. The road to Oz; in which is related how Dorothy Gale of Kansas, the Shaggy Man, Button Bright, and Polychrome the Rainbow's daughter met on an enchanted road and followed it all the way to the marvelous land of Oz . ce every day;But I ve been musical alway, since first my life began. Why, I b lieve he Js proud of it, exclaimed Dorothyand seems to me I ve heard worse music than he makes, 97 Th e Road to Oz Where? asked Button-Bright. I ve forgotten, just now. But Mr. Da Capo is certainly4 strange person — is nt he ? — and pYaps he s the only oneof his kind in all the world. This praise seemed
. The road to Oz; in which is related how Dorothy Gale of Kansas, the Shaggy Man, Button Bright, and Polychrome the Rainbow's daughter met on an enchanted road and followed it all the way to the marvelous land of Oz . ce every day;But I ve been musical alway, since first my life began. Why, I b lieve he Js proud of it, exclaimed Dorothyand seems to me I ve heard worse music than he makes, 97 Th e Road to Oz Where? asked Button-Bright. I ve forgotten, just now. But Mr. Da Capo is certainly4 strange person — is nt he ? — and pYaps he s the only oneof his kind in all the world. This praise seemed to please the little fat musicker, forhe swelled out his chest, looked important and sang as fol-lows: no band aroundAnd yet I am a band II do not strain to make my strains But, on the other toot is always destitute Of flats or other errors;*fo see sharp and be natural areFor me but minor terrors. I dont quite understand that, said Polychrome, with apuzzled look; but perhaps its because I m accustomed onlyto the music of the spheres. Whats that? asked Button-Bright. Oh, Polly means the atmosphere and hemisphere, Ispose, explained Dorothy. Oh, said Button-Bright. Bow-wow! said Toto. 98 The Musicker. But the musicker was still breathing his constant Oom, pom-pom; oom, pom-pom and it seemed to jar on the shaggy mans nerves. Stop it, cant you? he cried, angrily; or breathe in awhisper; or put a clothes-pin on your nose. Do something,anyhow! But the fat one, with a sad look, sang this answer: Music hath charms, and it maySoothe even the savage, they say; So if savage you feel Just list to my reel,For sooth to say thats the real way. 99 The Road to Oz The shaggy man had to laugh at this, and when he laughedhe stretched his donkey mouth wide open. Said Dorothy: I dont know how good his poetry is, but it seems to fitthe notes, so thats all that can be xpected. I like it, said Button-Bright, who was staring hard atthe musicker, his little legs spread wide apart. To the sur-
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