Show t t Her Christmas Wedding ling p B B Emil Burks Adams 1924 Western Newspaper Union R Il A AND N 1 t b M MOTHER MOTHEn OTHER tell Us as a areal real ChrIstmas Christmas Christmas Christ ChrIst- tID mas mas story story one one you really experienced Tell us the very best Christmas you ever had had It Julia Julin and Juanita Juanita Jua Jua- nita grandmothers grandmother's adored granddaughters settled themselves themselves them them- selves selves- for to them no one could tell stories equal equal equal- to grandma r All right girls gIls that wont that wont won't be be hard The very best Christmas 1 I ever had was my wedding day I was as married on Christmas day and th most precious precious precious pre pre- cious gift I ever received was your our grandfather Well It was like this Our Christmases Christmases Christ Christ- mases and weddings were very different different differ differ- ent from now 1 My wedding dress was wasa a pretty calico the first I ever eyer had and cost one dollar a yard ard Up to this time I had worn woolsey we called them and I spun and wove it My 1 mother was afraid Id I'd take cold so I had to wear my ray calico over the wool one We didn't have haye hope boxes then we we had hopes though It was a dIsgrace disgrace disgrace dis dIs- dis- dis grace for a girl to marry and not possess possess possess pos pos- sess a feather bed and some quilts and a pair of made home-made blankets I had all these to be sure M My worst worry was for fear Pegs Peg's cakes calces would be flat for she had bad a habit of spoiling cakes by making them too rich when she wanted anted them especially good I too wanted the plum pudding Just so and the turkeys v 0 0 I. I o 0 properly In cooked cooked In case cuse we got any any any- for my father had to go to the woods and kill wild turkey Oil Ohi I grandma how thrilling I DIdou Did you jou ou get et a turkey Yes your jour our grandfather came In with six J Peg cooked four for we were expecting expecting ex ex- 3 all the kinfolks from both I sIdes of or the house This was the day before and our kinfolks began coming coining i II that evening for some lived ten miles hand j I and It ft was too far for tor the ox oxen n to toI tomake make malee the trip In time next morning I Oh yes res we wc drove oxen oxen and and I much I prefer them to these killing human au nu- automobiles of today Both Roth Julia Tulla and anti Juanita laughed Oh do go o on grandma Well we were we-e to be man married led nt ut I high noon Christmas Christians day clay so h by ten I o'clock Christmas s Ive Irve Ye our aur feather beds were full We didn't try to put more than thun six In one lied three bed three at the head hend and three at lit the foot foot beds oot- oot beds heds were pre made on the floor all over oyer the house house and we slept as us soundly as you jou OU on your ur fine One I box hox sl springs s of today mind nd nothing disturbed disturbed dis dis- dis us only an nn occasional snore nore and that lint wasn't half halt as bothersome as the sputtering of these flying ma ma- chines I Well Wen the next day dawned fair and I think everybody said Happy r Is the bride the sun shines on Peg assured assured assured as- as as as- me the cakes were fine and turkeys tur- tur kC keys R tender The great reut long table married under undera was set and und we were and our grandfather grand giand- a n bough hough of ot mistletoe and mistletoe your father futher LIBs J me for the first time Im I'm sure no girl of ot today can say that I Everybody hook ghook m my hand and wished me much Joy rind and nd we all went to dInner din dIn- ner ner Your grandfather and I ate at atU atthe atthe U the first first table most rii most sf of the w women waited wafted for In those times the men alwn always s ate first I suppose It was proper then an anyway way they did The next day we drove over to your jour grandpas grandpa's home for the and had another big dinner and I had hada I a cheaper calico caUco I called It my se sec sec- ond day dress We Ve visited my folks and his folks folies about a week and then took tool our belongings In an ox-cart ox to 4 our home four miles away away away-a a one- one I room loom log house built by grandpa Your mother was born there That was a great Christmas and we were happier In one room than those In mansions today Oh that eras v a great da day I Yes It was truly Christs Christ's day and Christs Christ's way The same Savior reigned reigned- then as now and he has the same message mes mes- sage sage I I go to prepare a place for you that where I am there ye may be also Good night girls grandma must re re- re- re tire Tomorrow Is Christmas day but sixty-seven sixty years ago I received a gift better than any Ill I'll get tomorrow Ill I'll lUbe be with father before another Christmas Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas rolls around and therell there'll be another another another an an- other great greut Christmas and the same Christ will reign Good night dears I |