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"We are not very particular," added the Tin Woodman; "and we are exceedingly kind hearted. But if your superior culture gets leaky again—" He did not complete the sentence, but he twirled his gleaming axe so carelessly that the Woggle Bug looked frightened, and shrank away to a safe distance. ARE NOT VERY PARTICULAR ADDED THE TIN WOODMAN AND WE ARE EXCEEDINGLY KIND HEARTED BUT IF YOUR SUPERIOR CULTURE GETS LEAKY AGAIN HE DID NOT COMPLETE THE SENTENCE BUT HE TWIRLED HIS GLEAMING ACK SO CARELESSLY THAT THE WOGGLE BUG LOOKED FRIGHTENED AND SHRANK AWAY TO A SAFE DISTANCE
y,” admitted Tip. “Then you cannot judge the matter. I myself am Thoroughly Educated, and I say that puns display genius. For instance, were I to ride upon this Saw-Horse, he would not only be an animal he would become an equipage. For he would then be a horse-and-buggy.” At this the Scarecrow gave a gasp and the Tin Woodman stopped short and looked reproachfully at the Woggle-Bug. At the same time the Saw-Horse loudly snorted his derision; and even the Pumpkinhead put up his hand to hide the smile which, because it was carved upon his face, he could not change to a frown. But the Woggle-Bug strutted along as if he had made some brilliant remark, and the Scarecrow was obliged to say: “I have heard, my dear friend, that a person can become over-educated; and although I have a high respect for brains, no matter how they may be arranged or classified, I begin to suspect that yours are slightly tangled. In any event, I must beg you to restrain your superior education while in our society.” CATED YOUNG SIR NOT ESPECIALLY ADMITTED TIP THEN YOU CANNOT JUDGE THE MATTER I MYSELF AM THOROUGHLY EDUCATED AND I SAY THAT PUNS DISPLAY GENIUS FOR INSTANCE WERE I TO RIDE UPON THIS SAW HORSE HE WOULD NOT ONLY BE AN ANIMAL HE WOULD BECOME AN EQUIPAGE FOR HE WOULD THEN BE A HORSE AND BUGGY AT THIS THE SCARECROW GAVE A GASP AND THE TIN WOODMAN STOPPED SHORT AND LOOKED REPROACHFULLY AT THE WOGGLE BUG AT THE SAME TIME THE SAW HORSE LOUDLY SNORTED HIS DERISION AND EVEN THE PUMPKINHEAD PUT UP HIS HAND TO HIDE THE SMILE WHICH BECAUSE IT WAS CARVED UPON HIS FACE HE COULD NOT CHANGE TO A FROWN BUT THE WOGGLE BUG STRUTTED ALONG AS IF HE HAD MADE SOME BRILLIANT REMARK AND THE SCARECROW WAS OBLIGED TO SAY I HAVE HEARD MY DEAR FRIEND THAT A PERSON CAN BECOME OVER EDUCATED AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE A HIGH RESPECT FOR BRAINS NO MATTER HOW THEY MAY BE ARRANGED OR CLASSIFIED I BEGIN TO SUSPECT THAT YOURS ARE SLIGHTLY TANGLED IN ANY EVENT I MUST BEG YOU TO RESTRAIN YOUR SUPERIOR EDUCATION WHILE IN OUR SOCIETY
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