The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-17

Copyright 1917, by Mcclure Newspaper
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NEVER can learn g. Never. Oh
just hate ~ | wish ! didn't have
10 60 TO school"
As Uncle Wiggily Iongears. tho
nice rabbit gentleman. wns hopping
through tho woods one day he heard
some one saying these words when he
sat down TO rest on green. mossy
stump
lila That sounds Ike trouble right
AVA, quick thought the old rabbit gen
tlcmm 10 himself Il dii not have To
come far from my hollow stump bungR
going 10 have the pleasure ot helping the
skillcry- -sculorN alligator or the fuzzy fox
This morning | must take look and
see"
, So. rccklng around the CORNER ~ II
tree. Uucl" Wgg,ly uW Jimmie Winhlr
sort NJ looking sideways AZ II book n"
held iiY one Wobbcd foot ana llmml"'s
yellow hii was crooked and cross, be-
cause hc was 20 worried and anxious.
and he said ngnin
"Oh just hntc it' Rurr-r-r.r"'
Hat" Whti asked Oncl" Nlegiy'
: stepping out from behind q piece ~ Hp-
/ Pile pie oh. excuse me- mean from be-
/ hind tho mulberry bush. What DO YOU
! hate. Jimmie
| ~ hntn 10 learn piece 10 speak In
school answered the duck hoy You
! a', uu day I've got 10 get up iu front
/ |uf the whole class and rcrltc sonnet hing
. about the hoy standing on the burning
] deck, Or about trap hciug hal'od with
.o piece ~ sUcrsc"l mean cheese h"
/ wld quickly. seeing he had made q mis-
take
yves. chscsc Is better" spoke Uncle
Wiggy with 70 smile "Rut what Is 50
bad uhuut Learning q piece. Jimmie, my
durhy hoy Are you th" only one who
has 10 t,.iio'"
"Oh. no. We IN havc turn NJ a. Ru'
can't seem io learn my piece Ns 'as'
Hs rUmrWlcr the first line | forget tho
second. aud when remember the second
forget tho third and so on
"Thers too bad. said Uncle Wiggily
"liut TN help you"
How cnu YOU help me unless YOU
learn tho lly,. Yourself and reciie II I'm
mo hollow stump school" asked the
duck no, "And though tho lady mouse
icrchor likes YOU. ! know shc wnuldn',
let YOU do thni."
so. ! don't intend to do II Tint way.
Uncle WlgE'ly smIltngly said 4 mean
! WI help you remember your piece from
the last line To the first. froutvRrds and
backwards Now let's tnko the book and
begin We have time before school
So Uncle Wieglly glad to have n help
|I0E adventure. began 10 teach Jimmie n
piece 20 speak And ovetN morning CIR
in Friday. the bunny gentleman met the
du'k hov iu tho woods. before school
ANA wont over the piece with him ...
Il guess Ill know n when get up tr
rec,'r today said Jimmie. when Frldp,
morning came and Uuclc Wiggily hat
helped him MS usual FOR tho last time
~ hone ~ goes yll right the rabbit
gentleman said 'l'll stop NJ the hollow
slump school this afternoon uud listen I,
Wrl' Friday afternoon came. nv n aI
ways docs after Friday morning. NM
when N" hoy Bnl gtl animals were ql
; comfortable" 'n their seats, tho hdl NOUS,
teacher said
Now. We viii have tho ,pe,krg u
ri'c,s. and wen start with Susie Little
, Tho lr'lr rabbit erl spoke very nlc
piece uhpu'. "tnrr little robin live
IN dolls house. md ovcrv time rh
had popcorn she rpvc some to mouse
"Ncry good Susie" ni tho ioprhrr
'Nov wcll hear 'fom Jimmie Wihhlc
Nuhhlr
. Tho duck boy's hcsr' was heating t,.
r. - hr went up on tho platform 'u max
, hts lov and speak MS pior,
Jimmie started off th's way
s. once q trap WIS hnl,cd
A with Mother IluHharda shoe.
n Nrkl'l su p little mouse
Vie scarce knew what In dr
When Npfy's lamb won't sailing
4 with three men IN % 'uh.
,, Peter. Pumpkin Enter heat
\ tin luu dJn.n dub
n Tho hov md gIrl animals looked ,
A ono another iu funny way ana tho lad
mouse teacher said
n .Oh. Jimmie
NIi Jimmie went rlght on.
'Ui.uidd.o uildle was COW
Who Jumped way yer tho moon
And rcirr lIrvr PLAYED u plpo
~ url Nf purple tune
nHi when Nri ltldlnr ltnod came HON
\ Ana found the cupboard hare
nn rrrr went fshiug In the brook.
And caught cold IN her hair"
just then iu came rnslc wicgiN "A
x listened 60 what tho duck hoy Was rrgil
e INK and tN, bunny yriud
Z. ON Jimmie That isn't what I inuF,
i, YOU oh. Jimmie"
nut iummi, went fism On
M "Then Goose, UuHsrv Gandrr.
with simplc Simun'E pail
saw fnur and twenty hiavkhiris
u ipon "a Ions fence faii
~ AM when the Pie was opened
M put f,W n ,awing Grow.
. And this dear lncle Wigulv.
lH bll the piece ! know
, Well. Won should hsve heard tho m
A NAL lirls ana hove LAUGH rlghi out
wv schpnl at that And tho rabbit grn,lem,
u laughed. too. and sn dld the lady mou
At teacher
Why. Jimmie" she snId You ha
n. frriird v vhrir lot ~ pir,rs A'l uiiNed
together. liHe chow yhnw pickles"
lk know " said Jimmie "iHi Vh
n. found I .ru'r uuly remember ono line
,I each pirrr thought that WAS he'i
-. than forgetting n'l th" lines " one plcc,
a Very sopi. indeed sah the IA
lA mouse And NJ Whiskefs Rat. the Isi
tpr. and an tho children said tho sai
"A | .hinr So N Any piece " gunarhrff,
,ti inrsnt nuark like durk and scar, /
sss heater 49, " Jumps over tho srn
20 hollst IN ,e'l YOU neat about Tn