The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-02-26

yer honor. and it's but half one"
As he spoke he spread his palm opel
with an English half-penny in it.
Bring whom overP' asked M
fBaDas, afrested by the odd speech, .
he turned upon his heel and turne
back again.
"Jist Nora and Jamesy"
"Who are theyP"
1.-THE vans me wife, the other m
child" said the man. 80, masthel
just thry me. How'll bring 'em owe
to me, if no one viii give me a jobP
want to be airning, and the whole bi
city seems against it, and me with arm
like them" He barred his arms to tn
shoulder as he spoke, and Mr.. Bawn
looked al them, and then at his face.
"rn hire you for a week." he said
- and now, as it's noon, go down to tn
Kitchen and tell the girl to get, 70,
Some dinner-a hungry man cam
| work"
With an Irish blessing, the new hant
obeyed, while Mr.. Bawne, untying hi
apron, went upstairs to his own meal
Suspicious as he was of the new hand,
integrity and ability, he was agreeably
disappointed. Connor worked hard
and actually learned fast. At the enc
OF the week he was engaged perma
nently, and soon was the best workman
in the shop. .,ty..t E-.Ng
He was 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 made his first appearance.
Beer costs money" he said one
day, land livery clint spind puts of
the bringing Nora and Jamesy over;
and as for clothes, them have must do
me. Better no coat to my back than
no wife and boy by my fireside; and
anyhow, it's slow work saving"
1t was slow work, but he kept at il
all the same. Other men, thoughtless
and full of fun, tried to make him
drink; made q Jest of his saving habits,
coaxed him to accompany them to
places of amusement, or to share in
their Sunday frolics.
All in vain. Connor liked beer, liked
fun, liked companionship; but he would
not delay that long Hooked. for bringing
of Nora over. and was not "mane
enough" to accept favors of others.
He kept his way, q martyr to his one
great wish. living on little, working at
night on any extra job that he could
earn q few shillings by, running er-
rands in his noontide hours of rest, and
talking to any one who would listen to
him of his one great hope, and of Nora
and little Jamesy.
At first the men, who prided them
selves on being all Americans, and on
turning out the best work in the city,
made sort of butt Of Connor, whose
n roh \
deed often laughable. But he won their
hearts at last, and one day, mounting
a workbench, he shook his little bum
die. wrapped in a red handkerchief. be-
fore their eyes, and shouted: "Look,
boys; I've got the whole at last! Pm
going to Bring Nora and Jamesy over
at last! Whoroo!! I've got it at
last!!p' All felt sympathy in his Joy,
and each grasped his great hand in cor
dial congratulations; and one proposed
to treat all round and drink a good
voyage to Nora.
OF the men going to comfortable homes.
lodging house, where he shared a crazy
garret with four other men, and in the
joy of his heart the poor fellow exhlb-
tied his handkerchief, with his hard
earned savings tied up in a wad in the
middle, before he put it under his pill
low and fell asleep. 49,.
he found his treasure gone; some vii
men, had robbed him.
At first Connor could not even believe
I lost. He searched every corner of
he room, shook his quilt and blankets,
and begged those about him to "quit
|oking and give it back" i.iH E-'
But at last he realized the truth.
'' Is any man that bad that it's thaved
rom mep'' he asked, in a breathless
way. 7"Boys, is any man that badP'
And some one answered: "No doubt of
., Connor; it's sthole." o- i".i'
Then Connor put his head down on
his hands and lifted up his voice and
vept. Itwas one of those sights which
nan never forget 1t seemed more than
,e could bear to have Nora and his
,hild :.put," as he expressed it,
. months away from him again."
But when he went to work that day |
t seemed to all who saw him that he |
lad, picked up q new determination.
dis hands were never idle. His face |
eemsd 70 say, '.Pn have Nora with |
ne yet"
At noon he scratched ont a letter,
dotted and very strangely scrawled,
elling Nora what had happened; and |
hose who observed him noticed that he |
lad no meat with his dinner. Indeed,
rom that moment he lived on bread,
'otatoes and cold water, and worked as
ew men ever worked before. 1t grew
0 be the talk of the shop, and, now
hat sympathy was excited, every one
wanted to help Connor. Jobs, were
brown in his way, kind words and
wishes helped him nightly;
'ut no power could make him share |
he food or drink of any other work.
nam It seemed sort of charity to
i'm.
Still he was helped along. A pres
mt from Mr.. Bawne at payday set
'ora, as he said. so week nearer"
nd this and that and the other added
o the little hoard. 1t grew faster than
be firsk and Connor's burden was not
b heavy. At last, before he hoped it,
q we once more able TO. cay. " Pm
Ding to bring them over" and to
how-his handkerchief in which, asrbe-
pre-, he tied up his earnings; this time,
Oweyer, only TO his friends. Cautious
mong strangers, he hid the treasure,
nd Kept his vest buttoned over it night
nd day until the tickets were bought
nd sent Then every man, woman
nd child, capable of hearing or under
knew that Nora and her baby
ere coming. FL
Thsre was John Jones, who had
lore of the brute in his composition
han usually falls to the lot of man,
rould spend ten minutes of the noon
oprin reading the Irish news to Com
or: There was Tom Barker, the
leanest man among the number, who
ad never been known to give anything
J, any one before, absolutely bartered
2. Old jacket for q pair of gilt vases,
.hich Peddler brought in his. basket
, the shop, and presented them to
onnor Tor his Nora's mantel-piece.
nd there was idle Dick. the appren-