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While this was being done Tip mended the wooden limbs of Jack Pumpkinhead and made them stronger than before, and the Saw Horse was also inspected to see if he was in good working order. WHILE THIS WAS BEING DONE TIP MENDED THE WOODEN LIMBS OF JACK PUMPKINHEAD AND MADE THEM STRONGER THAN BEFORE AND THE SAW HORSE WAS ALSO INSPECTED TO SEE IF HE WAS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER
he Saw-Horse answered for himself. “but I seem to learn very quickly, and often it occurs to me that I know more than any of those around me.” “Perhaps you do,” said the emperor; “for experience does not always mean wisdom. But time is precious just now, so let us quickly make preparations to start upon our Journey.” [Illustration: image146] The emperor called his Lord High Chancellor and instructed him how to run the kingdom during his absence. Meanwhile the Scarecrow was taken apart and the painted sack that served him for a head was carefully laundered and restuffed with the brains originally given him by the great Wizard. His clothes were also cleaned and pressed by the Imperial tailors, and his crown polished and again sewed upon his head, for the Tin Woodman insisted he should not renounce this badge of royalty. The Scarecrow now presented a very respectable appearance, and although in no way addicted to vanity he was quite pleased with himself and strutted a trifle as he walked.  I CANNOT CLAIM ANY GREAT EXPERIENCE IN LIFE THE SAW HORSE ANSWERED FOR HIMSELF BUT I SEEM TO LEARN VERY QUICKLY AND OFTEN IT OCCURS TO ME THAT I KNOW MORE THAN ANY OF THOSE AROUND ME PERHAPS YOU DO SAID THE EMPEROR FOR EXPERIENCE DOES NOT ALWAYS MEAN WISDOM BUT TIME IS PRECIOUS JUST NOW SO LET US QUICKLY MAKE PREPARATIONS TO START UPON OUR JOURNEY THE EMPEROR CALLED HIS LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR AND INSTRUCTED HIM HOW TO RUN THE KINGDOM DURING HIS ABSENCE MEANWHILE THE SCARECROW WAS TAKEN APART AND THE PAINTED SACK THAT SERVED HIM FOR A HEAD WAS CAREFULLY LAUNDERED AND RESTUFFED WITH THE BRAINS ORIGINALLY GIVEN HIM BY THE GREAT WIZARD HIS CLOTHES WERE ALSO CLEANED AND PRESSED BY THE IMPERIAL TAILORS AND HIS CROWN POLISHED AND AGAIN SEWED UPON HIS HEAD FOR THE TIN WOODMAN INSISTED HE SHOULD NOT RENOUNCE THIS BADGE OF ROYALTY THE SCARECROW NOW PRESENTED A VERY RESPECTABLE APPEARANCE AND ALTHOUGH IN NO WAY ADDICTED TO VANITY HE WAS QUITE PLEASED WITH HIMSELF AND STRUTTED A TRIFLE AS HE WALKED
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