Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 8, 1927 Page: 2 of 6
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Published every Thursday
J. W. DISMUKES Publisher
One Year $1.50 Six months $1.00
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Entered at the Palaclos rost Office as
■econd class mail matter
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thn Politifnl Annmincpmpnts for
office which appear in this column
are made subject to the action of the
White Man's Union Primary:
For Sheriff:
FRANK CARR
C. E. MOSER
T. J. (TOM) EWINC
JOE MANGUM
| The Children's
j Column
j Conducted by Fairy Godmother j
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WITH TOMMY TO MAGIC LANDS
Chapter Two
TOOMY HAS A HAPPY SURPRISE
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For Tax Collector:
R. A. KLESKA
For Tax Assessor:
OSCAR BARBER
For County Treasurer:
C. LANGHAM
For County Superintendent:
MRS. CLAIRE F. POLLARD
I. T. TAYLOR
For County Clerk:
MRS. RUBY HAWKINS
For County Attorney:
W. S. LESLIE
For Commissioner, Precinct No. 3:
A. J. BEARD
GEORGE A. HARRISON
Notice to Auto Owners
The license plates for the year 1928
are here, and you are urged to re-reg-
ister your cars as early as possible.
Your 1927 license expires on December
31st, 1927, and you cannot operate
your car on the highways after that
date without the new, 1928 license.
License fes are the same as in 1927,
both weight and horsepower.
Before you can re-register your car,
you must have your head lights tested
under a 1928 Light Certificate.
Be sure to have your lights tested
before making application for re-reg-
istry. BERT CARR,
Tax Collector.
After Tommy had said his prayers
that night and mother had lucked him
into bed, he repeated once more the
magic rhymes his godmother had
taught him. He was afraid he might
forget them while he slept.
When the next afternoon arrived,
Tommy went out on the lawn and
found Tony. He told himself that af-
ter all, his happy expcricncc of yes-
terday might have been only a dream.
However,. he lost no time in getting
astride Tony, and with eyes ashine,
he softly said:
"Pixie-land, Fairy-land, Ho! Ho! Ho!
Horse-o-mine, Horse-o-mine, Go! Go!
Go!"
Immediately they were off and Tom-
my enjoyed every mile of the way.
It seemed only a few minutes until
they reached the pine grove, and
Tommy saw the dear little godmother
approaching.
"You're all ready for adventure I
see, Tommy," was her greeting.
"Yes, ma'am, I could hardly wait
to get back," he replied.
"All right! I shall not send you
very far away the first time. You
will not even need Tony, so you may
leave him here with me until you re-
turn.
"Now you must listen carefully to
my directions so you will not lose
your way. Do you see this little path
leading down the hill?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Very well. Follow this path down
the hill, across the brook, and on and
on until you reach a great gate. You
will need only to knock three times
to be admitted. Here is a small box
which holds something that will help
you if you become puzzled," and there
was a twinkle of mischief in God-
mother's grey eyes.
Tommy took the box and went gaily
down the path. He wondered what
great adventure lay before him. He
thought of Mother too, and wondered
whether he ought to tell her all about
it. He had always told her every-
thing, but he was afraid she would
forbid him to ride Tony if she knew
he was a Magic horse. Well, he'd ask
Godmother about it.
He crossed the brook and followed
the path through the dense wood. The
path suddenly ended on the short of
a little lake. For a moment Tommy
stood in dismay, thinking that he
surely must have followed the wrong
rath. Then he remembered the little
box!
"1 don't see how this can help," he
said as he opened the box. There
wns nothing in it but a pink rose pet-
al. While Tommy stared at it, a puff
of wind lifted the petal and wafted
it softly on the edge of the water.
Thinking to rescue it, he was stoop-
ing ovvr with outstretched arm, when
he noticed that the petal was gi-owing
larger. It soon attained the size of a
small boat with one side curled high
for a sail.
Tommy was delighted and he
thought the lovely little boat beckon-
ed to him as it bobbed merrily up and
! down.
Stepping in, he sat down, and, a
soft wind carried the dainty pink boat
rapidly over the water. How happy
Tommy was! The boat drew up to
the other shore, and he stepped out
on a beautiful sandy beach.
Looking back at the boat, he saw
that it was growing smaller. In a
short time it was a tiny rose petal
once more. Tommy lifted it from the
water and put it carefully back into
the box. The box was pushed into his
deepest pocket.
He now turned to look for the path
and found that it led up a wooded
hill. Following this, he coon came to
a large gate hung between two giant
oaks. A sign hung above the gate
and Tommy stood back to read. This
i3 what he saw:
"Where all the children dine at five,
And all the playthings come alive."
"Oh," said Tommy, "that's in my
Child's Gai'den of Verses."
Walking up to the gate he knocked
three times. He was surprised to see
how quickly it swung open, and how
noislessly it shut behind him. Tom-
my's heart thumped hard within his
breast as he gazed around him. The
place looked like a well-kept park with
great shade trees, winding walks, and
thousands of flowers dotted every-
where among the grasses. Some-
where he could hear children laughing
and the sound of a dog barking joy-
ously.
