Peanuts by Charles Schulz for April 07, 1951
Transcript:
Charlie Brown is walking and slopping through the mud.<BR><BR> He approaches Patty standing at the curb, who says,"Charlie barown, stop that!! You're splashing mud all over yourself!"<BR><BR> He replies,"Well, you know the old saying..."<BR><BR> He slops off and concludes,"A little dirt never hurt anyone!"<BR><BR>
Patty is a neat freak in this stage of the strip’s development, yet years later, she is the one who befriends Pig Pen.