Watch-Work-Wait / Or, The Orphan's Victory

ery sad. The prospect of being separated from his friend George gave him no

flowers, and when obliged to give up her garden, had beautified and planted her husband's grave with some of the choicest of her treasures. Her only recreation was this labour of love; for she took a mournful pleasure in thus decorating the little hillock, and she spar

e spot; kind hands had made up the grave, and William had removed the roses she nourished in pots, sinking them in the

treasure was buried. He knelt down beside the graves, and wept as he prayed that

s no need of any; the adornment of the place would have told the traveller that no memorial of that kind was necessary, for true affection was keeping the record. The little drawing was finished, and once more he broke into a violent fit of weeping, from which

ntleman laid his hand on his shoulder, and inquired, "

swered the boy, the tears

orphan, what a treasure of love belonging to thee

ear relations; I am n

ke care of you now?"

lied William, "from who

hy of his trust, and be a parent to you. But a great deal lies in your own powers. Be

ied William; "my parents alway

pious?" again inq

boy. "I promised my mother time and again th

he possessed the true Christian spirit, which leads to the practice of that Christian charity which "never faileth." He laid his hand upon the boy's head, and said, in a solemn tone, "May God bless a

his mother often laid her hand upon his head and blessed him; and now the strange

mes a large and beautiful tree. So when any one receives the word of God Into his heart in faith, it will strike deep root, spring up, grow and ripen with a rich increase, bringing forth abundantly those good fruits of the Spirit 'which are through J

ad said, "Suffer little children to come unto me," and was ever near to those Who trust in him; who would hear their prayer in distress, and aid them In the hour of temptation. "But remembe

a new meaning. Was it not the quickening influence of the Spirit of grace that was now operating upon his saddened heart, like the silent but refresh

e workings of the child's soul by further words, and turning away towa

aith in the promise of heavenly protection, had strengthened his soul, and instead of the heart-breaking sense of loneliness that had rested on him since the loss of his mother, he felt the blessedness of assured protection from

?" he asked in a kindly tone; "it wo

r could paint, but he never wished me to learn; but when I look on this little dra

nd have been staying for some days in the village; come this evening to my room, No. 24, at the h

n he asked the landlord to show him to the painter's room, No. 24, instead of ushering him into the presence of his unknown friend, the old man handed him a small packet, tell

seen that benevolent face again; but, unable to utter a word or repress the tears

ritten, "Watch, that you may pray; and pray, that you may be safe." The boy's heart was touched with even deeper emotion than before, and as he knelt down that night, the last he w