TWO TURTLE DOVES AND A GROUNDHOG UNDER THE TREE CONFUSE MANY

THE SON TIMES

The Gateway Gospel of Destiny

Happenings Around Town

by Luke A. Possil

TWO TURTLE DOVES AND

A GROUNDHOG UNDER THE TREE

CONFUSE MANY

Dateline: Jerusalem, December 31, 2017, 02:01:40--Delivery of the invitations to attend Jesse Benjo’s bris was inadvertently delayed at the Post Office leaving Mary and Joe and their friends and relatives confused. It created an embarrassing moment for many patrons at the Temple Tea Shoppe (TTS) when people showed up for the ceremony more than a month late.

When Mary and Joe later sent out invitations for Jesse’s first public outing to a few close friends and family members to celebrate Groundhog’s day in February at the TTS, they envisioned a small group. When Mary presented herself in public for the first time after the birth of her son and presented Jesse for all to see, she and Joe were shocked at the huge turn-out which included those who had been invited to the bris.

The post office discovered the delay last week causing invitations for both events to arrive at the same time. The wording on both invited people to “Join us in celebrating Saturday afternoon at the Temple Tea Shoppe.” Only a few people received both invitations.

“The bris was to be a gathering of guys I knew on the job,” Joe said. “It was going to be a time to show off my boy, have a couple glasses of wine and a light supper, and then go home. I was really disappointed when nobody showed.”

However, this last week, Mary and Joe were overwhelmed when all of Joe’s friends joined their close friends and family at TTS and turned what was going to be a sedate occasion into something more like an affair of state.

Simeon, one of our elder statesmen, arrived and proclaimed Jesse nothing short of presidential timber. Then to cover himself, he also claimed the child would become a true delinquent.

Not to be out done, Anna, TTS’s octogenarian waitress, made claims of prosperity for TTS and encouraged more people to combine family occasions and celebrate them at the Temple Tea Shoppe. She said that all people of Jerusalem are welcome to redeem and use their Groupoff savings but hoped people would please try to give a little more advanced warning so that TTS might serve everyone better.

Anna reminded everyone, “Please remember we have a wide selection of affordable wines for salutary occasions as well as an exhaustive listing of teas for the discerning palate. We also carry proper sandwiches, biscuits, scones, and other pastries for a modest price. Cakes and pies are available with reservations made seven days in advance.”

In the end all was well, and a fine time was had by all.