Watch--Work--Wait
Watch--Work--Wait
Or, The Orphan's Victory
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iginal Dutch settlers. Many ceremonies and customs, relics of a
ruder age, and now nearly forgotten, were still practised. The
Raymonds, although pious, and more intelligent than most of their
neighbours, kept up many of the usages of Fatherland on the Christmas
occasion, perhaps more as wafting them back in remembrance of early
enjoyment in the home circle, than from any present love of the
festivity common at this period.
The joyful season drew nigh merrily, and in the watchmaker's family, as in all others--for the very poorest look forward hopingly to it--there was nothing but bright anticipations, which were for the present realized. The Christmas cake was prepared in the most approved old fashion; the dark-hued pine was duly ornamented, and occupied a conspicuous place in the family room, and little William was made most happy in the receipt of many gifts, although toy paints and pencils were not among the number.
But what says the Scripture? "Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not wh
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