The Ordway new era., 1909-09-10

be rough. and the walking grew SO
difficult that the Scrarecrow often
stumbled over the yellow brick, which
were here very uneven. Sometimes.
indeed. they were broken or missing
altogether. leaving holes that Toto
jumped across and Dorothy walked
around. AS for the Scarecrow. having
no brains he walked straight ahead.
and so stepped into the holes and tell
at full length on the hard bricks. 1t
never hurt him. however. and Dorothy
would pick him up and set him upon
his feet again. while he Joined her In
laughing merrily at his own mishap
Tho farms were not nearly so well
cared for here ms they we're farther
back. There we're fewer houses and
went the more dismal and lonesome
the country became.
AT noon they sat down beside the
roadside. near a1ittIc brook. and Doro.
thy opened her basket and got out
some bread. She offered a piece to
the Scarecrow. but he refused.
Il am never hungry" he said: land
II is a lucky thing am not For my
mouth Is only painted. and II | should
cut hole In II so | could eat. the
straw | am stuffed with woald come
out. and that would spoil the shape OF
my head"
true. so she only nodded and went on
eating her bread.
Tell me something about yourself.
and the country you came FROM said
the Scarecrow. when she had finished
her dinner. So she told him all about
Kansas. and how gray everything was
there. and how the cyclone had carried
her to this queer land OF OF. The
Scarecrow listened carefully. and said:
Il cannot understand why you
should wish to leave this beautiful
country and go back to the dry. gray
place you call Kansas"
That Is because you have no
brains" answered the girl. NO mat
ter how dreary and gray our homes.
are. we people OF flesh and blood
would rather live there than In any
other country. be 1t ever so beautiful.
There is no place like home
The Scarecrow sighed.
"Of course l cannot understand It,"
he said. III your heads we're stuffed
with straw. like mine, you would prob
ably all live in the beautiful places.
and then Kansas would have no people
at all. 1t is fortunate for Kansas that
you have brains"
Won't you tell me a story. while
we are resting?" asked the child.
The Scarecrow looked at her re-
proachfully. and answered:
MY life has been so short that
really know nothing whatever. l was
only made day before yesterday. What
happened in the world before that
time Is all unknown to me. Luckily,
when the farmer made my head, one
of the first things he did was to paint
my ears, 30 that heard what was 60
ing on. There was another MunchkIn
with him, and the first thing l heard
was the farmer saying:
"'How do you like those ears?
"'They aren't straight answered
the other.
Never mind said the farmer;
they are ears Just the same which
was true enough.
Now Ill make the eyes, said the
farmer. So he painted my right eye,
and as soon as 1t was finished found
myself looking at him and at every
thing around me with great deal Of
curiosity, for this was my frst glimpse
Of the world.
That's . rather pretty eye re-
marked the Munchkin who was watch
ing the farmer: blue paint 10 Just the
color for eyes
think I'll make the other little
bigger said the farmer; and whsa the
second eye was done could seo much
better than before. Then he Aade my
NOSE and my mouth; bnt I did not
spsak beea11e at tAe4 tine I Mdn't
hnDv WHIST 3 lacnth was 1ps. Il -.
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