The Newtown bee., 1878-04-25

splnd puis ofI the bringing hntl pml
 Jamesy oyor and as for clothes. thGm
 have must do me Ihe,tber uo coat To
 mo back than DO wife and boy by my
 fircslde; and any how, It's rloW work
 saving"
 It mas slow work, hui he kept nt it ull
 tho same, Other mon, houghilnss md
 full 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
 frollcs. All In vain. Connor liked beer
 liked fun, liked c1mpanlonship; but he
 would not delay tbet long loohcd-for
 bringing of Norh over, and was not
 mano enough" to accept layors of
 others, Hc kept hls way, martyr 10
 his ono great wlsh-lIyng on ltUlc,
 working nt nights on any extra iob he
 could earn few shllllpg5 by; running
 erranda in hi5 noonlidc hours ofrcst,
 md talking tn any one who would lislcn
 to his one great hope, and of Nora and
 little Jam@y
 At flrst Dhe mon, who prided thom-
 selves ou bpiag nll Americans, md on
 turning out the best work in the city,
 made q sort of hutt of Conpor, whose
 "wild If-h ways and rertoncy wc,c
 indeed often busl1plc.-Bu. he VOL
 their hearts at Last and when, enc day.
 mounting . worl; bench, he shook his
 little bundle, wrapped in red handl,cr-
 chief before their eyes, and shouted
 " look, boys, I've get tho whole Gt last I'm going to bring Nora and Jamsey over at last Whuroo! i've got" all felt a sympathy in his joy, and each grasped his great hand in cordial congI7l- tulations, and one proposed to treat all round, and drink . good voyage to NorH.
 They parted In merry mood, most of the men going to comfortable homes. But poor Connor's resting place was @ poor lodging house, where he shared q crazy garret with four other men, and in the joy Of his heart tho poor fellow OK hibited his handkerchief with his hard earned savings tied up in hard wld in the middle, before he put ii under his pillow and fell asleep, When he walked i in the morning, he found his treasure | gonc.--Somc villain, more contemplate ! thdn most bad men are, had robbed him. |
 At first Connor could not even believe it lost. He searched every corner of . the room, shook his quilt and blanket, and begged those about him to "quit joking and give 1t back" .
 But at last he realized the truth.
 $ Is any man that bad that it's thavcd from me?" he asked, in a brcathless way. Boys, is any man that bad?"
 And some one answered.
 " No doubt of it Connor it's stolen"
 Then Connor put his head down on his hands, and liftedup his voice and wcpt. It was one of those sights which men never forget. Itseemed more than he could bear, to have Nora and his child "put as he expressed it, months away from him again.
 But when he went to work that day it seemed to all who saw him that he had picked up a new determination His hands were never idle. His facoscemed to say, "" I'll have Nora with me yet" At noon he scratched out letter, blot ted, and very strangely scrawled, telling Nora what had happened and those who i observed him noticed that he had no meat with his dinner.- Indeed, from that moment he lived on bread, potatoes and cold water, and worked as few men, ever worked before. It grew to be the talk of the shop, and now that sympathy f was excited every one wanted to help , Connor. Jobsswere thrown in his way, I kind words and friendly wishes helped him nightly; but no power could make him share the food or drink of any other $ workman. 2
 That seemed a sort of charity to him. | Still he was helped along A present v from Mir. Bawn, at pay day, set Nora, Il as he said, |" a week nearer," and this q and that and the other added to the lit Lle board. It grew faster than the first, I and Connor's burden was not so heavy. ! At last, before he hoped it, he was once ' more able to say, |" I'm going to bring them over," and to show them his hand s kerchlef, in which, as before he tied up V his earnings; this time, however, only to his friends. Cautious among strang- T DTS, he hid the treasure, and kept his y vest buttoncd over it night and day until ! ! he tickets were bought and set. Then !, every man woman and child capable of y nearing or understanding, knew that 8 Nora and her baby was coming.
 There vas John Jones who had more ,f the brute in his composition than usu- . llly falls to the lot of man-even he who : had coolly hurled his hammer at an of- lenders head, missing him by a hairs ] breadth, would spend ten minutes in the loon hour in reading the Irish news to Jonnor. There was Tom Barker, the neanest man among the number, who , lad never been known to give anything4 o any one before, absolutely barterod 'n old jacket for pair of vases which pedlar brought in his. basket to the :. 'hop and presented them to Connor for s is Nora's mantel-piece. And here was n dle Dick, the apprentice, who actually il worked two hours on Gonnors work, when illness kept the Ilishman at home n me day. Connor felt this kindness. and W 'eturned It whenever it was in his power d md the days now flew by and brought at O ast letter from his wife. Q She would start as he desired. and Ii