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"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." 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
nd of this he sharpened to a point, and then he dug a hole in the back of the Saw-Horse, just behind its head. Next he brought a piece of rock from the road and hammered the post firmly into the animal’s back. “Stop! Stop!” shouted the horse; “you’re jarring me terribly.” [Illustration: image065] “Does it hurt?” asked the boy. “Not exactly hurt,” answered the animal; “but it makes 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.” ENGTH HE WENT INTO THE WOOD AND CUT A SHORT LENGTH OF LIMB FROM A YOUNG STOUT TREE ONE END OF THIS HE SHARPENED TO A POINT AND THEN HE DUG A HOLE IN THE BACK OF THE SAW HORSE JUST BEHIND ITS HEAD NEXT HE BROUGHT A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE ROAD AND HAMMERED THE POST FIRMLY INTO THE ANIMAL'S BACK STOP STOP SHOUTED THE HORSE YOU'RE JARRING 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
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