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The Scarecrow and his comrades decided to ride in the Gump, in order to keep up with the swift march of the army; so, as soon as Glinda had started and her soldiers had marched away to the inspiring strains of music played by the royal band, our friends climbed into the sofas and followed. THE SCARECROW AND HIS COMRADES DECIDED TO RIDE IN THE GUMP IN ORDER TO KEEP UP WITH THE SWIFT MARCH OF THE ARMY SO AS SOON AS GLINDA HAD STARTED AND HER SOLDIERS HAD MARCHED AWAY TO THE INSPIRING STRAINS OF MUSIC PLAYED BY THE ROYAL BAND OUR FRIENDS CLIMBED INTO THE SOFAS AND FOLLOWED
smile. “so I do not fear Mombi in the least. Today I will make all necessary preparations, and we will march upon the Emerald City at daybreak tomorrow.” [Illustration: image275] [Illustration: image276] [Illustration: image277] The Tin-Woodman Plucks a Rose The Army of Glinda the Good looked very grand and imposing when it assembled at daybreak before the palace gates. The uniforms of the girl soldiers were pretty and of gay colors, and their silver-tipped spears were bright and glistening, the long shafts being inlaid with mother-of-pearl. All the officers wore sharp, gleaming swords, and shields edged with peacock-feathers; and it really seemed that no foe could by any possibility defeat such a brilliant army. The Sorceress rode in a beautiful palanquin which was like the body of a coach, having doors and windows with silken curtains; but instead of wheels, which a coach has, the palanquin rested upon two long, horizontal bars, which were borne upon the shoulders of twelve servants.  THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIVERPOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBER VOX DOT ORG THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ BY L FRANK BAUM CHAPTER TWENTY ONE THE TIN WOODMAN PLUX A ROSE THE ARMY OF GLENDA THE GOOD LOOKED VERY GRAND AND IMPOSING WHEN IT ASSEMBLED AT DAYBREAK BEFORE THE PALACE GATES THE UNIFORMS OF THE GIRLS SOLDIERS WERE PRETTY AND OF GAY COLORS AND THEIR SILVER TIPPED SPEARS WERE BRIGHT AND GLISTENING THE LONG SHAFTS BEING INLAID WITH MOTHER OF PEARL ALL THE OFFICERS WORE SHARP GLEAMING SWORDS AND SHIELDS EDGED WITH PEACOCK' FEATHERS AND IT REALLY SEEMED THAT NO FOE COULD BY ANY POSSIBILITY DEFEAT SUCH A BRILLIANT ARMY THE SORCERESS RODE IN A BEAUTIFUL PALANQUIN WHICH WAS LIKE THE BODY OF A COACH HAVING DOORS AND WINDOWS WITH SILKEN CURTAINS BUT INSTEAD OF WHEELS WHICH A COACH HAS THE PALANQUIN RESTED UPON TWO LONG HORIZONTAL BARS WHICH WERE BORNE UPON THE SHOULDERS OF TWELVE SERVANTS
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