The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-10-15

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stop at the next house and talk TO the
people,.
80. when they came to . good sized
farmhouse. Dorothy walked boldly up
to the door and knocked. A woman
opened II Just far enough to look out
and said:
What do you want. child. and why
10 that great Lion with you."
We wish TO pass the night with
you. II you will allow u.s." answered
Dorothy: and the Lion is my friend
and comrade. and would not hur, you
for the world"
is he tame," asked the woman.
opening the door . little wider.
oh. yes" said the girl. and he is .
great coward. too: 70 that he will be
more afraid Of you than you are of
him"
Well" said the woman. after think.
ing II over and taking another peep
At the Lion. III that is the case you
may come In. and I will give you some
supper and . place to sleep"
So they all entered the house, where
there were. besides the woman, two
children and . man. The man had
hurt his leg. and was lying on the
couch in . corner. They seemed
greatly surprised to see 70 strange q
company. and while the woman was
busy laying the table the man asked:
Where are you all goingr
To the Emerald City" said Doro-
thy. Ito see the Great o."
"Oh. indeed" exclaimed the man.
Are you sure that Or will see you?"
why not?" she replied.
Why. It IL said that he never lets
any one come into his presence I
have .been,to the Hmerald City many
times. and It IL . beautiful and won
derful place: but ! have never been
permitted to see the Great Or. nor do
I know Of any living person who has
seen him"
Does be never 90 out." asked the
Scarecrow.
Never He sits day after day in
the great throne room Of his palace,
and even those who wait upon him do
not see him face to face"
What is he like" asked the girl.
That Is hard to TELL" said the man,
thoughtfully. You see, Ox y . great
Wizard. and can take on any form he
wishes. SO that some say h4,looks
like = bird: and come say be looks
like an elephant: and some say he
looks like cat. To others he appears
as a beautiful fairy. or a brownie. or
In any other form that pleases him.
But who the real Or is. when he Is in
his own form. no living person can
tell"
That Is very strange" said Doro-
thy; but We must try. in some way.
to see him. or We shall have made our
journey for nothing"
why do you wish to see the ter
rible Oz?" asked the man.
Il want him to give me some
brains" said the Scarecrow. eagerly.
"Oh. OF could do that easily
enough" declared the man. He has
more brains than he needs
And l want him to give me .
heart" said the Tin Woodman.
That will not trouble him." con.
tinued the man. ''for Or has a large
collection Of hearts, Of all sizes and
shapes"
And I want him to give me cour.
age" said the Cowardly Lion.
''Os keeps . great pot of courage in
his throne room," said the man.
which he has covered with a golden
plate. to keep It from running over.
He will be glad to give you some"
And want him to send me back
to Kansas" said Dorothy.
"Where 10 Kansas!" csked the man,
In surprise.
is Il dua't know" replied Dorothy, soF-
rowfuily; but It 10 my home, and I'm
sure it's somewhere"
VERY likely. Well, Or can do any.
thing: 10 I suppose he will nnd Kan
sas for you. But hrst you must get
to see him. and that will be . hard
task; sor the great Wizard does not
like to see any one. and he usually
has his own way. But what do you
want?" he continued, speaking to To
to. Toto only wagged his tail: for.
strange to say. he could not talk.
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