Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-16
Bedtime Stories
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"Well, Mr. Longears. I shall have
tc leave YOU rll alono today" said
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuz1y, the musk
rat lady housekeeper. as she gave
Uncle Wigslly. tho bunny rabbi. geu-
tleman hts breakfast IN the hollow
stump bungalow one morning
Leave nSe all alone-how 1ees that
happen" asked Uncle Wiggily, sort
of sad and sorrowful like. "Dl you
moan SSu are going to leave me for
good ?"
"Oh, no. I'm Just going 10 he busy
ali day sewing mosquito shirts for the
animal boy soldiers who are -Ji'is
of Ia war Since you taught them
how to shoot their talcum powder
guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammic
Littlctail your rabbit nephew. and
Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the
SQUIRRELS; Jackie and Peete Bow
Wow, the PUPPY dogs and all the
ether woodland chaps have been
bothered with the mosquitoes"
"Thoy made war enough on me-"
said Uncle Wigrily.
And since they could not eaten
you. they are starting war against
your friends" went on Nurse Jane.
80 | am making mosquito shirts for
the animal hoys Tli-he away sewing
all day, and you'll have TO get your
own lunch, I'm afraid"
"l'm not afraid" laughed brave
Uncle Wiggily. "If I could get away
from the had, biting mosquitoes, 1
guess I can get my own lunch Sc.
Sides. maybe Alice from Wonderland
VIII come along AMI help me"
Maybe" spoke Nurse Jane. Then
the muskrat lady, tying her tan al,
tu a pink blue hair ribbon. 8curried
or. while Unrie WiEgly hoped over
the fields and thru the woods. looking
for an adventure.
But adventures. or things that hap
pen I, you, Scemed 60 he scarce that
DAY. snd II was nooutiue before the
bunny gentleman hardly knew H.
Well" he exclaimed. I'm getting
hrngry. and az | didn't bring amy
cherry pie with M, I'll have to skip
along TO my hollow stump BUNGALOW
for something tn cat"
Nurse Jane had left some things on
the table for the bunny gentleman to
cat for his lunch There were cold
cold tNrnip ipsidedowns--w which are
like trrnovers ony different and
cold lettuce pancakes
Put II seems 10 me" SAID Uncle
Niggily, "iit seems To me that
would like something hot. I think IN
make soup of all these things aA
saw the cook doing when went thru
the funny little door and met Alice
iu Wonderland in the kitchen OF the
Duchess"
So getting Large soup kettle.
Uncle Wiggily put into II the cold
carrot sandwiches the cold lettuce
pancakes the cold cabbage tarts ana
so on. Then he built fire In the
stove.
For" said he. IL those thing, are
good cold they are better hot. / shall
have a fine hot lunch"
Then Uncle Wiggily sat down 10
walt for the things 10 cook, and every
once In while he would look Mt tho
kettle on the stove and say:
Yes. ! shall have a fine. hot
lunch"
And then, all Of sudden. after the
bunny rabbit gentleman had said this
about fiye-and ten cent store times Il
voice cried;
Indeed you will have hot lunch"s
and into the kitchen OF the nonow
stump Bungalow came the red hot
flamingo bird, eager to burn the rab-
nit gentleman.
"ohl' exclaimed Uncle WlggiIy Il
! don't seem w. know you very
we'll"
"You'n know me better after =
hit." said the red flamingo Dird.
clafhing Its heGK like pair OF tail
cr's shears. I'm the bird that Alice
from Wonderland used for a croaust
mallot when she plaEsd with the
Queen OF Hearts"
oh. now ] knowl'' said tho bunny.
Won't you have lunch with me r.
ho asked, irving 10 be polite. I'm
having a hot lunch, though Nurse
Jane left me cold one, and"
You are going TO have much
hotter lunch than you imRglnei" said
the red flanango bird. Took oitl
I'm getting sizzling hoti" And Indeed
he was. which made him sfch rcd