The Dawn of Christmas: A Romance from the Heart of Amish Country by Cindy Woodsmall

Author:Cindy Woodsmall [Woodsmall, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9780307732149
Publisher: The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group
Published: 2013-10-15T05:00:00+00:00

As Sadie brought the wagon to a stop at the hitching post, she saw Levi coming toward her, and she couldn’t help but smile.

He grinned. “What are you doing here?”

“I could ask you the same thing.”

He tethered Bay to the post and patted her neck. “I was making a delivery.”

She motioned to the boxes in the back of her wagon before climbing down.

Levi moved to the back of the wagon and unhitched the tailgate. “How long will you be in Apple Ridge?”

“Only for the weekend.” She helped remove the tailgate and slid it into the wagon. “I’ve been home in Brim for only three weeks, and my parents are already on my last nerve. Since Beth left messages saying she needed these items right away, and it was about as cheap to hire a driver as it was to ship them here, I couldn’t pass up the chance to get away for a bit and for as long as possible.”

“Looks like you’ve been busy.” He pulled several boxes toward him and began stacking them.

“I just hope I can make enough money to be on my way come December, because my parents are parading me around like a horse at auction.” She reached farther back into the wagon and pulled a heavy box toward her.

Two Amish girls emerged from the same door Levi had come through a few minutes earlier.

Levi picked up a stack of boxes. “Are these marked with what’s in them?”

“Ya. I wrote a code on the box tops.” She pointed to the markings. “See, ‘CLG16’ means candles, large, in glass containers. There are sixteen in each box.” She pulled another box toward her. “ ‘SS36’ means small soaps, thirty-six bars.”

He gestured toward the women heading their way. “I’m sure Beth sent them to help unload. Why don’t you stay at the wagon and tell them what’s in each box. I’ll clear out a spot in the stockroom so they can be grouped by kind. It’ll make checking them in easier.”

“Sure. Denki.”

Levi smiled and gave a nod before disappearing with his stack of boxes.

Sadie climbed into the wagon and pushed more boxes toward the tailgate.

“Hi.” A young woman waved. “Beth said you probably have some things we need to put on the shelves right away.”

“Candles, soaps, wreaths, and dolls.” Sadie got down and stacked several lightweight boxes. “These are wreaths.”

The woman picked up the stack. “I’m Lillian. This is Katie.”

“Nice to meet you. I’m Sadie.”

Lillian’s eyes grew wide, and she set the boxes back in the wagon. “Levi’s Sadie?” She held out her hand. “It’s nice to finally meet you.”

“Denki.” Sadie shook her hand, inwardly shooing away the thought of being called Levi’s Sadie. There were so many Amish who shared the same name that they often referred to one another by nicknames. “I’m thrilled to have a place to sell my crafts.”

“We are so glad you found Levi’s horse.” She giggled. “And found each other in the process.”

Ready for Lillian to stop making her feel awkward about her friendship with Levi, Sadie edged in front of her and picked up the stack of boxes.

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