Evening star., 1928-04-16

On turning a sharp corner Alice
came upon two little fat men, so sud-
denly that she could not help starting
| back, but in another moment she re-
covered herself, feeling sure that they
must be Tweedledum and Tweedledee
/ They were standing under . tree, each
| with an arm around the others neck,
and Alice knew which was which in a
moment, because one Of them had
Dunn embroidered on his collar and
| the other Dee.
"I suppose they've each got Tweedle
round at the back of the collar" Alice
said to herself.
They stood so still that she quite for
got they were alive. and she was just
| looking around to see II the word
Tweedle was written on the back of
each collar, when she was startled BY
voice coming from the one marked
Dunn.
IF you think we're wax-works," he
said, ''you ought to pay. you know.
| Wax works weren't made TO be looked
at for nothing. nohowi"
| "Contrariwise. added the one mark
ed Dee, "if you think we're alive, you
ought to speak"
"I'm sure I'm sorry" was all Alice
| could say, for the words Of the old
song kept saying them out loud. like
this:
Tweedledum and Tweedledee
| Agreed to have battle,
For Tweedledum said Tweedledee
| Had spoiled his nice new rattle.
| Just then flew down a monstrous crow
| AS black as tar barrel:
| Which frightened both the heroes so
They quite forgot their quarrel.
"I know what you're thinking about,
said Tweedledum, but it isn't so
nohow"
"Contrariwise, continued Tweedle-
dee, IF 1t was so. 1t might be: and II
it we're so. it would be; but as it isn't
it amt That's logic"
Il was thinking" Alice said very
politely. which Is the best way out oi
this wood-it's getting so dark. Do yov
think It's going 70 rain?"
Tweedledum spread large umbrella
over himself and his brother and look.
ed up into It. NO. don't think it Is.
he said. AT least not under here
nohow"
"But it may rain outsider" asked
Alice.
1T may II 1t chooses" said Tweedle.
dee. We have no objections. Con.
trariwise"
Selfish things" thought Alice, and
she was just going TO say goodnight
and leave them. when Tweedledun
sprang out from under the umbrella
and seized her by the wrist.
DO you see that?" he said, in q
! voice choking with passion. and hi:
eyes grew large and yellow all in mo-
ment, as he pointed with trembling
finger at small white thing lying un.
der tree.
Its only a rattle" Alice said, after
careful examination OF the little white
thing. Quite old and broken
II knew 1t vasi" cried Tweedledum
beginning 10 stamp about wildly anc
tear his hair. ITS spoiled OF course =
Here he looked at Tweedledee, who I'm.
diateiy sat down on the ground ane
tried to hide himself under the um-
hrella.
Alice laid her hand upon his arm
and said In q soothing tone. ''You
needn't be 50 angry about an ole
rattle"
But it isn't old" Tweedledum cried
in a greater fury than ever. Its new
tell you-I bought IL yeSterday-ml
nice new rattles" and his voice rose
TO q perfect scream.
AL this time Tweedledee was tryinG
his best 10 fold UP the umbrella Wit
himself In il. which vas such an ex,
traordinary thing 10 do that it Quita
took OF Alice'S attention from the an
CRY brother But he couldn't quit
succeed. and Il ended in his rollins
over. bundled up in the umbrella viii