Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-05

buildings in order to amuse them all;
but when she suggested it, the Gryphon,
who had just appeared, said:
"Hjckrrh. We have too many caucuSeS
and races already; besides, at your age,
Mrs. Hargreaves, I don't think you ought
to do it; you will find it better to get
there in an elevator"
So in a minute they found themselves
in a smooth, silent car going up to the
thirty-first floor, where Alice was to live
while she was in New York. She began
to wonder whether they would soon
reach heaven, and if so, whether New
York was good place to start from;
but soon the car stopped, and she found
they were still in the same building.
when was young" Alice said, Il had
to grow my neck long in order to get up
to these heights, but I think this is
much easier way Besides, it was not
very easy to find the right kind of bot
tie then-Some made me grow short in
stead of tall-and it would be much more
difficult now, and even if it did say,
Drink me- should be much more eau
tious now than I was in those days,
because they don't always label them
Poison and I should never be quite
sure what would happen to me if did
drink it. Besides, there was all that
trouble with the pigeon"
She was just thinking of settling down
comfortably on the sofa with book
when the Duchess came in, and, tucking
her arm affectionately into Alice'S,
walked her off to the window. When
she looked out, Alice saw far below her
myriadS of little lights stretching in
every direction, while here and there an
Illuminated shaft rose up from among
the others, usually with its top brilliant
ly lighted. She looked at it in wonder
for some time and then turned to the
Duchess and said:
"'This must be the New Wonderland,
and all the time I thought it was New
York"
"'TiS So" said the Duchess, land the
moral of that is BE what you would seem
to be'-or, if you'd like it put more SIM
ply Never imagine yourself not to be
otherwise than what it might appear to
others that -"
Just So" said Alice, interrupting-fo
she knew that remark of the Duchess
of old and had never been able to make
any sense of it-"but what mean is
that those tall buildings are very beau
tiful and you must be very pleased to
possess them"
IF you mean own them" replied the
Duchess, they are better to look at than
to own; and the moral of that is, the
higher the fewer"
Alice did not quite understand this
last remark, but she thought she ought
to say something, so she repeated it:
II think they are lovely; should like to
own one"
well, there certainly is nothing like
it," said the Duchess.
NO." said Alice, II shouldn't think
there could be anything better"
ION the contrary" retorted the
Duchess, there are lots of things bet
ter I did not say there are nothing
better; and said there was nothing
like it."
AT this moment there was q loud
knocking at the door, and when
Alice said Come in," two Anglo-Saxon
messengers appeared; outside the door
was footman in livery (she considered
him to be footman because he was In
livery; otherwise, judging by his face
only, she would have called him fish,.
The messengers wore crowns on their
heads and held little hght-blue hags
with Kings Coll" written on them. The
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