The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-12-10
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Come IN. said oz.
The scarecrov vent = anA foval
the little man sitting down By the
window. engaged in deep thought.
Il have come for my brains" re-
marked the Scarecrov. . little un-
easily.
oh. yes: sit dova in that chair,
please" replied Or. You must ex.
cuse me for taking your head OF. but
l shall have to do 1t In order to put
your brains In their proper place"
That's all right" said the Scare
crow. You are quite welcome TO take
my head OF. as long a 1t will be
better one when you put II ON again"
So the Wizard unfas,ened his | >ad
and emptied out the straw. Then he
entered the back room and took up
measure OF bran. which he mixed with
a great many pins and needles. Hav.
ing shaken them together thoroughly.
he hlled the top Of the Scarecrows
head with the mixture and stuffed the
rest Of the space with straw. to hold
II in place. When he had fastened
the Scarecrow's head ON his body
again ne said to htm:
Hereafter you will be . great man
for have given you lot Of bran-neT
brains"
The Scarecrov was both pleased
and proud At the fulnllment Of bis
greatest wish. and having thanked OF
warmly he went back to his friends.
Dorothy looked at him curiously.
His head Was quite bulging out At the
top with brains.
How do you feel!" she asked.
II feel wise, indeed" he answered.
earnestly. when l get used to my
brains I shall know everything"
why are those needles and pins
sticking out OF your head!" asked the
Tin Woodman.
THAT is proof that he 10 sharp" re-
marked the Lion.
We'll. l must 90 to Or and get my
heart" said the Woodman. So he
walked to the throne room and
knocked at the door.
Come in." called Or, and the Wood.
man entered and said:
II have come for my heart"
Very WELL" answered the little
man. But l shall have to cut hole
in your breast. 10 can put your
heart In the right place. hope II
won't hurt you
"Oh. no." answered the Woodman.
Il shall not feel 1t At ALL"
So Or brought . pair Of timers
shears and cut small. square hole In
the left side Of the Tin Woodman's
breast. Then. going to . chest Of
drawers. he took out a pretty heart,
made entirely Of silk and stuffed with
sawdust.
Isn't 1t . beauty" he asked.
1T is. indeed" replied the Wood
man. who was greatly pleased. But
is 1t = kind heart?"
"Oh, very" answered Os. He put
the heart in the Woodman's breast
and then replaced the square Of tin.
soldering 1t neatly together where It
had been cut.
There" said he; now you have
heart that any man might be proud Of.
I'm sorry had to put . patch on your
breast. but 1t really couldn't BE-
helped"
Never mind the patch" exclaimed
the happy Woodman. Il am very
grateful to you. and shall never for
get your kindness"
Don't speak of It," replied Or.
Then the Tin Woodman went back
to his friends. who wished him every
Joy on account Of his good fortune.
The Lion now walked to the throne
nd hA
Come in." said Or.
Il have come for my courage" an.
nounced the Lion. entering the room.
Very WE'LL" answered the little
man; II will get 1t for you"
He went to a cupboard and reaching
up to high shelf took down a square
i green bottle. the contents OF which he
poured into a green-gold dish, beauti-
fully carved. Placing this before the
Cowardly Lion. who smiled at 1t a.
II he did not like It, the Wizard said:
Drink"
What Is IT." asked the Lion.
Well" answered Or. IF 1t were
inside of you, 1t would be courage.
You know, Of course, that courage 10
always inside one; SO that this really
cannot be called courage until you
have swallowed 1t. Therefore I ad-
wise you to drink 1t as soon a. pos.
sible"
The Lion hesitated no longer. but
drank till the dish was empty.
How do you feel now" asked Or.
Full of courage" replied the Lion,
who went toyfully back to his friends
to tell them Of his good fortune.
Or. left to himself. smiled to think
Of his success in giving the Scarecrow
and the Tin Woodman and the Lion
exactly what they thought they
wanted. How can l help being .
humbug." he said. when all these peo-
pie make me do things that everybody
knows can't be done? 1t was easy to
make the Scarecrow and the Lion and
the Woodman happy. because they
imagined I could do anything. But Il
will take more than imagination to
! carry Dorothy back to Kansas and