The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-25

( Quii joking aud give 81 back. hHt at lss
. be realized the truib.
( Is ANY man that bad that its tbatcl
from me be asked, iu q brgathless way
Boys, isany mau that bads Aud som,
one answered:
/ No doubt oft, Couuot lts certainly
stolen.
Z Thcn Conner pat bis head down on
bis hands aud wept. II was one Of those
sighs which men never forget. II seemed
mere than be could bear, TO have Nora
and his child put, A. be expressed q
months away from him agaio But when
he went TO work that day il seemed to oil
who saw him that ho had picked up q
new determination. His hands were
never idle. Ills face seemed 10 say, III
have Nora with me yet. Al noon be
scratched out letter, strangely scrawled
and botted, telling what bad happened
aud those who observed him noticed that
he bad 30 meat with bis dinner. Indeed
from that moment be lived on brand, po.
tatoes and cold water, and worked, as
few men ever worked before. II grew
TO be the talk of the shop, and now that
sympathy was excited, every one wanted
to help Counor. Jobs were thrown in
his way, kind works aud kind wishes
helped him nightly ; but no power could
make him share the food or drink OF an.
other workman. That seemed sort OF
charity to him. Still he was helped along
\ present from Mr.. Bawn set Nora, as
he said, week nearer, and this and that
and the other added to his little hoard
1t grew faster than the first, andConnor's
burden was not SO heavy, AZ last, be-
fore he hoped, he was able to say once
more, I'm going to bring them over, and
to show his handkerchief, IN which, as
before, be tied mp his earnings; this time
however, only to bis friends. Cautious
among strangers, he hid his treasure and
kept his vest buttoned over IL night and
day,till the tickets were bought and sent.
Then every man, woman or child, Gapa-
bic Of hearing or understanding, knew
that Nora and the baby were coming.
There was John Jones, who had more
of the brute in his composition than u.s.
ually falls TO the lot Of mau-even he
who had cody hurled bis hammer at au
offenders head, missing it by hairs
breadth, would spend ten minutes at the
noon hour reading to Connor the Irish
news. There was Tom Baker, the mean.
est man among the number, who had
never been known to give anything TO
any one before, absolutely bartered an
old jacket for pair of gilt vases which q
peddler brought in his basket to the shop
aud presented them to Connor for bis
Nora's mantle-piece. Aud here was idle
Dick, the apprentice, who actually work
ed two hours on Connor's work, when
illness kept the Irishmau at home one
day. Connor felt this kindness, and re-
turned IL whenever 1t was in his power
and the days flew by and brought let.
ter from his wife. They would start as
he desired, and she was well and 50 was
the boy, and might the Lord bring them
safely to each others arms, and bless
those which had been so kind to him.
That was the substance of the epistles
which Connor proudly assured his fellow
workmen Nora wrote herself. She had
lived at service as a girl with a certain
old lady who had given her an education
the items of which Connor told upon his
! fingers:
The redin', that's one, the writin' that's
two, and, moreover, she knows all that 9
woman can.
Then he looked up at his fcllow-work.
mon with tears in his eyes, and asked:--.
DO you wonder that time seems long be.
tween me and her boys? So it was, Nora
at dawn Of day, Nora at noon, Nora at
night, till the news came that that the
Stormy Petrol had come 10 port.
Connor, breathless and excited, had
flung his cap IN the air and shouted. It
happened to be a holiday afternoon, aud
half dozen men were ready to go with
Connor to the steamer and give his wife
greeting.
Her little house was ready. Brawn'.
own servant had put it in order, and
Connor took Que peep at it before be
started for the wharf.
We hadn't the like of that in the old
country, he said. but she'll know how to
keep them.
/ Then he led the way towards the dock
where the steamer lay, at pace which
made it hard for his companions to keer
up with him. The spot was reached at
last; crowd OF vehicles blocked the
street; a company Of emigrants camC
thronging up; I've cabin passengers step.
/ ping into cab, and dryers, porters, aud
all manner Of employees were yelling
shouting in the usual manner.
Nora would wait on board for her hus.
band--he knew that. The little grouI
made their way into the vessel at last ,and
here, amid thoss who sat watching f0l
coming friends, Counor searched fer the
two 50 dear to him; patiently, at first
eagerly, but by and BY growing anxious
aud excited
She would niyer 20 alone, he said.