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But it was now growing dark, so he decided to camp for the night by the roadside and to resume the journey next morning by daybreak. He led the Saw Horse to a grassy mound upon which grew several bushy trees, and carefully assisted the Pumpkinhead to alight. BUT IT WAS NOW GROWING DARK SO HE DECIDED TO CAMP FOR THE NIGHT BY THE ROADSIDE AND TO RESUME THE JOURNEY NEXT MORNING BY DAYBREAK HE LED THE SAW HORSE TO A GRASSY MOUND UPON WHICH GREW SEVERAL BUSHY TREES AND CAREFULLY ASSISTED THE PUMPKINHEAD TO ALIGHT
s me quite nervous to be jarred.” “Well, it’s all over now” said Tip, encouragingly. “Now, Jack, be sure to hold fast to this post and then you can’t fall off and get smashed.” So Jack held on tight, and Tip said to the horse: “Get up.” The obedient creature at once walked forward, rocking from side to side as he raised his feet from the ground. Tip walked beside the Saw-Horse, quite content with this addition to their party. Presently he began to whistle. “What does that sound mean?” asked the horse. “Don’t pay any attention to it,” said Tip. “I’m just whistling, and that only means I’m pretty well satisfied.” “I’d whistle myself, if I could push my lips together,” remarked Jack. “I fear, dear father, that in some respects I am sadly lacking.” [Illustration: image067] After journeying on for some distance the narrow path they were following turned into a broad roadway, paved with yellow brick. By the side of the road Tip noticed a sign-post that read: “NINE MILES TO THE EMERALD CITY.” G ME TERRIBLY DOES IT HURT ASKED THE BOY NOT EXACTLY HURT ANSWERED THE ANIMAL BUT IT MAKES ME QUITE NERVOUS TO BE JARRED WELL IT'S OVER NOW SAID TIP ENCOURAGINGLY NOW JACK BE SURE TO HOLD FAST TO THIS POST AND THEN YOU CAN'T FALL OFF AND GET SMASHED SO JACK HELD ON TIGHT AND TIP SAID TO THE HORSE GET UP THE OBEDIENT CREATURE AT ONCE WALKED FORWARD ROCKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS HE RAISED HIS FEET FROM THE GROUND TIP WALKED BESIDE THE SAW HORSE QUITE CONTENT WITH THIS ADDITION TO THEIR PARTY PRESENTLY HE BEGAN TO WHISTLE WHAT DOES THAT SOUND MEAN ASKED THE HORSE DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO IT SAID TIP I'M JUST WHISTLING AND THAT ONLY MEANS I'M PRETTY WELL SATISFIED I'D WHISTLE MYSELF IF I COULD PUSH MY LIPS TOGETHER REMARKED JACK I FEAR DEAR FATHER THAT IN SOME RESPECTS I'M SADLY LACKING AFTER JOURNEYING ON FOR SOME DISTANCE THE NARROW PATH THEY WERE FOLLOWING TURNED INTO A BROAD ROADWAY PAVED WITH YELLOW BRICK BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TIP NOTICED A SIGNPOST THAT READ NINE MILES TO EMERALD CITY
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