Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-12-29
VI ] sc T. Ill. AN Y.
Frpa Go-i-,'. t-dy'. ns-ok.
TR0r. A CHRISTMAS STORY.


Orvnsd nv sie-py ewes a, The conduc:-
oris soicv rang through The ears. and. TAX
. ius my little oarpe, bag. .prlns out ur.on
ihs platform of ;hc liftle station. Nv brief
holiday "a Over. ani. With a .hrus. 7 pre-
pared Tor ms short ~alk thron-h TIE uiorn-
ing air. Icoking for~ar,I TO TO- good Ere
sHd cop - roa-e "a sure Nj. wat.on
vas keeping Cor M.
Il was a rarr event for me 10 leave the
ii'tic sillssv ~hosc name beais thi. story
My father bad bsen ibe only resident ply
sician ihsrs. from tie time When I "a a
boi.ierou. sehool-i.oy up % the hour ~hcn.
Ia Lis professional rouuds he f.i dead 9Th
bart disease in th- main street. lrsviae me-
his heretofore assistant. sole heir o. Lis
nane. property and practicr. Trn YEAR
before iLcy bad sarrici nv dear mother 20
The httlr churrhsard. ard installed Nh
Naison housekc-p~r iu hsr piacc. The
villagers uvrr ~iiling 20 lci The Young doc.
Cor ,'ep into Lis iafher's place beside their
sick beds. and - for sve wears had 6llvd
his daiirs IN al those Eve years hal TAX
en 40 holiday. - ~h-n an invitaiion cssn~
from nv oil friend and since correspondent.
Ci-m-ut Payne. o. spend Chri-inas 18th
hin. ~ 81. faihc''- place On tbs Iiud.ou.
AS sorciy tempted 20 scrcft snd fnaliy
consiudci % DO 40. II was literally CArsf.
-as sT.eui. isasing Lon,, a. u,iauight on
ihe ssih. aud my iri,ud's hou.- exactly
L. A..
pl'a,sni brcak o. ii,s usonoiony - a,y Efc.
and a. stood a. sunri 81 On the IIop-dslc
ssiion platform. 81 SURE ms r~,rvstion
-ould give me- n~~ sisor Tor m, daily
daiie.
~ turned 20 d~s0cnd the steps ieading
90 the road. some imrul-e. uas a Pow
dence. led ne % look IN a. ib. sinIo~ u
The room. by coart~sy % i.slies' Room. e
tn station. II ~as cold and d-solafs No
Gre "a. ligh,cd. an4 there was no furniturr.
unlr.s th- hard wooden b-nch~s against TIE
uali, could be 80 dcnominaicj. Blt cur
81 Up on one of those ben-hcs. sleeping
.oundls. lay strange chli. a.. d-rs. q
rich ilr-sriIa.ned velvet. the ~arn far cap.
loag eaiters ard miiicns spoke Of seaiih
and carr. snl thc ralr farr. round ~hieh
b ciustervd short curl. u sunny brosu. 49,
round wfh hcAlis ard woud,rfaiis beauti-
fal lic ~as no Hope,ialc cbiid; ! knr-
them sn. My professional instinct made
~ L.au thrill Nth Sudden ,bock. a. |
csughi sight of the pale faee. for wsn I
tn-~ the danger q that deep si,rP in The
biiing ~inivr Ar. iIo- oug had D. been
therrs VA. o. airsady d-lis scrc she
. "a. .iipns asked uiy yscH q. I -tr3dc across
To- roosa. snd Ef-,I bi,a in ~ arms.
- There ~ 10 brrafh came from thr ~hiie
liI... 90 ihiob ~ ibe ~risi. on.y q faint.
srry isinf daiierins under my fingers q. /
prrsse,i iLcn, over ihc baby heart Man
tlin- hisu ~arrnly in my brIry c.oak. tore
do-n tL- step. and ratcd along ihc roai
hone -ar1 a. pace thai vollI have con-
.ii,raLiy amar-d my patients. lai fny Of
them been awakc al that early h.rr
, Alosins Mr.. Watson % time fsr anisze-
usni. I pressed bcr into scrvicc. anl iu
~hai .h- caii-,i DO jify.- - bal Co. iiuic
form undf~s-cd. in ny bel. ln.icrsoing the
most vigoroas trcafmrn'. II Eas 90 long
tcforc vc vrrc succes.iul that ny bear, sl
no,i fsilcI ue Boz a. at ihe hini heart
tlrob. gre~ srongrr, color came % Oh,
' rais l'r. snd ,bssks. ard a par Of lsr-,
trsvn sse. sppesr,l from Under ihc b~ss-
o, ,-irng~d lids ] hsi vsieb-d 90 ansiou-ly
10 Only look q sleepy inqliry was visible,
a. o. STARED a uouent 81 or. thcn obes ing
ny order io drink ,he sara iool So. Wai.
.on bid 90 his iiPs. ny huie iatient closed
b., syc, sgsin. ani tarnei over to fn..l
Ls zap lie ~as safe no-. knes 81
lrssine ban 90 Mrs Wat.ons carr. vh1 D.,
chs t.-ne tnes 81 nurh sbpui hin a. I &c.,
~ert io .iccp uy,eh 90 De- r,sdy for ihs
day's dlt.es.
h~ss nesf'y nine s',io,k vheu my house-
keepFr rou-ej ne io say iiat breakfast ~s'
reads sd ih, ehiI i-ake.
Nrry ri,i- svak~ f.uni h..a. the ciori
ous bro~n eyes siartng ro.n.i aly ROOM. tak
ID ug in csery detail of BE- arran-ru,rnt
WLo sre you' IIo~ dri sst trrr
An I nrsriy 81 Aasiraiss Wio's chat u.s-
,a o. pi,fures- we're fhs qsssii.rs poares
rspidly forth. before / had ti.a, to f-su.
ote iuquiry '. sabt io g,t up' WLsi
goi my elofhes.- oamo nsst, ti~n. d" w..
- pai ne 90 brl sfbout any nisltzo~n
Nota $50 oi i-sr or sori oi hou.csiet 4
q nes-, ! va pszzied
What b. your nsns ! sskel. sitting
Iosu beside him.
Troff sani fo gei up