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L frank Baum I I r I The Birthday Celebration I II I have i e alre already dy heard the rs s grand strand banquet was I Soft 2 wonderful repast ev ever everin r in Fairyland The Wog- Wog I I nd ad is Ode to Ozma which n n very good rhythm and andee ee hd ed b by the company The Thee Theto I ij e to to the entertainment by byg g pio plo appear before D Dorn Dor- Dor r- r Ig n the little girl cut the I tiny piglets leaped out danced ced around the table I I o chestra pla played cd a merry bused Used the company compan very erv II were even more pleased chrome whose hunger had I y s rose from the I performed her graceful and g K Dance for them I las as ended the people clapped clapped I Is island s and the animals clapped i 3 whIle cackled and I y King brayed approval Dolt D it was present and of i I prove roved 3 he could do wonders i 5 ri of f eating as well as in I I else that he undertook to torim rim Pin Woodman sang a love lovele II one le joining In the chorus roe en so so so biers from Merryn Merry Merry- f nan n exhibition of a lightning MerrY MerrY-I t int nd d Knocks danced the drill wooden muskets Fairy Ciro Cir Cir- o fibber ribber the room As laughter and merriment and nd everybody was hav- hav tavi i pod time Button-Bright Button cited d and interested ted that he to his fine dinner I j Ideal deal of attention to his lamons an anions ons and perhaps he was vas this he could eat at atE att atting I E t ting tag and merr merrymaking making conill con con- con I ill ato in the evening when I Ito at led d to melt meet again the next t i lid ke part in the birthday Ep o which thIs royal banTI ban- ban I TI rely the introduction perfect day with a gentle da C-a a sunny sky greeted I DzIT a as she wakened next ersary of her birth ras et early earl all the city was va wase e o ds of people came from front frome I If idS e a Land of Oz to witness tt tes es in honor of their girl I 1 visitors from foreign I w Wlm i had all been transported i i herald era d city by means of the i iere were ere as much a show ow to toas toas I as were their own familiar i id i'd d d tire tIfe streets leading I i oy l 1 palace to the jeweled I pronged with men women I I n to see the procession as aso aso I It t o 0 the green fields where wheres I In n s were to take place t great procession It was 1 Is t 1 thousand young girls girls girls- n th land was land was a vassal f t the e Emerald City I r red ed d the Emerald City Cor- Cor ed in white muslin with I 1 I I s I 1 I 5 1 M 4 1 T s 's r y UM yUM r d r l. k 4 l 4 5 x n r r K I Drinking the health of Princess Ozma of Oz Or I I green sashes and nd hair ribbons ribbon bearing J great baskets of red roses As the they thes walked they scattered these flowers upon the marble pavements so that the way was sas carpeted thick with roses for the procession to walk upon Then came the Rulers of the four Kingdoms of Oz the Emperor of the the Monarch of the the King of at the and the Sovereign of the each wearing wearing wearing wear wear- I ing a long chain of around Next marched the Emerald City Cornet Band clothed in green and gold uniforms and playing the Ozma Two Step The Royal Roval Army of Oz followed consisting of at twenty-seven twenty I officers from the Captain General Captain General I down to the Lieutenants There were I no pi privates nates in Ozma's army because soldiers were not needed to fight bat battles oat bat battles I Ues but only to look important and andi i an n officer always looks more imposing 1 ing ling than a private j While the people cheered and i waved their hats and handkerchiefs there came walking the Royal Princess Prin- Prin I cess Ozma looking so pretty prIn-j prIn and andI I sweet that it is no wonder her peo- peo pie lov love o her so dearly She had decided dej deI de- de she would not ride in her j I chariot that day as she preferred I I I to walk in the procession with her i ored subjects and her guests Just Justin in front of h her r trotted the living Blue I. I Be Hear Bear ir Ru Rug owned by old Dyna which wobbled wo bled clumsily on its four feet be because because 1 cause there was vis nothing but the skin II to s port them U with witt a stuffed head at one end and a stubby tail tall at the theother I oth other r. r But whenever Ozma paused I In her walk the Bear Rug would flop down flat upon the ground for the thes i Princess s to stand upon until she re resumed resumed resumed re- re her r progress Fallowing the Princess stalked her two enormous beasts the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger er and even eveni i if ne inc army had not been there these tw two would have been powerful enough tc tv guard their mistress from any harm S Next marched the invited guests who were loudly cheered by the people people peo peo- pie of Oz along the road and were I i therefore obliged to bow to right and aid left l fk I I First was Santa Claus who beI because because be be- cause he was fat and not used to walkIng walkIng walking walk- walk I Ing rode th the wonderful Saw Horse The merry old gentleman had a basI basket bas- bas I I ket ket of small toys with him and he hei 1 i tossed the toys one by one to th the children chil chil- children I dren dren drenas as he p passed by Hi His and i I Knocks mar marched hed close behind him i iI I Queen of Ix came after then I Ii i John Daugh