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how     they   departed     from    us。   Entertaining      angels    unawares�察    �as  the 

Patriarchs did�察�the playful children are unconscious of their guests�察�but we 

can see themcan see a radiant arm around one favourite neck�察�as if there 

were a tempting of that child away。            Among the celestial figures there is 

one�察�a poor misshapen boy on earth�察�of a glorious beauty now�察�of whom 

his dying mother said it grieved her much to leave him here�察�alone�察�for so 

many  years   as   it   was   likely  would   elapse before   he   came   to   her   being 

such a little child。     But he went quickly�察�and was laid upon her breast�察�and 

in her hand she leads him。 

     There   was   a   gallant   boy�察  �who   fell�察  �far   away�察  �upon   a   burning   sand 

beneath a burning sun�察�and said�察 �Tell them at home�察 �with my last   love�察�

how much I could have wished to kiss them once�察�but that I died contented 

and had done my duty� ─          �Or there was another�察�over whom they read the 

words�察 �Therefore we commit his body to the deep�察─�and so consigned him 

to the lonely ocean and sailed on。          Or there was another�察�who lay down to 

his rest in the dark shadow of great forests�察�and�察�on earth�察�awoke no more。 

O shall they not�察�from sand and sea and forest�察�be brought home at such a 

time� �

     There was a dear girlalmost a womannever to be onewho made a 

mourning Christmas in a house of joy�察�and went her trackless way to the 

silent City。    Do we recollect her�察�worn out�察�faintly whispering what could 

not be heard�察�and falling into that last sleep for weariness�拭             �O look upon 

her now�      �O look upon her beauty�察�her serenity�察�her changeless youth�察�her 

happiness�      �The daughter  of Jairus   was   recalled   to   life�察�to die�察�but   she�察�

more blest�察�has heard the same voice�察�saying unto her�察 �Arise for ever� ─�

     We had a friend who was our friend from early days�察�with whom we 

often pictured the changes that were to come upon our lives�察�and merrily 

imagined how we would speak�察�and walk�察�and think�察�and talk�察�when we 

came to be old。       His destined habitation in the City of the Dead received 

him in his prime。       Shall he be shut out from our Christmas remembrance�拭�

Would his love have so excluded us�拭             �Lost friend�察�lost child�察�lost parent�察�

sister�察�brother�察�husband�察�wife�察�we will not so discard you�              �You shall hold 

your cherished places in our Christmas hearts�察�and by our Christmas fires�察�

and   in   the   season   of   immortal   hope�察  �and   on   the   birthday   of   immortal 



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mercy�察�we will shut out Nothing� �

     The winter sun goes down over town and village�察�on the sea it makes a 

rosy path�察�as if the Sacred tread were fresh upon the water。                A few more 

moments�察�and it sinks�察�and night comes on�察�and lights begin to sparkle in 

the prospect。      On the hill´side beyond the shapelessly´diffused town�察�and 

in    the   quiet    keeping     of   the   trees    that   gird   the    village´steeple�察�

remembrances   are   cut   in   stone�察  �planted   in   common   flowers�察  �growing   in 

grass�察�entwined with lowly brambles around many a mound of earth。                       In 

town and village�察�there are doors and windows closed against the weather�察�

there are flaming logs heaped high�察�there are joyful faces�察�there is healthy 

music     of  voices。    Be    all  ungentleness      and   harm    excluded     from   the 

temples of the Household Gods�察�but be those remembrances admitted with 

tender encouragement�           �They are of the time and all its comforting and 

peaceful reassurances�察�and of the history that re´united even upon earth the 

living and the dead�察�and of the broad beneficence and goodness that too 

many men have tried to tear to narrow shreds。 



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     THE POOR RELATION'S STORY 



     He    was    very   reluctant    to  take   precedence      of   so  many     respected 

members   of   the   family�察  �by   beginning   the   round   of   stories   they   were   to 

relate as they sat in a goodly circle by the Christmas fire�察�and he modestly 

suggested      that  it  would    be   more    correct   if  ;John   our   esteemed     host; 

��whose health he begged to drink�� would have the kindness to begin。                       For 

as to himself�察�he said�察�he was so little used to lead the way that really But 

as they all cried out here�察�that he must begin�察�and agreed with one voice 

that   he   might�察  �could�察  �would�察  �and   should   begin�察  �he   left   off   rubbing   his 

hands�察�and took his legs out from under his armchair�察�and did begin。 

     I   have   no   doubt    ��said   the  poor   relation��    that  I  shall  surprise    the 

assembled members of our family�察�and particularly John our esteemed host 

to whom we are so much indebted for the great hospitality with which he 

has this day entertained us�察�by the confession I am going to make。                    But�察�if 

you do me the honour to be surprised at anything that falls from a person 

so   unimportant   in   the   family   as   I   am�察  �I   can   only   say   that   I   shall   be 

scrupulously accurate in all I relate。 

     I am not what I am supposed to be。             I am quite another thing。 Perhaps 

before I go further�察�I had better glance at what I AM supposed to be。 

     It is supposed�察�unless I mistakethe assembled members of our family 

will correct me if I do�察�which is very likely ��here the poor relation looked 

mildly   about   him   for   contradiction���察  �that   I   am   nobody's   enemy   but   my 

own。      That I never met with any particular success in anything。                   That I 

failed   in   business   because   I   was   unbusiness´like   and   credulousin   not 

being prepared for the interested designs of my partner。                  That I failed in 

love�察  �because   I   was   ridiculously   trustfulin   thinking   it   impossible   that 

Christiana could deceive me。             That I failed in my expectations from my 

uncle Chill�察�on account of not being as sharp as he could have wished in 

worldly   matters。       That�察  �through   life�察  �I   have   been   rather   put   upon   and 

disappointed       in  a  general    way。    That     I  am   at  present    a  bachelor    of 

between fifty´nine and sixty years of age�察�living on a limited income in the 

form of a quarterly allowance�察�to which I see that John our esteemed host 



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wishes me to make no further allusion。 

     The    supposition     as   to  my    present    pursuits   and    habits   is  to  the 

following effect。 

     I live in a lodging in the Clapham Roada very clean back room�察�in a 

very respectable housewhere I am expected not to be at home in the day´ 

time�察  �unless   poorly�察  �and   which   I   usually   leave   in   the   morning   at   nine 

o'clock�察�on pretence of going to business。              I take my breakfastmy  roll 

and butter�察�and my half´pint of coffeeat the old´established coffee´shop 

near Westminster Bridge�察�and then I go into the CityI don't know why 

and sit in Garraway's Coffee House�察�and on 'Change�察�and walk about�察�and 

look into a few offices and counting´houses where some of my relations or 

acquaintance are so good as to tolerate me�察�and where I stand by the fire if 

the weather happens to be cold。            I get through the day in this way until 

five   o'clock�察  �and   then   I  dine�此  �at   a   co

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