The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-01

When the procession had returned TO
the palace and the citizens Of OF had
all crowded into the great Throne Room
to see the Wizard perform his tricks.
tAe first thing the little humhug did
was to produce a tiny white piglet from
underneath his hat aud pretend to pull
1t apart, making two This act he re-
peatcd. until all Of tho nine tiny piglets
were visible, and they were So glad to
get out OF his pocket that they ran
around IN very lively manner.
The pretty little creatures would
hBve' been novelty anywhere, 80 the
people were as amazed and delighted at
their appearance as even the Wizard
could have desired, When he had
made thcm all disappear again, OZma
declared she was sorry they were gone,
for she wanted one Of them to pet and
play with.
So the Wizard pretended to take one
Of the piglets out " the hair of the
Princess twhilc really he slyly took it
out Of his inside pOCkCO and Ozma
smiled joyouslN as the creature nestled
In her arms; aud she promised to have
an emerald collar made for its fat neck
and 10 Keep the little squealer always
at hand to amuso her,
Afterward IL was noticed that tho
Wizard always performed his famous
trick with eight pIglets, but II seemed
TO please the people Just as well as II
In his little room back Of the Throne
| Room the Wizard had found a lot OF
| things he had LETT behind him when he
went away In the balloon, for no one
| had occupied the apartment in his alb
| eenCe, There was enough material there
| TO enable INN 10 prepare several new
| tricks, which hc had learned from
| some Of the Jugglers in the circus, and
! he had passed part of the night in
| getting them ready. 81 he followed
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several other wonderful feats that
! greatly delighted his audience and the
people did not care "a bit whether the
| little man was a humhug Wizard or
not, so long as he succeeded IN amusing
them They applaudcd all his tricks
| begged him not TO 20 away again ana
| leave them,
In that ease said the little man.
gravely, II will cancel all Of my IN
! gagements before the crowned heads
| of Europe and America and devote
| myself to the people Of o., for | love
you all 50 well that can deny you
nothing
After the people had been dismissed
| with this promise our friends joined
| Princess OZma at an elaborate lunch
| con In tive palace, where even the Tiger
ana the Lion were sumptuously fed
| and Jim the Cab-horse ate his oatmeal
| out OF a golden bowl with seven row
OF Tuples, Sdpphlres ana diamonds set
around the rim OF II
In the afternoon they all went to a
| great field outside the city gates. where
| the games were to be held There was
beautiful canopy for Ozma and her
| guests 10 sit under and watch the peo-
| pie run races and jump and wrestle,
| You may be sure the FOLKS of Og did
| their best with such distinguished
company watching them, and finally
Zcb offered TO wrestle with little
| Munchkm who seemed to be the cham
! pion. In appearance h. was twice as
| old as Zeb for he had long pointed
whiskeTs and wore a peaked hat with
| little bells all around the hrim Of II.
which tinkle gaily as he moved. But
although the Munchkin was hardly tall
enough to come to Zeb's shoulder he
was so strong and clever that he laid