Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
was soon Tapped up and pussys life in his

was soon Tapped up and pussy's life in his
new home began
Ellen. named her new pc, Discard be-
cause he was so white and soft and 50
generally suggestive of drifted snow, Bliz-
zard thought this name all right, but never
Tor an instant intended to answer to 1t.
he had never learned to mind or do any
thing else but be a trouble. He stole every
thing he could get. even the olives from
the dining table, right before the com
pany, too! He broke an expensive vase
because ne would play tag with himself
on the parlor mantel He climbed up the
handsome new curtains at the hall windows
with the result that they soon looked like
streamers. He cried all the time people
were eating. wanting meat and other
Things not good for the digestions OF kit
tens In fact. Blizzard was soon voted a
nuisance a until the cook took him In hand,
Whlen she did Christmas eve.
Twas the night before Christmas and
ali the help were busy Cooking or preparing
some dainty for the big dinner tomorrow.
!, the cook, knew that the only way to have
her dinner on time was to get every
thing ready for it the day before. She had
| just gotten the big turkey out and picked
it clean of pin feathers She put it in the
pantry while she grated five loaves of bread
with which to stuff him. Nothing could
happen TO him there she thought, and went
on with her work singing merriIy. Ellen
was in the kitchen talking to her, and so
busy We're they both that they did not
miss Blizzard Blizzard. however, had an
the turkey. He had not been invited to
the dinner tomorrow, so he thought bird
in the hand was worth two in the bush,
and when the turkey went into the pantry
Blizzard went with it--but this fact was
not known until afterward.
Unexpected company came in and Dinah
did not get her turkey filled as she ex-
pected. She went to bed, setting her alarm
for o'clock expecting to stuff the turkey
before breakfast. This was the reason that
Billiards. naughtiness was not discov-
cred that night Neither was Blizzard for
when bed time came no Blizzard was to
be found. Blizzard knew nothing more I'M
til a little after the next morning Then
all sorts of things happened.
The household was aWaneked by scream
from Dinah, which brought the family to
the kitchen all armed with weapons with
which TO kill supposed burglar. When
they arrived they found Dinah in faint
was the big turkey Nothing else-appar-
entity. On looking c-oser and nearing oman
family whisper THE cat" all eyes turned
to look for the cat. No one could locate
him until a smotherel NEW sounded from
the interior of the turkey. Ellen peeked In
and saw Billiards. head just poking out of
where the stuff1ng is usually pocketed IN. he
was hauled out. His white coat was STICKY
and dirty his stomach stuck out like a
wolf In the fairy tale after he had dined
off the ten little pigs.
Dinah jumped up with fire in her eye.
She gave Mr. Blizzard the worst whipping
you ever saw and locked him in the laundry
until he should thoroughly repent. Another
turkey had to be prepared, and In all the
other preparations Blizzard was forgotten
until the day after Christmas. When Ellen
went to take him out of his solitary con-
finement Dinah went with her. There they
found the culprit had climbed half way up
the door and in bag filled with soiled
napkins had made himself comfortable
that is as comfortable as his gluttony
would allow him.
viii you ever do such a naughty thing
again Blizzard? she asked him. Blizzard
looked right at her and said, New.
"See" said Ellen, The says he never will.
Dinah
Dinah answered, II guess that NEW
means he will never do such thing again
this Christmas