opening the wrappings she sees a hand embroidered sampler that she reads aloud : she is a wise woman who does not grieve for the things , which she has not , but rejoices for those , which she has had : the scarburg family robert steven , little paul , cecelia and lester , luke and catherine , matthew and kim , margaret , william , isaac , stephen ingram , thomas henry , mattie ann , elizabeth , sary , jed and jefferson , nate , elsa and nate , jr. , david and ora lee christmas in the year of our lord one thousand eighteen sixty-five the tears were flowing from malindas eyes she did not even attempt to suppress them .