The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-06
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Uncle wloully and the Magic Fiddle.

Uncle Wlually and tho Magic Fiddle.
Copyright. 1917. by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate
NNCE upon . time as Uncle WlgEily
Longears, the rabbit gentleman
" was travelling through tho woods.
near his hollow stump bungalow,
ma he often did. looking for adventure,
he met little man VINO carried n ndl.r
under his ann ana VINO seemed IN 'rr1
much of Il hurry
"Why ~ hastyr" asked the rabbit
gentleman. for this. ~ | have told yoU
was one ~ the times when he could
speak and understand mnn-talk
Please do not stop me begged tho
little man aim m a great hurry They
are after me-"
Who asked Uncle Wiggily
Reforo the little man could answer
mere was great shouting lu the woods
and the bunny uncle saw crowd oi
men and hoys, far or among Nh" ir-et
There they are now CIied the little
man But | will never let them goi my
valuable fiddle. Here. you keen II uutll
come and mk YOU for ll' and win
that he thrust into Uncle WiEglly's paws
the violin. or 'ddle, In It's black case,
and then, of through the woods rnn the
little man 2, fast as ever be could go
the crowd ~ men and boys We VIII
teach him to make us dance when We
do not want to, After him
And after him they raced ms fast rs
they could 80, taking smother rathi 50,
a. II hsnponed. thev did not come near
Uncle Wiggily AZ all
We'll. this is queer said the bunny
uncle to himself Ms he stood IN N" mid D..
die NJ the wood. holding the fiddle !
wonder Why they wanted thHt little man
80 badly, and why he did not want them
To get hi. violin, And ! wonder "hat Is
so valuable about this fiddle '
Cncle Wiggily opened tho case nnd
took nj, the violin II seemed just Ike
any other fiddle. but the bunny uncle
said:
y nm sur. there must he something
strange about H. I viii Keep II until h'
comes back and then III nsk him about
u Perhaps mn adventure goes with 'h'l
fiddle"
Uncle Wisrlly kcp, on through the
woods. looking for something like an nd-
venture To happen 90 him, hut none dld,
and when he came again 10 his hollow
stump bungalow he was quite disappoint'
ed. which means sorry, -,
"Not an adventure DID have" he said
To Nurse Jane ruIsy Wu1Iy. his musNrat
ladv housckecper
"rlcnsc don't talk 10 mo Of advcn-
lures said the muskrat mi' = have
trouble enough here As II Is
Trouble" cried Uncle Niggiy say
No more II you are IN trouble let mo
helm YOU have helped many NJ my
animal friends to say nothing oi those
in tho Arabian Nish,, hook. Ike slnhad
the sailor And each time | help some
one there Is an adventure for nv. What
ls your trouble
Why" said Nurse Jane. YOU know
am going to have n little party this ait
| eruoon Tor some ~ nv lady friends They
- hal ma
| and piece bed quilt After that am
4 going 10 give them CakeH and tea, and
We are going 10 have little music an1
dance"
THAT 10 too had" said Cncle WISELY
Who were 10 he the mlsiclens'
| "Jacko and Jumbo kirkttail, tho fe'
and green monkey ho'7, ansNefe,
| Nurse Jane "Rut one has core throai
and the other epiIootlc, so they can
bring the hand organ with which lhel
we're 90 make music"
"Iln Tha, isR trouble, hut one that Il
! easily fixed said lucle WlgglN Win .
smil, u will play tho music Tor YOU
Afternoon tea and sewing party Nuts'
Jane
no. nut / have this iddle. which Wa
lust given me" said Uncle NlgglN
mako music on that
"Can ,ou-cnn YOU play" asked Nurs,
Jane. sort ~ dlffldcnt like. md shy io
she did no, want to hurt Uncle WIZ
sily's feelings
Welt. there Il always n fltS, tlro,
said the hunny II In true I never hay,
played anything more than cotnsthN
hddlc but now III Try real one
Wen. Nurse Jane did not know ins
whs, TO do She wanted music for he
little party, and vet
Pretty soon the guests began to Ar
rive Nurse Jane met them and whis
psred
Uncle wlssiN says he 1. going u
pla, for us I don't believe he ,au. hu
| don't want TO refuse him.
"Oh no, ~ rours" not" said Mrs
Nihhlov ohhl.. the duck lady we CO.
pretend We like n, even N he onl'
s1uoaks and suuawks ON the fiddle -
And a. the party h.rpn Nurse jan
passed tho tea and cakes and when M
| animal ladies had -ewed the carpet raE
and quits Nurse Jane said
Now We will have n little dance,
but she sort ~ shlvered when she said !
Tor she was afraid " tho KIND NJ must
| l'nrl. Wigrily would make, he neVe
having plsVed iiddls before.
| put when tho bunny uncle stood Nj
between the dining room and htcheu