The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-30
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lCopyright. 1917. hy Mcclure Newspaper
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(tI TO. Nurse Jane! Are YOU going
A to the storc7' called ncle Wig
i giy Longears 20 his muskrat
lady hOusrkceper one morning
as he saw her coming out Of the hollow
stump bungalow with a basket on her
paw
why. yes. ! am" she answered. look
INK over az the bunny rabbit gentleman
who was practicng 80 he could be sol
der. and walking up and down in front
| of his tent. Did you want me to bring
anything Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy asked, for
well SHE knew Uncle WiggiY. being a
soldier could not go and come AS he
/ pleased lie had TO stay on guard near
| his tent. for there WAS no telling when
The mosquito enemy might swoop down.
biting every one -
,'i'd like you to- bring me some dried
lfapioca. so can make apioca pud-
ding" spoke the bunny uncle. 81 want
some for dessert tonlsht when | finish
drilling with the animal boys who will
stop here on their way from school.
"Taploca you shah have" said Nurse
Jane with a switch Of her tail to put
herself ON tho right track. do YOU
Enow how 20 make II into pudding
on yes. answered Uncle Wiggily.
You get the round. dried, hard tapioca.
which Is like little white marbles Then
you soak lt Va waiter until II Is soft.
then YOU mix n up with sugar and
eggs and milk, and bake II In the oven
! on, yes, | know how to make Il tapioca
pudding You do IL almost as though
/ you were making a rice one"
"Bnt don't soak ns much tapioca as
you did of rice. the time ~ swclled up
and ran ah over your tent said Nurse
! Jane You only need n little tapOca
for T. will make itself big as popcorn
! does"
| uIu r.,.,,h.,t nroy,Iasd ITpcIe Wiz
gily. laughing as he thought of the mis-
take no had made with the rice, which
story | have had the pleasure OF telling
you.
So whils Nurse Jane went 70 the store
for the tapioca, Uncle Miggily marched
like soldier up and down In front Of
his tent II had been blown up. together
with the rabbit gentleman, by the bad
foN and the mosquitoes, using talcum
api tooth powder as | told YOU last
safely falling down, with the hlg umbrel-
la as y parachute, the tent tell, too, not
being hurt. and II was set up again.
There, now go ahead and make your
tapioca pudding" said Nurse Jane, rs
she came back from the store and gave
the bunny rabbit n package. "I'll keel
watch for the bad mosquitoes while yoo
make your dessert"
Uncle Wiggily was pretty good cook
and having verNthlng he needed IN hls
tent he soon had the pudding made. H.
sat II IN the oven, where n began 10 bake
or boil or fry or STEW Whatever tapioca
puddings should rightnlly do.
All, ha' n smells most delicious
said Uncle WHISKY as he shifted the air
Now | will 10 out on guard again unit
II Is baked, There will he no need o
your watching for the had mosquitoes
any longer, Nurse jane" he said TO IN,
muskrat lady. you may go down TO tn,
three and four-cent store. II YOU like, buy
yourself n pail OF diamond ear rings ant
charge them In me
81 thank you" said Nurse Jane, ant
away she went. tying her tail In n dou
bile bow knot so the cows would not stci
ON a.
The pudding was soon nicely baked
and Uncle WiggiN. sitting In front o
his tent, presently fell asleep, for the dal
was warm, sunny one And as h,
slept, n bad mosquito saw him.
"Iial | know what | shall do" sait
the had mosquito ''rll sneak up, wher
Uncle wiggily doesn't see me asleep a.
he IA, and IN take all the bullets ont
OF hts gun Then he cant shoot ant
III get some of my other mosquito
friends, and well capture him, and car
~ him of to our swamp, I'd carry him
alone only he la too large for me
80 THIS bad MESQUITE nylns sonH up
Migrilys pop sun, leaving u unloeded
Then he flew of aud called TO all tn,
other bad biting bugs
Come on he buRred. Now W
can easily catch that rabbit. lie can
shoot usl'
out from their swamp svsrmed th'
mosquito army. Boldly, and ready TO bite
they sailed through tho air toward IN,
tent of the brave soldier rabbit lie wa
still asleep, but. oil of n sudden he hear
the burning Of the wings ot the mosquito
pests In the ait and awakened
( "Hal Tho enemy approaches erie,
Uncle Miggily, Just like n book. Y mus
shoot at them with my bean poprun"
But when the rabbit gentleman pullc,
the trigger there was only n puff q
talcum powder and no bullets shot on
to drive away the mosquitoes
"Hol lio' Iial lla' ctied the hsi
hugs 'you can't hurt us, but We cat
catch YOU. Bussl Bss' Rass'"
I a"Oh, NY goodness me. sakea ~ live
and some mustard lolllpups" cried Uncl
wispiu This Ia terrible No bullet
for my gun What shall I do1'
Dor What shall sou do1 Why We