The Newtown bee., 1878-04-25

I snitwa Nora nt Inc dawn ,f lny , Nc5g at noon Morn at night uual tho pew5 came tllat ibr atpmy petrol hal como to port, and Connor, broathlhss mud pate with excitement, flung his esp iu the alr aud shouted.
 1 It hnppouel ou holiday ailopoon, and half dd2on moa wdrc rctfy to go with Couuor to thc steamer and give his wife Q greeting, Her little home was ready Mr. Rawn's own servant had put lt in order, and Comor took ono peep at ] it before he started.
 She hadn't tho lllia of that in the oulI eomthry." he said "but shll know how to knpe them tidy.
 Then hc lcd the way towards thc dock whore inc steamer lay, at paco which made it harl for the rest to follow him, The spot was reached nt last, q crowd of vehicles hinGkaltod the strGrli q troop oF owiguuils came thrnnglng up, tha cabin pa4seagcr5 were stopping into cal.s unl lrwc-. ulrter3 and al mnnncr of employers were yolliag and shouting h tho usual manner. Nora would wait on board Iur her hI-bulid, he knew thpt.
 Tbc little group n,Hdo their way into tl.p weasel at lust, uitd amidst those who aat watching for coming friends, Counor srur"hcd Tor the two so dear to him; patiently at first, eagerly but pa- tiontly; but by-and-hy growing anxious and excited.
 "She woad piycr go alone he said. "Sho'd bc lost rnthrciy; I bade her wait, but dont sec her, boys, think she's not ia l..
 Why don't you sec the captaiaY" ask od ono. md Conner jumped at the sug- goslJu.--in few IuiHuins he stood Ec- fore puHiy rahicmd man who nodded to him kGdir.
 "I aH Ioui,ing rormy wife, ,ycrhoucr, said Conner "&ud raH1 ind her"
 Perhaps shes gone ashole, said the captain.
 - baGc her wait, said Connor.
 "WUHon dent always do ns they aro1 bid, you know" said the captain. '
 "hora Wuuld,' said CornUr. "hut mey be she wa3 left hchiad. My hr she didnr comc; somchow thluk she didn't"
 Aa the namo of Nora the captain start. ! cl. In moment lie asked:
 " What is your namc?' -...
 "Pat Connur, said the man.
 And your wife was Noua = 1
 "Th@t'5 her namc, and thc boy with ! her is ialnnay yer honrr said Counor. |.
 Thee aptaiu looked ai tUnaors friends. i they looked at tile captain. Then Lo said husllily,-
 "Sit down, my man; I've got some thing to tnll you.s
 "She's loft bohind, said Connor
 "She sailed with us, said the cap tain.
 '' Where is shc?" asked Connor
 The captain made no answer.
 My man. said he, ''wa all have ou trials: God sends thcBl. lcs-Nula starto with IS.
 Comor said nothing. lie va, booking at thH captain, now white to his lips.
 ''It has icen a sicily season, said tie captain.
 "We had illness on boaGd-the cholera. You know that"
 "Ididn'l, said Connor; ;" I can'trcad; -hoy kept it from me-"
 We didnt want to frightcn him, said one man, in half whisper. ,
 "Y0u know how long we will lay at , luarantine?"
 :" The ship I came in did that, said , Jonnor. s. .a>sl -.@
 Did ye say Nora went ashore? Ought to be lookin' for her, cap.aI.' -
 Many died" went on the captain many children. When we were half [ way here your boy was taken sick" (
 < 5amesy, 1ga8i1cd Connor @ {
 " His mother watched him night and lay, said the captain ls'' and wesdi,l all 4 yc could, but at last he died only one { ,t the many. There were five buried :, hat day. But it broke ny heart to sec he mother looking out upon the water. It's his fatherI think of, saidshe; '-ie'5 ' oDging to see peer JaIlesy." / C0nn0T GrOamcd.
 keep up if you can, my man," said Z he captaiu. s II wish any one else had it to tell. y athor than L That night Nora Na5 :, aken ill also; very suddenly. She grew worse fast. In the morning she called ne to her. i&
 ''1ell Connor die thinking of him, c he said, 'nnd tell him to meet me. = t nd, my man, God help you, she never t aid anything more-in an hour she was i one." Connor had risen. He stood up trying C 3 steady himself; bookings at the captain f 'ith his eyes as dry as two stones. Then a 0 turned to his friends: o C I've got my death, boys" said he, ' nd then dropped to the floor like log. They raised him and bore him away. I, n an hour he was at homo on the little Il ed which had been made ready for a -ora, weary with her long voyage. a here at last he opened his eyes Old V IT, BaWn bent over him. He had been lmmoned by the news, and the room < as full of Connor's fellow-workmen. " ' Better, Connor r asked the old man. S "A dale" said Connor. "Its aisy i, ow; I'll be with her soon. And look 0, ma8ther, I've learnt enc thing-God a good; He wouldn't let me bring Nora i yer to me, but He's taking me over to Janesy-oyer the river; don't on see it. and her standing on the other ide to welcome me?" q And with these words C0Ln0r stret ched q ut his arms perhaps he did see Nora i, Heaven only knows-and 50 died ysez ASK the pccovercd Il zssslsss dYspcptics billion s 4