Sure, now, I most forgot there’s some candy here that’s to be eaten on Christmas eve or it won’t taste good a-tall a-tall. [He gets a sack from his basket and passes around candy, each one taking a stick which they begin eating.]
Jones:
Dannie, does candy taste better when you can see it?
Dannie:
It does that.
Mrs. M.:
I’d sure like to make a nice speech to thank these kind fri’nds fer all this Christmas joy they’ve gone an’ brought to us, but me heart’s so full I can’t.
Jones:
I’d be glad to make it for you, Mrs. Mulligan, but my mouth is too full—of candy. [Pops a piece into his mouth.]
Patsy: