Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
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Gwig waved a thorny hand and
at once the tinkling of bells was
heard. playing sweet music. Yet,
look where she would. Dorothy
could discover no bells at all in the
great glass hall.
The Mangaboo people listercd,
but showed no great interest. 1t
was one of the things Gwig usually
did to prove he was q sorcerer.
Now was the Wizards turn, SO
he smiled upon the assemblage and
asked:
''Win somebody kindly loan me
IL hat"
No one did. because the Manga
boos did not wear hats. and Zeb had
lost his. somehow, in his flight
through the air.
"Ahem." said the Wizard, "will
somebody please loan me hand
kerchief?"
But they had no handkerch:efs
either.
Very good" remarked the Wiz
ard. III use my own hat, If YOU
please. Now, good people, observe
me carefully. You see there is moth
ing up my sleeve and nothing con-
cealed about my person. Also, my
hat is quite empty" lie took off his
hat and held it upside down, shak-
ing it briskly.
Let me see it," said the Sor-
cerer.
He took the hat and examined it
carefully, returning it afterward to
the Wizard.
Now" said the little man, Il
will create something out of moth
ing"
lie placed the hat upon the glass
floor, made n pass with his hard.
and then removed the hat, display
ing a little white piglet no bigger
than a mouse, which began to run
around here and there and to grunt
and squeal in tiny, shrill voice.
The people watched it intently.
for they had never seen Il pig be
fore, big or little. The Wizard
reached out, caught the wee crea-
ture in his hard, and, holding its
head between one thumb and finger
and its tail between the other
thumb and finger he pulled It apart,
each of the two parts becoming n
whole and separate piglet in an in
stant
lie placed one upon the floor, so
that it could run around, ard pulled
apart the other, making three pig
let's in all and then one of these
was pulled apart, making four pig
let's. The Wizard continued this sur
prising performance until nine tiny
piglets were running about at his
feet, all squealirg and grunting in
very comical way.
"Now," said the Wizard of Oz.
having created something from
nothing. | will make something
nothing again"
With this he caught up two of
the piglets and pushed them to-
gether, so that the two were oNs.
Then he caught up another pigieL
and pushed it into the first, where
il disappeared. And so, one by one,
the nine tiET piglets were pushed
together until but a single one of
the creatures remained. This the
Wizard placed underneath his hat
and made a mystic sign above it.
When he removed his hat the last
piglet had disappeared entirely.
The little man gave n bow to the
silent throng that had watched him,
and then the Prince sad. in his cold,
calm voice:
You are. indeed, n wonderful
Wizard, and your powers are great
er than those of my Sorcercr."
"iIe will not be q wonderful Wiz
ard long" remarked Gwig.
why not?" inquired The Wizard.
Because ! am going to stop yodr
breath was the reply. IT perceive
that YOU are curiously constructed.
and that if you cannot breathe you
cannot keep alive"
The little man ,ooked troubled
How long Will it take YOU TO stop
my breathe" he asked.
About five minutes. I'm going
to begin LOW. Watch me care
fully"
He began making queer signs