The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-02
Ghe Life and Adventures
Of Santa Claus
by L. FRANK BAUM,
Author The Wonderful Wizard Key -Fiher
Copyright 1907 by Bowen Merrill Company
by L. FRANK BAUM,
snow no mercy 10 the wicked"

very uay.
The King Awgwa and his band de
termined to carry ont the threat to
destroy Claus. They now hated hin
for two reasons-he made children hap
DIV AMI was friend of the Master
Woodsman. But since AXIS visit they
had rason TO fear the opposition pl
the mmortals, and they dreaded 81
fepl So the King sent swift messen
! GERS to all parts of the world to sum
mon every evil creature to his aid.
And on the third day after the decla
ration Of war a mighty army was at tlp
command Of the King Awgwa. Th9fs
We're 800 Asiatic Dragons, breathipe
fire that consumed everything it touch
ed. These hated mankind and all good
spirits. And there were the three eyed
Giants Of Tatary. host in themselves,
VITO liked nothing better than 10 fight
And next came the Black Demons from
Patalonia, with great spreading wings
like those Of q bat. which swept terror
aud misery through the world as they
beat upon the air. And Joined to these
were the; Goozzle. Goblins, with long
talns as sharp as swords. with which
they clawed tbc flesh from their foes.
Finally, every mountain Awgwa in the
world had come Il. participate in the
great battle with the immortals.
The King Awgwa iooked around up
on this vast army and his heart beat
high with wicked pride, for he believed
lie would surely triumph over his gen
tie enemies, who had never before been
known to fight. But the Master Woods
man 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 of the terrible battle that was
10 be waged on his account, was quiet
ly making his toys.
Soon. the entire Valley. from hin to
hill, was filed with the little iminortals.
The. Master Woodsman stood first,
bearing a cleaning ak that shone like
FURNISHED silver. Next came the Ryls,
armed with sharp thorns from bramble
bushes: then the KNOCKS. bearing the
spears they used when they were fore
ed to prod their savage beasts into sub
mission. The Fairies, dressed in white
gauze. with rainbow hued wings, bore
golden wands. and the Wood Nymphs,
in their uniforms of oak leaf green,
carried switches from ash trees as
weapons
Loud laughed the Awgwa King when
he beheld the size and the arms of his
foes. To be sure, theI mighty AK Of
the woodsman was I'd be dreaded, but
the sweet faced ,Nymphs and pretty
Fairies. the gentle Ryls and crooked
Knocks were such harmless folk that
he almost felt shame at having called
such terrible host to oppose them.
"Slnce these fools dare fight" he
said to the leader OF the Tatary
Giants. IL will overwhelm them with
our evil powers"
To begin the battle he poised great
stone i'm his left hand and east 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 GOOGLE COLLINS upon the Ryls.
and the iiCe breathing Dragons upon
Nal 81 "a NFrfnlQ
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.
unopposed, may accomplish terrible
deeds, the powers of Good can never be
overthrow when opposed TO Evil.
Well had ii been for the King Awgwa
had he known the Law!
His ignorance cost him his existence,
for one fash of the AK borne by the
Master Woodsman of the World cleft
the wicked King i'm twain and rid
the earth of the vilest creature IT con
tanned. tnts eta glaH t...t
Greatly maryeled the Tatary Giants
when the spears of the little knocks
pierced their thick walls of flesh and
sent them Keeling to the ground with
bowls Of agony.
Woe came upon the sharp tafoned
COLLINS when the thorns of the Ryls
reached their savage hearts and let
their lifeblood sprinkle all the plain.
And afterward from every drop a
thistle grew.
The Dragons paused astonished be-
fore the Fairy wands. from whence
rushed a power that caused their fiery
breaths TO flow back on themselves
so that they shriveled away and died.
As for the Awgwas. they had scant
time to realize how they were destroy
ed. for the ash switches Of the Nynphs
bore a charm unknown TO any Awgwa
and turned their foes into clods of
earth at the slightest touch!
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 on their return to Ia
tary. The COLLINS had persisted every
one. as had the terrible Dragons. while
all that remained of the wicked Avg
Il.