The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-15
From "Alice in Wonderland ,

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 iect.p the March Hare inter-
 o rupted, yawning. "Fm getting tired of this. I vote the young lady tells us story.
 I'm afraid I don't know one," said Alice, rather alarmed at the proposal.
 .rrben the Dormouse shall!' the Mad Halter cried. Wake up, Dormouse. And they pinched it on both sides at once
 The Dormouse slowly opened its eyes 1T wasn't asleep" it said in hoarse, feeble voice. 'I heard every word you fellows were saying"
 Tell us story!' said the March Hare. m
 "Yes, please dol" pleaded Alice
 And be quick about it," added the Halter, 'or you'll be asleep again before it's done"
 "Once upon a time there were three little sisters" the Dormouse began in a great hurry: "and their names were El- sic, Lucille and Tillie; and they lived at the bottom of we'll"
 What did they live on?' said Alice, who always took great interest in ques- tions of eating and drinking.
 "They lived on treacle,' said the Dor mouse, after thinking a minute or two
 'They couldn't have done that you know,n Alice gently remarked. They'd have been ill.,"
 Alice tried a little to fancy to herself what such an extraordinary way of living would be like, but it puzzled her too much, so she went on: But why did they live at the bottom of a well?''
 Take some more tea," the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly.
 i've had nothing yet" Alice replied in an offended tone. "So I can't take more"
 You mean you can't take less," said the Halter "It's very easy to take more than nothing"
 Nobody asked your opinion.' said Alice.
 "Who's making personal remarks now?" the Halter asked triumphantly.
 Alice did not quite know what to say to this, so she helped herself to some tea and bread and butter, and then turned to the Dormouse and repeated her questions "Why did they live at the bottom of a well?"
 The Dormouse again took minute or two to think about it, and then said:
 "It was a treacle we'll"
 There's no such thing!' Alice was be- ginning very angrily. but the Halter and the March Hare went "Sh! Sh! and the Dormouse sullsily remarked, If you can't be civil you'd better finish the story for yourself,'
 "No, please go on," Alice said very Dhumbly. 'I won't interrupt you again. I daresay there may be one."
 "One indeed! said the Dormouse indig- nantly. However. he consented to go on And so these three little sisters-they were learning to draw. you know"
 What did they draw?" said Alice, quite forgetting her promise.
 "Treacle," said the Dormouse. without considering at all, this time.
 "I want clean cup," interrupted the Halter; let's all move one place on."
 He moved on as he spoke, and the Dormouse followed him; the March Hare moved into the Dormouse's place and hiiCt TathcE uhWAiin6iy tOOh tiC PioSG of the March Hare. Tho Halter was the only one who got any advantage from the change, and Alice was a good deal worse on than before, as the March Hare had just upset the milk jug into his plate Alice did not wish to offend the Dor mouse again, so she began very cautious ": But don't understand. Where did they draw the treacle from?
 You can draw water out of water well." said the Halter; "so should think you could draw treacle out of . treacle well-eh, stupid?" But they were in the well.'' Alice said to the Dormouse, not choosing to notice this last remark "Of course they were" said the Dor mouse; well in." This answer so confused poor Alice that she let the Dormouse go on for some time without interruptins it. "They were learning to draw" the Dor mouse went on, yawning and rubbing its eyes, for 1t was getting very sleepy; land they drew all manner of things everything that begins with an M--" "Why with an MT" said Alice. "Why notT" said the March Hare Alice was silent. "The Dormouse had closed his eyes by this time and was going off into dose; but, on being pinched by the Halter, 1t woke up again with a little shriek and went on "----that begins with an N. such as mousetrap, and the moon and memory and muchness-you know you