Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-12
Alice Visits "TOy Town"
AT BURGESS MASH
Sees the Queen Doll and Many
Other Marvels,
LED BY QUEER WOODEN MAN
She Is Almost Run Over by the Limit
ed Express, But Everything
Ends Happily, as Usual.

Little Alice's mother took her down
town to Burgess-Nash Toy Town. where.
on tho fourth floor. dwells Santa Claus.
who writes long lists of juvenile wants
in big bookkeeper's ledger.
Now, what is 1t you wish me TO
bring you for Christmas. little lady"
asked the kindly saint. as tiny goldenhair
was led timidly forward at the end Of
a parental foreflnger.
When Alice had told him all about the
wonderful doll and the many other
things she wanted he wrote IL all down
carefully and would have kissed Alice
!, If Alices mother had not mistrusted the
,Nepg white whiskers.
SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ALICE
Just then something funny happened.
There was a blur of lights and Alice
chung tightly to her mothers hand until
it was over. But when 1t all became
quite clear again-what do you think?
Alice's mother was gone and she was
holding TO the long wooden fingers Of
queer little wooden man, who was lead
ing her through long aisles filled with
daszling toys and explaining buSiiy as
he progressed.
You see that large doll there, the one
with blue eyes and golden hair" sx-
planned the wooden man. she is queen
of tho dolls. but she is most awfully
stuck up and will not even look at the
othess. so think we will hurry right by
her or we may be snubbed.
FoRGETs HER HURT FEELINGS
Aliee's feelings felt somewhat hurt, but
in a moment her attention was distracted
and she forgot her wounded dignity.
aaNn -. -.
Isn't that just too sweet? Why It
sounds just like lady singing in our big
Victrola at home. but I don't see Il
anywhere
NO" said the wooden man. TITS not
Victrola, but It IL a little talking
machine that will reproduce any voice
or sound the big Victrolas will"
9sWhy. ] know that song" said Alice.
mother sings that to me often"
Just then little Alice caught a glimpse
Of what she thought was a great com
motion-birds. animals, men, etc. running
around, in all directions, Jumping over
each other. falling down ana making all
manner OF noise. She tried to tell the
wooden man about IT. but he would not
listen, but insisted that they SO over
and look at the trains.
And in a moment they were standing
beside miniature track and watching
the trains roar past on their way 20 dis
tant parts OF the great city OF Toy Town
at Burgess-Nash.
TUNNELS THROUGH TOY TOWN
There were tunnels through mountain
sides and Dutch windmiils and town
houses; a big sand derrick, pile driver
and all sorts OF odd things along the
track.
A light flashed along the track and
before Alice could ask what II meant
the wooden man exclaimed. That's the
danger signal. the limited express Il
cunning"
But Alice was % fascinated that she
was not quick enough, 90 the wooden
man seized her arm and attempted 20
drag her away by force.
oh" cried Alice. you are plnehinR
my arm. DO stop or you viii make Il
1hlaek and blue. Mother says" bat the
"a OGDEN man Was gone and the limited
must have slipped by very quickly in
deed. for Il. too. had disappeared and
Alice had only been asleep for two or
three minutes and her mother did not
even guess it-she was 50 busy buying
Alice the big stuck-un doll that wouldn't
talk to any OF the others