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He decided to manufacture the form of a man, who would wear this pumpkin head, and to stand it in a place where old Mombi would meet it face to face. HE DECIDED TO MANUFACTURE THE FORM OF A MAN WHO WOULD WEAR THIS PUMPKIN HEAD AND TO STAND IT IN A PLACE WHERE OLD MOMBY WOULD MEET IT FACE TO FACE
ese had been planted and carefully tended that the four-horned cow might eat of them in the winter time. But one day, after the corn had all been cut and stacked, and Tip was carrying the pumpkins to the stable, he took a notion to make a “Jack Lantern” and try to give the old woman a fright with it. [Illustration: image017] So he selected a fine, big pumpkin—one with a lustrous, orange-red color—and began carving it. With the point of his knife he made two round eyes, a three-cornered nose, and a mouth shaped like a new moon. The face, when completed, could not have been considered strictly beautiful; but it wore a smile so big and broad, and was so Jolly in expression, that even Tip laughed as he looked admiringly at his work. The child had no playmates, so he did not know that boys often dig out the inside of a “pumpkin-jack,” and in the space thus made put a lighted candle to render the face more startling; but he conceived an idea of his own that promised to be quite as effective. LD AND RED AMONG THE ROWS OF GREEN STALKS AND THESE HAD BEEN PLANTED AND CAREFULLY TENDED THAT THE FOUR HORNED COW MIGHT EAT OF THEM IN THE WINTER TIME BUT ONE DAY AFTER THE CORN HAD ALL BEEN CUT AND STACKED AND TIP WAS CARRYING THE PUMPKINS TO THE STABLE HE TOOK A NOTION TO MAKE A JACK LANTERN AND TRY TO GIVE THE OLD WOMAN A FRIGHT WITH IT SO HE SELECTED A FINE BIG PUMPKIN ONE WITH A LUSTROUS ORANGE RED COLOR AND BEGAN TO CARVE IT WITH THE POINT OF HIS KNIFE HE MADE TWO ROUND EYES A THREE CORNERED NOSE AND A MOUTH SHAPED LIKE A NEW MOON THE FACE WHEN COMPLETED COULD NOT HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED STRICTLY BEAUTIFUL BUT IT WORE A SMILE SO BIG AND BROAD AND WAS SO JOLLY IN EXPRESSION THAT EVEN TIP LAUGHED AS HE LOOKED ADMIRINGLY AT HIS WORK THE CHILD HAD NO PLAYMATES SO HE DID NOT KNOW THAT BOYS OFTEN DIG OUT THE INSIDE OF A PUNK AND JACK AND IN THE SPACE THUS MADE PUT A LIGHTED CANDLE TO RENDER THE FACE MORE STARTLING BUT HE CONCEIVED AN IDEA OF HIS OWN THAT PROMISED TO BE QUITE AS EFFECTIVE
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