South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-08
UNCLE
WIGGILY
UNCLE WIGGILY OND THE
WINDOW SHADE.
By HOWARD X. GARIs.


- room Of Uncle Wiggily's hollow
imp bungalow one morning.
What goes2" asked the bunny
u bolt gentleman. holding his paw
FER his pink nose To stop 10 from
vinkung 80 fast The bunny's nose
as getting frightened. u seemed.
what goes2" asked Uncle WlggIy-
Not the Fuzzy Fox. I hope. or Dc
Is going. I hope he's going away
ON my bungalow.
L was speaking Of this window
hade." went on Nurse Jane some
hing e. wr0ng with &C.. IL never rolls
. right-always 90 one side, squee-
e. OF else e. won't rOu up az al
|ook al n. we need a new shade!
Let me see" spoke Uncle Wig
iiy, coming over 90 the window he
bred the shade slowly up and down.
&Au 10 needs is fixing" he said.
Nurse Jane gave him one look
~ such a look. on. MY
''Wiggy." she said. eve nave lived
bgether in peace and happiness
.hany years. me being your house
eeper.
"I know a.. and thankful / am for
z you have done for me I'm that
lme." said Uncle Wiggily. wonder
& ng what was coming.
We'll" went on Nurse Jane,
whenever I hear you say fix IT,,
get the cold sshivers down my
scki'
"Avhy2" asked SIR. Lougears.
Because 1 haven't forgotten the
II az YOU fixed the leaky water pipe
With chunl, Of gum. and Baby
Funty came En-. chewed The gum and
hen the water. that you did manage
% stop for p little while spurted
lut again worse than ever. So II
& rou think-"
son. thls window shade is differ
Z PIT" laughed the bunny gentleman
%Au I need 20 do is take st down.
twist il up Il little 10 make the
&prins tighter, and it viii roll all
Sight. III show YOU.
lie stepped up on a chair. pulled
10 shade down. took it off the fix
q ures at the side Of the window,
<rolled the shade up i'm his paws. put
j back again and-lo and behold!
i The shade went mp and down as
|hicely as a piece Of pie sliding over
ne ironing board.
II Fixed it," said Uncle Wisgily.
WHY. so you did, exclaimed
.hSurse Jane. as she tried the shade.
T TT works fine! I didn't believe you
could do g."
"Oh. I can do lots Of things YOU
zdon't know about" laughed the
bunny. lie finished his breakfast Of
4carrot pancakes with turnip gravy
|sprinkled down the sides and then
Nurse Jane. after washing the dish
es. said she wanted TO run over to
aNrs. Wibblewobble' moment 10
ask the ducky lady how TO color
e. red dress green.
And TN 20 out and look for an
adventure" said Uncle wisely 90
Ehimself. as he put on his pink nose
oh listen 90 me. would YOU. i
mean his hat But before ] 60
said the bunny. II think I'd better
make the spring i'm the window shade
q bit tighter
So Uncle WigEJly made the spring
OF the window shade much tighter
so tight. IN fact that the curtain
rolled up with a whizz bang, and 10
4 was all tho rabbit uncle could do TO
hold IT, down.
81 guess Nurse Jane will have no
more trouble with shat shade,
+. chuckled the bunny to himself. cit
s will roll ap almost by itself If she
i just looks at It,"
Having fixed the shade Uncle Wig
gilv thought he would start out "a
look for an adventure. but. ali Of q
4 sudden. there was a bang az the door
! and in came Tommie Kat, tho kitten
I boy
oh hello. Uncle NigEily." new
4 cd Tommie What have YOU beer
doing Your paws are all dust"
II fixed the window shade ans
wered tho bunny. II made 10 so
would roll MP easily"
Then YOU ought TO come over 4
/ our house" said Tommic. some O
on shades need fixing How doe
yours work." with that the pussy
boz took hold OF tho string OF tn
shade. lie gave 1t little pull an'
then. All at once. there was a whizz
ing sound. the shade rolled mp Xix,
Hash. and Tommic was uowher
10 be seen.
Ny goodness" cried Uncle Wig
gfly What in the world hap
pened o.
'rNlia0uw. New Mee-ee!' erie,
r. puSsys voice. but where 10 CAM
from Uncle Wiggily cold not tell
where are you. Tommle?" aske,
.hs bunny.
wound up inside the window
shade" was the muffed answer
Tine shade rolled up so quickly Z
took me with &c and now I'm al
wrapped Up inside. Please pun tn
shade down. Uncle Wigsily. and lie
me out"
This the bunny gentleman did
though 10 was ha-d work because n
had made the spring 80 tight. Dow
came Tommie. his fur all rufned. bu
otherwise he was not hurt
Il guess I'd better unwind tha
spring a bit" said Uncle Wiggily. "
wouldn't want Nurse Jane 10 &c
tangled In the shade as you were
Tommie. She would never forgiv
met So the shade was fixed not q
ron 10 so fast and then the bum
and pussy boy each had a piece @
orange loilypop pie.
And n the ice cream doesn't juml
in The lemonade aad try 20 swim
from one side OF the pitcher 20 tn
other. I'll tell YOU next about Urcl
Wiggily and the smoky stove
Some people blow up when the
try 10 clean clothes with gasoline
Use Blue Devil a