Luther Register. (Luther, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1909 Page: 3 of 14
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by L.Frank Baum.
ANOTHER
WOMAN
CURED
COPYI/fflT 1903 BY SO&bS-HCRR/Ll CO.IPA/iY
tOPYfOCHT /90J BYL.rFANK&aun QC/VSLOyv
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SYNOPSIS.
Dorothy lived in Kansas with Aunt ISm
ami Uncle Henry. A cyclone lifted their
horn* Into the ulr, Dorothy falling a*h*ep
amidst the excitement. A crash awakened
her. The house had landed in a country
of fiiarvelous beauty. Groups of queer
little people greeted her to the Land or
Munchkins. The house had killed their
enemy, the wicked witch of East. I^r-
othy took the witch's silver shoes. Sip
started for the Emerald City to tlnd the
Wizard of Or, who. she was promised,
might find a way to send her back to
Kansas. Dorothy released a scarecrow,
giving him He was desirous of ac-
quiring brains and started with her to
the wizard to get them. The scarecrow
told Ills history. They met a tin wood-
man who longed for a heart. He also
joined them. They came upon a t rrioie
lion. The lion confessed he had no cour-
age. H«- decided to accompany them to
the Wizard of Oz to get some I he scare-
crow in pushing tin- raft became jm-
paled upon his pole In the middle of the
river The scarecrow was rescued o> a
friendly stork. They entered a POPP^
field. Which caused Dorothy to fill
asl • p. Th - scarecrow and tin wood man
rescued her and h< r dog from the deadly
flowers. The lion fell asleep and bHng too
hmvv to lift, was Ml. On soare-R for
the road of yellow brick which led to the
Emerald City they met a wild cat ana
11c].! ntlc«-. The woodman killed the \v id
cat. The queen mouse became friendly.
CHAPTER IX—Continued.
At this the Queen of the Mice stuck
her head out from a clump of grass
anil asked, in a timid voice:
"Are you sure he will not bite us?
"I will not let him," said the Wood-
man; "so do not be afraid.
One by one the mice came creeping
back, and Toto did not bark again,
although he tried to get out of the
Woodman's arms, and would have bit-
ten him had he not known very well
he was made of tin. Finally one of
the biggest mice spoke:
"Is there anything we can do," it
asked, "to repay you for saving the
life of our Queen?"
"Nothing that I know of," answered
the Woodman; but the Scarecrow,
who had been trying to think, but
could not because' his head was
stuffed with straw, said, quickly:
"Oh, yes; you can save our friend,
the Cowardly Lion, who is asleey in
the poppy bed."
"A lion!" cried the little Queen;
"why, he would eat us all up."
"Oh, no," declare.! the Scarecrow;
"this lion is a coward."
"Really?" asked the Mouse.
"He says so himself," answered the
Scarecrow, "and he would never hurt
any one who is our friend. If you
wiil help us to save him I promise
that he shall treat you all with kind-
ness."
"Very well." said the Queen, "wo
will trust you. But what shall
we do?"
"Are there many of these mice
which call you Queen and are willing
to obey you?"
"Oh. yes; there are thousands," ^he
replied.
"Then send for them all to come
here as soon as possible, and let each
one bring a long piece of string.
The Queen turned to the mice that
attended her and told them to go at
once and get all her people. As soon
as they heard her orders they ran
away in every direction as fast as pos-
sible.
"Now," said the Scarecrow to the I
Tin Woodman, "you must go to those |
trees by the riverside and make^ a
truck that will carry the Lion."
So the Woodman went at once to
the trees and began to work; and he
soon made a truck out of the limbs of
trees, from which he chopped away all
the leaves and branches. He fastened
it together with wooden pegs and
made four wheels out of the short
pieces of a big tree-trunk. So fast and
so well did he work that by the time
the mice began to arrive the truck
was all ready for them.
They came from all directions, and
there were thousands of them; big
mice and little mice and middle-sized
mice; and each one brought a piece of
string in his mouth. It was about this
time that Dorothy woke from her long
sleep and opened her eyes. She was
greatly astonished to find herself ly-
ing upon the grass, with thousands
of mice standing around and looking
at her timidly. But the Scarecrow
told her about everything, and turn-
ing to the dignified little Mouse, he
said:
"Permit me to introduce to you her
majesty, the Queen."
Dorothy nodded gravely and the
Queen made a courtesy, after which
she became quite friendly with the
little girl.
