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The command to march was now given, and the girls formed themselves into four bands, or companies, and set off with eager strides toward the Emerald City. THE COMMAND TO MARCH WAS NOW GIVEN AND THE GIRLS FORMED THEMSELVES INTO FOUR BANDS OR COMPANIES AND SET OFF WITH EAGER STRIDES TOWARD THE EMERALD CITY
d green waists, representing the Emerald City they intended to conquer, and the top button on each waist indicated by its color which country the wearer came from. The uniforms were Jaunty and becoming, and quite effective when massed together. Tip thought this strange Army bore no weapons whatever; but in this he was wrong. For each girl had stuck through the knot of her back hair two long, glittering knitting-needles. General Jinjur immediately mounted the stump of a tree and addressed her army. “Friends, fellow-citizens, and girls!” she said; “we are about to begin our great Revolt against the men of Oz! We march to conquer the Emerald City—to dethrone the Scarecrow King—to acquire thousands of gorgeous gems—to rifle the royal treasury—and to obtain power over our former oppressors!” [Illustration: image105] [Illustration: image106] “Hurrah!” said those who had listened; but Tip thought most of the Army was too much engaged in chattering to pay attention to the words of the General.  IN FRONT AND THE GILICAN GIRLS WORE THE PURPLE STRIPE IN FRONT ALL HAD GREEN WAISTCOATS REPRESENTING THE EMERALD CITY THEY INTENDED TO CONQUER AND THE TOP BUTTON ON EACH WAIST INDICATED BY ITS COLOR WHICH COUNTRY THE WEARER CAME FROM THE UNIFORMS WERE JAUNTY AND BECOMING AND QUITE EFFECTIVE WHEN MASKED TOGETHER TIP THOUGHT THIS STRANGE ARMY BORE NO WEAPONS WHATEVER BUT IN THIS HE WAS WRONG FOR EACH GIRL HAD STUCK THROUGH THE KNOT OF HER BACK HAIR TWO LONG GLITTERING KNITTING NEEDLES GENERAL GINGER IMMEDIATELY MOUNTED THE STUMP OF A TREE AND ADDRESSED HER ARMY FRIENDS FELLOW CITIZENS AND GIRLS SHE SAID WE ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN OUR GREAT REVOLT AGAINST THE MEN OF OZ WE MARCH TO CONQUER THE EMERALD CITY TO DETHRONE THE SCARECROW KING TO ACQUIRE THOUSANDS OF GORGEOUS GEMS TO RIFLE THE ROYAL TREASURY AND TO OBTAIN POWER OVER OUR FORMER OPPRESSORS HURRAY SAID THOSE THAT HAD LISTENED BUT TIP THOUGHT MOST OF THE ARMY WAS TOO MUCH ENGAGED IN CHATTERING TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE WORDS OF THE GENERAL
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