Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-07-16

struck her foot. Hastily eating some
of the other she grew so tall her head
wss among the tree tops "Oh, dear.
shall never be my regular size
again." she cried nibblIng from the
first piece and shrinking down to only
nine inches.
In despair she started to walk
through the wood and soon came to
little house about four feet high.
Without knocking Alice walked into
the kitchen. The Duchess sat rock
ing little pig in her lap, the Cook
was sprinkling quantities of pepper
into n kettle of soup and a Cheshire
Cat on the hearth grinned from ear to
ear at her All three snee2ed violent
~ from time to time.
please, 20 away-I don't like your
grim said Alice to the Cat. "An
right" replied the Cat. and vanished.
beginning with the tail and ending
with the grin-hut the grin remained
after the rest had disappeared. To
escape from this horrid grin Alice ran
out of the house and into the wood
closely pursued by the grin Seeing
a little door open leading into big
tree Alice slipped through and slam
med the door behind her, shutting
out the grin.
Turning about she at last found
herself in the beautiful garden. Stand
ing about rose-tree near the en-
trance We're three gardeners painting
the white roses red "Why are You
doing thatY' asked Alice. Because"
replied one, "the Queen does not fan
cy white roses" Hush I" said an
other; here comes the Queen now Z"
Alice turned eagerly to behold the
royal procession. There were soldiers
with clubs, courtiers bedecked with
diamonds and the royal children were
ornamented with hearts, while in and
out among them hoped the White
Rabbit. Last of all came the King
and Queen of Hearts.
When the Queen came to Alice she
stopped and asked, my child, do you
play croquetY' "Y-y-y-yes" STAN
mered Alice much confused. "Then
here is your mallet," replied the
Queen handing Alice a live flamingo.
Then the game began and such a
crazy game of croquet Alice had never
seen.
The croQuet balls were live hedge
hogs and the soldiers bent over to
make the arches Besides the ground
was full Of hummocks and ridges All
played at once. When Alice would
get ready to hit her ball with the
tiamlngos head, either the hedgehog
would walk off, or the soldier making
the arch would stand up TO rest his
back.
How do you like the gamer asked
a voice, Looking up Alice beheld the
grin of the Cheshire Cat Before she
could answer the Cats head appeared,
but no more of It, 81 don't like Il at
ALL" replied Alice dropping her mallet
which at once flew of The Cat turn.
ed to look at the King, who did not
like being grlnned at and complained
TO the Queen, who ordered the Cat be-
headed on the spot,
"That is all very well" said the
King, but ! should Ike to know how
it is possible To behead a cat which
has no body2e While they were argu.
ing the Cheshire Cat vanished, head,
grin and ALL
Alice went to look for her fiamingo,
but could not find IT, When she re-
turned all the players had gone to the
Palace. Alice followed and entering
found a trial In progress. The King
and Queen sat on their throne hear
ing the evidence. The Knave Of
Hearts was being tried for stealing
some tarts the Queen had made Sew
eral witnesses testified, but they talk
ed Of everything else except the sto-
len tarts.
~What a silly trial." thought Alice,
uibbIing absent-mindedly at a piece
Of mushroom she had left. Almost
before she knew 1t she grew so tall
her head bumped against the ceiling.
"CaIl the next witness Z" command
ed the King ALICE" cried the
White Rabbit But / don't know any
thing about the stolen tarts," protested
Alice. That's very important re-
marked the King ITS against the
rules for witness over a mile high
IA testify said tho nuupu atT cave