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"Good Gracious!" the Scarecrow exclaimed at hearing this. "If his wit bears the same polish, how sparkling it must be! GOOD GRACIOUS THE SCARECROW EXCLAIMED AT HEARING THIS IF HIS WIT BEARS THE SAME POLISH HOW SPARKLING IT MUST BE
upon its back; so there was little further conversation until they drew up beside the palace steps. An aged Winkie, dressed in a uniform of silver cloth, came forward to assist them to alight. Said the Scarecrow to his personage: “Show us at once to your master, the Emperor.” The man looked from one to another of the party in an embarrassed way, and finally answered: “I fear I must ask you to wait for a time. The Emperor is not receiving this morning.” “How is that?” enquired the Scarecrow, anxiously. “I hope nothing has happened to him.” “Oh, no; nothing serious,” returned the man. “But this is his Majesty’s day for being polished; and just now his august presence is thickly smeared with putz-pomade.” “Oh, I see!” cried the Scarecrow, greatly reassured. “My friend was ever inclined to be a dandy, and I suppose he is now more proud than ever of his personal appearance.” “He is, indeed,” said the man, with a polite bow. “Our mighty Emperor has lately caused himself to be nickel-plated.” D AT A PACE SO FAST THAT ITS RIDERS HAD HARD WORK TO STICK UPON ITS BACK SO THERE WAS LITTLE FURTHER CONVERSATION UNTIL THEY DREW UP BESIDE THE PALACE STEPS AN AGED WINKIE DRESSED IN A UNIFORM OF SILVER CLOTH CAME FORWARD TO ASSIST THEM TO ALIGHT SAID THE SCARECROW TO HIS PERSONAGE SHOW US AT ONCE TO YOUR MASTER THE EMPEROR THE MAN LOOKED FROM ONE TO ANOTHER OF THE PARTY IN AN EMBARRASSED WAY AND FINALLY ANSWERED I FEAR I MUST ASK YOU TO WAIT FOR A TIME THE EMPEROR IS NOT RECEIVING THIS MORNING HOW IS THAT INQUIRED THE SCARECROW ANXIOUSLY I HOPE NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO HIM OH NO NOTHING SERIOUS RETURNED THE MAN BUT THIS IS HIS MAJESTY'S DAY FOR BEING POLISHED AND JUST NOW HIS AUGUST PRESENT IS THICKLY SMEARED WITH PUTT'S POMADE OH I SEE CRIED THE SCARECROW GREATLY REASSURED MY FRIEND WAS EVER INCLINED TO BE A DANDY AND I SUPPOSE HE IS NOW MORE PROUD THAN EVER OF HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE HE IS INDEED SAID THE MAN WITH A POLITE BOW OUR EMPEROR HAS LATELY CAUSED HIMSELF TO BE NICKEL PLATED
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