Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-01

l suppose every reader of this
book knows what a Scarecrow is;
nut Jack Pumpkinhead, never hav-
ing seen such a creation, was more
surprised at meeting the remarkable
King of Emerald City than by any
other experience of his brief life.
His Majesty the Scarecrow was
dressed in suit of faded blue
clothes, and his head was merely a
small sack stuffed with straw, upon
which eyes, ears. a nose and Il mouth
had been rudely painted to repre-
sent face. The clothes were also
stuffed with straw. and that so I'M
evenly or carelessly that his Ma
lestys legs and arms seemed more
bumpy than was necessary. Upon
his hands were gloves with long
fingers, and these were padded with
cotton. Wisps of stray stuck out
from ths monarch's coat and also
from his neck and boottops. Upon
his head he wore a heavy golden
crown set thick with sparkling jew
els, and the weight of this crown
caused his brow to sag in wrinkles.
giving thoughtful expression to the
painted face. Indeed, the crown
alone betokened majesty; in all else
the Scarecrow King was but a SIM
pie scarecrow-flimsy, awkward
and unsubstantial.
At first. indeed His Majesty
thought his queer visitor was laugh
ing at him, and was inclined to re-
sent such liberty; but il was not
without reason that the Scarecrow
had attained the reputatain of being
the wlsest parsonage in the Land of
W. lie made n more careful ex-
animation nf his
discovered that Jacks features were
carved into smile and that he could
not look grave if he wished to.
The King was the first to speak.
After regarding Jack for some min
utes he said, in 4 tone of wonder.
Where on earth did you come
from and how do you happen 70 be
alive?"
Il beg your Majesty's pardon" re-
turned the Pumpkinhead; but /
do not understand YOU"
What don't you understand ?"
asked the Scarecrow.
Why 1 don't understand YOUR
language. You see 1 came from the
country of the Gillikins, so that l
am a foreigner"
"Ah, to be sure!" exclaimed the
scarecrow. Il myself speak thc1
language of the Munchkins which is
also the language of the Emerald
City. But YOU. 1 suppose, speak the
language of the Pumpkinheads?"
Exactly so, your Majesty" re-
piled the other, bowling; $50 it will
be impossible for us to understand
one another"
That is unfortunate. certainly"
said the Scarecrow. thoughtfully.
We must have an Interpreter
What is an Interpreter? asked
Jack.
a person who understands both
my language and your own. When
l say anything. the Interpreter cam
tell YOU what I mean and when YOU
say anything the interpreter can tell
me what you mean. For the inter
prefer can speak both languages as
we'll as understand them"
That is certainly clever" said
Jack, greatly pleased at finding so
simple way out of the difficulty.
So the Scarecrow commanded the
Soldier with the Green whiskers TO
search among his people until ho
found one who understood the
language of the GillIklns as well as
the language of the Emerald CITY,
and to bring that person to him at
once.
When the Soldier had departed
the Scarecrow said:
Won't you take a chair while We
are wajting?"
Your Majesty forgsts that I can
not understand YOU" replied the
pumpkinhesd. IF YOU wish me to