The Scarecrow and the Woodman
now began to fasten the mice to the
truck, using the strings they had
brought. One end of a string was tied
around the neck of each mouse and
the other end to the truck. Of course
the truck was a thousand times big-
ger than any of tha mice who were
to draw it; but when all the mice
had been harnessed they were able to
pull it quite easily. Even the Scare-
crow and the Tin Woodman could sit
on it, and were drawn swiftly by their
queer little horses to the place where
the Lion lay asleep.
After a great deal of hard work, for
the Lion was heavy, they managed to
get him up on the truck. Tten the
Queen hurriedly gave her people the
order to start, for she feared if the
mice stayed among the poppies too
long they also would fall asleep.
At first the little creatures, many
though they were, could hardly stir
the heavily loaded truck; but the
Woodman and the Scarecrow both
pushed from behind, and they got
along bettor. Soon they rolled the
Lion out of the poppy bed to the
green fields, where he could breathe
the sweet, fresh air again, instead of
the poisonous scent of the flowers.
Dorothy came to meet them and
thanked the little mice warmly for
saving her companion from death.
She had grown so fond of the big Lion
she was glad he had been rescued.
Then the mice were unharnessed
from the truck and scampered away
through the grass to their homes. The
"We must journey on until we find
the road of yellow brick again," said
Dorothy; "and then we can keep on
to the Emerald City."
So, the Lion being fully refreshed,
and feeling quite himself again, they
all started upon the journey, greatly
enjoying the walk through the soft,
fresh grass; and it was not long be-
fore they reached the road of yellow
brick and turned again toward the
Emerald City where the great Oz
dwelt.
The road was smooth and well
paved, now, and the country about
was beautiful; so that the travelers
rejoiced in leaving the forest far be-
hind, and with it the many dangers
they had met in Its gloomy shades.
Once more they could see fences built
beside the road; but these wore
painted green, and when they came to
a small house, in which a farmer evi-
dently fived, that also was painted
green. They passed by several of
these houses during the afternoon, and
sometimes people came to the doors
and looked at them as if they would
like to ask questions; but no one came
near them nor spoke to them because
of the great Lion, of which they were
w.
Q.
"I Will Not Let Him,
of the Mice was the last to
Said the Woodman.
much afraid. The people were all
dressed in clothing of a lovely emerald
green color and wore peaked hats like
those of the Munchkins.
"This must be the Land of Oz," said
Dorothy, "and we are surely getting
near the Emerald City."
"Yes," answered the Scarecrow;
"everything is green here, while in the
frighten her. J country of the Munchkins blue was the
After this they sat down beside the j favorite color. But the people do not
t seem to be as friendly as the Munch-
kins and I'm afraid we shall be unable
to find a place to pass the night."
"I should like something to.eat be-
sides fruit," said the girl, "and I m
sure Toto is nearly starved. Let us
stop at the next house and talk to the
people."
So, when they came to a good sized
farmhouse, Dorothy walked boldly up
to the door and knocked. A woman
opened it just far enough to look out,
and said:
Queen
ieave.
"If ever you need us again," she
said, "come out into the field and call,
and we shall hear you and come to
your assistance. Good-by!"
"Good-by!" they all answered, and
away the Queen ran, while Dorothy j
held Toto tightly lest he should run j
after her and f'-twhioo lior
Lion until he should awaken; and the
Scarecrow brought Dorothy some fruit
from a tree near by, which she ate
for her dinner.
greatly surprised to see so strange a
company, and while the woman was
busy laying the table the man asked:
"Where are you all going?"
"To the Emerald City," said Doro-
thy, "to see the Great Oz."
"Oh, indeed;" exclaimed the man.
"Are you sure that Oz will see you?
"Why not?" she replied.
"Why, it is said that he never lets
any one come into his presence. I
have been to the Emerald City many
times, anil it is a beautiful and won-
derful place; but I have never been
permitted to see the Great Oz, nor do
I know of any living person who has
seen him."
"Doe3 ho never go out?" asked the
Scarecrow.
"Never. He sits day after day In
the great throne room of his palace,
and even those who wait upon him do
not see him lace to face."
"What is he like?" asked the girl..
"That is hard to tell," said the-man,
thoughtfully. "You see, Oz Is a great
Wizard, and can take on any form ho
wishes. So that some say he looks
like a bird; and some say he looks
like an elephant: and some say he
looks like a cat. To others he appears
as a beautiful fairy, or a brownie, or
in any other form that pleases him.
