The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-04-06

lie was q great talker, but not foo,
Of drink or wasting money. As hi
wages grow he hoarded every penn,
aud wore the same shabby clothes Il
which he had made his first appearsucc
Beer costs MONEY" he said one day
and livery clint spipd puts of tn,
bringing OF Nora md Jsmcsy over
and as for clothes, them I have musl
do me-bcuer M coat tn me back, ths,
no vii and boy by me iiresido aoy'
how, its slow work saviog.'
II wns SOW work, but ho kept al
work oil tho sane. Other men, thought
less sud full Of fan, tried to make hin
drink-mado fst of bis saving habits
caxed him to accompany them "a
places of amusement, or share theil
Suneay frolics. All in vain. Connol
liked beer, liked fun, liked com pauiou.
ship; hut he would not delay the long
looked Tor bringing Of Nora over, and
was not "manc enough" to accept Ia
vo,s Of Others. He kept his way. y
mar'yr to his one great wish--liviog
ou little, working at night on arr extrn
job by which be could earn a few shil-
lines, by running errands 10 his noon
hours of rest. aud talking TO any onc
who would listen, of his one great
hope, and Of Nora and little Jamssy.
At first the meu. who prided them
selves on being all Americans, and on
turpiug out tho best work in the city
badc sort Of butt Of Copnor, whose
wild Irish ways AID verdancy were
"ftsn laughable. But wan their heart 3
at last, and whep, one day, mounting
a work.beoch, no shock his little bun.
ble wrapped in red kcrchici, before
their cyey, and shoured, Look, boys.
I've got tbc whole ut last |! In, going
70 bring Nora aud Jamesy over at last |!
Whorool I've got it y all felt SYM
l'athy in his joy, aud each graspcd bis
great hand in coreial congratulations.
They parted in a merry mood, most
o. the men going to comfortable homes.
But poor Connor's resting place was
poor loDeina-housc, where he shared
crazzy earret with four other men. and
in the JOY OF his heart tie poor follow
exhibited his handkerchief, with his
his hard earned savings lied up in q
hard wad in the middle, before be pat
IL under bis pillow and fell asleep
When he awakened ii the morning he
found his treasure gone. Some villain,
more contomptiblo than most bad meu
are, had robbed him.
At first Connor could not even be-
|ieve il lost. lie searched overy cor
ner Of the room, shook his guilt aud
and begged those about him
% "quit joking and give il back"
But at last he realiz "a the truth.
is any man that bad it's thaved
rom me p hs asked in a breath.ess
way. Boys is any man that bad ?"
Add some one answered mo doubt
,fit. Connor. It's stole"
Then CoDnor pu, his head down on
'is bar ds aud wept. 1t was ono Of
hose sights which msu never forget.
Il seemed more than no could bear, to
,ave Nora and his child "Iut,' as he
it, "uonths away frOm hiu'
again"
But whom no went to work that day
t seemed to all who sew him that he
,sd picked ups new determination.
His hand we're never idle. His face
eemed to say, ON have Nora with
no yet" At noon he scratched out o
euer, blOttsd and very strangely
telling Nora what had hap
,ened, and those who observed him;
'oticed that be had no meat for his
Inner. Indeed, from that moment,
'e lived on bread, potatoes. and cold
water, mud worked as few men worked
'efore. It grew to be the talk Of the
hop. aud now that sympathy was ex-
'itsd, evsry one wanted to help Con.
'or. Jobs were thrown in his way !;
tut no power could make him share
be food or drink Of any Of the other
That seemed q sort Of charity to him.
'tili he was helped along. Apresen'
rom Mr.. Bawn at payday set Nora,
i he said. ~ week nearer" and this
md that and tho other added to the
lille hoard II grew faster than the
irst. aud Connor's burd-n vas not 30
leavy. Al last before he hoped it,
'e was once more able to say. II am
,oiug TO bring them over.' ssd 70 chow
,is handker chief 10 which, - before,
10 tied up his earpinss; this time,
however, only TO bis friends. Cautious