The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15

q bit Of one she grew so short her chin
struck her foot Hastily eating some
Of the other she grew so tall her head
was among the tree tops. "Oh. dear,
shall l never be my regular size
again." she cried nibblIng from the
first piece and shrinking down to only
nine inches.
In despair she started 10 walk
through the wood and soon came TO
a 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 a kettle Of soup and a Cheshire
Cat on the hearth grinned from ear to
ear at her. All three sneezed violent
ly from time TO time.
please. go away-I don't like your
grim" said Alice to the Cat. "All
right" replied the Cat. and vanished,
beginning with the tail and ending
with the grin-but 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 a 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 "a rose-tree near the en-
trance were three gardeners painting
the white roses red; "Why are you
doing that?" asked Alice. Because"
replied one, 'the Queen does not fan
cy white roses" "Hush!" said an
other; here comes the Queen now I"
Alice turned eagerly to behold the
royal procession. There were soldie&
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 cro1uet?" "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 beige.
| hogs and the soldiers bent over ia
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
fiamingo's 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 game" 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. II don't like it a.
ALL" replied Alice dropping her MALE
which at once flew off. The Cat turn
ed to look at the King, who did no
like being grinned at and complained
to the Queen, who ordered the Cat be
headed on the spot.
"That is all very WE'LL" said tn,
King, 'but I should like to know how
1t is possible to behead q cat which
has no body?" 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 tn,
Palace. Alice followed and enterin,
found a trial in progress. The Kin,
and Queen sat on their throne hear
ing the evidence. The Knave O
Hearts was being tried for stealth,
some tarts the Queen had made Sew
eral witnesses testified, bat they talk
ed Of everything else except the sto
len tarts.
What a silly trialw thought Alice
nibbling absent-mindedly at piec
OF mushroom she had left. Almos
before she knew it she grew so tai
her head bumped against the ceiling
| "Call the next witness! command
ed the King. "ALICEw cried tn
White Rabbit. "But don't know any
thing about the stolen tarts," proteste,
Alice. "That's very important" re
marked the King. TITS against tn
rules for a witness ever a mile higl
to testify" said the Queen. "Leav
this court at oncel" ordered the Kin
addressing Alice. ''In that case" sal,
the King. ~aet the jury consider tn
verdict" Sentence first and verdic
afterward." objected the Queen. .Hov
absurd to have a sentence before
verdict!" said Alice scofnfully.
| ION with that girls haadr r. shoute,
the Queen pointing at Alice. "Wil
you please st0op down 20 I can carr.
out the Queens ordersr' asked tn
Royal Executioner politely. mo,
won't!" cried Alice; you are all moth
Ing but a naughty pack Of cards any
how and I am not afraid Of you!"
| Thereupon the whole pack rose III
into the air and flew straight int,
Alice's face.