Rut who the real Oz is. when he is in
his own form, no living person can
tell."
"That Is very strange," said Doro-
thy; "but we must try, in some way,
to see him, or we shall have made our
journey for nothing."
"Why do you wish to see the ter-
rible Oz?" asked the man.
"I want him to give me some
brains," said the Scarecrow, eagerly.
"Oh, Oz could do that easily
enough," declared the man. "He has
more brains than he needs."
"And I want him to give me a
heart," said the Tin Woodman.
"That will not trouble him," con-
tinued the man, "for Oz has a large
collection of hearts, of all sizes and
shapes."
"And I want him to give me cour-
age," said the Cowardly Lion.
"Oz keeps a great pot of courage in
his throne room," said the man,
"which he has covered with a golden
plate, to keep it from running over.
He will be glad to give you some."
"And 1 want htm to send me back
to Kansas," said Dorothy.
"Where is Kansas?" asked the man,
in surprise.
"I don't know," replied Dorothy, sor-
rowfully; "but it is my home, and I'm
sure it's somewhere."
"Very likely. Well, Oz can do any-
thing; so I suppose he will find Kan-
sas for you. But first you must get
to see him, and thai will be a hard
task; for the great Wizard does not
like to see any one, and he usually
has his own way. But what do you
want?" he continued, speaking to To-
to. Toto only wagged his tail; for,
strange to say, he could not talk.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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Improper breathing is a frequent
cause of consumption. A large ma-
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Ignorant to breathe deep, and hence
the lungs are developed only to part
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It is not what he has, nor even what
he does, that directly expresses the
worth of a man, but what he is.—
Henry F. Amiel.
no YOVH ri.OTIIES I.OOK YELLOW!
If so, use Red Cross Hall Blue. It will maka
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It is daily life that tests us—the
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To the good the world is very good;
to the bad It Is bad.—Smiles.
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TKe Gi/e^rc,
of the Gzsi
It was some time be-
fore the Cowardly I.ion
awakened, for he had lain
among the poppies a long while,
breathing in their deadly fragrance;
but when he did open his eyes and roll
off the truck he was very glad to find
himself still alive.
"I ran as fast as I could," he said,
sitting down and yawning; "but the
flowers were loo strong for me. How
did you get me out?"
Then they told him of the field-
mice, and how they had generously
saved him from death; and the Cow-
ardly Lion laughed, and said:
"I have always thought myself very
big and terrible; yet such small things
as flowers came near to killing me,
and such small animals as mice hvve
saved my life. How stiange it all Is!
But, comrades, what sliail we do
now?"
"Wliat do you want, child, and why
is that great Lion with you?"
"We wish to pass the night with
you, if you will allow us," answered
Dorothy; "and the Lion is my friend
and comrade, and would not hurt you
for the world."
"Is he tame?" asked the woman,
opening the door a little wider.
"Oh, yes," said the girl, "and he is a
great coward, too; so that he will be
more afraid of you than you are of
him."
"Well," said the woman, after think-
ing it over and taking another peep
at the Lion, "if that is the case you
may come In. and 1 will give you some
supper and a place to sleep."
So they all entered the house, where
there were, besides the woman, two
children and a man. The man had
hurt bis leg, and was lying on the
couch in a corner. They seemed
AS HIS MISTRESS HAD DONE
Chinese Cook, Like All His Race,
Capable Only of Imitating the
Acts of Others.
"Chinese neec to be taught to be
more self-reliant," said the woman
who employs a Chinese cook. "The
other day I ordered my cook to mako
a pudding for dinner, stopping a min-
ute to see if he followed my instruc-
tions, for I had taught him to make
this particular puddin« lie had seen
me smell the eggs before putting them
Into a bowl and he began by putting
the first egg to his nose. He seemed
on the right road, so I left the kitchen
for a minute. Returning I discovered
that he had used five eggs instead of
three as I had taught him. Taking
him to task for not following my in-
structions he answered 'Ves, three
here (pointing to the bowl) two here
(indicating where he had thrown the
others). Same as you.'
"It dawned on me that when I had
taught him to make the pudding 1 had
found the second and third eggs that
I had broken to be bad and had
thrown both away. He had simply (
done what he had seen me do—after |
smelling the second and third egg he
had thrown them away."
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