| Show L O i iTHE THE TIN AND WOODEN S SOLDIERS The little wooden soldiers soldiers' had al always always always al- al ways been the playroom guard and no noone noone noone one thought of disputing ii their rights or bravery They were the only soldiers In the playroom and there was no one Ona to question them but when one day a box arr arrived ved and a a. dozen or or more big brightly painted tin Un soldiers were taken take out and stood tip up up in ina in-a a row it was then the trouble began The The first night when the clock struck the maglo hour the tho little wooden soldiers began their march around the playroom Thump I thump I went their little wooden feet and all aU the tho toys stood looking with admiring eyes Then Then suddenly suddenly rattle rattle I rattle came a a. sound from the other side of the room ro-om and when the toys looked there were the big new soldierS soldierS' marching toward toward the little lt le wooden soldiers facing facIng facing fac fac- ing th them m. m Halt cried the big tin captain Advance cel cried the little wooden captain and then such a battle was never before seen in the playroom The ho toys were In a a. terrible panic I running back and forth to take care of ot the wounded until daylight came And every night after atter the tin soldiers came there ther to live Uve the playroom knew no more jolly times for whenever the little wooden soldiers began to mart march marcA the tin soldiers told them to Halt and then the war began bean Teddy Bear and Miss Dolly Doll to say nothing nothing- of all the other toys wondered wondered wondered won won- dered what would become of ot them It if something did not happen to put a a. stop to these nightly battles One day the tho tin and wooden soldiers were taken out in the yard and when night came they did not return When the clock in the hall struck 12 Teddy Bear and Miss Dolly looked at each other but they did not speak They looked very sad What do you think has hu happened 7 asked Dolly at last I 1 ex expect there thera has been a terrible battle said Teddy I 1 am afraid they all have been broken It was several days before the soldiers soldiers sol sol- diers diere were brought back and oh such sucha a sad looking lot as they were Not the little wooden ones O 0 O. O no They were as stick slick and shiny a as s ever but the big tin soldiers shiny and bright colored they were no longer they were spotted and rusty and much I of ot their paint was gone I The next night when the little wooden men started Thump Thump I around the playroom there was no clattering clattering clattering clat clat- nor did any anyone one bid them halt They made their round of the room asIn as asIn asin In the old days and went to their cor cor- ner Teddy Bear went over and asked What Wh t happened 1 Are all your men here captain 1 All here replied replied- the tho captain My men were all waterproof and the minute minute minute min min- ute we had those in soldiers out in n the open we began to s show ow what we were made maci of ot Look at them We were all left leU out two nights No one thought to bring faring us Jn n but we wooden soldiers could not be harmed Of Ot course they will never be worth anything again said Miss Dolly but Bella Doll and I J being Red Cross nurses must take talce care of them even though they were the enemy enemy Of 01 course said the wooden captain cap cap- tain Do all you can for them A ARed ARed Red Cross nur nurse e knows no enemy Copyright 1919 by the McClure Newspaper Newspaper News News- I paper Syndicate New York City |
