The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-06
Creatures Of Most Astonishing
Aspect Represented BiddIeS and
Hofackers and F1ooi8aRs

Il really have charge OF them all. I
prepare their food and pus it IN their
houses, keep their ciothes in repair, clean
up after them and do all the things that
a parent does for her children. They can't
do the simplest thing for themselves. 1
must attend to al"
Alice laughed. Just like the old wo-
man who lived in a shoel You have so
many children that you don't know what
TO do said she.
Indeed, I am the same, almost. Some
times feel ike doing exactly as she did
give them some broth without any bread.
and spank them all so1ndly and. put them
TO bed"
'Wm you tell me how it happened that
all these old people became like so many
children asked Alice That is" she
added, IF it isn't a secret"
i will gladly tell you. and think it
ought to be printed ia the papers or a
book as warning to all grown-ups not
TO play too mucn. All these people once
lived in town. and were ordinary common
sense folks, but they became infatuated
with the game Of golf and spent all their
spare time, TO the neglect Of everything
else, playing it. Then they learned another
game called ping-pOng which was
played indoors, and they simply went
crazy over il, so that every hour. except
the hours spent 80 sleep, were devoted to
this sport. They went without their meals.
because they needed an their dining room
tables to play ping-pOng upon. and they
could think OF nothing else
Nobody courted, read books, got mar
ried or understanding was done but
-r-
~ midnight. They would fight and quar-
rel over the score. call names and suIk.
but stin they played, until finally they
began to play on Sunday. Then the min
lister went and talked to them, for, al
though he played ping-pong, too, he
drew the line at Sunday playing. But they
wouldn't listen TO him. and he went away
sad at heart and took church in another
place. Then, just when they thought
they were eli right the wizard Megargee,
Towards father, went there to attend
to some business, but finding that every
body was 80 wrapped up in ping-pong
that they had 10 time TO attend 10 any
thins else he got ued and said:
90 L came here 10 give you fine public
library with ten million books. which 1
am golng to call THE TabascO Inn Ii
brary," where you could take out all the
books YOU wanted at a cost OF only ten
cents each. but see that YOU are too
silly and childish TO appreciate the gift
Instead OF that III put a spell upon you
so that you will forever remain as chill
dren playing at silly games from morn
ing until night.
So that is how It happened Because
the old woman was the only one in The
town who didn't play ping-pong, the ma
giCian placed all the others in her care
Il have a good mind to Just release
them an from the spell. said the Prin-
cess. thought1ully.
why. can you do that2' asked the
old woman in surprise i thought thc
magician alone could do such a thing!'
Yes: Z could II I wished. ] am only
wondering whether il is for the best. Per
haps they would be sorry TO have 70 be
crown-up folks Cnce more. but II does
seem a shame 10 see them all so childish
I think You would do better if you left
them alone, for noE they are too old 70 g
back ard begin again. and, besides. il
might do no good. They might keep right
on playing games, and there would be no
body TO take care Of theml for certainly
J won't look out for q lot Ct quaTrelsoms
Old people. I tell You that It's all right
10 take care Of children. but cranky old
grown-Uus are too much for me
So Alice decided that she would leave
them lust as they were. and sac said good.
bye to the so-called Witch She sat dowr
under the tree once more and opened tbs
magic book
II opened AZ the page where the wish
ing spell was printed She read aloud;