THE TIMES, NEW BLOOM EI ELD, PA., MAY 27, 1870.
THE LOST CHILD.
llTTOPEDALK!''
XX I opeued my sleepy eyes as the
conductor's rolce rang through the cars,
and, taking my carpet-bag, sprang out
upon the platform of the little station.
My brief holiday day over, and, with ft
shrug, I prepared for my short walk
through the morning air, looking for
ward to the good fire and dellolous cup
of coffee I was sure Mrs. Watson was
keeping for me.
It wbb a very rare event for me to
leave the village whose name heads this
story. My father had been the only
resident physician there, from the time
when I was a boisterous schoolboy up to
the hour when, In his professional
rounds, he fell dead with heart-disease
in the main street, leaving me, his here
tofore assistant, sole heir to his name,
property and practice. Ten years before,
they had carried my dear mother to the
little churchyard, and installed Mrs.
Watson house-keeper in her place. The
vlllngers were willing to let the young
doctor step into his father's place beside
their sick beds, and so for Ave years I
toad taken no holiday. So when an invi
tation came from my old college friend
iand since correspondent.Clement Payne,
to spend Christmas with him at his
father's place on the Hudson, I was
sorely tempted to accept and finally con
cluded to do so.
It wbb literally Chrixtmaa I spent,
leaving home at midnight on the 24th,
and my friend's house exactly twenty
four hours later. It had been a pleasant
break In the monotony of my life, and
as I stood at sunrise on the Hopedale
station platform, I was sure my recrea
tion would give me new vigor for my
dally duties.
As I turned to descend the steps lead
ing to the road, some Impulse, nay, a
Providence, led me to look in at the
window of the room, by courtesy
" Ladles' Room," of the station. It
was cold and desolate. No fire was
lighted, and there was no furniture,
unless the hard wooden beuches against
the walls could be bo denominated. But
curled up ou one of these benches, sleep
ing soundly, lay a strange child. His
dress of rich fur-trimmed velvet, the
warm fur cap, long gaiters and mittens,
spoke of wealth and care, and the pale
face, round which clustered short curls
of a sunny brown, was round with
health and wonderfully beautiful. He
was no Hopedale child ; I knew them
all. My professional instinct made toy
heart thrill with a sudden shock, as I
caught sight of the pale face, for well I
knew the danger of that deep sleep in
the biting winter air. How long had he
been there? Was he already dead?
were the questions I asked myself aB I
strode across the room and lifted him
in my arms. There was no breath came
from the white Hps, no throb at the
wrist, only a faint, very faint fluttering
under my fingers as I pressed them over
the baby heart. Mantling him warmly
in my heavy cloak, I tore down the steps
and raced along the road homeward at a
pace that would have amazed my pa
tients, had any of them been awake at
that early hour.
Allowing Mrs. Watson no time for
amazement, I pressed her into service,
and in what she called a "jiffy" we had
the little form undressed, in my bed, and
undergoing the most vigorous treat
ment. It was so long before we were
successful that my heart almost failed
me; but at last the faint heart-throbs
grew stronger, color came to the pale
lips and cheeks, and a pair of large
brown eyes appeared from under the
heavily-fringed lids I had watched so
anxiously.
Only a look of sleepy Inquiry was vis
ible, an he stared a moment at me; then,
obeying my order to drink the warm
food Mrs. Watson, held to his lips, my
little patient cloted his eyes again, and
turned over to finish his nap. He was
safe now, I knew ; so, leaving him to
Mrs. Watson's care, (who by this time
knew as much about him as I did), I
went to sleep myself, to be ready for the
day's duties.
It was nearly nine o'clock when my
housekeeper roused me to Bay that
breakfast was ready, and the child
awake.
Very wide awake I fouud him the
glorious brown eyes staring round my
room, taking in every detail of its ar
rangement. ' " Who are you V How did I get here?
Am I nearly at Australia It Who's that
man in the picture?" were the questions
poured rapidly forth, before I had time
to frame one inquiry. " I want to get
up I Who's got my clothes?" came
next ; then, " Who put me to bed with
out any nightgown ?"
