El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-23
The Wonderful Stories Of "OZ" 77L Frank Baum
ByL. Frank Baum

awered the stranger, brlszly- rs not
my name upon the card
1T is" said the Scarecrow. But
may 7 ask what H H. stands forI-
II n means Highly Magnified.-
returned the Woggle-BuE. proudly.
-Oh, I see" The ScarecroW viewed
. the stranger critically. and are you,
In truth, highly magnifiedg'
sir" said the Woggle-Bug, "I take
you for a gentleman OF Judgment and
alscernme Does IL not occur % you
that 7 am several thousand times
greater than any WogEle-Bug you
ever saw before? Therefore it Is
plainly evident that I am Highly
Magnlfled. and there IS no good rea-
son why YOU should doubt the fact"
Pardon me-" returned the Scare
crow. Ny brains are slightly mixed
since I was last laundered- Would II
be improper for me 70 ask. also, what
the u. E. at the end OF your name
stands for?"
Those letters express my degree. &"
answered the Woggle-Bug. with G
condescending smile TO be more eX-
plicit. the initials mean that / an
Thoroughly Educated"
DIR said the Scarecrow' much re-
nip had not yet taken his eyes off
this wonderful parsonage. What he
saw was a great round. bug-tke
body supported upon two slender legs
curling upward The body Of the
q Woggle-Bug was rather flat, and
judging from what could be seen Of
IL was a glistening dark brown color
upon the back. while the front was
striped with alternate bands q Hight
brown and white blending together
az the edges It's arms were fully as
slender as its legs, and upon rather
long neck was perched its head--not
unlike the head % a man. except that
-" HHIH -
or ~feeler," and its ears from the up
per points bore antenuae that deco
rated the sides Of It's head like two
miniature curling pig tails II must
be admitted that the round. black eyes
we're rather bulglng IN appearance;
but the expression upon the Woggle-
Bugs face was by no means unpleas-
ant
For dress the insect wore q dark
blue swallow tail coat with a yellow
six lining and a flower In the but
touhole; a vest OF white ducIc that
stretched tightly across the wide
body kniezerhockerE OF lawn colcred
plush. fastened at the knees with gilt
buckles; and, perched upon its small
head, was iauniily set a tall silk hat
Standing upright before our amazed
friends the Woggle-Bug appeared 20
be fully as tall as the Tin Moodman:
and surely no bug In all the Land Of
o. had ever before attained 50 enor-
nous q size
4 confess" said the scarecrow.
that your abrupt appearance has
caused me surprise, and no doubt has
startled my companions. hope.
however, that this circumstance Wnll
not distress you We shall probably
get used to you in time.
Do not apologize 7 beg OF you.
returned the WoEgle-Bug, earnestly
1t affords me great pleasure 20 sur
prise people; for surely ] cannot be
Classed with ordinary insects and an
entitled TO both curiosity and admit
ration from those I meet
you are indeed" sEreed his
Majesty.
If you viii permit me % seat my
self in your august company" con-
tinued the stranger. Il will gladly re-
late my history. so that you VIII be
better able 20 comprehend my IN
usual-may I say remarkable 2-ap-
pearance"
you may say what you please" an
sWered the Tin Woodmau. briefly.
So the WogEle-BuE sal down upon
the grass, facing the little group OF
wanderers. and told them the follow
Ing story.-Copyrigh by L Frank
Baum for the George Matthew Adams
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