The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-10-19

Cllyg tuduO . DNa va ON-NN ~
whose "wiEd Irish" ways and YER
dancy were indeed often laughable,
1But it won their hearts at last, and
when one day, mounting a work
bench, he shook his little bundle,
wrapped in a red 'kerchief, before
their eyes, and shouted, "Look,
boys, I've got the whole at last =
WhOoray! I've got )" all felt q
sympathy in his joy, and each
grasped his great hand in cordial
congratulations.
They parted in merry mood
most of the men going to comforta'
bic homes.
But poor Counor's resting place
was a poor lodging-house, where he
shared a crazy garret with four 9th
er men, and in the joy Of his heart
the poor fellow exhibited his hand
| kerchief, with his hard earned saw
ings tied up in hard wad in the
middle, before be put it under his
pillow and fell asleep. When ne
awakened in the morning he found
his treasure gone. Some villain
more contemplate than most bad
men are, had robbed him.
At first Connor could not believe it
lost. He searched every corner of
the room, shook his quilt and blank
cts, and begged those about him to
quit joking and give it back"
But at last he realized the truth.
"Is any man that bad it's thaved
from me2" he asked in breathless
way. "Boys, is any man that
bad ?"
And some one answered:
mo doubt OF it, Connor, It'll stole.
Then Connor put his head down
on his hands, and lifted up his voice
and wept. 1t was one Of those great
sights which men never forget. II
seemed more than he could bear, to
have Nora and his child "put," as
he expressed it, "months away from
him again." But when be went to
work that day it seemed to all who
saw him that he had picked up a
new determination. His hands
were never idle. His face seemed
to say, "I'll have Nora with me yet. "
At noon be scratched out q letter,
blotted and very strangely scrawled,
telling Nora what had happened,
and those who observed him, noticed
that he had no meat for dinner. In
deed, from that nom ent, he lived
on bread, potatoes and cold water,
and worked as few men ever worked
before. It grew to be the talk Of
the shop, and now that sympathy
was excited, every one wanted to
help Connor. Jobs were thrown into
his way; kind words and friendly
wishes helped him migntily; but nc
power could make him share the
food or drink of any other work
man.
That seemed a sort of charity to
him. Still he was helped along. A
present from Mr.. Bawn at payday
set Nora, as he said, ''a week near,
en-" and this and that and the other
added to the little hoard. 1t grew
faster than the first, and Connor's
burden was not so heavy. AT last
before he hoped it, be was once
more able to say, 81 am going tc
bring them over," and to show his
handkerchief, in which as BEFORE
he tied up his earnings; this time
however, only to his friends. eau
tious among strangers, he hid the
treasure, and kept his vest buttoned
over it nighe and day until the
tickets were bought and sent. Then
every man, woman and child, capa
bic OF hearing or understanding
knew that Nora and her baby were
coming.
There was John Jones, who hac
more of the brute in his composition
than usually falls to the lot of mar
even be who had once hurled hii
hammer at an offenders head, miss
ling him by a hairs breadth, woulc
spend his ten minutes in the moor
hour in reading the Irish news t
Connor. There was Tom Bake, tn,
meanest man among the number
who had never been known to Civ,
anything to any one before, absolute
ly bartered an old jacket for a pail
OF gilt vases which pedlar brough
in his basket to the shop, and pre-
sented them to Connor for Nora
mantelpiece, who actually worked
two hours on Connor's work Wher
illness kept the Irishman at home
one day. Connor felt his kindness
and returned it Whenever it was il
his power, and the days flew by anC
brought a letter at last from hi
wife.
CONCLUDED 9aert a0eek.)
A WIRES WARNING.-The Iron
ton Journal publishes the following
notice in its local columns:
The public Of this county is here
by notified not to sell or give Il
Adam Darling, any spirituous 0
malt liquors, under the penalty 0
the law. KATE DARLING.
A HINT TO HOTEL KEEPERS
shreWd observer has discovered that in
civility and impertinence at hotels an
restaurants are in exact proportion t.
the meanness and responsiveness of tn
table set. Neatness and politeness