The Portland daily press., 1866-01-30
From Godey's L1dy's Book.
Trot, q Christmas Story.
By 8. ANNIE FROST.

80 1ra
10. ~. a,d with q shrno I prepared for my
s TaO ,,,ai,. thronob the morning air, looking
nor m1 ~ the cool fire and cup of coffee
,u.~sru n NJ Wv, watson was keeping for me-
VIZ T. was q very rare event for me to leave the
,;ttIa I;ioae whose name heads this story
NJ f.+har had hecn the only resident physi
c;.,, srom the time when was a bolster
om aa sc,,no-boy ND to the hour when, in hi.
nrofa ss,onal rounds he fell dead with hear
disease in the main street, leaving me, hi.
beretof,re assistant, sole heir to his name
nronartv and practice. Ten wears before
tfhop had carried INV dear mother to the little
ohuy hSs and installed Mira Watson in he,
,laca The viIlaoers.were willing to let the
P Pl q doctor stem into his fathers place be
s;de their s;c,x hesls. and SO for five wears
had filled his duties. In ali those five wears
hal taken no holiday. SO when an invitation
CONN., from INV old college friend and since
corresnondant clement Payne. to spend
Chr;s+r,,os WIFI him AFT his fathers place on
tha Hndson' was soreIy tempted to accept
and fnsIlv concluded to do so. 1t was literal
" Cb,;st,nns / spent leaving home at mid
n;oht on the oath. and my friends house ex-
acflv tyventv-four hours later. It was pleas
ant brealx IN the monotony of nv life, and as
I stood At sunrise on the Hopedale station
nlatform. was sure my recreation would give
me new vicor for nv daily duties.
AZ tnrTed to descend the steps leading to
the road some impulse. nav Providence. led
me to look in at the window ofthe room, by
cour1esv Ladies' Room.n of the station. Ii
was cold and desolate. No fire was lighted
ar3 floere was no furniture. unless the hard
wooden benches AGAINST the walls could be SO
danoninated. But curled up on one of these
heoc11ag. sleepine soundly, Law strange child.
His dress Of rich ftlr-trir- med velvet, the warm
f1r cap. long CATERS and mittens spoke OF
wealth anl care, and the pale face, around
" lich entered short curls of sunny brown,
x7ss n md with health and wonderfully beau
tir1l. Ha was no Hopedale child; knew
TIC al. ny professional instinct made my
heart thri With \ sudden shock, as caught
tiqht % the pale face, for well knew the dan
es- ofthat ds,, sleep in the biting winter air
How long had he been there? Was he al
resiydeaI? ware the questions that asked
ny eff a. strode across the room, and lifted
hi i, N arms. There was no breath came
f,orl the white lips, no thtob at the wrist, only
q faint. vary flint futtering under my fingers
q, o.ei;e tlern over the baby heart. Man
tiag hn warmly In my heavy cloak, tore
DIVA the steps and raced along the road
homew srl az a pace that would have consid-
ben awake at that early hour.
Aliowing Mrs. Watson no time for amaze
ra2nt, Praised her into the service, and in
wat 10 cllied "a jiffy," we had the little
firm IN lrss ed, in my bed, undergoing the
NOS y;go-ous treatment. 1t was so long be-
foe We ware successful that my heart almos.
faied ne; but at last the faint heart throbs
grew st,onyar; color came to the pale lips and
c1sez., sad pair of large brown eyes an
reared rem under the heavily fringed lids /
fl1 watched SO anxiously.
Ols7 ok of sleepy inquiry was visible, as
b, 7tarei a moment ct me, and then chewing
n orts- to drink the warm food prepared by
b. Watson, ny little patient closed his eyes
agaia, eal fu-aed over TO finish his nap. He
was asfe nov, knew; so leaving him to Mrs.
Warsnn's care. who by this time knew as
Jna,a a59a hi-n as did, went to sleep my
SCI. % be ready for the days duties.
Tvs n,ely nine o'clock when my house.
kso,e, ro,i. cd me to say that breakfast was
re-. " aai the child awake. . :
We , vide awake found him, the glorious
b-oTn eyes star ing round my room, taking in
eya~v letail of its arrangement.
WHO are youp How did get here? Am
nearly at Australia? Who's that man in
the nicture pD were the questions noured ran
idly forth, before had time to frame one in
quiry. II want to get up! Who's got my
clothes. and who put me to bed without nv
night dress pn
Not sim of fear or a word of homesick-
ne,si I was PUZZLED.
"What ia your nanep.
@Trot! want to get up!'
"You shall get up in minute, but first tell
me your name, and how you came to be asleep
in the station ?"
any name is Trot; and the plaguy cars
started off without me when I got out II
was dark night and could not catch them,
SO I went into the room and went asleep till
'eWas your mother in the train-in the car ?r
"No; nobody but just me. Pm going to
Australia"
&c )ing to Australia"
eyes; Ellen Is therel They have roses
there at Christmas, and we wanted some for
our tree"
sDut, my child, you did not leave home
alone?"
eyes did! am not afraid I am going
back right away, as soon as find Ellen and
get the roses"
"But do you not know you will have to sail
in great ship for months to get to Aus
tralia?"
"Ellen went In the cars. We saw her 90.
mamma and I. Wewent in the carriage and
said good by, and she got in the cars with Mr.
Williams"
"Who is Mr.. Williams?" / said, eagerly
catching at a name."
"Ellen's husband. Our milkman he was,
before he went to Australia. He is jollyl al
ways filed my cup for nothing, when was
up"
sAnd who was Ellen?" D..
my nurse"
whats your fathers name?"
aPapap
ABu. his other namep
Harry, DEAR Mamma always called him
so.n
@Where does he live?"
She's dead" said the child in Whisper
al ANNA cries all the time, most, and wears
al uq,y black gown every day.
'tYel, where does mamma Iiye?Y
"a. g-andma's, with Aunt Daisy. and Wal
te :, aii sue, and baby, and-ain't It funny p,
-5aoy's my uncle, and.he's so little he has to
BE- cl-ricd bout, and Walters hitler than me.
ao' has my uucle, too; and Sues only six
AL shss ny aunt"
-.Tae.s does grandma live?"
"TT y, h)ne, 10 her own house."
"Ysl, " "a I her name?"
&C m l-o1!il q very positive tone and be-