South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-10-03
Connor
4 TOUCHLNG 3SKETcH


a white slab, in a cemetery not many miles
from New York; but'you might read them
a hundred times without guessing ne the
LITTLE tragedy they indicate, without know
;ug the humble romance which ended with
the placing Of that stone above the dust Of
one poor aud humble man,
In his shabby frioza jacket and mud
laden brogans he was scarcely au attractive
object rs he walked into Mr. Blwn's great
tin and hardware shvp, one day, and pre-
scented himself a; the counter, with an
I've been told yo advertised Tor lands,
yer honor
Fully supplied, my man, said NJ.
Blwn, not lifting his head from bis &C
count book.
Td work faithful, sir, and take low wa
g-s, til coull Do better, and ii learn
stady-I would that
It was an Irish broguc, and Mr.. Bavn
! always DECLARED that he would never en-
ploy incompetent hands, Yet the tone et-
trlctod him. He turned hrisBly, al with
Lii pen behind his ear, addressed the man,
who was only one Of fifty who had answer
ed bis advertisement for four workmeu that
morning.
'Wba; makes you expect to learn faster
than other foiks-are you any smarter 2
III not say that said the nan, 'bui
Ia be wishing to; that 'uj make it aisicr.'
Are you used to the work p
I've done a lit of it,
Much p
'No, yer honor. I'll tell 40 lie. Tim
OToo'o hadn't The Ike Of this place; but
know hi; about tins
you are too Oh for an apprentice, md
you'd 10 in the way, ca,culato, said Mr.
Blwn, lookiag at the brawpy arms and
bright eyes ,hat promised strength and in
tcl.isence. Besides [ know your country
men-lzy, good for no'hiag fellows, who
never DO their best. No, I've been taken
IN by Irish hands before, aud won't have
another
Tho Virgin viii have to re after bring.
ing EN- over in her two arms, him. said
the man, despairingly, for I've tramped all
day for the last fortnight, and never Job
can | get, and that's lie last penny / haze,
yer honor, and rs but half-cnc.j
As be spoke he spread his palm open
With an hoglish half penny upon i.
Bring whom over? asked Mr.. Blwn,
arrested by The odd speech, as he turned
upon hio heel, and turned back again.
'Jist Nora aud Jamesy.'
who are they"
The vans me wife, the other nc child
said the man. %, ma-ther, jist ihry me-
How'll / bring them over to ne if no one
will give me JOB? / want TO be aiming,
aud tho whole big city seems agio it, and
re with arms like thin
lie barred his arms to the sh1uldcras he
spoke, and Mr., Blwn looked at them, and
then at bis face
iii hire you for week. be said, 'and
/ now as is NOON 90 down into the kitchen
and tell the girl to get you your dinner
a hungry man can't work
And with an liish blessing the new hand
obeyej, while Mr.. Bawo, untying MS u
prom, went mp stairs to his own meal
Suspicious as lie was Of the new hands
integrity and ability he was aCrecably dis
appointed. C.uuor worked bari aud actu-
ally learned fast A the end of the week
he was onsag permanently, and soon was
lho best workman in the shop.
lie was grel. takaT but not fond Of
drink or wasting money. As bis wages
grew be boarded every penny, and wore the
samo shabby clothes in Which be had moio
"is ilrft appearances.
'Hsar costs money he said one day, Civ
cry cint / spend puts Of tho bringing Nora
and 4mcsy Csor and as for clothes tbcm
! nave must DO Ine-bottcr u1 coat 10 me
back than n1 vito and bog OF my fre.jie;
and aay how if- slow work slyiog.
/, was slow work, bat be kept = it an
tbe same. Other mon. 'bo1ghlcss and full
oi iuo, tried o. nuke BIN driub-maEo o
jest o! DIS saving habits, c5aze3 him % ac-
company iaem '1 places Of nmussm-o', OF
20 -"r-a i- 'l..r Sunday frslics. All 3D.
/ vain. Conner liked beer liked fun, liked
c0mp.rilrsaa but he would not delay
that long .o.k.l.fr bringing Nora over,
and was not 'm1no enough 90 accept fsg5rs
from others. 10 tep. hjs way, martyr
i' DIS one gloIt Hish-li,i1g oa U.Ue,
working ~ OF ,i, 90 m tzlTa i1U he tu'l
earn few sli.iiugs by; running brands IN
hs noontJe hour Of rest, on 3 taising 70
any one who would listen If bic orc great
h1fa, nud of Nora and liu.c Jamesy
81 Hr-t Obj. mon, who pridOJ themselves
on being ai Americans, aad Oh turning ou,
iua oes' work in the city, made q sort #
but, ol Conner, whose wild Irish ways
arI v.,lauc7 we're indeed often lauqhabls.
blt BE- won lb.lr hearts at l1s', and whom,
one day. mounting e5rkb5ao5, he shook
-is 3n.s bundle, wrppod in a 49, err
Chez, before tuei, eyes, 1uI shouted, Look,
boys, I've cot Che whole % last I'm going
90 bring Nora and JamesY over 40 LAST!
hLoroo. Two gotit" all lo.. a sympathy
10 h'' JOY, aud each era-Pcl Biz ha1l ia
cordial congratulations, and one proposed