The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-08

less sawdust out of our bodies, and now
we want them filled up again. con-
tinued the doll.
"But have no sawdust, nor do l
know where to get it." answered the
child.
'"The Queen has house full Of it In
the village. Give us the key and we Will
help ourselves said the doll.
1.-THE Queen must have taken the key
with her, returned Dot, helplessly; Il
knoR nothing about it,
.'Then we shall break down the door,"
declared the doll, and stamping her feet
with anger she rushed back to her COM
panions.
When they learned that the Queen had
carried away the key to the sawdusr
house the dolls became much excited, and
ran off with loud shouts to tear down the
door of the house,
Dot was both vexed and worried, for
Twinkle declared the Queen would be
much provoked If her pretty house was
battered and broken
Lets call out the army" exclaimed
Tot, suddenly.
That's a good idea, Tot" said the
girl, and at once sent Scollops to order
the pewter soldiers to march into the
village and preserve order. But the rag
boy soon returned with the news that
the soldiers refused to obey.
''They are not used to fighting,'' ex-
planned ScolIops, tand they fear the dolls
will treat them as they did the pewter
band. Besides, they declare the Queen
detests fighting, and would blame them
for interfering with the people of the
village
1.-THE soldiers are toys and the people
are dolls,'' added Twinkle; $50 they sym.
pathize with each other
''They didn't seem to sympathize with
the band said Dot.
mo, but the band had no right to play
classical music in public
Perhaps you are right, said Dot,
thoughtfully.
She saw now that she must let the
naughty dolls have their own way; but
she went down the street with Tot ana
Scollops, and watched the crowd breah
down the door of the house. They took
away quantities Of the Queens sawdusr
and carried it to their homes, where they
made 1t into pies and cakes and Toasted
merrily upon this queer food.
This gave them something to do ana
made them happy for a while, and Dot
was profoundly grateful for period OF
rest and quiet; but she feared the dolls
would break forth into more mischief be-
fore the day passed, and so 1t PROVED.
restless and as there was no music to
be had they decided to make some or
their own. So they gathered up a lot VI
tin-pans for drums and pot-covers sor
cymbais and several Of the dolls got
combs and put paper over them. When
they blew upon these combs and hum
med a tune it sounded almost like music;
so they formed a procession, with the
doll musicians at the head of it, and
roIa oil he Ia sir oin
loudly:
''Tum, tum-tuml
Tum, tun-tum.
Here comes the band with a tin.pan
Here come ONE the cymbals, clangety-clapg.
Here come the combs with their twang,
twang, twang!
Here the marchers happy and gay,
Strangers must all keep out of cur way!
Ium, tum-tumi
Tum, tum-tum!
Chatter the cymbalS and bang the drumr'
They marched up to the palace gate and
back again, and when they came to the
house in which was the big music-box,
one of them cried:
Let us break the door down and starr
the music!"
Good, we WIFI screamed some of the
most mischievous dolls.
What do we care for the Queen?..
yelled others.
They made a rush for the house. ana
Dot, now angry and determined that the
Queens music-box should not be spoiled,
ran to the door and placed her back
against it, while she cried out:
eff any Of you dare to come nearer
will whip you soundlyi''
The dolls hung back at this, but they
threw a shower of tin-pans and combs
and pot-covers at her. which ratified