The Glenwood post., 1909-09-25

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try to get away from me. and of
course let them 60"
But that isn't right. The King OF
Beasts shouldn't be q coward" said
the Scarecrow.
Il know it." returned the Lion,
wiping a tear from his eye with the
tip of his tail; 1T is my great sorrow.
and makes my life very unhappy. But
whenever there is danger my heart
begins to beat fast"
Perhaps you have heart disease"
said the Tin Woodman.
TT may be" said the Lion.
''If you have" continued the Tin
Woodman, you ought to be glad, for
it proves you have heart For my
part, l have no heart; SO l cannot
have heart disease"
Perhaps" said the Lion, thought
fully, IF had no heart should not
be coward"
Have you brains?" asked the Scare
crow
Il suppose SO. I've never looked to
see." replied the Lion.
Il am going to the great Or to ask
him to give me some" remarked the
Scarecrow. for my head is stuffed
with straw"
And am going to ask him to give
me heart" said the Woodman
And l am going to ask him to send
Toto and me back to Kansas" added
Dorothy
do you think Oz could give me
courage?" asked the Cowardly Lion.
Just as easily as he could give me
brains" said the Scarecrow.
''Or give me heart. said the Tin
Woodman.
''Or send me back to Kansas" said
Dorothy.
Then, If you don't mind I'll go with
you," said the Lion. for my life is
simply unbearable without bit of
| courage
You will be very welcome" an
swered Dorothy. for you will help to
keep away the other wild beasts. 1t
seems to me they must be mere cow
ardly than you are if they allow you
to scare them so easily"
They really are" said the Lion;
but that doesn't make me any braver,
and as long as l know myself to be
a coward l shall be unhappy
So once more the little company set
off upon the journey, the Lion walk
ing with stately strides at Dorothys
side. Toto did not approve this new
comrade at first, for he could not for
get how nearly he had been crushed
between the Lions great Jaws; but
aft t;, l.
and presently Too and the Cowardly
Lion had grown to be good friends.
During the rest of that day there
was no other adventure to mar the
peace of their journey. Once. indeed,
the Tin Woodman stepped upon a
beetle that was crawling along the
road, and killed the poor little thing
This made the Tin Woodman very un-
happy, for he was always careful not
to hurt any living creature; and as he
walked along he wept several tears of
sorrow and regret. These tears ran
slowly down his face and over the
hings OF his jaw, and there they
rusted. When Dorothy presently asked
him a question the Tin Woodman
could not open his mouth, for his jaws
were tightly rusted together. He be-
came greatly frightened at this and
| made many motions to Dorothy to re-
| lieve him. but she could not under
stand. The Lion was also puzzled to
| know what was wrong. But the
| Scarecrow seized the oil-can from Dor
othy's basket and oiled the Wood
mans jaws, so that after few mo-
ments he could talk as well as before.
This will serve me a lesson" said
he. Ito look where / step. For If
should kill another bug or beetle
should surely cry again, and crying
rusts my jaw so that l cannot speak.
| Thereafter he walked very careful.
ly, with his eyes on the road, and
when he saw tiny ant toiling by he
would step over it. so as not to harm
1t. The Tin Woodman knew very well
he had no heart, and therefore he took
great care never to be cruel or unkind
20 ,,nytning.
You people with hearts," he said
have something to guide you, and
nee4 never go wrong; but l have nc
heart, and so | must be very careful
When OF gives me heart of course
needn't mind so much"