The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-14
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Uncle wleslly and the s,usblrd,

Uncle wloslly and the U,vsblrd,
Copyright. 1911, by Mcclure Newspaper
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<xA Yow do he careful today, won't
I'M You. Wl.IAy; dear begged
=. muskrst lady housskeoper, AS
the bunny uncle started away from his
hollow stump bungalow ons morning on
his way TO look for an adventure
'Ill be as careful a. ! can" he prom
And don't let any bad old alligator.
catch YOU" went on Miss FNusy Wussy
a. she brushed soms dust OF tho end Of
her tail before she went In to bake tho
carrot pies for over sunday.
Not " ! can hslp II they won't catch
me-" Uncle WISELY said. with a laugh.
Then on hs hoped over thu fields and
n,H.tn ,,i. dIns. ns Tpo'I Sna cs.S ss Gam" s,n
dell because there were biusbsli flowers
there that dins,ed, and Il was called q
dell 10 mako II rhyme with bell And
there you are. No prsttisr place could
be Imagined
rest. After thst. ri look for an advsn-
ture," said the bunny.
But Uncle WigGily had not been rest
Ing for more than two cricket chirps tby
which animal folk tcl, tina instead Of by
watcheH) when, all Of a sudden. he heard
on. on Woo: %o: i'''M. {. m.l On. ..dn...i Oh.
unhatpinessi Oh. what trouble I am
'Iiai I might have known nr said
Uncle wiIsilY twlnslinG HI: pink nose.
..H fSsnsSH; 81; 9s' % sHeY' s1'g':is.i = a.. t .,!
the .bDSa Myrs ~ bAlSfr helrKif now ~ w
No he looked around and thrre he saw
= poor blucbird caught In a tansis Of
wild craps vines, looking for something
to eat and i,s les" and wings were all
"Hai No wonder you are sad" kindly
said Uncle wisely. '1t 10 no fun TO
be s tsnslsa ,hl. ,, way. Just keep aul't
Then, using his red. white and blue
barber pole striped rh.nmstism a.. cru,ch.
vines % and s., IN. blusbirs free "
"oh. thank you'" chirped the pretty
creature aA II spread ita wings TO fly
away Some day hope I may do you
"A. TO that" .pos. unel. wissily,
you free 40 that yoy could help me,
did II because could not bear 70 see you
suffer"
well, wen sec what happens" sang
the bird. and soon II was lost to sight
high IN ths air; .
Uncle Wisely rested !. white longs.,
on. lie had not gone very much farther
before he came 70 a little kennel house
whsrs Mrs How Wow. the dog lady.
lived. shs was standing In ths door az
,n,S.r unH,. wiSs''' w came along and she looked
what il the matter. my dear Mrs.
Bow Wowr asked the bunny gentleman.
"Oh. It's Jackie" answered the dog
lady.
"whst has he bsep DOING" asked Mr..
Lonsesrs. "Has he been digging up the
front lawn. looking for bones, or has he
." .nS ss f: one. dG S"sS .cm. "s tim. Se%: .so
Neither one" answered Mrs Bow
Wow with a sigh. poor Jackie In rather
IN ana pssvish He 10 not 40 very sick,
but everything frets him and Doctor Pos.
sum says he win not get better until
he ID happier"
why IL he unhappy" asked Uncle
Well. just now he ~ unhappy because
the sky is covered with clouds and isn't
blue and pretty said tho dog lady.
Jackie would like 10 see II nice and
clear. But II looks like rain, I'm afraid
I'm afraid 80, too" spoke tho bunny,
"stiil. We cannot have blue sky always,
We must take our share OF clouds Hut
III come In and see n can't cheer up
Jackie"
The rabbit gentleman tried. but the
little puppy dog did not smile, even when
Uncle Wigglly twinkled his pink nose
like frostlng on n strawberry shortcake
~ want to see blue sky and have the
clouds 20 away" whined Jackie. I'm
40 unhappy"
nut can't make the sky blue" said
Uncle WixEliy. No one can do that
You must not fret"
Bu, Jackie did fret and when Doctor
Possum came the animal doctor shook
his head and whispered
"Unle. Jackie gets his wish and sees
some blue sky he may be very III.
know II seems n silly thing. but some
cially puppy. dogs, they never get better
until they stop frettlne
We'll | don't see how I can make the
sky blue when II II covered with clouds,
spoke Uncle wissily Neither I, nor
any one else, except one Of the kind
Perhaps. not blow away the clouds"
said little voice outside the window
where Uncle Wlgglly was sitting but
we can cover up the clouds for a time
and make II look as though tho blue sky
were there, II you want us to-
Very easily Watch" was the an.
swer. And then up. flew the bluebird
whom Uncle Wisgily had saved from the
tangled grape vine. And. calling to hun
dreds Of other blueblrds. they all flew
high In the air. Their blue wings spread
sight md when Jackie looked he saw
only n big sheet Of pretty blue and he
thought II was the blue sky
Now | am happy" he said. and he
fell asleep, soon TO awaken al, better,
and not a bit fretful so, after all, the
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