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I y etre K loon on Ch man UESS were we're snowbound here for the rest of the day day tit announced the crusty crust old man as ns he walked down the aisle of the day coach w a 7 Conductor says they're sending the snowplow out itt from rom Jackson but well we'll be hours getting out In this terrible blizzard A chorus of groans went up from the wear weary passengers and some of the children began to cry i What a n Christmas 1 some one exclaimed ex ex- claimed be morning before we get to Grand Rapids 1 At this one of the dozing colle college e ebos ebo's boys bos at the end of the car raised his head Who says say it'll be morning Weve We've got to get there to join the Glee club for a show at eight Gee Its It's five o'clock now Hey TIer there Bozo 1 kicking at his companion Look here weve we've got a killing on hand band that GUm Glim What do we kill Not mosquitoes eh No time No time 1 I And blue devils 1 t Then whispering Lots of kids along who'll be hungry pretty soon Lets Let's throw a n f 0 P M IV 4 i IN I y I T j I ij t lu 1 She Changed Completely From a Littie Little Lit Lit- tIe tle Drab Woman I I party Get out your our uke Ill I'll be announcer announcer an nn- I 1 I Five minutes later GUm Glint was standIng standing stand stand- Ing at the end of the tile long aisle announcing announcing an an- Ladles Ladies and Gentlemen The famous fa fit- Bozo and Gum Glim Amusement company compan company com com- pany pan will now begin Its show opening with an orchestra number entitled Santa Claus on the Ya Way With that the boys played on their ukuleles the old Jingle Bell song with a and in lieu of bells an un occasional spoken Jingle which greatly amused the children Then Glim Gum said Our next number will be b by the great impersonator Bozo Boswell who will give you a series of costume character sketches unsurpassed on the American sta stage e. e Bozo who really had some talent proceeded with several se dialect anecdotes anecdotes I dotes with his henna scarf about his llis I head for the red headed Irishman Gums Gum's overcoat stuffed Inside his own for the fat Dutchman etc each attempt at costume surpassing the thelast thelast last in such absurd Inadequacy that even n the ups grown laughed hilari Then Glim sang a popular son song with ukulele acc accompaniment quite acceptably p and und did one or two simple simile sleight of tricks s. s While Bozo was racking his brain for more stories a u note was os sent up from the thet t looking little woman three st SI s ats ats down It read I I am tam a professional storyteller story stor If you n wish I will give le a n fairy tale or two This was manna from heaven enven to the young and when Miss II hull flail bc began an with The Ugly Duckling Duck Duck- lug ling she chan changed completely from a drab little woman to a ll lively l young oung person Clon with magic in her void voIce voice For encore encore she told a droll Seamus Mc Ic- Manus Ianus tale which made Bozo hide bide his is head at memory of his vaudeville Irish brogue That sounds 1 he exclaimed exclaimed exclaimed ex ex- ex- ex claimed when she had finished and Miss Hall responded If you'll play another orchestra piece Ill I'll try to think of something They alternated In this wa way first a story then music until they felt feU that even laughter would not postpone hunger much longer long long- er so Miss bliss Hall slipped sUpped to the boys boysa a box of sandwiches prepared b by her Detroit hostess The boys collected fruits and nuts from their own bags and those of willing passengers and then GUm Grim announced Our last lust number will be Santa Claus Claus ln in person His sledge is stalled near here and his reindeer lame and he has walked across the snow purposely purposely purposely pur pur- to attend this party Bozo who had bad been performing mir mil miracles acles acres In the smoking car now appeared appeared ap ap- ap pen red with a bright red handkerchief handkerchief er- er chief on his head bead a tl tissue paper beard a neighbors neighbor's fur coat with Miss Halls Hall's ermine collar over oyer it and bits of cotton from various boxes pinned on his sleeves Then with much jovial jo banter he passed down the aisle nisle carrying a pack looking strangely like a pair of wild colored nu q g i v r rj j I I I lt III Fl l a IV I Our Last Number V Will Be Santa Claus In Person pajama trousers fastened with safet safety pins From this sack he dispensed to each cuch child a n parcel containing a sandwich sand some nuts fruit and a few candies Then it was that the crust crusty man appeared with a n thermos bottle sn saying say say- jn lag ing My I daughter put this in my IllY bag bat though I told her I despised cocoa cocon so if the kl kids kids kids- Grim Glim needed no further suggestion and soon the children were drinking hot cocoa from paper train cups and before the feast was finished the tho crust crusty man Ivan called out Hooray Snow plows plow's come como 1 Merry Merry Merry Mer Mer- ry Christmas 1 Which was as echoed all nn down the car CG 1930 Western Newspaper or Union Unton |