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grumbled the hobby. **I think I should have 

 made the motion." 



**Miss Dolly," continued the express-wagon, 

 quite unmoved, ^'please hop upon the desk and 

 lead the meeting." 



*'I should be chairman," murmured a small 

 rocking-chair. ^^Dear me, your tongue can't 

 stop waggin'." 



^^Any more than you can keep quiet," re- 

 torted the little express. 



*' Shall I keep the minutes of the meeting?" 

 asked the Waterbury watch. 



^^No, the pencil will do that," replied the 

 doll, *'^but you may second the motion." 



*'I rise to a point of order!" cried a tack 

 in the tool-chest. 



**The tack has the floor," called the doll. 



**I move that the wooden soldier keep away 

 from the toy ship," said the tack, ^"^or it may 

 be taken for a Noah's ark." 



'' ^That was the most unkindest cut of all,' " 

 said the hatchet sharply. 



*'I should say so," sighed a spool. 

 I thought I would join the ne^Yy^^^ replied 



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