The Ordway new era., 1909-09-24

try TO gst away from me. and OF
course lot them CO."
but that isn't right. The King OF
Beasts shouldn't be . coward" said
the Scarecrow.
Il know It," returned the Lion.
wiping a tear from his eye with the
tin 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.
1T may be-" said the Lion.
III you have" continued the Tin
| Woodman. you ought to be glad. for
! /, proves you have a heart. For my
part. have no heart: so ! cannot
have heart disease.
Perhaps" said the Lion. thought.
fully, III had no heart | should not
be a 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 Oz 10 ask
him 10 give me some. remarked the
Scsrecrow. for my head is stuffed
with straw.
And am going 10 ask him TO give
me heart" said the Woodmsn.
And | 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 Scarccrow.
Or give me heart" said the Tin
Woodman.
Or send me back TO Kansas" said
Dorothy.
Then II you don't mind. I'll go with |
YOU" said the Lion. FOR my life is
simply nhearable without Bit OF
courage.
You will be very welcome" an,
swered Dorothy, for YOU will help to
keep away the other Wild beasts II
seems to me they must he mere COW.
ardly than you are II 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 know myself to be |
a coward shall be unhappy"
So once more the little company set
OF upon the journey. the Lion walk.
ing with stately strides at Dorothy's
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
after time he became more at ease.
and presently Toto and the Cowardly
Lion had grown to be good friends
During the rest of that day there
vas no other adventure to mar the
peace OF their journey. Once. indeed,
the Tin Woodman stepped upon
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 no,
| 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 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 a few mo-
ments he could talk as well as before.
This will serve me a lesson" said
he. TO look where ! step. For IL
should kill another bug or beetle |
should surely cry again. and crying
rusts my jaw SO that cannot speak "
| Thereafter he walked very careful
ly. with his eyes on the road. and
when he saw a tiny ant toiling BY he
would step over it. so as not TO harm
1t. r." ri-' Woodman knew very vol
he had no heart. and therefore he took
great care never to be cruel or unkind
| ~ anything.
You people with hearts, he SAID
have something to guide you. and
need never go wrong: but | hnve nc
heart, and so | must be very careful
When Or gives me a heart OF course
needn't mind so much"