He walked down the pathway until
he came to a turn. Just around the
bend a most surprising sight met his
eyes. A large rag doll was coming
to meet him. She held out a pudgy
hand to him and said:
"We're so glad to have you come.
What is your name, please?"
"My name is Tommy."
"Come this way, Tommy, and meet
some more of us."
A group of animated dolls and other
' toys were romping under the trees
i ahead, and as Tommy and the rag
i doll approached, they all stared cur-
I iously. As they drew near the rag
: doll said,
j "This is Tommy. Do any of you
know him ?"
j After a short pause a small brown
teddy-bear sprang forward.
"Oh, Tommy, I'm ro glad to see
you!" Tommy was so taken by sur-
prise that he hard!}' knew what he
was doing. He stared in amczement
at the small bi-own figure running to-
ward him. It looked exactly like the
dear old teddy-bear he had loved and
slept with until he had wore it out.
He suddenly stooped and lifted the
teddy-bear up in his arms.
"Oh, Teddy-bear, how did you come
be here too."
"There's not much to tell, Tommy.
Did you read the sign over the gate?
It says, 'Where all the play things
come alive.' You see, Tommy, when
little children love their play things,
and the play things become worn out,
the good fairies have them brought
here and made new, and they 'come
alive,' Tommy! That's the best part,
of it. Oh, it's so nice here—a sort
of heaven for play things, you see."
Before Tommy had time to grasp it
all, he heard footsteps behind him.
Looking around, he saw a large Collie
dog approaching. He looked as fa-
miliar and so friendly that Tommy
almost squealed, for joy. Running
forward, he cried,
"Oh, Comrade! I didn't dream you'd
eb here too."
Dear old Comrade had been Tom-
my's playmate for a long time, but
had died arid left Tommy sad and
lonesome. Comrade was overjoyed to
see him, and they had a good romp
together. They ran down a side path
away from the crowd and stopped in
the shade of an elm tree. Teddy-bear
ran after them and the throe sat down
upon the grass and talked of their
fun in the old days.
"I wish I could Lake you home with
me," said Tommy.
"No, Tommy, that would not do,"
said Comrade, "for we are really no
good for that life any more. I'd be
a sickly old dog there, while here I
am always well and frisky."
"And I'd be a ragged, worn-out
bear and would be no good to play
with, while here—Oh, it's wonderful!
said Teddy-bear. "And Tommy," he
added, "you can come to sec us often."
Tommy then told them about the
other members of the family and an-
swered many questions about the oth-
er dogs and children in the neighbor-
hood. After this talk they walked
back to the group they had left.
By this time many other toys, all
alive and happy, had gathered under
the trees. There were several boys
and girls busy renewing acquaintance
with long lost toys. One little girl
was hugging a beautiful french doll
and saying:
"Oh, you dear old Blanche! I didn't
mean to drop you and smash your
lovely head. But I'm glad you're so
nicely mended, Blanche."
Just then they heard the sound of
bells chiming, and the rag doll whe
had met Tommy said:
"It's five o'clock and time for the
children to dine.'
She led Billy and the other child-
ren into a beautiful arbor where
snow-white tea-tables were placed
about. Each child took a seat and a
While he was enjoying teh meal and
making the acquaintance of some of
the boys and girls, a dear chubby rag
doll said to him timidly,
"Do you have a sister?"
"Oh yes! Why?'
"Did you ever hear her speak ot
her rag doll, Bee?"
"Many times. She is always talk-
ing of how she used to love old Bee
and Dolly June," replied Tommy.
"I wish I could see her," said the
doll. "Please tell her that you saw
me. I am Bee you knew."
"You bet I will!" said Tommy.
"Where's Dolly June?"
"She's on the other side of the park
today. Perhaps you will see her an-
other time."
As soon as the meal was over lom-
my knew that it was time to go. He
bade Teddy-bear and Bee goodbye
and started with Comrade down the
path toward the gate. Just before
they reached the turn in the path he
saw a sight that made him laugh. A
hobby-horse was careening wildly over
the lawn with a big clown doll astride
his back. The doll flopped his long
arms up and down and looked most
ridiculous. Following close upon the
horse's heels came a bright yellow
duck on wheels, several dolls and ted-
dy-bears, and a tin monkey. They
were chattering and squealing and
having a glorious jubilee.
Tommy watched their fun for a few
minutes and then hurried on. When
they reached the gate Tommy put his
arms around Comrade, and he could
not hold back the big tear that rolled
down his cheek and fell on Comi'ade's
shaggy neck as he said goodbye.
He passed out of the gate and hur-
ried down the hill to the lake side,
smiling as he took the rose petal from
the box. He thought he would like to
spend a whole day diring in the beau-
tiful little boat.
He was soon back in the pine grove,
and with a smile of thanks, he re-
turned the box to his godmother.
Mounting Tony, and repeating the
magic rhyme, he was off. When hu
reached home, he decided that Tony
was too precious to risk losing so he
tied him in the barn.
End of Chapter Two.
Next week, "Story Book Land."
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