The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24
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HNH, dear" exclaimed Nurse Jane
j FUZZY WHEY. the nice muskrst
" lady housekeeprr OF Uncle Wig
glly Longears, the rabbit gen
u'mAn, as she sat all wrapped up In
rocking chair "Ah ham! Aker-c choo'
My, goodness me. sakes alive and
some mustard plasters cried IN. bun
ny uncle, who was just getting ready
TO hop out OF his hollow stuBp bungs-
Jane"
Catching cold sneeled and courhed
the lady musUat. II think the cold
has caught me. and II didn't have to
run very fast TO do Il. either oh.
dear. don't believe III h. able to do
much Homework today Wiggy. unless
| have some medicine
Iu 20 right away and get you some
from the flve- -six-cent store" said
tho bunny rabbit. "Tll get YOU some
rneeting. coughing and cold medicine d"
That will be yery-a- kerr choo-- Kind
of-ker- -snitzio-of you" said Nurse Jane
Uncle WlgEily hurried out to the chick
en- cook where automobile had been
sleeping during the night, and. turn
INK tho vhirzicum- whsrrlcum to make
II go, IN he hoppd TO ride off TO the
medicine store. ~
right. except for what happened Uncle
Wlsslly was riding along, thinking how
sorry he was about Nurse jane, and how
Kind shs was 10 him and all that, when,
all of sudden, his automobile ran into
mud puddle on the road left there by
the last April shower, and then
Wen. you know how II is II, when YOU
are running fast and you suddenly step
into a slippery mud puddle, IL was that
way with Uncle wiggllyk automobile
The bologna sausage tires spun around
like Samme Littletairs top when It's In
rabbit gentleman In II. tried to turn a
somersault
II didn't quite do II, but II stood up
on It's hind wheels, like horse when
rs playing tag, and then II ran back
ward and splashed the muddy water all
over Finally II scootod across the mud
puddle sideways and stopped.
Uncle Wiggily sat stift for n minute
but nothing else happened. lie was
not hurt. except for being shaken up,
and the, auto, was not hurt, except for
being all mud, but that would wash of
so ! guess I'll 20 on to Grandfath
Gooscy Gandnrs house and play gam.
oi bean bag" said the bunny uncle TO
himself And then ho stopped short, a
funny look came over his face. under
his pink nose and he said
'Ha, hum That doesn't sonsa Just
right Now did start out to 20 play
checkers with Grandpa Gooseyl'
lie tried to think, but tho more he
thought the more mixed up he became.
THAT doesn't seem Just right" he
said II believe | started out TO buy
new turnlp steering wheel for my
automobile and yet that doesn't seem
right. either"
Uncle wlggly thought little longer
and then ho said
"Oh, now rcmemherl was going
to ser how much there was len OF Bcckie
Stubtalrs mudpie after we put some on
the nose Of susie littletsll. my rabbit
niece where the bee stung her OF
coursel"
And yet the more Uncle wlssily
thought Of that the less sure he was
of being right
IT'S very queer" he said "Bu,
seem to have forgotten what ! started
out to get let Atry to think "
| SO he thought hard s he could
but the more hs~thought the more he
! forgot The truth was that spinning
around 40 fast In his automobile In the
mud puddle had made him forget all
| about what he wanted to do.
| Gould " he that | was going 10 20
on, sailing IN my slrshlp, and that II
turned into nm automobile instsad" >he
| asked himself Hut. do what he did, he
could not remeber
| All OF a sudden Uncle wigslly saw
/ Nanne Wartail, the little goat gifl com.
! ing along through the woods Mamie
/ had n little basket on her hoot and she
| wore n sun bonnet on her head
| "Oh, Mamie" ctled Uncle Wigsiiy