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He retraced his steps to the cow stable and opened the door of the stall where the pumpkin headed man had been left. HE TRACED HIS STEPS TO THE COW STABLE AND OPENED THE DOOR OF THE STALL WHERE THE PUMPKIN HEADED MAN HAD BEEN LEFT
g upon the narrow shelves. He found some crusts of bread; but he had to look into Mombi’s basket to find the cheese she had brought from the village. While turning over the contents of the basket he came upon the pepper-box which contained the “Powder of Life.” “I may as well take this with me,” he thought, “or Mombi’ll be using it to make more mischief with.” So he put the box in his pocket, together with the bread and cheese. Then he cautiously left the house and latched the door behind him. Outside both moon and stars shone brightly, and the night seemed peaceful and inviting after the close and ill-smelling kitchen. “I’ll be glad to get away,” said Tip, softly; “for I never did like that old woman. I wonder how I ever came to live with her.” He was walking slowly toward the road when a thought made him pause. “I don’t like to leave Jack Pumpkinhead to the tender mercies of old Mombi,” he muttered. “And Jack belongs to me, for I made him even if the old witch did bring him to life.” ING JOURNEY WITHOUT FOOD HE DECIDED SEARCHING UPON THE NARROW SHELVES HE FOUND SOME CRUTS OF BREAD BUT HE HAD TO LOOK INTO MOMBEY'S BASKET TO FIND THE CHEESE SHE HAD BROUGHT FROM THE VILLAGE WHILE TURNING OVER THE CONTENTS OF THE BASKET HE HE CAME UPON THE PEPPER BOX WHICH CONTAINED THE POWDER OF LIFE I MAY AS WELL TAKE THIS WITH ME HE THOUGHT OR MOMBIE USE IT TO MAKE MORE MISCHIEF WITH SO HE PUT THE BOX IN HIS POCKET TOGETHER WITH THE BREAD AND CHEESE THEN HE CAUTIOUSLY LEFT THE HOUSE AND LATCHED THE DOOR BEHIND HIM OUTSIDE BOTH MOON AND STARS SHONE BRIGHTLY AND THE NIGHT SEEMED PEACEFUL AND INVITING AFTER THE CLOSE AND ILL SMELLING KITCHEN I'M GLAD TO GET AWAY SAID TIP SOFTLY FOR I NEVER DID LIKE THAT OLD WOMAN I WONDER HOW I EVER CAME TO LIVE WITH HER HE WAS WALKING SLOWLY TOWARD THE ROAD WHEN A THOUGHT MADE HIM PAUSE I DON'T LIKE TO LEAVE JACK PUMPKINHEAD TO THE TENDER MERCIES OF OLD MOMBY HE MUTTERED AND JACK BELONGS TO ME FOR I MADE HIM EVEN IF THE OLD WITCH DID BRING HIM TO LIFE
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