The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-11
Old Friends Are Reunited

/ peace for many years, until grew old
and longed to see my native city once
again So when Dorothy was first
blown to this place by a cyclone | ar
ranged to go away with her in a bal
loon; but the balloon escaped too soon
and carried me back alone. After many
adventures | reached Omaha, only to
find that all my friends were dead or
had moved away. So, having nothing
else to do, I joined circus again, and
| made my balloon ascensiOns until the
| earthquake caught me-"
That is quite history" said Ozma,
| but there is a little more history about
the Land of OF that you do not seem
to MISUNDERSTANDING for the reason
that no one ever told it to you, Many
| years before you came here this Land
was united under one Ruler, as it is
now, and the Rulers name was always
o. which means in our language,
| Great and Good, or. If the Ruler hap
pened to be a woman, her name was
always 'Ozma. But once upon time
! four Witches leagued together to depose
the king and rule the four parts of the
Kingdom themselves; so when the Ruler,
my grandfather. was hunting one day.
one Wicked Witch named Mombi stole
| him and carried him away, keeping him
close prisoner, Then the witches dt-
vided up the kingdom, and ruled the
| four parts of it until you came here
! That was why the people We're so glad
to see you, and why they thought from
your initials that you were rightful
| ruler"
| thoughtful, there were two Good
Witches and two Wicked Witches ruling
in the land"
Yes" replied Ozma. because a good
Witch had conquered the evil Witch in
the South. But, Mombi was still my
grandfather's jailor, and afterward my
| fathers jailor When | was born she
| transformed me into boy, hoping that
| no one would ever recognize me and
know that was the rightful Princess of
| the Land of On But | escaped from
her and am now the Ruler of my peo-
pie"
II am very glad of that" said the
Wizard, and hope you will consider
me one of your most faithful and de
voted subjects"
We owe a great deal to the Wonder
| full Wizard" continued the Princess,
| for 1t was you who built this splendid
Emerald City"
Your people built IT. he answered
| Il only, bossed the job, as we say in
OMAHA
But you ruled it wisely and we'll for
many years, said she, and made the
people proud of your magical art. So,
| as you are now too old to wander
| abroad and work in circus, offer
! you home here as long as you live
| You shall be the Official Wizard of my
kingdom, and be treated with every re-
spect and consideration
How lorg did YOU rule the Emerald
City after | left here?' was the next
question
Quite awhile until I was conquered
by girl named General Jiniur But
02mq econ CONQUERED her with the help
Of Glirda he Good, and after that |
went to live with Chopper. the Tin
Woodman" the Wizard replied
lust then a loud cackling was heard
out ide.
Editors Note-Surelv You can guess.
If YOU try very hard. what that cackling
noise was. Another old friend come
to welcome Dorothy and the Wizard
back to the Land of o. Next week you
shall hear about "Old Jim, the Cab
horse" and how he got along In the
wonderful palace room where Jellia
lamb had had him auartered
Copyright by L. Frank Baum for the
George Matthew Adams Service.)