PLAYTIME PICTURES AND PUZZLES

Ladies' Mirror, Volume I, Issue 9, 1 March 1923, Page 36

PLAYTIME PICTURES AND PUZZLES

Tommy Topper in Story Book Land

Then Tommy heard the sounds of sobbing from the other side of the garden wall. "Shiver me timbers," cried Sam, "I've heard o' folks losing their heads, but never their noses. Whatever's happened, Master Tommy?" For a few minutes Tommy stood a-thinking. "I know, Sam," he suddenly cried. " 'The maid was in the garden, hanging out the clothes, up came a blackbird and pecked off her nose.' Quick, Sam, the lamp." Tommy rubbed the lamp and made a wish. Carefully placing the nose in his hat, he rushed into the garden. Sure enough, there was the maid a-sobbing. "Dear maiden, I have the good fortune to be able to return your nose," said Tommy, placing the nose on the maiden's face in its proper position. He uttered his wish, and, 10, the nose remained as it was before. The maid was pretty, and, giving Tommy a kiss, she thanked him most profusely. "Don't mention it," said Tommy; "it was an ungallant blackbird to spoil so fair a face."

"Missey," said Sam, coming upon the scene, "that blackbird ought to have had his neck screwed, but he was no bad judge of a dainty nose." The maiden bobbed a curtsey in acknowledgment of the compliment. "Aye, that be the prettiest nose I've seen for many a day," continued Sam. The maid bobbed another curtsey. "It's no use, Sam, you're too old to be kissed," laughed Tommy. "Indeed, he's not, if he's your friend," said the maiden, giving Sam a resounding

kiss. Then Tommy said good-bye, and jumping on to Tusks' back, led the way. Sam walked along in silence, with his eyes looking at the ground. "What's the matter, Sam," asked Tommy. "Master Tommy," said Sam, "I am looking for more noses." What else Sam would have said about noses was interrupted by the appearance of a very strange and smartly dressed gentleman. Raising his hat on catching sight of Tommy, he cried out, "Have you seen Tadpolina?"

“T>OOR Simon,” said Tommy, “he quite believes he’ll catch a whale in his mother’s pail.” “We do meet some funny folk in this Story-book Land,” laughed Sam; “but there do not seem to be many princesses about.” “Never fear, Sam, they’ll come,” laughed Tommy. Little did Tommy think they were destined to meet with so strange an adventure as was before them. This is how it came about: Blot and Squork, as usual, well in front, were trotting alongside of a garden wall, when suddenly a blackbird flew over. In its beak was a human nose. “That’s not your nose,” cried Squork, and the blackbird, in its fright, gave a scream as blackbirds do—and dropped it. From over the garden wall came sounds of someone sobbing. Just then Tommy came upon the scene. “Dear me,” he cried, carefully picking up the nose, “whatever can have happened

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