The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24

suppose you do It, suggested Tip
~ can't" said the Scarecrow.
why not? You've a mouth, haven't
your" asked the boy,
Yes; but my mouth is painted on,
and there's no swallow connected with
It," answered the Scarecrow. I'm fact, ="
he continued" looking from one to an
other critically, Il believe the boy and
the Woggle-Bug are the only ones in
our party hat are able to swallow"
Observing the truth of this remark,
Tip said:
Then l will undertake to make the
first wish. Give me one of the Silver
Pills"
! This the Scarecrow tried to do; but
his padded gloves were too clumsy to
clutch so small an object, and he held
the box toward the boy while Tip Sc
lected one of h pills and swallowed
ii,
Count cried the Scafecrow.
One-half, one, three, five, seven,
nine, eleven, thirteen, fifteen, seven
teeni" counted Tip.
Now wish!' said the Tin woodman
a~nxiously.
But Just then the boy began to suffer
such fearful pains that he became
alarmed.
The pill has poisoned me-" he
gasped. "O-h! O-o-o-o-o! Ouch. Muir
der! Fire! o-o-hl' and here he rolled
upon the notion of the nest in sueh
contortions that he frightened them all,
What can we do for you? Speak, !
beg entreated the Tin Woodman, tears
OF sympathy running down his nickel
cheeks,
III don't KNOW answered Tip.
OH l wish I'd never swallowed that
pill!'
Then at once the pain stopped, and
the boy rose to his feet again and found
the Scarecrow looking with amazement
at the end of the pepperbox.
What's happened?" asked the boy,
a little ashamed OF his recent exhibi-
ton.
Why, the three pills are in the box
again," said the Scarecrow.
of course they are" the Woggle.
Bug declared. Didn't Tip wish thai
he'd never swallowed one of them
swallow one OF them. So of course
they are all three in the box"
That may be, but the pill gave me
a dreadful pain, Just the same" said
the boy.
Impossible" declared the woggle.
Bug III YOU have never swallowed it,
the pill can not have given you a pain
And as your wish, being granted
proves you did not swallow the pill, IL
is also plain that you suffered no pain
Then It was a splendid imitation
OF a pain, retorted Tip, angrily. Sup
pose YOU try the next pill yourself
We've wasted one pill wish Already
'Oh, no, We haven't" protested the
Scareerow. Here are still three pill:
in the box, and each pill is good for a
wish"
Now you're making my head ache
said Tip. u can't understand the
Trims, at all, But | won't take another
pill, | promise youl", and with this re,
mark he retired sulktly to the back, Of
Well, said the wogsle- Bug. "it re.
mains for me to save us in my most
Highly Magnified and Thoroughly Ed.
ucated manner; for | seem TO be the
only ore able and willing to make I
wish. Let ME have one Of the pills.
He swallowed ii without hesitation
and they all stod admtrins his cour.
age while the Insect counted seventeen
TO toNs in the safnc way that Tip ha
done, And for some reason-perhap,
because Woggle- Bugs have stronger
stomsehs than boys--the silver pcile
caused il no pain whatever.
II wish the Gump's broken wing,
mended and as good as new" said III,
Woggle. Bug, in a slow. 'impressiv,
voice.
All turned to lok at the Thing, and
so quickly had the wish been granted
that the Gump lay before them In per
feet repair, and as well able to II,
through the air as when IL had firs
heen brought TO life on the roof Of IN,
palace.
Next Story-'The Scarecrow Appeal
to Glirda the Good. Does the loss o
their Wishing Pills spell misfortune t,
our Noyagers? Wait and we will tel
YOU about their journey to meet IN.
/ wonderful Sorceress-one who know
all!