South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-05

bunny. I ciQn KNOW We nad Sucn
ar old rsmshackle OF chair that
the junkman needed to take It
away. where IS that chair?"
on the porch" answered Nurse
Jane, and then as Uncle wiggily
hoped up the steps 10 look at the
chair. Nurse Jane said. over the
back fence 20 Mrs. Twistytan. the
pig lady:
The chair Is al right. It just
needs a coat OF paint. But I've
asked Uncle Wiggily. until 1 am
tired. 20 paint IL. He always has
some excuse. such as being too
busy. Now I'll fix him!"
How will you fix Uncle Wiggily
about the Old chair" grunted the
pig lady.
Why" whispered Nurse Jane.
He always gets fused and excited
whenever I speak Of giving some
thing 10 the junk monkey. No mat
ter how old thing is. Uncle Wis
gily hates 10 give away. he al
ways SAYS there is some good In e.
We'll the chair Is a good one. All
Il needs is painting. and this Is the
only way I could get him 70 paint
e.. Now listen TO him"
Uncle Wiggily hoped down off
his porch.
There's nothing the matter with
that chair. Nurse Jane" he said
"All il needs IS some paint"
afI sarT 49,,
the muskrat lady TO Mrs Twisty-
tail.
7 had a day Of rest yesterday,
the Fourth OF July" went on Uncle
wiggily, 80 I'll paint that chair
and make It as good as new What
color would you like II. Nurse
Jane?"
ooh. sky blue pink" answered
the muskrat lady. trying not 70
laugh az she looked at the pig
lady. Her trick was working all
right.
"Tu make the chair ringed,
streakeled and sDeckled-all sorts
OF colors," laughed Uncle wiggily.
who loved to fuss with paints. I'm
glad looked at II before I sent
the junk monkey. The idea OF
throwing away a perfectly good
chair. which only needs a coat Of
paint"
"All right-you paint It." slyly
laughed Nurse Jane. I've been hop
ing you would" she added in a low
voice.
Uncle Wiggily took off his pink
ncse-oh. please excuse me! l
mean he took off his fancy coat and
vest and put on his overalls so he
could paint. and a little later he
was mixing colors on his front
stcop. and getting ready to decor
ate the old chair with rings. streals
and polka dots.
"I'Il make this chair sky blue
pink all right" he laughed to him
self as he daubed on some yellow
streaks. mixed with brown. and
some spots Of green. Then he
painted some stripes Of red and a
few dabs Of purple.
BY this time the chair was pref
~ we'll painted. Uncle Wiggily
went in the hollow stump bungalow
~ scr q SSH lfdu4HS.
WET PAINT
TN just put that on the chair
so no one will sit in It until Il Is
dry. For II they sit in ii now they'll
become all ringed. streakled ana
speckled like" chuckled the bunny.
He was just coming out with the
Wet Paint" sign when, all OF a
sudden, there was a scrambqing
noise on the porch and the OLD
Fuzzy Fox jumped up and sat down
in the newly painted chair
"Oh don't do that" cried Uncle
Wiggily. Don't sit in that chart"
"Ha, You don't want me TO sit
in a nice. new. easy chair when I
am very tired" barked the Fox.
shame on you! I'll sit here until
I get ready TO jump up and nlbble
your ears" and he leaned back IN
the newly painted chair
"Oh. are you going TO nibble my
I ears?" asked the bunny.
"Of course! That's why I camel"
snarled the Fox. And I guess Tn
nibble them now," Up he jumped.
vhirled around once or twice like a
/ top, and then he came toward
Uncle Wiggily.
'Ha, Hai Ha! Ho! Hol Ho, Hell
/ He, He" laughed the RABBIT
We'll, what's so funny?" asked
the Fox.
"You-you are!" chuckled the
rabbit. You're all paint-rlnged.
/ streakled and specked. oh, dears
( Oh. my sides, Oh. how funny you
| look!" Now II there was one thins
more than another that the Fox
hated, II was 10 look funny and be
! laughed az.
Just then he caught sight Of his
back in the shiny bottom Of =
! dishpan Nurse Jane had hung on
the porch 70 dry.
ooh. I'm all red. green. blue.
! yellow and pink" howIed the Fox.
"Oh. however did II happen? l
must be bewltched by a fairy. on.
/ this is no place for me-" And away
he ran as fast as he could go. not
nibb,ing the bunny's ears at all.
well, it's a good thing I painted
the chair" laughed the rabbit
/ gentleman. as he put on the Wet
Paint" sign. So everything happen
/ ed for the best. And If the lemon
/ squeezer doesn't put Strawberries
on the cake OF soaD. thinking it's