The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-26
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Uncle WIooliy and the PUSHES.

tkyUyHAT have YOU there" asked .
W. Nurse Jane Fuzzy WuZzy, the
w muskrst lady hOusekeeper as
she saw Uncle Wiggily Longears F
III" rabbit gentleman, come hopping along
ont NJ the woods toward his hollow stump
bungalow one afternoon
"Oh, nothing very much" answered
the bunny, who carried In his paws a
bundle wrapped In brown oak leaves I.
from the forest IT'S Just little sur
prise Tor Susie littletail
on, surprise" exclaimed Nurse
Jane and she would have asked more
questions, only Just then, she smelled
something burning In the bungalow
oven
"Oh, my potato pies" she cried. and
she ran 10 take them out before they
should burn too black. SO the muskrat
nolc Wigsily had brought home from
rIe woods with him and he laid his
bundle down on a bench on the porch
Did YOU save the potato Pies
asked Mr.. Longears, when Nurse Jane
came back from the Kitchen. her
whlskers rather red from the heat
"Oh, yes They're all right Did you
have an adventure today. Mr.. Longearsy"
No. answered Uncle Wiggily. Il am
sorry to say | did not, But I'll take
another trip to the woods tomorrow aud
then may hnvc better luck %
II seemed as though summer were we'll
on It's way 10 Woodland where Uncle
Niggly and his animal friends lived The
bunny rabbit sat down on the porch.
looked a, the bundle wrapped In dried
leaves, which he had brought from the
woods. and hlinked both his eyes. Then
he saind TO himself,
Susie viii be quite surprised with
these, I'm sure, And II she likes them
III get some more tomorrow for the
other little animal girls
Then. thinking how pleased his little
rabbit niece would he with her present
Uncle Niggily went into the hollow
stump bungalow to eat some OF the po-
tato pies for lunch,
Toward evening, when Uncle WlggilN
came back TO his bungalow from having
been over to play game Of Scotch.
checkers with GRANDFATHER Gooscy Can
der. the sky became cloudy and II looked
as though n spring snow storm was com
ing And thai night, after supper. when
the bunny rabbit went to bed he looked
out ~ the window. and, surely enough a
few white flakes were sitting down, as
Mother Goose Sits down the feathers she
picks from her geese.
An OF a sudden In the middle Of the
night. unclo Wiggly awakened and
called aloud
oh, the poor puSses"
what poor punsics7" asked Nurse
Jane Fuzzy WurzN, who had gotten ~
and put on her hathrohe and slippers 10
shut her window. as tho snow was drift
ing IN
'The poor pusses | brought home as
surprise for Susie Littletaii answered
Uncle Wiggily II lef, them out on the
porch Now II Ia cold and showing
though | did not think II would do that
AMI the poor pussies viii freeze"
"Oh. how careless like Of you cried
NuVaa IaVN Mud told me
word ot what YOU had In that bundle
| Of leaves Poor pussies, indeed They
should have had warm milk at once, hut
/ YOU never told mo! Quick, 60 and bring
them In, and IN make them hot catn'p-
1 Kitten tea At once. That VIII stop them
| from getting cold
Uncle Wiggily did not wait to listen to
/ what Nurse Jane said slipping on hls
| hath robe and fairly jumping into his
I slippers. no hurried downstairs and out
/ on the bungalow porh
I, was dark there, aud tho wind was
! blowing while the snowflakes we're slit
/ ing about like cocosnut puffed off the
/ ton " n strawberry shottcske, and for a
/ few minutes tncle " iggily could not find
] what he was looking for, IA he felt about
| with his paws for the bench he could
/ hear inside tho bungalow Nurse Jane
| EugSy Wuzgy banging aud rafting about
| among tho pots and pans on tho stove
\ wonder Wha, shes DOING thought
/ turlu Niggib But, no matter here
are 40, pusyra I'm take them into tho
| bungalow so they won't freeze and die ~
| Ana hc finally found tho bundle he was
/ looking for vs. he Mt In the bunga-
low with II NuiSe Jane cried
'Oh, the poor things BRING them them
| right up to the fire and warm them
| want to toast their little tootsie.
Wootsics let me give them some hot cat
| nip tea oh, what a shame they were
ont IN the storm Why, what are you
going to do she asked Uncle Wiggily
NJ she saw the rabbi, Dlllns a pitcher a,
the Kitchen sink.
Tim going 10 put the pussies IN water
he said, casual IKE
what No, drown them. I hopc''
cried Nurse Jane "Oh, the poor things
How cruel you are | cant bear 10 hear
them so Mc~-nem When you put then
In water
We'll" cscrSimed I'ncle wwguy viii
n lhugh. 'you'll never hear these nus
siop new They are pussy willows
picked uff bush In the woods tods,
and brought home 80 Suals~ Lit,le,ni
could see them all come out. funny Like
when they are put In water In n warn
room Tho snow and cold would hav,
spoiled them ma YOU think they wer,
real pussieA, Nurse Jane, that YOU mad,
catnip tea for them"
Hum Some folks think they Or,
: terribly smart" exclaimed the musk m
lady A. she went back 90 he'd, and IN,
bunny laughed sEsin. And, n the threa,
doesn't run through tho eye " tho needl
and tickle n 30 II snseHes, III tell yol
! nes, about Uncle wlsily and Nurs
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