Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-11-13
MnERsBuRG, COUNTY, O., THURSDAY, 1 1873.

''She would never go alone" he said
"she'd be lost entirely. 1 bid her wait,
but don't see her boys; think she's
not in it,
@Why don't you ask the captain?''
asked one, and Cennor jumped at the
suggestion. In a few minutes he stood
before ! portly, rubicund man, who
nodded to him kindly. Ho
II am looking fer my wife, your hon
Or" said Connor, s'and I can't find
her,
'TPerhaps she has gone ashore
81 bade her watt" said Connor.
"Women don't always do as they are
bid, you know" said the captain.
''Nora would" said Connor, 'smaybe
she was left behind. Maybe she didn't
come; somehow think she didn't.
At the name of Nora he started. In
a moment he asked:
"What is your name?''
"Pat Connor," said the man.
"And your wife was Nora?"
s'That's her name, and the boy with
her is Jamesy, your honor" said Con-
nor.
The captain looked at Connor's friends;
they looked at the captain. Then he
said huskily:
"Sit down my man, have something
to tell you"
"She's left behind" said Connor.
"She sailed with u.s." said the cap
tain.
"Where is she 2" asked Connor.
The captain made no answer,
"My man, we all have our trials; God
sends them. Yes, Nora started with u.s.
Connor said nothing. He was look
ing at the Captain, now white to the
lips.
"It's been a sickly season." said the
1--WE had illness on board
cholera. You know what"
81 didn't," said Conner. 81 can't
read; they kept it from me-"
"We didn't want to frighten him."
said one of the men in half whisper.
sYou know how long we lay in quar-
antine? ?"
"The ship 1 came in did that. Did
you say Nora went ashore? Ought to
be looking for her captain"
"Many died." went ON the captain,
many children. sWhen we were half
way here your boy was taken sick"
"Jamesy," cried Connor.
"His mother watched him night and
day, and we did all we could, but at
last he died; only one of many. There
were five buried that day. But it broke
my heart to see the mother looking out |
upon the water. ''It's his father 1
think Of" said she, che is longing to
zee poor Jamesy."
Connor groaned.
Keep up if you can my man." said
he captain. 81 wish any one else had
It to tell rather than 1. That night Nora
was taken sick also; very suddenly.
She grew worse fast. In the morning
'he called me to herr
Connor had risen. He stood up try
ng to steady himself, looking at the
captain with his eyes as dry as two
stones. Then he turned to his friends.
''I've got my death boys" he said
md dropped to the floor like a stone.
They raised him and bore him away.
In an hour he was at his home in the
little bed he had made ready for Nora,
weary with the long voyage. There at
asst, he opened his eyes. Old Mr.. Bawn
oent over him; he had been summoned
3y the news, and the room was filled by
Jonnor's fellow wsrkmen.
HBetter, C0nnor?" asked the old
nan.
ga deal," SAID Connor. "It's easy
now; I'll be with her soon. And look
you master, I've learned one thing
Iod is good. He wouldn't let me bring
Nora over to me, but He's taken me
over to her-and-Jamesy-over the
liver; don't you see it, and her stand
ng on the other side to welcome me"
And with these werds he stretched out
lis arms. Perhaps he did see Nora
Heaven only knows-and so he died.