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Some knit stockings belonging to Mombi and a much worn pair of his own shoes completed the man's apparel, and Tip was so delighted that he danced up and down and laughed aloud in boyish ecstacy. SOME KNIT STOCKINGS BELONGING TO MOMBEE AND A MUCH WORN PAIR OF HIS OWN SHOES COMPLETED THE MAN'S APPAREL AND TIP WAS SO DELIGHTED THAT HE DANCED UP AND DOWN AND LAUGHED ALOUD IN BOYISH ECSTASY
ing a hole through the center to hold upright the neck. The bit of wood which formed this neck was also sharpened at the upper end, and when all was ready Tip put on the pumpkin head, pressing it well down onto the neck, and found that it fitted very well. The head could be turned to one side or the other, as he pleased, and the hinges of the arms and legs allowed him to place the dummy in any position he desired. “Now, that,” declared Tip, proudly, “is really a very fine man, and it ought to frighten several screeches out of old Mombi! But it would be much more lifelike if it were properly dressed.” To find clothing seemed no easy task; but Tip boldly ransacked the great chest in which Mombi kept all her keepsakes and treasures, and at the very bottom he discovered some purple trousers, a red shirt and a pink vest which was dotted with white spots. These he carried away to his man and succeeded, although the garments did not fit very well, in dressing the creature in a jaunty fashion.  UPPER END OF THE BODY MAKING A HOLE THROUGH THE CENTRE TO HOLD UPRIGHT THE NECK THE BIT OF WOOD WHICH FORMED THIS NECK WAS ALSO SHARPENED AT THE UPPER END AND WHEN ALL WAS READY TIP PUT ON THE PUMPKIN HEAD PRESSING IT WELL DOWN ONTO THE NECK AND FOUND THAT IT FITTED VERY WELL THE HEAD COULD BE TURNED TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER AS HE PLEASED AND THE HINGES OF THE ARMS AND LEGS ALLOWED HIM TO PLACE THE DUMMY IN ANY POSITION HE DESIRED NOW THAT DECLARED TIP PROUDLY IS REALLY A VERY FINE MAN AND IT OUGHT TO FRIGHTEN SEVERAL SCREECHES OUT OF OLD MOMBY BUT IT WOULD BE MUCH MORE LIFELIKE IF IT WERE PROPERLY DRESSED TO FINE CLOTHING SEEMED NO EASY TASK BUT TIP BOLDLY RANSACKED THE GREAT CHEST IN WHICH MOMBY KEPT ALL HER KEEPSAKES AND TREASURES AND AT THE VERY BOTTOM HE DISCOVERED SOME PURPLE TROUSERS A RED SHIRT AND A PINK VEST WHICH WAS DOTTED WITH WHITE SPOTS THESE HE CARRIED AWAY TO HIS MAN AND SUCCEEDED ALTHOUGH THE GARMENTS DID NOT FIT VERY WELL IN DRESSING THE CREATURE IN A JAUNTY FASHION
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