The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-25
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0ut knowing tho humble romance which
cuded with the placing Of that Stone
above TIE duet Of ono poor aud honest
man.
Ia biz shabby irieze jacket and mud
ladened brogaus, he was scarcely an at
lraeliye object, as be walked into Bawn's
tiu aud hardware shop one day aud pre-
sented himself at the counter with au
I've been tould ye advertised for hands,
yer honor.
Fully supplied, nay man, said Bawn,
not iltiug bis head from bis account
book.
I'd work faithfully, sir and take low
wages tin could do better, aud ia learn
steady, would that.
II was All Irish brogue, aud Bawu Al
ways declared that be never would em.
ploy incompetent hands. Yet the tone
attracted him. lie turned briskly, aud
with his pen behind bis ear addressed the
man who was one OF the fifty who had
answered his advertisement for four
hands that morning
What makes you expect to learn faster
than other tolkst Are you any smarter
IN not say that, said the man; but III
be wishin' to, aud that nd make it cas-
ier.
Are you used to work.
I've done bit Of 1t.
Much?
No, yer honor. III tell no lie. Tim
O'Toole hadn't a place like this, but
know a bit about tins.
You are too old for an apprentice, and
you'd be in the way, calculate, said Mr..
Bawn, looking at the brawny arms and
bright eyes, that promised strength and
intelligence; besides know your eoun-
trymen are lazy ,good-ior.nothing fellows
who never do their best. No, I've been
taken in by Irish hands before, and
won't have another.
TIE Virgin will have to be after bring
iHS tlh bfNl III iIci Ahp nuns lHcHy shlu
the man, despairingly, for rve thrampcd
all day for the last fortnight, and niver
job can get, and that's the last penny
| have, yer honor, and that's but half
one.
AS he spoke, he spread his palm open
with an English half-penny upon it.
Bring whom over? asked Mr.. Bawn,
arrested by his speech, as he turned up
on his heels and turned back again.
Jist Nora and Jamesy.
Who are they?
The ono's me wife and the other mo
child, said the man. 0, masthcr, iist try
me. How'll bring 'em over to me, if
no one will give me job? want to be
airning, and the whole big city seems
again it, and me with arms like them.
He barred his arm to the shoulder as he
spoke, and Mr.. Bawn looked at them and
then at his face.
III hire you for week, he said, and
as it's noon, go down to the kitchen aud
tell the girl to get you your dinner, A
hungry man can't work.
And with an Irishman's blessing the
new hand obeyed, while Mr.. Bawn, un-
tying his apron, went up stairs to his
own meal.
Suspicious as he was of the new hands
integrity, he was agreeably disappointed.
Connor worked hard, and actually learn
ed fast. At the end of the week he was
engaged permanently, and soon was the
best workman IN the shop. lie was a
great talker, but not fond Of drink or
wasting money. As his wages grew he
boarded every penny, and wore the same
shabby clothes in which he had first
made his appearance. Beer costs money,
he said one day, and livery cint spend
puts of the bringing Nora aud Jamesy
over; aud a. for clothes. these have
must do me. Better no coat to my back
than no wife and boy at my fireside; and
any yhOw it's slow work saving.
II was slow work, but he kept at it all
the same. Other men, thoughtIess and
fun Of fun tried to make him drink, made
Jest OF his saving habits, coaXed him to
accompany them to places of amusement
or TO share in their Sunday irolies. AL
in vain. Conuor liked beer, liked fun,
liked companionship; but he would not
delay that long-looked for bringing OF
Nora over, aud was not 'mane enough
TO accept iayors Of others. He kept bis
way, martyr TO his own wish, living on
little, working at night on an extra job
be could earn a few shillings by running
errands IN biz nuontide hours Of rest
talking TO any one who would listen to
his great hope, and Of Nora and little
Jamesy.
At fret the men, who prided them.
selves on being all Americans, and iu
turning out the best work ia the city,
made Conuor a sort Of butt, whose Irish
ways and yerdancy were often indeed
laughable, Bat he won their hearts at
last, aud when, ono day, mounting bis
workbench, be shook his htlle bundle,
wrapped 60 a rcd 'kerehlef, before their
eyes aud shouted, Look boys I've got
TIE whole at last, aud am going 10 bring
Nora and Jamesy over Al last. Wharoo
( rse got itl al felt a sympathy In his joy
aud each grsspcd bis hand In cordial
e9ngratalatiou, aud one proposed to treat
al around, aud drink good voyage to
Nora,
They parted in.a merry mood, mos, Of
I ihe men going TO comfortable homes, bul
poor Connor's resting place was a poor
( clearinghouse, where be shared q crazg