave, I'll dig YOU one ~ ! did
. for All Raba Of the Forty Gives, wko
used to he Of the Forty Thieves" and
!. tho bunny, with his strong paws, sooN
and the hard ground had thawsd
7. wisg,ly Instead OF that bird. How
WVulH YOU llhe NlhCk crow DOy WUG
\, can Soth talk and whistler
:. Fine" cried Robinson Crusoe
UnclN Wissily whistled on his pink
twlnklinM nose, and Jimmy Caw-Caw
ID the crow \boy. came flying through The
i- air. He shid II would be fun TO pre-.
Y, tend TO he Rohlnson's parrot
t. But what about goatr" asked the
old ragged gentleman. who wanted ID
8 be shipwrecked Just as he wss In the
ID story book.
a billie Wagtall. the goat chap, vii
Il eay IN the cave with you," said unciu
W Wlggily. and when he whIstied, Billi(
n came and said he would be delighted.
!, What about my man Fridayt" askst
w Robinson. named him that becauas
p, he was so fond NJ fish Ia
"A ,Ill he your msn Friday" cried
~ Jolly voice. and there stood Slnhad
the sailor. I'm tired OF doing rolhine,
"a he went on. I've come out of In,
~ Arabian Nights again. and I'll ilv'
r with Robinson Crisoc IN his cave.
,. And he did. and tho rNgged man snt
Sinhad. with Jimmie Caw.caw an,
). Rillie. the goat boy. had lots of 500,
! times together 'I
- So Uncle wIgsily had another sd
. venture, YOU see and n the nolasssi
a. cake doesn't go visiting the plum pud
ding and FORGET 10 come home for break
?. fast, I'll toll you next about Unci,
h Wigsily and the Snow Queen.
+ Jackies Allowed 10 Land In Mexico
" VERA CRUZ. Jan Ws--Generai Car,