The Lamar register., 1909-09-15

ITO iedhcu d6diHsL tue Tree.
This is great comfort" he said
II have been holding that ak In the
air ever since rusted. and I'm glad
to be able to put 1t down at last. Now.
If you will oil the joints of my legs. l
shall be all right once more"
So they oiled his legs until he could
move them freely; and he thanked
them again and again for his release.
for he seemed very polite creature.
and very grateful
Il might have stood there always II
you had not come along" he said; $50
you have certainly saved my life. How
did you happen to be here?"
I'VE are on our way to the Emerald
City. to see the great o." she an
swered. land we stopped at your cot
tage to pass the night"
why do you wish to see OF" he
asked.
II want him to send me back to
Kansas; and the Scarecrow wants him
to put a few brains into his head"
she replied.
The Tin Woodman appeared to think
deeply for a moment. Then he said:
DO you suppose OF could give me
a hearth"
why, guess So" Dorothy an
swered: at would be as easy as to
give the Scarecrow brains"
True" the Tin woodman re-
turned. $50. II you will allow me to
Join your party. l will also go to the
Emerald City and ask Or to help me-"
Come along" said the Scarecrow.
heartily: and Dorothy added that she
would be pleased to have his COM
pany. So the Tin Woodman shout
dered his az and they passed through
the forest until they came to the road
that was paved with yellow brick.
Dorothy was thinking SO earnestly
rs they walked along that she did not
notice when the Scarecrow stumbled
Into a hole and rolled over to the side
OF the road. Indeed. he was obliged
to call to her to help him up again.
why didn't you walk around the
hole?" asked the Tin Woodman.
Il don't know enough" replied the
Scarecrow, cheerfully. MY head is
stuffed with straw. you know. and
that is why am going to Or to ask
him for some brains"
"Oh. 1 see." said the Tin woodman.
But. after all. brains are not the best
things in the world"
Have you any?" inquired the Scare
crow.
NO. my head is quite empty" an
swered the Woodman: but once l had
brains. and a heart. also; SO. having
tried them both, should much rather
have q heart"
And why is that?" asked the Scare
crow.
II will tell you my story. and then
you will know"
So. while they were walking through
the forest the Tin Woodman told the
following story:
Il was born the son of q woodman
who chopped down trees in the forest
and sold the wood for a living. When
I grew up /. too. became a wood-chop-
per. and after my father died l took
care Of my old mother as long as she
lived. Then I made up my mind that
instead Of living alone would marry,
SO that might not become lonely.
There was one of the Munchkin
girls who was SO beautiful that soon
grew to love her with all my heart.
She, on her part. promised to marry
me as soon as I could earn enough
money to build better house for her;
SO set to work harder than ever. But
the girl lived with an old woman who
did not want her to marry any one.
for she was SO lazy she wished the
girl to remain with her and do the
cooking and the housework. So the
old woman went to the wicked Witch
of the East, and promised her two
sheep and a COW II she would prevent
the marriage. Thereupon the wicked
Witch enchanted my ak. and when I
was chopping away at my best one
day, for was anxious to get the new
house and my wife as soon as possible.
the nx slipped all at once and cut on
my left leg.
This at first seemed great mis-
fortune. for I knew a one-legged man
could not do very well as a wood
chopper. So I went to a tin-smith and
had him make me a new leg out OF
tin. The leg worked very well. once
I was used to 1t; but my action an
gered the wicked Witch of the East,
fof she had promised the old woman
should not marry the pretty MUNICH
kin girl. When began chopping
again my az slipped and cut on my
right leg. Again I went to the tin
ner. and again he made me leg out
of tin. After this the enchanted Ak
cut on my arms. one after the other;
but, nothing daunted, had them re-
placed with tin ones. The wicked
Witch then made the ak slip and cut
on my head. and at first l thought
that was the end Of me. But the tin
ner happened to come along. and he
made me a new head out Of tin.
II thought I had beaten the wicked
Witch then. and worked harder than
ever; but little knew how cruel my
enemy could be. She thought OF a
new way to kill my love for the beau
tiful Munchkin maiden. and made my
az slip again, SO that 1t cut right
through my body. splitting me into
two halves. Once more the timer
came to my help and made me q body
Of tin. fastening my tin arms and legs
and head to It. BY means Of joints, so
that l could move around ~ we'll As
ever. But, alas! had now NO heart,