Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-11
ssn's story.

On the top Of the Crumpetty Tree
The Quangle wangle sat;
Buth face you could mot see
On account Of his beaver hat;
Forhls hat was hundred and two feet wide,
via ribbons and bbbons on every side,
And bells and buttons, and hoops and lace.
10 hat nobody could ever see the face
of lhe QuanEle wangle Quee.
Thii is what sailor Ben sang to Tad
Hebef brown eyed 6-year.old, who wss
trying to help mend the net, and begging
for songs aud stories.
Old ocean WINS calm, the afternoon was
warm mamma Heber, with the other
ladiea at the hotel, was fast asleep.
Tad forgot that he wanted to keep mis-
pretty white linen suit nice until papa
cameon tho s o'clock train from the city.
Tai played In the shining sand, tum-
bled bis yellow curls, then lay down on
the leach TO listen to Ben's song Of the
Quargle Wangle's Hat. =.
"Was there ever such q Hat, Benz
esgeiy enquirsd Tad.
"Ilounno. The song says so. 7" and he
dronbd on, in low voice:
ne Quansle wangls wangle said
= hiinsslf on tho Crumpotty Tree
Am and Jelly and bread
~ the best food for me;
Iht the longer lvefn this Crumpety Tree
he palmer than ever u seems TO me
bat very few people come this way.
i'd that life on The whole is far from gay !"
chm and Jelly an bread ought to be
company for the Quangle Wangle. !
knot Il would be for me. said Tad.
drosly. .sSvell, the next verse will tell
abo9 hh visitors"
BIT there came to the Crumpetty Tree
u. and Mr.. Canary;
IA they aid; ibid you ever see
ny spot 50 chsrmingly airy
~ We build nest BY your lovely hAtf
IL Quangle wansle grant US that.
(plsase vt Us come and build . nest
Fwhstsver material suits you best.
II. Quangle wangle Quee."
'Now listen, Tad
ind. besides. % the orumpstty Tres.
hme the Stork, the Duck and the Owl.
ke Snail and the Bundle Bee,
~ Frog and the Fimble Fowl.
Ind III Of them said: I'VE humbly beg
Fs may build our homes on your lovely hat.
H. Quangle wanglo grant Us that
'trhe little chaps asleep," said Ben,
as 10 stopped to bush away an inquisitive
wap from Tails nose, then he sang the
little boys favorits "varse," a' he
called It.:
And tho Golden Grouse came there.
And the People who had no toes,
And the small Olympian Bear.
And the Dong with the luminous nose,
And the Blue Babboon who played the flute.
And the Orient calf from the land Of the Tute.
And the Attsry squash and the Bisky Rat
All came and built on the lovely hat
Of the Quangle Quee.
Just then queer thing happened. the
bet slipped from Sailor Ben's hands, his
mouth few open and he too was asleep.
When papa Heber came he found them
"Wake up, lazy Taddy," called Mr..
Ieber, and the little fellow rubbed his
yes and said, "Oh. please don't scare
way the Fimble Fowl and Artery
quash."
"Why. my son, you are dreaming"
"Ns, papa; / have been to see the
puanRle Wangle, and they all danced by
he light Of the mulberry moon, to the
ute 81 the Blue Babboon'
''rtwas only dream, Tad" said papa
Aeber, - he brushed the sand from the
|eliow curls.
Issw them just as plain. . said Tad.
laly crying.
0y sAAaD s1hi0 ~ ~ " - HAO1711s
Il think the little chap was only half
sleep while wor a.sing to him. and he
,artly hard and dreamed those onrees-
'nabis tiings."
Mamma listened to Tad's story, then
ave hims bath and nice supper Of
Tread, frsit and milk.
Papa nd Aunt Flossie, mischief-lov.
M youn, lady, teased him about the
.Pesple tho bad no toes" and the Finn
Z lie Fowl,but Tad wss firm in his be-
LEI that b had been to zee the Qasngle
Wangie.
!. sailor IN and Tad often went fish.
Ing. boatjg and bathing in company.
tut the ile boy never again saw the
Quangle 'augle, or the queer creatures
dance byhe Right Of the moon. to the
futs Of d Blns Babboop. on the broad
green lesss Of the Crumpetty tree.