Show J Mothers Mother's J- J s Christmas hr Story or 1 v By Alice B. B Palmer m Jf Christmas eve ere and the I children had gathered about the J- J snow white Christmas tree a glimmering mass of or Iridescent lights and Icicles to listen to that prom long stor story of the Prince and Princess Once upon a timer time began Mother there ere was a n tall han handsome some prince who loved a beautiful princess They were to be married on Christmas eve an eve an another other Christmas eve long ago The gorgeous castle on the hillside was ablaze with Christmas lights Tho The Yule log was burning and amI crackling lIng delightfully and the hu huge e Christmas tree was sparl sparkling lIng gaily But there there- were candles tin tiny colored candles children Instead of electric lights They were lovely lorely 1 I Everything was most beautiful 1 l lOh Oh Mother Iother whispered little Rosebud Rosebud Rose Rose- bud I wish I was In ht that castle right now looking at all the pretty things Hurry up Mother 1 Then what Interrupted Interrupted interrupted In In- Danny Impatiently What happened next nest Well the prince and princess were married and then they all sat down downto to the wedding feast Let me se see mused Mother lother they were all there there there- all of or them my dears Right In the he center of the table stood the most wonderful wedding cake calm you ever er saw v sawa a a gol gold cake frosted with silver and because It was Christmas the whole top was decorated with lovely little 1 bells You see nothing was too good I ICor for Cor the prince and princess for every everyone everyone one loved lo them and wanted them to be nappy happy and ana they wey were happy so nappy so I Ihn hn happy pp children Well then did lid they live e happy forever forever for tor- ever and ever Mother Iother Rosebud wanted to know Why of course the they did shouted Dann Danny In Indignantly Did Old you OU ever hear of a prince and princess who did not Only a u story pondered Mother Iother Would that I too could be ma made e to hell believe eve that only a story The Tie prince wildly shouted the children as a tall man stood stool In the doorway They felt sure they had found the real prince as ns they the clamored for or explanation nn The IThe Prince Shouted the Children A Tall Man In the Doorway Oh look Mother 1 cried Rosebud Look 1001 what the time prince brought toys brought toys and dolls and und everything and everything and and a agold agold agold gold cake cale trimmed with sliver er with bells hells on It too Just like the one in the story Oh boy I shouted Danny Dauny This is la lathe the best Christmas we ever er had Isn't It Mother Mother whispered Yes dear and then rushed into the outstretched arms of or her loving husband the really true prince who was waiting with a great grent big Christmas kiss And hAnd they all lived happily forever after atter whispered Mother through tears of ot Christmas Joy O C New p r Union |