Transcript:

Charlie Brown sits on the floor with a book in his lap and says,"Gee, it's lonesome around here"

He walks off sighing.

He walks over to the telephone which sits on a table. He picks up the receiver and says,"Hello, operator?"

He leans on the table and asks,"Will you tell me a story?"

This gag is recycled from the Li'l Folks strip from September 14, 1947: