. St. Nicholas [serial] . hands, whilenot long, were very powerful. But the heads were the moststartling portions of these strangecreatures. They were flat andthick on the top, with leathery rollsaround their necks ; so that, when the head wasdrawn in, its upper part rounded out the surfaceof the ball. In this peculiar head the Roly-Rogue had two big eyes as shiny as porcelain,a small stubby nose, and a huge mouth. Theirstrange leather-like clothing fitted their bodiesclosely and was of different colors — green, yel-low, red, and brown. Taken altogether, the Roly-Rogues were not pretty to look
. St. Nicholas [serial] . hands, whilenot long, were very powerful. But the heads were the moststartling portions of these strangecreatures. They were flat andthick on the top, with leathery rollsaround their necks ; so that, when the head wasdrawn in, its upper part rounded out the surfaceof the ball. In this peculiar head the Roly-Rogue had two big eyes as shiny as porcelain,a small stubby nose, and a huge mouth. Theirstrange leather-like clothing fitted their bodiesclosely and was of different colors — green, yel-low, red, and brown. Taken altogether, the Roly-Rogues were not pretty to look at; and although their big eyesgave them a startled or astonished expression,nothing seemed ever to startle or astonish themin the least. When they arrived in the valley of Nole, aftertheir wonderful journey down the mountains,they scrambled to their feet, extended their longarms with the thorns clasped tight in their talon-like fingers, and rushed in a furious crowd andwith loud cries upon the terror-stricken AS FOR THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN, The soldiers of Tollydobs brave army hadnot even time to seize their weapons; for sucha foe, coming upon them through the air, hadnever been dreamed of. And the men of Nole, who might have re-sisted the enemy, were too much frightened todo more than tremble violently and gasp withopen mouths. As for the women and children,they fled screaming into the houses and bolted I9°5-] OR, THE STORY OF THE MAGIC CLOAK. 789 or locked the doors, which was doubtless thewisest thing they could have done. General Tollydob was asleep when the ca-lamity of this invasion occurred ; but hearing theshouts, he ran out of his mansion and met sev-eral of the Roly-Rogues face to face. Withouthesitation the brave general rushed upon them;but two of the creatures promptly rolled them-selves against him from opposite directions, sothat the ten-foot giant was crushed between
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