The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-15

The wind blew hard and joggled the
water or the ocean, sending ripples
across its surface. Then the wind
pushed the edges OF the ripples until
they became waves and showed the
lows, The pillows rolled dreadfully
high; higher even than the tops OF
houses. Some OF them, indeed. rolled
as high as the tops of tall trees and
seemed like mountains; and the CULTS
between, the great pillows were like
deep valleys.
An this mad dashing and splashing
Of the waters OF the big ocean, which
the misohievous wind caused without
any good reason whatever, resulted in
q terrible storm, and a storm on the
ocean ie liza BILE TO cut many queer pranks
and do a lot OF damage,
At the time the wind began to blow
a ship was sailing far out upon the
bic and toss and TO grow bigger and
bigger the ship rolled UP and down
and tipped sidewise-first one way and
then the other--and was iostled around
so roughly that even the sailor men
had TO hold fast to the ropes and rail-
ings to keep themselves from being
swept away by the wind or pitched
headlong into the sea.
And the clouds were so thick In the
sky that the sunlight couldn't get
through them; so that the day grew
dark as night, which added to the ter.
The Captain Of the ship vas not
afraid, because he had seen storms be-
fore and had sailed his ship through
them in safety; but he knew that his
passengers would be in danger II they
tried to stay on deck, so he put them
all into the cabin and told them to stay
there until after the storm was over,
and to keep brave hearts and not be
scared, and all would be well with them.
Now, among these passengers was a
little Kansas girl named Dorothy Gale,
who was going with her Uncle Henry
10 Australia to visit some relatives
they had never before seen. Uncle Hen
ry, you must know, was not very well,
because he had been working so hard
on his Kansas farm that his health had
given way and left him weak and ner-
vous, So he left Aunt EN- at home TO
watch after the hired men and to take
care OF the farm, while he travelled far
away TO Australia to visit his cousins
and have Il good rest.
Dorothy was eager to 60 with him
on this Journey. and Uncle Henry
thought she would be good company
and help cheer him up: 80 he decided
to take her along. The little girl was
quite AT experienced traveller, for she
had once been carried by u cyclone AZ
far away from home as the marvellous
Land OF o., and she had met with a
good many adventures in that strange
country before she managed to get
back to Kansas again. So she wasn't
easily frightened. whatever happened,
and when the wind began to howl and
whistle and the waves began to tumble
and toss. our little girl didn't mind the
uproar the least bit.
"Of course wen have to stay in the
cabin she said TO Uncle Henry and
the other passengers. and keep as
quiet as possible until the storm is over
For the Captain says II We so on deck
We may be blown overheard
No one wanted to risk such IN acct
dent as that, you may be sure; SO al
the passengers stayed huddled up In
the Dark cabin, listening to the shrek
ing OF the storm and the creaktng OF
the masts and rigging and trying "a
keep from humping into one another
when the ship tipped sidewise,
Dorothy had almost fallen asleep wher
she was aroused with q start to find
: that Uncle Henry wal missing. she
couldn't imagine where he had gone
and as he WAS not very strong she
began to worry about him and TO teal
he might ave been careless enough Il
7 go on deck. In that case he would bt
In great danger unless he instantl,
came down again.