Not a sign of fear or a word of home
sickness I I was puzzled.
" What is your name?" I asked, sit
ting down beside him.
" Trot 1 1 want to get up."
" You shall get up in a minute, but
first tell me your name, and how ' you
came to be asleep in the station r"
" My name's Trot I and the plaguy
cars started o(T without lne when I got
out. It was dark night, and I could not
catch them, bo I went into the room
and went to Bleep till they came again."
" Was your mother in the train In
the cars?"
"No ; nobody but Just me. I'm go
ing to Australia."
"Going to Australia?"
" Yes. Ellen's there. They have roses
there at Christmas, and we wanted some
for our tree."
" But, my child, you did not leave
home alone?"
" Yes i did. 1 ain't afraid. I'm going
back right away, as soon as I find Ellen,
and get the roses."
" But, don't you know you will have
to sail in a great ship for months to get
to Australia."
" Fllen went in the cars. We Baw her
go, mamma and I. We went in the car
riage and said good-by, and she got in
the cars with Mr. Williams."
" Who is Mr. Williams ?" I said, eag
erly catching at a name.
" Ellen's husband. Our milkman he
was, before he went olF to Australia.
He's jolly I always filled my cup for
nothing, when I was up."
" And who was Ellen ?"
"My nurse."
" What's your father's name?"
" Papa I"
"But his other name?"
" Harry, dear.' Mamma always call
ed him so."
" Where does he live ?"
" He's dead," said the child in a whis
per. " Mamma cries all the time, most,
and wears an ugly black gown every
day."
" Well, where does mamma live ?"
" At grandma's, with Aunt Daisy,
and Walter, and Sue, aud baby, and
ain't It funny baby's my uncle, and he
ia so little he has to be carried about,
aud Walter's littler than me, and he's
my uncle, too ; and Sue's only bIx, and
she's my aunt."
" Where does grandma live ?"
" Why, home in her own house."
" Well, what is her name?"
" Grandma 1" in a very positive tone,
and becoming restive under bo much
questioning.
I took him from the bed and began to
dress him, and explain his position ; but
even when he understood that he must
give up the Australian Journey, and was
made to feel something of his mother's
despair at losing him, he could give me
no clue by which to find his .home.
Grandpa, grandpa, mamma, who was
called Mary by the rest, Aunt Dulsy and
the three children, were ail mentioned,
and persistent questioning revealed that
he lived in a large house in the country,
but that was all.
My heart grew fairly sick as I' looked
in his beautiful face and pictured the
grief of his widowed mother over the
loss of her only child. In vain I search
ed his clothing for the mysterious
" locket containing the miniature of a
beautiful female," always found on the
stray children in novels ; no " straw
berry or raspberry mark" disfigured his
smooth, white skin. His clothing, of
the most dainty material and make, was
marked with the initials " A. H."
Days passed away, and still the little
Trot for he would own no other name
was an inmate of my cottage, the very
darling of Mrs. Watson's motherly
heart. I advertised him in all the large
cities, hoping some paper would reach
his country home ; yet, as the days wore
away, and he became reconciled to his
new home, and ceased to grieve for his
family, I began to dread the hour when
he should be claimed. His frank , bright
joyousness, his merry prattle, his loving
carresses, began to fill an unsuspected
void in my heart, and Mrs. Watson was
a perfect slave to his loving tyranny.
She made him pretty garments to re
place the rich velvet suit .which we
put carefully aside, in case they were
ever required to prove his identity. She
furnished for his bed-room a small apart
ment leading from her own sleeping
room. She made the day one long act
of service for his comfort, and as weeks
glided into months, and there was no
clue found to guide us to his home, she
taught him to call her grandma, while
Uncle Charlie became my new acquired
title. To tell how he was petted in the
village would be a vain task to at
tempt. To Bay that he was the hero and
idol of Hopedale will give but a faint
idea of his popularity. Gradually the
memory of his home, Ellen, the visit to
Australia died away, and he seemed to
forget that he had ever lived away
from us. Mamma and Aunt Daisy had
been the two of whom he spoke most,
butljudgedfromallhe said, that his
father's death was very recent, and his
residence at his grandparent's a brief
visit only in his memory.
