| Show STARS AND PIONEERS Jenny Salt Lind Lake City Professional Honorable When think Brown Mention Utah Division Historical of the Christmas Eve Essay was seven re member the stars As we walked down the country road the night was clear and so cold the dry snow packed withcrunch beneath our heavy shoes Though the wintry air was icy as was warm walked town of my ago but the 1ight for two between birth the them lay as sky was of sisters held It was dark million hands nearly and not dark my still twinkling midnight as It was tightly stars The Bethlehem alive and We snug did Tong glowing stopped with to watch their splendor and as we stood in awe beneath that vast glory my sisters told me about the great Christmas star the most brilliant star ever seen and how its radiant Tight had shone down upon the manger where the baby Jesus lay We talked about the angels who sang of joy and peace on earth just as we had earlier at Grandpahouse Almost sixty years have passed yet knew that the wonder We had maternal Danish as food laughed at the at Grandpa the Christmas The old adobe forgotten pioneer eaten jokes tree house too more was feeling heads began old in years or more to nod truly the we were but never on pitch roused home stars or of my Grandmaand to sing throughout the years and sorrow too ment and music as we sang song after or Aunt Elma at the piano and Grandpa He the Eve where we had around loved never Christmas family grandparents gathered all met have scene good teasing then the carols we of much happiness echoed now with merrisong with my mother on his old violin had he played Finally by the sound with as young of sleigh bells and the appearance of Santa Claus jovial and splendid in his carefully stitched flannel suit and wispy cotton beard No matter that my cousin whispered think itUncle Fred gladly accepted his gift of nuts and candy and silently hoped he knewhad beengood girl my Now thatam more aware pioneer ancestors and the of the goodness and courage of heritage they left for me -85 |
