Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-18

l"HE Saw-Horse, finding himself
+ alive, seemed even more aston
ished than Tip. He rolled his
knotty eyes from side to side, talk.
Ing first wonderful view of the
world in which he had now so i'm.
portant an existence. Then he tried
to look at himself; but he had, in
deed, no neck to turn; so that in, the
endeavor to see his body he kept
circling around and around, with
out catching even q glimpse of it.
His legs were stiff and awkward, for
there were no knee joints in them; so
that presently he bumped against
Jack Pumpkinhead and sent that
parsonage tumbling upon the moss
that lined the roadside.
: Tip became alarmed at this ac-
cident. as well as at the persistence
of the Saw-Horse in prancing around
in circle; so he called out:
The Saw-Horse paid no attention
whatever TO this command, and the
| next instant brought one of his
wooden legs down upon Tips foot so
forcibly that the boy danced away
in pain to a safer distance. from
where he again yelled:
Whoa! Whoa, I say"
Jack had now managed to raise
himself to sitting position, and he
looked at the Saw-Horse with much
interest
II don't believe the animal can
hear yOub he ran1ar rl<c1
II shout loud enough, don't %
answered Tip, angrily.
Yes; but the horse has no ears"
said the smiling Pumpkinhead.
Sure enough!" exclaimed Tip,
noting the fact for the first time.
How, then, am / going TO stop
him % .....'
But at that instant the Saw
Horse stopped himself, having con-
cluded 1T was impossible to see his
own body. He saw Tip, however,
and came close to the boy to op-
serve him more fully.
1t was really comical to see tho
creature walk: for it moved the legs
on its right side together, and those
on it's left side together, as pac-
| ing horse does; and. that made It's
body rock sideways, like cradle.
Tip patted it upon the head and
said Good boy! Good boy!" in a
| coaxing tone: and. the Saw-Horse
ppanced away 10 examine with its
bulging eyes the form of Jack
| Pumpkinhead.
| IT must find a halter for him, ~
said Tip; and having made search
| in his pocket he produced roll oi
| strong cord. Unwinding this, he
| approached the Saw-Horse and tied
| the cord around its neck, afterwaro
fastening the other end to a large
tree. The Saw-Horse, not under
standing the action, stepped back
ward and snapped the string easily
but it made no attempt to rur
laway.
Hes stronger than I thought,
said the boy, ''and rather obstinate
too" .
"Why don't you make him som
ears?" asked Jack. Then you cal
That's a splendid ideal" sal,
Tip. How did you happen to thlnl
"Why, I didn't think of it," ans
wered the Pumpkinhead; Il dldn'
lneed to. for it's the simplest an
easiest thing to do.
So TIP got out his knife and fash
toned some ears out of the bark OF
, small tree. l.. .;u
he said, as he whitfield, or ou
horse would become donkey
How is that?" inquired JacF
from the roadside.
!, "Why. a horse has bigger ear
than a man; and a donkey has plS
ger ears than horse eXplalne
Tip. ~ ,oo,
| would I be a horse?" asked Jack.
INV friend" said Tip gravelJ
"vou'il never be anything but
, Pumpkinhead, no matter how oi
your ears are" . a
"oh." returned Jack, nodding;
! think I understand.
'If you do, you're a wonder re
! marked the boy; but there's n
harm in thinking you understand
guess these ears are ready now
viii you hold the horse while .
stick them on?"
Certainly, If you'll help me up,
said Jack.
So Tip raised him to his feet an
the Pumpkinhead went to the hors
and held it's head while the bo
bored two holes in it with his knife
blade and inserted the ears
| IHSy .IDdhe IiliIl iOOh Nciyt MANU-
some,"s "ssaid Jack, admiringly.
But those words, spoken close f
: the Saw-Horse, and being the frs
} sounds he had ever heard, so start
led sthe animal that he made
bound forward and tumbled Tip oil
! one side and Jack on the other
Then he continued to rush forwar,
as If frightened by the clatter of hi
, own footsteps.
"Whoa!" shouted Tip, pickin
: himself up; whoa! you idiot
whoa"
The Saw Horse would probabl
have paid no attention to this. bu
just then it stepped a leg into
. gopher-hole and stumbled head
over-heels to the ground, where
? lay upon its back, frantically wav
ing its four legs in the air.
: Tip ran up to it.
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