Eleven months had this dear little
treasure been an inmate in my house,
when there came into my life a new
dream of hope and happiness. About
five miles from Hopedale there resided,
and had lived for many long years, an
eccentric old bachelor, by name Herman
Graham. His home, Leehaven, was far
away from any cluster of housesdndeed,
nearly a mile from any other residence;
and here, In solitary state, with only
two ancient servitors for his household,
he had lived ever since I could remem
ber. He was a morose, ill-tempered
man, and some early cross had made
him adopt a perfectly hermit-like se
clusion, though ills wealth would have
commanded every advantage society
could offer. It was early in November
that I was summoned to attend this odd
genius, professionally. The little note
brought to my offlcojliy an elderly man
on horseback, was signed " Lillian
Graham," and urged my immediate at
tention.
It was a long, cold drive, but the man
represented his master as very ill, bo I
prepared to obey the summons. " I had
no idea your master had a daughter." I
Bald, referring to my note.
" That's master's niece," was the re
ply ; " a nice, sweet-spoken young lady
as I see. She comes down on a visit
sometimes from her father's place near
Albany. They were burnt out, her"
father's folks, last winter, and the
family all went to Europe while the
new house was a-bulldlng, They came
home about a fortnight ago, but they
won't go to the new house until spring,
so some of them's boarding in New
York, and some in Albany, and Miss
Lillian she's come to spend the winter
with her uncle. They're all coining
down for Christmas, I expect."
I found my new patient very ill, and
for a week my visits were frequent, and
more than once I passed a whole night
by his bedside. I do not mean this for
a love-tale, bo I will not weary my
reader with the why and where fore of
my heart bending in allegiance to Lil
lian Graham's charms. Her beauty,
gentleness and winning grace touched
my heart as no woman had ever before
thrilled it, and before that weary week
of anxiety and watching was over I
loved her.
As her uncle began to recover, my
visits slid from a professional capacity
to a social one, and I saw that my wel
come was a sincere one from both the
old gentleman and the fair girl, whose
devotion to his sick bed had proved her
love. I was agreeably surprised to find
the hermit neither so savage or inac
cessible as he had been represented to
be. He had a painful chronic disorder :
his manner was bursque, and his voice
often harsh, but he could soften, and I
was able to give him relief from pain,
for which he repaid me a gracious re
ception. Christmas was drawing near, and I
had resolved to lay my heart before Lil
lian, and ask her to be my wife. I was
heir to considerable property left by my
father. I had a good practice, a pleasant
home, and could ofTer her to the pure
love of a young heart, so I was not
without hope, especially as I could see
the flush deepen on her cheek, and a
glad light spring to her blue eyes when
ever I was announced. She wore
mourning, and I often longed to question
her about the loss It Implied, but our
private Interviews were very brief, and
but seldom occurred, and she never
spoke of her sorrow. I, too, had a story
to tell. Of course, If she became my
wife, she muBt hear about Trot.
It was the day before Christinas, and
the enow was smooth and hard round
Hopedale ; so I ventured to propose a
sleigh-ride, meaning to open my heart
to her as we drove. She accepted my
proposal readily, and we were Boon on
our way. Somehow there fell a long
silence between us ; I longing but not
daring to Bpeak, my eyes fixed upon
that lovely face framed in Its pretty fur
bound hood, the eyes looking down, the
sweet mouth Bet with a sadder expres
sion than I had ever Been it wear. Sud
denly she spoke : t
"I expect my parents, brothers, and
sisters here to-morrow."
" For Christmas gayelies ?" I ques
tioned. " No, to escape them. They are com
inghereto pass the day quietly, far
away from any festivity. It is a sad day
for us. Doctor, do you believe in a
broken heart?"
"Yes ; I know they exist."
