The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-12
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THE lady mouse Teacher. In the hol-
low stump school, looked across the
i Classroom sh. smiled littl. and
Az she was pretty lady mouse
even prettl-r when she smiled all The
laughed
on, you musnt do thst" said the
lady mouse teacher This II no time for
mat II II time for the arithmetic. or
number class. to recite
uh. dear thought Peetie Row Wow.
me htu" puppy dog boy. sort of shivrr
ING IN his reat I'm IN that clnst, but
hope she doesn't call on me for
oont know my lesson"
however, Pcetie. ss well NJ tho other
animal buyr and girls. had to stand ~
hrhr the blackboard TO tell how many
ioivpoF you can buy for five cents
Mhen they cost two for a penny. or
something Ike that Such Ia arithmetic
Of number work
/ Peeue hoped N. hAy mouse teacher
would not call nn him TO answer any
auesiions. but she DID and Nh. smiled
NJ MN. too 40 he felt q little better.
Pcetie, asked the LADY mouse teach
er In the hollow stump school. ~ you
hHd pound NJ sugar. some butter. II
niue molssses Hnd q hottie ri vanilla
wis Would ths' come to- You may 30
10 the blackboard and do that example %
Poof TeHtlc cid not want 10 60 He
ala not know IN. answer. and IN. more
ne thought what II ought 10 be the les,
he could remember Bu, he went slow
~ 70 the board. hu tail sort Of dragging
IN The chalk dust on the floor. and then
ne began 70 make some funny marks
What are doing asked the lady
mouse
! Pin hub -'ryin' to-gug make the
wub-antwer TO ihAt-slump example. "
said Peeti.. and hs mouth wiggle-
/ ~ssgled In y funny wsy
DA. N.A ~. luAx
mouse teacher Can believe r7 Ar.
YOU really a"tnf II. Oh. my Are you
chewing gum In school. Petite Bow
I Wow "''
oh Oh yes-y.s. hdy mouse teach.
-r, i-nubI sm" sadly said Peeue Z
] forgot ] had II in my mouth.
4 Well. NJ Couree. you know II ism
ntce to chew gum In school" went or
m. teacher In the hollow stump But
IN forrtv. you this time, for you are
nervous. sues. Put your gum away
So Peetie took hi. gum on, ~ hi
mouth on his little front paw ana tried
10 find out what the sugar noiaasc,
butter and % on would come to But
he could not, and he was just goins
down 20 the foot Of the class when the
door of tho hollow stump school opened
and In came n bunny rabbit
"Oh. Ms Uncle Wiggly Longesrs"
cried all the sninisl boys ana girls. and
the lady mouse teacher smiled and did
not say they must not talk in school
Come In. Uncle wisGily." invited
Miss Mouse This Ia our arithmetic
class | have Just given Peetis Row
Wow an example to do" and the lad,
mouse told the rabbit gentleman what
u was. never. in her Kindness, saying
a word about Peeties gum.
''Ha That 10 a hard sort of example
said the bunny uncle. wrinkling up hi,
pink. twink,irE nose still. II We al
ways had easy ones u would be no FUN
Let me see II can guess the answer"
So Uncle Wggily sat down IN a ChalI
near the blackboard where Peetie haC
been standing. and Mr. Longears trieC
to think OF the answer sbou, the sugar
moiass.s. butter and flayoring. Al las
he cried
What 10 IT, asked peeu.. Il n.ye
could think of II nj all was all rnlIe
| up with sugar. moaSses. vanilla and .
| on"
| IN write the answer on the board
ssid Uncle wiggily
II lie started 10 get up out NJ the char
Il but somehow OF other. he did not qult
do It. The chair seemed to fise up whe
he did
| NO. l ru.s, I won't write the snswe
| on the board said fhe bunny gentle
man. undecided like. and setting back.
| ''Oh. please do" begged the lad
nous. teacher. 7 want all the chill
dren to see n '
We'll I-rn do IT," said Uncle Wig
| gily. But III have to do II sittlni
and himself. too, over toward the board
Il suppose u II your rheumatism tha
ke.ps you sitting down" said the lad!
mouse teacher. casual like
Weller not exactly" said Cnc'
wigsily "Bu, perhap. | can write tn