Show u t U- U FUNNY BLACK A MEN Nancy and Nick were e going g along the road to the Cut Out Lad Ladys Lady's s house In Sugar-Plum Sugar Land they ther hadn't t gotten there yet when all al at once they came to a village It was a queer village with little pointed brown tents tall and narrow and round like dunce caps Shi Sh Th are wig warns whispered whis whis- Nick Well have to toe tip-toe very softly so BO we wont won't wake up the tile thep pi p people ople Perhaps the they're re Indians Indians' shivered Nancy Perhaps Perhaps Per haps they are are But she was only c pretending She wasn't scared a bit Oh looked exclaimed Nick They see us and they are coming Goodness they arent aren't Indians at all all all- they're so black I And they haven't any clothes on oi and they're ther re all shiny they're savages savages' But he wasn't scared a bit either W Wasn't he brave Suddenly the Twins heard a queer noise It went torn tom torn tom te to torn tom torn tom te tom torn torn tom te torn tom And then the little black blaek men be began began began be- be gan to do a funny sort of ot a dance taking k n nV two V Vor or three steps stepson on one foot toot at a time I a II war dance war dance explained Nick Ick for being a boy he ne knew all about savages and things Who ho are they going to make war with asked Nancy 3 They are coming right at us Bu neither she nor Nick were the least bit worried Weren't they brave They Just stood and nd watched as cool as two t cucumbers b ass Suddenly l the leader 3 came cama e up quito up quite quit close r Who are you he demanded w Were Nancy and Nick and we weare weare are on adventures said Nick brave j ly Very g good od said the the black man mani My men sent me roe to tG ask you not to eat us We Ve wont won't promised Nancy V We Weare are in a hurry and must be e going J It was all very queer queer but but then no wonder l Mt I The little black men were licorice babies and their wig warns were empty ice cream cones turned upside down Continued Tomorrow Copyright 1923 NEA Service Inc 11 |