" And are fatal?"
"Sometimes! I have seen heavy sor
row drain away life I"
" My poor sister," she said, sadly, her
eyes filling with tears, " I fear her heart
is broken." And after a pause she said:
" A year ago a year ago poor little
Trot I"
" Trot!" I cried, breathlessly.
"My sister's only child, who died on
Christmas day last year."
" Died ?" I said, my hopes sinking.
"Burnt to death!" she said, sadly.
" We had had a Christmas tree for the
children in the nursery. My sister had
been a widow only three months, so we
had no holiday gathering, but we dress
ed a tree for the little ones and lighted
it on Christmas Eve. The next morn
ing they, the children we mean, were
all in the nursery, and we supposed one
of them tried to light the tree. Certain
it is that they Bet the room ou fire, and
before we could save anything the whole
house wa In flames. AH escaped but
my sister's child, her only one; he
perished In the Are."
"Are you certain?"
" Where else could he be ? My two
little brothers and my sister were saved
with difficulty, aud the roof fell In
while we were frantically searching and
calling for Arthur, or, as we always
called him, Trot. My sister's health
gave way entirely under his blow. She
had concentrated all the strength of her
love upon this child after her husband
died, and the loss prostrated her utterly.
We took her to Europe ; we had the best
advice for her, but she Is slowly dying
of a broken heart."
" It is from no Impertinent curiosity,"
I said, " that I question you. Will you
answer my inquiries ?"
We were speeding over the frozen
ground toward my home, as she an
swered
" Certainly."
" This little child he had a pet name
for you?"
' Yes ; my home name. They all call
me Daisy, and he called me Aunt
Daisy ?"
" And your sisters' names are Mary
and Sue, you brothers' Walter and
Bttdy."
" Yes, yes," she said, turning very
pale.
" And Trot's nurse, Ellen, did she go
to Australia?"
" Yes, a year ago last full. Your face
ia radiant! Speak quickly our lost
boy!"
We were at my door ; her face was
ashy white with emotion, but she obey
ed my motion, and let me lead her from
the sleigh to my office. I made her Bit
down, and began to explain, when
"Uncle Charley's come! Uncle Charley!"
rang out from my pet's voice, and Trot
burst into the room. Lillian rose to her
feet with a wild cry of " Trot ! Arthur I
darling!"
For a moment he stood bewildered ;
theu a Budden rush of memory came
over the childish heart, and he sprang
into her arms.
"Aunt Daisy! Where's mamma I I
want mamma I Quick I quick ! Uncle
Charley, Aunt Daisy, take me to mam
ma!" For nearly three hours we sat in the
little office before Lillian could tear her
herself away from the child, but at last
she let me take her to the sleigh, consol
ing Trot by a promise that to-morrow
he should see his mother.
I left the disclosure to her womanly
tact. But, on the morrow, when I drove
over with the child dressed in his black
velvet suit, altered to fit him by Mrs.
Watson's trembling fingers, and mois
tened I am bu re by many tears, I found
all prepared for the great joy.
Such a Christmas never dawned for
me. To tell of the gratitude of the pale
widow, the joy of the grandparents, the
boisterous greeting between the children,
Is beyond the power of my pen.
Of course the precise time and manner
of Arthur's escape from the house we
could only conjecture. The nurse was
in the kitchen nearly an hour when the
alarm of fire was given, aad the flames
had gained great headway before they
were discovered, the family sitting room
being on a different floor, and some dis
tance from the nursery. Of course the
fearless boy had left the house before the
attempt to light the tree was made, but
the others, absorbed in Christmas de
lights did not miss him. The distance
from the house to the station waa very
short, and Ellen had gone to New York
from the little village near which Mr.
Graham's house was situated. The de
parture for Europe, and the certainty all
felt of his fate, had prevented any
search being made for the boy, and we
presumed the railway officials sup
posed he belonged to some party on
the train.
It was a glad day for all ; for if I lost
my little treasure, I won from Lillian
the right to be called In good truth
Trot's Uncle Charley.
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