Capitolo 96
The Place:
The living-room in house. And if possible the room should be darkened,
apart the lights on the tree, but if this is not convenient it
you don't care him in the least one, for the Christmas Spirito it is not afraid to
walk in the room more brightly-illuminated!
The People that are in the Play:
The Christmas Spirito Protection of Peggy
The Christmas Fate:
Happyheart Keineth Randolph
Peace Marian Jenkins
Starting Sally Penny
Merrylips Fanny Penny
Joy Anna Penny
Spirit of the infancy Alice's Protection
Jokers {William Lee, Jr.
{Edward Jenkins
"I recognize the hand assisting" of Barbaric, her laughed Mr. Lee, as he read
through the program.
"Sh--h!" Noise suddenly stopped. Barbaric it pressed a button that
extinguishes all the lights except the bulbs of sparkling on the tree. In
another room his/her children sang "Silent night." As the last sweet note
died away, Peggy, blank similar to gauze with crown of tinsel and wings came
slowly in the room. You sank down on the stone. The play had started.
_Spirit_ (yawns): the Goodness me, as tired I am me! (It yawns again.) It seems
as if there are more children every Christmas. I think after to-night
I will go in bed for one whole year! (Elevators his/her head suddenly and it looks to
the tree.) Because, there are not present on the tree! It has to be a party
of grownfolks! (Sighs.) I feel me so sorry for grownfolks! Them always
has to pretend them you/they are having a Christmas. (Springs to his/her feet.)
Perhaps they is here now. (Glances intensely to public.) Yes--they is!
I can always say when grownfolkses are around, because I have to work this way
very harder with them. I have to call my fairies. (Spirit advances verse
door, puts its cup-form of hand to its mouth.)
Comes, oh fairies of Christmas everybody,
Answer to the call of the Spirit!
(As she calls the fairies Happyheart, Merrylips, Starting and the Peace
you dance in the room, low curtsey to the Spirit and he gathers
around her.)
_Spirit_(holds out giving the welcome hands): Ah, fairies what marvelous day