The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1880-01-16

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lu.se II losi. lie searched every cstnsf
u iile rnon,. shook his quilt and blank
-, and begged these about him h
quit joking, aud give II back"
Hut nj las, he realised the truth.
as any man that hal that its thAved
from met" h. ~skcd, In a hrcathl.rs
way. "noyr. n any man that bad y"
And IONS one answered: NO doubt
II IL, Conner. it, sthole.'
Then Common put his head down ON
hts hands and lifted mp his voice nnd
wrpt. II wa onr of thnsc sights which
men never forget. II seemed more
than le could hear To have Nora and
his child "pat," as he expressed II.
months awns from him again"
but when hc went 10 work that day
/, seemed 10 all who saw him that he
hal picked mp a new determination,
His hands were never idle. His face
seemed - Say. I'll have Nora will, me-
yet"
At noon he scratched ont a letter,
hlotted aud very strangely scrAwled,
telling Nora whit had happened: and
those who observed him noticed that
he had no meat with hin dinner. In.
deed, from that moment lac lived on
bread, potatoes aud cold water, aud
worked IN few men ever worked before.
II grew 10 bc the talk III tho shop, aud.
now tina, sympathy was excited, every
n wanted TO hip Coanor. jobs wcrc
thrown Ia his why. kind words aud
friendly wishes helped him nightly /;
but no power could make him share
the food or drink VI any other work.
man. II seemed a sort oi charity 10
him.
sill hc was helped along. A present
from Mr.. Bawne nj payday sct Nora,
IN he said. N week nearer" and this
and tina, and tho other added 10 The
little hoard, II grew faster than tho
first, aud Conncr's burden was moi 40
heavy. At last, before hs hoped II. hc
WAN onc moro nhic 10 say I'm going
10 bring Them" aud ~ show Ills hand
kcrchicf In which. ~ before. hc tied IN
his earnings; this time. however, only
to his friends. Cautious among
strangers. lac hid the treasure, aud kept
his vest bnttnncl over il night and day
until the tickets wer. bought aud sent.
Then every man. woman and child, CA.
pahle Of hearing or understanding. knew
that Nora and her l,a.y were coming.
There wan John Jones, who had more
ri the brute In his composition than
usually falls 10 tho 10, of man, would
speId ten minutes of the noon hour In
reading tho Irish news Ia Conner.
There was Tom Barker, tho meancAt
man among tLr number. who Ind never
been known 10 give anything Ia my
u before. absolutely bartcrcd mn old
jacket for = pair of gilt vases, which 4
pcdd'cr brought In his basket to the
shop, and presented them 10 Conner
for his Nora'r mantcl.piece. And here
was lilo Dick, the apprentice, who
actually worked two hours TN Connol's
work when illness kept Tho lrishman nj
home n day. Connor felt this kind.
ness, ana returned II whenever il WAS
IN lin power, and tho days ficw by and
brought ~ last 4 letter from his wlfe.
She would start N he desired, aud
she WA we'll an NO was the boy, aud
might the Lord bring them safely 10
each Others arms, and blrts them who
Ind been No kind u him." That WAS
the substance 81 the epistlc which Con.
nor proudly assured his fellow work.
men Nora wrote herself. She Ind lived
nj service ~ 4 girl, with q certain good
old lady, who had given her the items
of IN education, which Conner told
upon his fingers: Tho rAdin', that's
Quo, tho writin', that's three, aud, more.
over, 1hc knows all that 4 woman can.
Then hc looked up with tcArs In his
eyes, and asked do you wonder the
time seems long between me al her,
boysf'
10 II wAs. Nora ri tho dawn Of day
Nora IT noon Nora nj niglt-nntIl
the news came that the stormy Petrol
had come - port, aud Connor, breath.
lers and palc with excitement, flung ~
his cap III tho air aud shouted.
It happened ON y holiday afternoon,
and half y dozen men we're ready 10 70
with Conner 10 thu steamer and give
his vito Z greeting. Her little home
was ready; Mr.. BAwne's own servant
had put II Ia order. and Conner took
ono poop u II before he started.
.khc hadn't tho like of that In tho
onld country he said shut she'll
know how To keep them tidy"
Then no led tho way toward the dock
where tho steamer lay, aud nj ! pace
that made IL hard for thu rcst 10 follow