Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-31
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
THE LITTLE WIZARD
BY DADDY
CHAPTER II
woRrle. Bogglo and Wee

1,EGGY stared at the two peculiar
7 animals that came from behind the
sbrubbery. She hadn't known they were
there any more than she had known tne
odd little old man was WITHIN nearing
distance when she wished that wlzaro
might come and carry her away to
strange land, where a lot OF surprising
things would happen.
"woggle, Boggle, steeds so queer,
Come to carry US from here:
Thus sang the odd little old man.
with such friendly grin. that Peggys
fears would have melted away II the
steeds Woggle and Boggle hadnt oeeh
90 very, very queer.
pergy didn't know what kind Of ami
mails the ste eds were. They were dressed
As she had never before seen animals
dressed. They. had on rompers ina.
necks, while their heads wore grinning
clown false-faces. They looked as II
they were ready for fancy-dress party,
and we're so we'll disguised no one could
possibly guess what they really were.
we're reSss TOO short and sauatty to be horses
or mules. while they were TOO large 70
Be dogs or goats. That they were rid
ing steeds was shown by the fact that
each wore a saddle. A funny thing
their names, for when Woggle walked
he appeared to woggle, and when Bog
gie walked he appeared to boggle.
'Woggle. woggle shall carry thee,
Boggle, Boggle shall carry me"
So sang the old little old man. wag-
ging his whiskers at Peggy, and WINK
Ing his tempting. mischievious wink.
Peggy looked doubtfully at the two
steeds. She wasn't at all anxious TO
trust herself to them.
Where will they carry us to-" she
asked. The odd little man hoped into
Boggle's saddle and chanted his answer:
ITO the land of wishes
. Where little fishes
y Wash all the dishes.
Ride fast. ride slow.
Away we Co."
Still Peggy hesitated. but she hap
pened to catch Woggle's eye. He was
winking at her-a friendly wink that
promised all good and no harm. She
turned to Boggle, and he. too. was wink
ing at her-jolly wink that promised
al fun and no woe.
Even then. Peggy might have been
slow to mount Woggle's back, but just
then she heard a shifting around her
heels, She glanced down to see a third
queer animal-one that startled her 50
that she gave one big leap and landed
right in Woggle's saddle. Away wog-
gled Woggle and away boggled Bog
gle out through the shrubbery. across
the lawn, and down the street toward
the open country. At their heels shifted
ne third queer animal that had startled
Peggy.
.. The third queer animal was dressed
IKE the others, in rompers, but instead
OF wearing a clown false-face. 1t was
wearing a boy false-face. It looked
time.
third queer animal made Peggy nervous,
20 he sang a little song to soothe her.
That's Wee. you see-just Wee.
AS small, as small, can be.
Wen take him along.
And II we go wrong,
He'll set us right, will Wee
~ That made Peggy feel better. and she
ssSpoe along comfortably on Woggle. Soon
t,nneY came to the country, and then to
me me woods. It was fun riding into the
%ilderness and into the land OF the un-
hiown on these queer animals, guided
py the odd little old man, whose name
Ssne didn't even know. II was fun, but
would have been even more fun II
Billy had been along.
pumnl the next chapter will he told how
o'l'y comes most mysteriously.