There Are Angels Among Us

Santa chuckled and said, "I've told you this story several times, but I'm always happy to tell it again."

 In 1895 a blacksmith and preacher had immigrated to New Haven, Connecticut from Denmark. His name was Louis Lassen. He became a food peddler selling butter and eggs from a wooden cart. One day a man came running into his yard yelling, "Louie! I'm in a rush, slap a meatpuck between two planks and step on it!" Louis slapped his own blend of ground steak trimmings between two slices of toast and sent the man on his way. The story says that was the first hamburger being served. He eventually moved into a building and his hamburgers are still being served there generations later. As far as I know they still serve their burgers on either toast or plain bread. 

Santa gave his wife a hug and said, "You've got me telling my old stories if I'm not careful I'll be late getting the sleigh hitched up for my deliveries tonight. I want to check in on Charlotte too. She was having trouble getting the waitress job down. She doesn't know it but there has always been help watching over her in that little cafe. She will soon have two very special customers ie. angels that she will remember for the rest of her life."

Charlotte went to wait on this old couple. They looked poor and tired. She set down a basket of rolls and two glasses of water. The lady said, "Oh Honey, we are not eating, we just need to sit down." Charlotte said, "Oh these rolls are delicious. I had one too. They are on the house. No charge for them; enjoy."

Charlotte noticed when the man and woman left that they had written a note on a napkin. The note said that she was a ray of sunshine and kindness. The note continued to say that she had brightened so many folks' lives and that her smile would warm hearts. She went to show it to the nice lady that owned the cafe and the note had vanished out of her pocket. No one else had seen the two elderly people. Charlotte knew right then that she had been blessed by angels and that she and her children would be just fine. She had faith.

About the time that Charlotte read the note the evil spy of the rich old uncle skedaddled back to the big house and told him what had happened. He was scared to death, but the mean old man just made a mad noise and went about counting his money. He wasn't scared, well maybe a little bit concerned...

New Haven, Connecticut is about eighty-five miles from Worcester, Massachusetts.

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The angel story is true. When Grandma B was only twelve years old she began a career of waiting on folks in a cafe. She did wait on an old couple that no one else had seen. She also received a very gracious note from these folks on a napkin. It did indeed vanish. I would very much like Bonnie Brown to comment on the story in the group and share it for Marlee and Whitlee's enjoyment and their children's children. Bless you, my dear. The old couple may very well have been angels on earth.