| Show 0 ef 4 NATALIE HC 1 fl GRATH RAT 11 I I I ci I t. t I tl 1 ll 1 1 d 1 F I ro l I 1944 1 t tIr fd 1 t r 1 i J r I LITZEN had Imd helm behaved ved very well until the first of December December Decem Decem- n ber Then all aU of a n sudden he decided to go into Santas Santa's workshop The first terrible 9 thing he lie did cUd was to lap the paint from a dolls doll's face Santa had put a n great deal of care Into making that doll for she site was to go go- goto to a little girl who was ill in the hospital Christmas eve came and all aU the reindeer reindeer reindeer rein rein- deer were harnessed and waiting for Santa Have you all of your bags dear asked Mrs Santa Yes we have everything and are on our way to wish the world a very Merry Christmas answered jolly old Santa Hump said Blitzen to l himself and hump again The TIle red paint had had a bad effect t upon his disposition Off they sped and up up up they sailed through the air Blitzen was going along beautifully beautifully beau beau- when he suddenly wondered d what Vixen would do if he he Blitzen should bite his taU tall Not very er hard Izard thought Blitzen t to o himself Just enough to make hl him m jump And as they hurried along that winters winter's winters winter's winters winter's win win- ter's night Blitzen BUtzen reached out hi his s funn funny warm nose and bit Vixens Vixen's tail tall hard Vixen jumped then he kicked d Donder Bonder who In turn kicked th the sleigh I upsetting it Over It went and down It went Santa toys and all Fortunately Fortunately For they all I landed In a soft sod t snowbank Santa picked his snow snowy self up put the toys back in the sleigh and off they started once again fh n n n 4 vu un uw U aj U lovely old farm house Santa and the reindeer made a b beautiful landing on the roof toof Now while I am gone see that you beha behave e said Santa and down the chimney he went As soon as ns he was out of sight Blitzen BUtzen started trouble again dum Dumdum diddle dumdum I See what I can do 1 he snorted and he be crossed his front legs lees stamped his hind ones and sat down on the roof Here here shouted Santa as ns he hc came up the chimney What Is the meaning of all this noise It sounded like an earthquake I thought every moment that the roof would cave cac in i n If you cant can't stand still on the tops o of f the houses I shall shaH most certainly leave you on the ground Santa Sant knew that this would be a dreadful punishment to them all nU a as ns s the they were er very proud of being able t to o stand on the tops of houses The next house had a slanting roof with a peak at nt the top and when Santa had bad gone down the thc chimney that mischievous Blitzen BUtzen promptly sat down again snorting his fa favorite song diddle dum dum The first thing thine he knew he had started to slide and he couldn't get up quickly eno gh to prevent sliding all an the way to the thc ground Over the roof he went ent dragging the sleigh and his seven se brothers with him Out of the chimney chimney chim chim- ne ney came Santa and leaned over the peak of the roof to call can them Im just about tired of your nonsense nonsense non non- sense tonight said he Now you will stay on the ground And when In the country they stopped at another farm house that Is just where Santa left them Sniff sniff sniff-sniff A spicy smell reached the nose of Blitzen Inch h by Inch he mO moved ed over to the window and stuck his head right in He TIe proceeded to dev devour ur everything c In sight He lie ate so rapidly that the other deer could only stare and won won- der Tics Pies cakes tarts JeH Jelly and jam janh jamall all went down with lightning speed When he ho had finished he licked hIs JUs lips 1115 turned around an and J pushed back to the place Santa had left them When Santa came out there t they ey were as quiet as mice Well Wen now that's flue floe called caned Santa in a cheery voice See how much better things are when you behave be be- have Now we ye all know that it isn't the thc best thing In the world worl J to run ruu after we wc have eaten a gr great graat at many sweets Blitzen soon learned tills this and began feeling very ill Indeed But feeling only made his disposition worse In the distance he could see a n city and above this city he saw a tall steeple As they raced along near the steeple Blitzen pushed his bis brothers over O so that when they passed they wore were so close you ou could not have put your finger er between the steeple and aad the sleigh h. h Blitzen glanced at Vixen and saw th that his hair hall was standing right up straight t I It t. t I T t. t t. What IIo Ho bellowed Santa Do IDo you OU want to upset the sleigh again you naughty deer All AlI over the world they went no not t skipping a place was very y tired and as lie could think of nothing better to do he be snorted and fussed an and d counted star stars At last just ns as Christmas Christ Christ- ChristI I mas morning dawned they found their way home Mrs Santa came running out to meet them and to help Santa Sant I the reindeer I Blitzen cannot have anything to t I eat and he must go right Into th tin the I barn said Santa SInta rather sadly AnI And An AndI d I f fear r he cannot go with me n nex next t Christmas And now Indeed was BUtzen Blitzen a n sadder sadder sadder sad sad- der and a wiser rein reindeer Jeer Now my dear children I know that thai t you all love Blitzen You must for forbe fo fobe r be he is a n lovable old fellow When you yo ou u hear the deer on the roof Christmas Christma s eve it is alwa always s 's Blitzen's hoofs yo you u hear because he always stamps harder harde than is necessary And when you hear hen r the bells you can always hear Bli BUt t. t zens zen's above the rest no one knows know s why why- Just because he Is Butzen Blitzen I suppose and likes to give an extra a stamp and an extra shake whenever r possible He will be sadly missed next Christmas eve ere unless unless unless-I I have It Lets Let's all aU write a note to Santa Sant am nud antl ask him to forgive pour poor mischievous Blitzen before next Christmas has bas a chance to com come around If all an the children chil- chil dren in all the world should write Im I'm sure Santa would forgive e him n 1930 Western Newspaper Union |
