the midday sun
Sticking the remnant of tomato on the end of his stick , he swung it carefully . One for courage One for spunk One to take aim And then -- _ KERPLUNK ! _ Those magic words were intended , especially , for use in despatching tomatoes and they never failed to make good . There , upon the bulletin board was a vivid area which looked like the midday sun . From it trickled an oozy mass , down over the list of uncalled for letters , straight through the prize awards of yesterday , obliterating the _ Council Call _ , and bathing the list of new arrivals in soft and pulpy red . The `` hike for to-morrow , '' as shown , was through a crimson sea . Hervey approached for a closer glimpse of his triumph .