The Ordway new era., 1909-12-31

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the china girl cried ont;
Don't chase me, aont chase mc'-
She had such tSish,enea mtie
voice that Dorothy STOPPED and sad
Why not.~
Because" answered the prinerss,
also stopping. safe distance away
II run I may fall down and eTcAs
myself
Blu, couldn't YOU BE meaied
asked the girl
oh. yes: bu, one is never - Irc'N
after beias meRded, YOU know. r.
Piled the princess,
I SUPP ose not. said Dorothy
Now there is Mr.. Joker. one ot our
clowns. continued the china lady,
who Is always trying 20 stanc upon
his bead He has broken himself so
cftrn that BE Is ueHGed in hundred
rlscrs. and tcssat look Al all pretty
Here he comes EoN. - YOU can SEE
scr yourself
Indeed. a scIiy little clown now
cane walking toward them. and Doro-
thy could see that In spite Of his pre,.
~ clothes o: red and yellow and green
be VAS completely covered with cracks
running every which way and show
ins plainly that he had been ueated
IN many places.
The clown put his hands in his pOck'
cts. and. after putting out his cheeks
and nodding his head at them sAucily.
he said:
Ny lady fair.
Why do YOU stare
At poor old M Joker.
N7u're cutie stlG
And pFim IS II
You'd eaten Up . pokeri
Be quiet. STR said the princess:
can't YOU see these are strangers.
Sat should be treated with respect"
Well. that's respect. | expect, de-
clared the clown. and Immediately
stood upon his head.
Don't mind Mr.. Joker" said the
princess to Dorothy: he is consider.
ably cracked In his head. and that
makes him foolish"
"Oh. don't mind him a Bit said
Dorothy. But you are so beautiful"
she continued. that / am sure could
love you dearly. Won't you let me car
~ you back to Kansas and stand you
on Aunt Ems mantel-shelf. cousi
carry you in my basket"
That would make me very unhap-
py." answered the china princess.
You see. here In our own country We
live contentedly, and can talk and
move around as We please. But
whenever any OF US are taken away
our joints at once stiien. and We can
N-1v- stand E--ufrhT
OF course that is all that is expected
OF US when we are on mantel-shelyes
and cabinets and drawing room tables.
but our lives are much plessanter here
in our own country"
L would not make you unhappy for
all the world" exclaimed Dorothy:
so I'll just say sood.by."
'Good-by." replied the princess.
They walked carefully through the
china country. The little animals and
all the people scampered out OF their
way. fearing the strangers would
break them. and after an hour or so
the travellers reached the other side
Of the country and came to another
china wall.
It was not as high as the first, how
ever. and by standing upon the Lions
back they all managed to scramble to
the top. Then the Lion gathered his
legs under him and jumped on the
wall; but just as he jumped he upset
china church with his tail and
smashed it all to pieces.
THAT was too bad" said Dorothy,
but really / think we were lucky in
not doing these little people more
harm than breaking a cows leg and a
church. They are all so brittle."
They are, indeed said the Scare
crow. and am thankful | am made
of straw and cannot be easily dam.
aged. There are worse things in the
world than being a Scarecrow."
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