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This soldier carried a long green gun over his shoulder and had lovely green whiskers that fell quite to his knees. The Guardian at once addressed him, saying: "Here is a strange gentleman who doesn't know why he has come to the Emerald City, or what he wants. Tell me, what shall we do with him?" THIS SOLDIER CARRIED A LONG GREEN GUN OVER HIS SHOULDER AND HAD LOVELY GREEN WHISKERS THAT FELL QUITE TO HIS KNEES THE GUARDIAN AT ONCE ADDRESSED HIM SAYING HERE IS A STRANGE GENTLEMAN WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHY HE HAS COME TO THE EMERALD CITY OR WHAT HE WANTS TELL ME WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH HIM
tioned the Guardian. The horse rolled one knotty eye upward and winked at Jack. Then it gave a prance and brought one leg down on the Guardian’s toes. “Ouch!” cried the man; “I’m sorry I asked that question. But the answer is most convincing. Have you any errand, sir, in the Emerald City?” “It seems to me that I have,” replied the Pumpkinhead, seriously; “but I cannot think what it is. My father knows all about it, but he is not here.” “This is a strange affair very strange!” declared the Guardian. “But you seem harmless. Folks do not smile so delightfully when they mean mischief.” “As for that,” said Jack, “I cannot help my smile, for it is carved on my face with a jack-knife.” “Well, come with me into my room,” resumed the Guardian, “and I will see what can be done for you.” So Jack rode the Saw-Horse through the gateway into a little room built into the wall. The Guardian pulled a bell-cord, and presently a very tall soldier—clothed in a green uniform—entered from the opposite door. IF YOU PLEASE ANSWERED JACK AND THIS WOODEN HORSE IS IT ALIVE QUESTIONED THE GUARDIAN THE HORSE ROLLED ONE KNOTTY EYE UPWARD AND WINKED AT JACK THEN IT GAVE A PRANCE AND BROUGHT ONE LEG DOWN ON THE GUARDIAN'S TOES OUCH CRIED THE MAN I'M SORRY I ASKED THAT QUESTION BUT THE ANSWER IS MOST CONVINCING HAVE YOU ANY ERRAND SIR IN THE EMERALD CITY IT SEEMS THAT I HAVE REPLIED THE PUMPKINHEAD SERIOUSLY BUT I CAN'T THINK WHAT IT IS MY FATHER KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT BUT HE IS NOT HERE THIS IS A STRANGE AFFAIR VERY STRANGE DECLARED THE GUARDIAN BUT YOU SEEM HARMLESS FOLKS DO NOT SMILE SO DELIGHTFULLY WHEN THEY MEAN MISCHIEF AS FOR THAT SAID JACK I CANNOT HELP MY SMILE FOR IT IS CARVED ON MY FACE WITH A JACK KNIFE WELL COME INTO MY ROOM RESUMED THE GUARDIAN AND I WILL SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE FOR YOU SO JACK RODE THE SAW HORSE THROUGH THE GATEWAY INTO A LITTLE ROOM BUILT INTO THE WALL THE GUARDIAN PULLED A BELL CORD AND PRESENTLY A VERY TALL SOLDIER CLOTHED IN A GREEN UNIFORM ENTERED FROM THE OPPOSITE DOOR
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