South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-29
UNCLE
WIGGILY
UNCLE WIGGIT.N AND THE
PASTE.
By HOWARD r.. GARIs
BY HOWARD r. GARIs.

Uncle Wiggily. Uncle Wig
gilyi" called Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy one day. as the muskrat lady
hOusekecper was leaving the hollow
stump bungalow. I'm going out
Uncle WlSsfly,"
Eth, ON, what's that" asked
the bunny gentleman. suddenly
awakening from his nap. lie had
gone 20 sleep in the easy chair while
reading a book about icicles that
Mr. Whitewash. the polar bear gen
tlemau. had loaned him
Il said I was going out-down 10
the eight-and-nine-cent store to buy
gold esg-beater." went on Miss
Fuzzy Wuzzy 81 see YOU have fall
len asleep over your book. I didn't
want 10 go out while you were nap
ping. for If YOU awakened you
might wonder where I was"
Yes" agreed Uncle Wiggily. Il
might. But toddIe ON. Nurse Jane.
I'm be all right while you're gone.
though. of course. I'll miss YOU. I'm
not going out after adventures to-
day ! have a little cold. Sc Tn stay
i'm the bungalow. I must finish this
book"
Nurse Jane went out and Uncle
Wiggily tried 10 read again. But
the book about lcicles was rather
dry-not much OF story in t-and
before the bunny knew he was
asleep again.
Uncle WiEgily began 20 cream
that he was being chased by the
Bob Cat. and he ran until he came
10 big high wall. and he had 10
jump off the wall Jumping Off
I'm his dream. OF course-made him
wake mp with a start. and the book
tumbled 10 the floor.
"Oh. dear!" cried the. bunny gen
/ tleman. now wide awake. "Oh. a
lot Of the pages have been torn out
of that book Mr. Whitewash let me
take This Is bad. hut it isn't as
bad as If the Bob Cat had chased
me"
However. It was sad enough. for
I the book in falling had turned up1
side down and a number Of leaves
were torn out.
II know what I can do. though. g"
said Uncle Wiggily I'll make
some paste out of -four and water
and paste the pages back I'm the
book. Of course, I'll tell Mr.. White
wash what happened but I think I
can never show that they were
torn"
Uncle Wiggily found a tin pan in
/ the kitchen and filed it half fun Of
dry -four. Then he let some water
run in and stirred the -four until
he had made a painful Of sticky
paste.
My! I didn't need as much as
thisi" laughed the bunny. when he
saw how much paste he had made
I Just a little I'm a cup would have
been enough. didn't know IL
would make so much. There
enough TO paste back the leaves Of
dozen books! Well, maybe Nurse
Jane can make what paste I don't
use into some sort of a cornstarch
pudding"
Putting the pan Of sticky paste in
a chair near him. Uncle Wiggily be-
/ gan to mend the book that had torn
/ when 1t fell out Of his paws as he
I slept
The bunny gentleman put little
paste on one edge of & torn page.
/ slipped il in the book where IL be-
longed and pressed the edge down.
In a moment the loose page was
/ rasted fast
This will make the book as good
| as new" chuckled the bunny.
/ Mr.. LOngeaCs was JUS. pastiRc in
/ the last few leaves. AMI there was
plenty of paste left in the pan on
/ the chair near the bunny when the
/ front door Of the bunEd ow was
! pushed open and Uncle Wisgily
heard some one coming I'm.
You're back early. Nurse janet"
called the bunny thinking it was his
I muskrat lady housekceper.
Early or late makes no differ
7 ence 10 me-" howled harsh voice.
/ ''All l want is an ear 70 nibblel"
Bless my lollypops," exclaimed
the bunny TITS the Fuzzy Fox"
! And so It was The bad chap had
\ slipped in while the bunny was past
/ ing the last OF the tornout leaves.
What are you doing?" asked the
/ Fox, coming into the room and
standing near the chair on which
Uncle Wiggily had put the paste
/ pan.
"Oh, I'm mending a book I tore
! by accident" the rabbit answered.
III watch you" barked the Fox.
| I'm in no hurryl"
Then sit down in the chair and
| rest yourself-you must be tired"
/ said the bunny. pretending not 10
| know what was going 10 happen.
sit down in that chair behind you q"
Keeping his eyes on Uncle Wig
/ gily so he wouldn't get away. the
/ Fox sat down in the chair. and not
/ only that but he sat in the sticky
/ paste! F1oppo-hip,
~'Oh. what's this2 What's this ?"