Page 6, Portland Observer, December 17, 1986
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Being a sneaky and smart aleck kid, (I prefer sensitive and observant)
whenever my parents had parties, it was my designated job to keep my ear
to my bedroom door and listen to every word of ftie sacred "Grown up
talk" (Adult B S ) .
Around my seventh Christmas, my parents had a party and one of the
activities was for everyone to tell their favorite Christmas story I listened to
all of the stories, and when it came time for Mom s turn, she told one that
is still my favorite 'til this day This being the appropriate time of year, it s
my pleasure to share it with you. and I hope you en(oy it as much as I enjoy
telling it.
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Christmas Glow
The cold night wind whistled through the trees and, below, stirred up
what was left of mother nature's fall carpet of yellow, red and brown
Dusk was settling on the small town of Winston Salem, North Carolina,
and soon the street lamps cast a soft yellow glow on the simple frame
houses that were typical on the north side of town
It was the winter of 1944 Overseas, World War II raged on, but here, in
America, it was almost Christmas
In the Thompson household there was a glow of a different kind Acti
vity was centered in the living room on this particular evening. The children
(all 8 of them) were putting the finishing touches on the Christmas tree
Mama was seated on the couch, watching her brood scurry to and fro,
unpacking and hanging ornaments, stopping only to discuss (argue) why
this one should or shouldn't hang here or there
"Edithll You keep on putting too many blue bulbs in the same place
Find some other colors!" "Say, Edward, stop eating all the popcorn,
manl" "Mama, tell Melvina to stop pushing m e." "Margaret, could you
hand me that one with the sparkles on it?"
This continued until the magic moment had finally arrived The tree was
decked in all its glory and splendor, and now it was time to plug in the
lights!
This occasion was special for more than one reason In 1944, times were
rough everywhere, and the Thompson household was no exception
Somehow things always seemed to work out even though Mr Thompson
often found himself miles away from his wife and children On his last visit
home, he’d surprised his family with the contents of two packages at dinner
one evening To everyone's delight, they were bright, shiny electric lights
for the Christmas iree in all the holiday colors Now if was time to bring
them to life
Andrew. Jr., the oldest, took the honors When everyone took their
places near Mama on the couch. Junior eased the bright copper plug into
the socket Nine pairs of eyes stared in silent wonder as the tree took on a
life of its own, filling the tiny house with Christmas wonder
The evening was getting late and it was nearing time for Mama to go to
work across fown. "Melvina and Junior, I want this living room clean |usf
like you found it Get the kids together and get it done I've got to go to
work I'm trusting you two to make sure that after you finish, everyone
gets a bath and gels to bed And. yes, before I forget, unplug those lights
I read where those things have caught some houses on fire, and we certain
ly don t need fo happening here
Awwwww, Mama1 "You heard me.
Jump to it,"
Soon Mama was gone and, though fhe living room was spotless, no one
wanted ,0 leave ,he room "Please, Junior, plug them in just for a couple of
minutes1" chimed Edward and Elliot, fhe twins "Yea, please. Junior1" said
Mary Louise and Margaret. Slyly, Junior looked a, Melvina (they'd already
planned to do it when the rest were in bed! "Y'all promise not to tell?"
"No, we won't tell!" yelled everyone Once again the tree sprang to life
Little Edith Ann was the first to speak "It's almost as pretty as the one in
the Sears window downtown " "What do you mean, almost^' challenged
Melvina "That one blinks off and on," said Edith Edward (The Adven
turousl disappeared info the kitchen and soon returned wifh a knife in his
hand
"Watch this!" he announced, and inserted the tip into the light
socket, freeing one of the bulbs At this, all the lights went out. and when
he pushed on the light, all o, them would spring back to life The children
shouted their approval. On, off, on, off, on
Adell Thompson had just finished doing a little Christmas shopping and
boarded the bus that went from downtown to the south sido o, town No
sooner had she taken a seat, when her neighbor, Mrs Smith, spoke up
"Well, Adell, I see you have electric lights on your tree this year " The
other ladies gasped their approval and looked at her in admiration Mrs
Smith continued, "The kind that blink on and off, too!" The ladies turned
to hear the reply. "Oh, I'm sorry, you must be talking about someone else's
lights Ours don't blink, but we still feel blessed " "No, Adell," frowned
Mis Smith, "I'm sure when I walked down ,0 cafch fhe bus no, 20 minutes
ago, it was your house with those blinking lights I even saw your pretty
little kids dancing around................ "
The rest fell on dea, ears Adell Thompson was a, fhe fron, o, the bus
ready to get off af the nearest stop, homeward bound.
Eight children sang Christmas carols that evening like they'd never been
sung before They danced They played They laughed I, was more fun
than a three ring circus Halfway through "Do You Hear Wha, I Hear", ,he
door flew open and there stood Mama, tired, angry and breathing fire
"Melvina and Junior, you're first, and nobody else movel Each and every
one o, you are going to have your little bottoms peppeied this evening! Go
get you daddy's razor strap!" "W e just wanted to see the lights glow,
Mam al" said Melvina. "You're going to learn to obey me, girl. Now git!"
Later on that night as eight children slept on their stomachs, the tree
stood dark and silent, but the glow could be felt by all in the tiny house on
the little street in the small town of Winston Salem, North Carolina A glow
o, a different kind!
Merry Christmas and may God bless you and yours this holiday season
P S . I love you, Mom. Thanks
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