Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
WILBUR AND THE PAINTING.

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heard him this. New, your Anr7
Idl.a va an artist and could pam
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Aun, Julia decided Ia paint grandpa
"a picture of the old hou,e fr6m tn
ond of thc arbor. as a surprise fo@
hi- birthday. Every day vhen grand
IA went to town She set her cas- /
at the end of the arbor She brouaht
her pains and brushes. ard the can.
vas on which the picture was boins
painted. Then she would work very
hard until il was for grandpa l.
como home Thes die paint,as va
buried out of sight.
"Ni1bur. your own papa. "a said
before was aboat Htae years old. OF
course. h was TerT much Interested
in the picture Every day he and
his sister Margaret would go down
La watch Ann .iulia New. Wilbur
was a good liftfc boy except that.
just like HAIRY hare. he wanted -
i've hi eNr way. VII Il
b mad UP hHs mind 70 Dc
ANYTHING ne would stamp his Iul
foo. aud say, Wilbur will and +. 0sed
. he very hard work sometimes 10
teach ha that he couldn't f;H u
s.5s before grandpa birthday ~
- 'Ni1Iur VIII for the lasl limo IL
i4f.- life. .hioE.
That morning Aunt Julia was very
busy trIir@ 70 finish the picfHre. i
VA afnost dona and looked lole
heau' fel White sIe#4e W.. ~
seme o7#a called 70 zee h l. 81
LIT her= VorJ, aad hurried a@e III
house. =ieH.a@ Nilbnr and Mar@ar-t
Ting oa the ground.
- want to help, said Wilbur. srd
sen'v. oh. no yon mustn't yop
could sneiI It, said Maruar t..
'WontspoiI it. said The naughty hey
1 want to paint 4 white syrinea bios
som on the bush
No, no no, Wilbur. YOU mustn't.
cried Margaret, trying to keep him
from the easel. Wilbur will h
shouted. pushing her aside
Climbing up ON to he chair. h
rckcd UP paint brush, and looked
up the long arbor just ds h. had 500
Aunt Julia do Margaret stood by lbc
e2scl a moment, III Il seeing thu
Wilbur Was determined 10 p2iat h
rushod Off toward the house c.,
ne In his haste TO paint a bios +
before any one returned Wilbur dip
ped his brush in the black instead of
the white paint He made 4 mark
or he canvas and saw his mistall7.
Frightened at wha he had done his
hand slipped and the brush mad
LONG black mark acrcss tho picture
Yes We showed the picfuro 10 eran l.
ia. OF thor Wilbm showed to him
himself, ard told him the whole story.
Grandpa had long talk With Wi1hnr