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After this conversation they proceeded some distance in silence, and before long reached a large clearing in the forest where fully four hundred young women were assembled. These were laughing and talking together as gaily as if they had gathered for a picnic instead of a war of conquest. AFTER THIS CONVERSATION THEY PROCEEDED SOME DISTANCE IN SILENCE AND BEFORE LONG REACHED A LARGE CLEARING IN THE FOREST WHERE FULLY FOUR HUNDRED YOUNG WOMEN WERE ASSEMBLED THESE WERE LAUGHING AND TALKING TOGETHER AS GAILY AS IF THEY HAD GATHERED FOR A PICNIC INSTEAD OF A WAR OF CONQUEST
words with an eagerness and decision that proved she was in earnest. “But war is a terrible thing,” said Tip, thoughtfully. “This war will be pleasant,” replied the girl, cheerfully. “Many of you will be slain!” continued the boy, in an awed voice. “Oh, no”, said Jinjur. “What man would oppose a girl, or dare to harm her? And there is not an ugly face in my entire Army.” Tip laughed. “Perhaps you are right,” said he. “But the Guardian of the Gate is considered a faithful Guardian, and the King’s Army will not let the City be conquered without a struggle.” “The Army is old and feeble,” replied General Jinjur, scornfully. “His strength has all been used to grow whiskers, and his wife has such a temper that she has already pulled more than half of them out by the roots. When the Wonderful Wizard reigned the Soldier with the Green Whiskers was a very good Royal Army, for people feared the Wizard. But no one is afraid of the Scarecrow, so his Royal Army don’t count for much in time of war.”  RUN THE GOVERNMENT TO SUIT OURSELVES GINGER SPOKE THESE WORDS WITH AN EAGERNESS AND DECISION THAT PROVED SHE WAS IN EARNEST BUT WAR IS A TERRIBLE THING SAID TIP THOUGHTFULLY THIS WAR WILL BE PLEASANT REPLIED THE GIRL CHEERFULLY MANY OF YOU WILL BE SLAIN CONTINUED THE BOY IN AN AWED VOICE OH NO SAID GINGER WHAT MAN WOULD OPPOSE A GIRL OR DARE TO HARM HER AND THERE IS NOT AN UGLY FACE IN MY ENTIRE ARMY PERHAPS YOU'RE RIGHT HE SAID BUT THE GUARDIAN OF THE GATE IS CONSIDERED A FAITHFUL GUARDIAN AND THE KING'S ARMY WILL NOT LET THE CITY BE CONQUERED WITHOUT A STRUGGLE THE ARMY IS OLD AND FEEBLE REPLIED GENERAL GINGER SCORNFULLY HIS STRENGTH HAS ALL BEEN USED TO GROW WHISKERS AND HIS WIFE HAS SUCH A TEMPER THAT SHE HAS ALREADY PULLED MORE THAN HALF OF THEM OUT BY THE ROOTS WHEN THE WONDERFUL WIZARD REIGNED THE SOLDIER WITH THE GREEN WHISKERS WAS A VERY GOOD ROYAL ARMY FOR PEOPLE FEARED THE WIZARD BUT NO ONE IS AFRAID OF THE SCARECROW SO HIS ROYAL ARMY DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR MUCH IN TIME OF WAR
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