| Show y LAND 0 O NOD I Ia One dl tiny day a A. ohp was sailing along on ona ona a sea In a distant the man on tho the outlook WAS wa looking for a whale when all aU at nt once ho lie saw a lar largo large e object object object ob ob- ob- ob and called to his captain There Thero she ehe blo blows blows' The Tho captain ran up the th ladder and looked through h his spyglass That Isn't a n whale ho said d. d that In is an Island Inland but a as we have ti not seen land Ina Ina In InA A long time line suppose n we e C land and look about a bit hlL The sailors bailors lowered tho boat and the captain and his crew cre creot of ot six men got cot Into it It Heave Have a awn awa wa lids lads said the captain cap cap cap- thin tain and soon the they were alongside the Island GU Guess Gues no one ono saw us land said ld tho ho captain as the they walk walked d up the landIng landing landing land land- ing I 1 wonder what hat tho the name namo of ot this place Is anwa anyway he saId bald Just then he saw raw a n sign on a building building build build- ing log which read read- readLand Land nd o Nod Land und o 0 Nod said the captain That Is a queer name for tor an nn Island Hello there Is a man ho he said laid pointing t to a n man sitting in the doorway of ot a n building The captain and his six sailors Bailors went up to him his head was nodding about as though ho he were asleep p. p and ho did not notice them Howdy Howd mate said th the captain The man opened his e eyes ejes s and looked at al them but ho closed his eyes cies and andl bc began l n nodding again lIes Hes a sleepy one said tho the captain L Lets ts t's o move on on Then they went vent into a a. store but the tho storekeeper stood tood by the counter nodding nodding nodding nod nod- ding and when the captain ask asked 1 for tor a n pound of ot he ho only opened his hiso o eyes Ces es as the first min man had done dono and then U-en closed them thom again Cant ye wake up mate asked the tho captain But th the only answer he lie re received re- re was a nod The captain ln and his six sailors went out and walked along the street Tho They saw w a dog doli sitting In a doorway nod- nod ding When tho captain spoke to him ho he hoga gave gae gaone ono one bark and then closed ed his eyes oes and began belan to nod again This Is la the place ce I over ever saw tho captain remarked to the six sailors Let t us try tn the tavern But when the they went in there eat sat the landlord nodding and the bo boy stood b by bythe bytho tho the door nodding too Tho The captain c. and his six sailors stood looking at them Wake Vake up je ye e n nodding nodding nod nod- ding land lubbers said tho the captain ln pounding the table with his big hand wo we want something to eat Tho The only reply he could get from either cither was a nodell nod Well ell help ourselves said the captaIn captain cap cap- tam tain It If they will nm not get our dinner r. r Como Come along lads The six sailors followed rollow d their caplain caplain captain cap cap- lain tain Into the kitchen There Thue stood the tho pr pretty tt maid nodding over her dishpan and nd th the landlords landlord's wife In the act of ot stirring the soup was nodding too One of ot the sailors stepped d up pretty maid and kl kissed fd h her r on her rosy roey ch cheek ek hut but she only nodded What ho madam ml said the caplain captain cap cap- lain tain good madam pray pra give gl us our dinner The good rood woman wom only nodded In re- re pi pl and one of the tailors sailors grew bold and ana tasted t the tho ho soup He winked at the captain ln and t i his lips Th Tl C captain and the 1 I 1 ON or OL WI rN so f-so 0 M MP P AIr DErrY VP T HER cJ J five fl sailors understood that It was vas good and so o thc they tested and tasted until It was as all gone But the they had stayed in the thc Land o o 0 Nod od too loo long for tor Just JUt as the they thea reached the jard ar of the tavern they began to feel leel queer Th The stable boy boj sat s-at In the doorway nodding and a cow stood by tho the ton fence co Tho The captain c looked at the six sailors the they w were r nodding as the they sat eat at In a n arow arow row f on n n tho the gross grass The Tho captain sat t down beside them and ho began to nodAs nod As the town clock struck the hour of ot midnight ever e one ono but the tho captain c. and his six sailors opened their eyes and stood straight ht up Soon a crowd of ot the towns town's people gathered around them The strangers got caught didn't they said one They The arc a queer looking lot said another laughing g an When iho tho l clock I c struck 12 at noon the tho next da day the captain and tho the six sailors stopped slopped nodding and opened their oes eyes and saw aw In front of them all the tho people laughing at them What hat are arc you ou laughing at you jou nodding nodding nod nod- ding lot of ot landlubbers landlubbers' said the captain cap p tal lain tain n. n You ha have vo been doing doing- considerable ble nodding yourself in the last twel o hours was the answer We e have ha aIwa always al- al wa ways wa s 's wondered how wo we looked and now we nI know It Is a n funny sight ht The Tho captain saw that It was of ot no nou u use to get Jet angry so to ho he asked What bat sort ort of ot a country Is this This Is the Land o o 0 Nod the they told him Every E twenty five years jears at the stroke of ot 12 at noon everybody begins to nod and we ne keep nodding until the tho stroke of ot 12 at midnight You and your jour our trl friends wore were caught In the Ip spell peli ju Just t tb b before ml midnight and had to nod out your jour our twelve twel hours you jou OU see Tho The captain and his six sailors got Into their boat and rowed awa but ever cry e tit little Uti while the tho they would stop top rowIng rowIng rowing row- row Ing and rub their necks Cop Copyright right ht 1916 1915 b by tho the McClure Newspaper News New payer paper t S New York City |
