The Newtown bee., 1878-04-25
CON N 0 R
TO THE MEMORY OF PATRICK coNson
Tkis simple stono was Ercetcd by his
 Fellow W erkmcil.

These words you may read any day upon D white slab in cemetery. not many miles from New York; but you might read them q hundred times with out guessing ut the littlc tragedy they indicate, without knowing the humble romance which ended with the placing of that stone above the dust of ono poor and huidlle man, Tn his shabby fieize jacket and mud ,'aden btogans he was scarcely an attrae- tive. object as he walked into Mr. Bawn'ss great tin aud hardware shop, one day, and lr3sented himself ut the counter i witt. an
 l I've been tould ye advertised for hands, yer honorAz
 :. Fully supplied, my man. said AIr.s I3aYn, not lifting his head from his ae-. lcount book. "I'd work faithful, sir and take low wages, til I could do bother, and I'd learn dy-I would that.p N
 It.was an Irish broigsue, and Mr. Bawn I always declared that he would never employ atl incompetent hand. Yet tho tone attracted him. He tprned briskly, and with his. pen behind his ear. ads dressed the. man, who was only one of the fifty who had answered lis adver- tisement for four worknlen that morn 1 ing. '
 " What makes you expect 10 learn l faster than ether folkss-are you any Esmafler?
 I'll not say that, said the man, but I'd bo wishing to; that i'd makoit easier ? 3 Fl
 Y Are gpusused to work 2
 !" I've done bit of it."'i A z Mich r
 1 | No, Yer honor I'll tell no lie. Tim l lO'Toole hadn' the like of this place; but I'lsGog, | bit about tins"
 ! You are too old for an apprentice. and you'd be in the way, I calculate, ' ' said Mr. Bawn, looking at the brawny arms and bright eyes that promised strength and intelligence. ' Besides, known your comtlymen lazy, good-for-nothing fellows who never do their best. No, I have been taken in by Irish hands before. and I won't have another
 The Virgin will have to be afther bringing 'eit over in her two arms thin," said the man. dospairingly, for I've l traInpod all day for the last: fortnight, aud niver a job canI get, and that's the l last penny I have, yer honor, and it's but half one.
 1 As he spoke, he spread his palm open with an English hslit penny upon il. Bring whom oyer 2" asked Mr. Bawn, arrested by the odd speech as he turned upon his heel and turned back again,
 Jist Nora and Jamesy.''
 | Who are they 2"
 ( Tho wan's me wife, the other me child, said the man. 70, lnsstller, jist thIg me. How'll bring 'eln oyer to me fl no one will give mo 6 job !? want to be aiming, and the whole biz city seems to bo against it. and me with arms like thin.
 He barred his arms to the shoulder as he spoke, and Mr' 'Bawn looked at them and then at his face.
 " I'll hire you for week. he said, " and now. as it is noon. go down into the kitchen and tell the girl to give you. your diuner-a hugry nan can't work. ;
 And with an Irish blessing the new hand oheyed, while Mr. Bawn. unfying his apron, went up stairs to his own heal.
 ]. Suspicious as he was of the new hand s Integrity a,sd ability. he was agreeafly disappointed. Ccnuor worked hard and ctllaliy learned last. At the end of tho wasl; he 'sls engaged permanently, aud soon Nas the best workman in tho shop.
 He,was n gresst talker. but not fond of drink or money. As his wages grew. hS heaxslei every penny and wore the sane sha1'sy clothes in which ha had made
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