The Glenwood post., 1910-01-01

princess, so she ran after her; but
the china girl cried out:
Don't chase me. don't chase me,"
She had such a frightened little
voice that Dorothy stopped and said:
why not?"
Because" answered the princess,
also stopping, a safe distance away
''if / run | may fall down and break
myself"
But couldn't you be mended?" ?"
asked the girl.
"Oh, yes; but one is never so pretty
after being mended, you know" re.
piled the princess.
Il suppose not" said Dorothy.
Now there is Mr.. Joker, one of our
clowns continued the china lady,
who is always trying to stand upon
his head. He has broken himself so
often that he is mended in hundred
places. and doesn't look at all pretty
Here he comes now, so you can see
for yourself"
Indeed, a jolly little clown now
came walking toward them, and Doro-
thy could see that in spite of his pret-
ty clothes of red and yellow and green
he was completely covered with cracks
running every which way and show
ing plainly that he had been mended
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:
MY lady fair,
Why do you stare
At poor old Mr.. Jokerf
You're quite stn
And prtm as II
You'd eaten up q pokert
BE quiet, sir" said the princess;
cant you see these are strangers,
and should be treated with respect?"
We'll, 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 Bit" said
Dorothy. But you are so beautiful"
she continued, that l am sure could
love you dearly. Won't you let me car
ry you back to Kansas and stand you
on Aunt Ems mantel-shelf? l coull
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
hon nc
our joints at once stiffen, and we can
only stand straight and look pretty.
OF course that is all that is expected
of us when we are on mantel-shelves
and cabinets and drawing-room tables,
but our lives are much pleasanter here
in our own country"
Il would not make you unhappy for
all the world!" exclaimed Dorothy;
80 I'll just say good-by."
"Good-by," replied the princess.
They walked carefully through the
china country. The little animals and
all the people scampered out of kheir
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
1t 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 l think we were lucky in
not doing these little people more
harm than breaking cows leg and
church, They are all so brittle."
They are, indeed" said the Scare
crow, "and l am thankful l am made
OF straw and cannot be easily dam
aged. There are worse things in the
world than being a Scarecrow."
(TO BE CONTINrEDl