and the Cherub with the I rubber bear named Para Bruin strutting strut strut- strut I ting tins between them on its hind legs then the Queen of escorted I I by her wooden soldiers then King Kingi i Bud of Noland and his sister the P Princess Fluff then the Queen of Evand Ev Evand v vand I and the Braided Man and tho the Candy Man side by side then King Dox I of Foxville and King bray a of I I who by this time had be be become become come good friends and finally I be Johnny In his leather apron smoking his long pipe These wonderful personages were 1 not more heartily cheered by the peo- peo i i pie pie than were those who followed 1 after them in th th procession Dorothy Doro- Doro I thy was a a general favorite and she walked arm In arm with the Scarecrow Scarecrow Scarecrow Scare Scare- crow who was beloved by all Then came Polychrome and Button-Bright Button and the Ule people loved the Rainbows Rainbow's pretty Daughter and the beautiful blue eyed boy as soon as they saw them The shaggy man in his shaggy new now suit euit attracted much attention because he was su h a novelty I With regular steps tramped the man machine-man Tok Ik-Tok and there was more cheering when the Wizard of Oz followed in the procession The Wog- Wog gle Bug gle-Bug Bug and Jack Pumpkin head were next and behind th them m Glinda the Sorceress Sorceress Sorceress Sor Sor- ceress and the Good Witch of at the North Finally came cam with her brood of ot chickens to whom she clucked anxiously to keep them to together together together to- to gether and to hasten them along so sq they would not delay the procession Another band followed this time the Tin Band of the Em Emperor of the Winkles Win Win- kles kies playing a beautiful march called I Theres There's No Place Like Tin Then came the servants of the Royal Palace Palace Pali Pal Pal- i ace in a long bug line and behind them I all t the te e people joined the procession slon and marched away through the emerald emerald emerald emer emer- ald gates and out upon the broad g green green- Here r had beet beeh been erected a s splendid pavilion with a gran grandstand stand big enough to seat all the royal party and those who had taken part in the procession I Over the pavilion which was of green i silk sille and cloth of gold countless banners banners banners banners' ban ban- ners ners' waved in the breeze Just in front of this and connected with it I I by a runway had bC been n built a a. broad I platform so that all the spectators sp could see plainly the entertainment provided for them The Wizard now became Master of Ceremonies as Ozma had placed the conduct of the performance in his I hands After the people had all an conI congregated congregated con con- about the platform and the I royal party and the visitors were seated seated seated seat seat- seat seat- ed in the grandstand the Wizard skillfully per performed ormed some feats of juggling juggling jug juggling jug jug- gling glass balls balls' and lighted candles He tossed a dozen or so so of them high in the air and caught them one by byone byone byone one as they came down without missing missing missing miss miss- ing any Then he introduced the Scarecrow who did a sword swallowing act which aroused much interest After this the Tin Woodman gave an exhibition of or orI Swinging the Ax which he made to whirl around him so so rapidly that the I eye could scarcely follow the motions of the gleaming blade blad Glinda the Sorceress Sorceress Sorceress Sor Sor- ceress then stepped upon the platform platform plat plat- form fonn and by her magic made a bIgtree bIg bg tree grow In the middle of the spice spAce space made blossoms appear upon the tree and made the blossoms delicious fruit I called and so great was the quantity of fruit thus produced that I when the servants climbed the tree I and tossed it down to the crowd there was enough to satisfy every person person present Para Bruin the rubber bear climbed to a limb of the big tree rolled himself himself himself him him- self into a ball and dropped to the pI platform whence he bounded up again agath to the limb He repeated this bouncing act several times to the great delight of all the children present present pres pres pres- ent cot After Arter he had finished and bowed and returned to his s seat scat at Glinda waved her wand and the tree disappeared disappeared disappeared but its fruit still sUll remained to tobe tobe tobe be eaten The Good Witch of the North amused the people by transforming ten stones into ten birds the tho ten birds into ten lambs Iambs and the ten lambs Into ten little girls who gave gave a pretty dance and were then transformed transformed transformed trans trans- formed into ten stones again just as they were in the beginning Johnny next t came cam on the the platform with his and in a afew afew afew few minutes built a a. great flying ma machine chine then put his chest in the machine machine machine ma ma- chine and the whole thing flew away together Johnny and all after he had bid goodbye to those present and thanked the Princess for her hospitality hospital hospital- ity Then the Wizard announced thelast thelast the thelast last act of all Copyrighted by L L. Frank Baum for the George Matthew Adams Service Can you guess what it was the Wizard did to entertain Ozma's guests guests' Try Next week you shall shaH hear about it in Home Again The The Editor |