Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29

| friend Of the Master Woodsman But since
| AXIS visit they had reason to fear the OPP
| position of the immortals, and they dread
! ed defeat. So the king sent swift mes
sengers to all parts of the world to sum
mon every evil creature to his aid.
And on the third day after the declara-
ton of war a mighty army was at the COM
mand of the King Awgwa. There were 300
Asiatic dragons, breathing fire that con-
sumed everything it touched. These hated
mankind and all good spirits. And there
were the three-eyed Giants of Tatary, a
! host in themselves. who liked nothing bet
ter than to fight. And next came the Black
Demons from Patalonla, with great spread
ing wings like those of a bat, which swept
terror and misery through the world as
| they beat upon the air. And Joined to these
We're the Goozzle-Goblins, with long talons
as sharp as swords with which they claWed
the mesh from their foes. Finally, every
mountain Awswa in the world had come TIC
participate in the great battle with the i'm
mortals
The King Awgwa looked around upon this
vast army and his heart beat high with
wicked pride, for he believed he would sure
~ triumph over his gentle enemies, who
had never before been known to fight Rut
the Master Woodsman had not been idle
None of his people was used to warfare
yet now that they were called upon to face
the hosts of evil they willingly prepared
for the fray
AK had commanded them to assemble in
the Laughing Valley, where Claus, ignorant
on his account, was quietly making his
toys.
Soon the entire valley, from hill to hill
was filled with the little immortals The
Master Woodsman stood first bearing a
cleaning that shone like Furnished sill
Yer. Next came the Ryls armed with
sharp thorns from bramble- bushes Then
the KNOCKS, bearing the spears they used
when they were forced to prod their savage
beasts into submission. The Fairies dress
ed in white gauze with rainbow-hued wings
bore golden wands. and the Woodnvmnbs
IN thelr uniforms OF oak-leaf green, carried
switches from ash trees weapons
Loud laughed the Awgwa King when he
beheld the size and the arms of his foes
TO be sure the mighty AK of the Woodsman
was to be dreaded, but the sweet faced
and crooked Knocks were such harmless
folk that he almost felt shame at having
called such terrible host to oppose them
Since these fools dare fight" he said to
the leader of the Tatary Giants. II will
oVerWhelm them with our evil powersw
To begin the battle he poised a great stone
In his left hand and cast it full against the
sturdy form of the Master Woodsman who
turned it aside with his AK. Then rushed
the three-eyed Giants of Tatary upon the
KNOCKS, and the Gaozze- COLLINS upon the
Ryls. and the fire-breathng Dragons upon
the sweet Fairies Because the Nymphs
were AXIS own people the band of Awgwas
sought them out, thinking to overcome
them with ease.
But it is the Law that while EVIL. unop-
posed, may accomplish terrible deeds the
powers of Good can never be oyerthrown
when opposed to Evil Well had if been
for the King Awewa had he known the
Law,
His ignorance cost him his existence. for
one flash of the ak borne by the Master
Woodsman of the World cleft the wicked
King in twain sand rid the earth of the
vilest creature It contained.
Greatly marveled the Tatary Giants when
the spears of the little Knocks pierced
their thick walls of flesh and sent them
reeling to the ground with bowls of agony
Woe came upon the sharp taIoned Gobims
when the thorns of the Ryls reached their
savage hearts and let their life blood
| sprinkle all the plain. And afterward from
every drop a thistle grew.
The Dragons paused astonished before
the Fairy wands, from whence rushed a
power that caused their fiery breaths to
F, flow back on themselves so that they shriv-
| eled away and died.
AS for the Awgwas, they had scant time
to realize how they We're destroyed, for the
| ash switches of the Nymphs bore charm
| unknown ito any Awgwa, and turned the, Il
! foes into clods of earth at the slightest
| touchi
| When AK leaned upon his cleaning ak
/ and turned to look over the field of battle
! he saw the few Giants who were able to
/ run disappearing over the distant hills or
| their return to Tatary. The Goblins hal
Dragons. while all that remained of the
| wicked Awgwas was a great number oil
| earthen hillockS dotting the plain.
| And now the immortalS melted from The
| Valley like dew at sunrise, to resume theiI
duties In the Forest, while Ak walked slow