Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-13
HOW BERNARD DUNN'S HOPE
AND FAITH WERE REWARDED

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II was tho last day that m irinhmnn
would want to work. with the sun shin
Ing nS softly AZ IL had ever done on
! the connnught hills. and the bands
marching past tho end OF the street
playing now The StarSpan.lcd ban
ncr." now THE Wearing OF the
] Green" and asain Let Erin Rcmcm
Der the Days OF Old
But the water department was per
picked by n bad case OF clcctroiysis:
and 80 the foreman. putting duty frst.
had volunteered to find the cause OF
the trouble. His countrymcn wouid
not doubt his patriotism. he knew. ns
he worked away on tho crumblins
earth.
The superintendent OF streets came
driving up. after time. and hitchcd
his horse. while he stopped TO inquire
as to the progress Of Bcrnnrd's invcs.
LEGATIONS.
Great paradc!" he observed. with
admiration.
"Ycs. It's a big one!" Bernard rc.
spondcd. holding up n piece Of honey.
combcd pipe for the supcrintcndcnt's Is
inspection.
~ tell you. most OF those young fcl.
lows who arc wearing the shamrock
this afternoon are dandics!" the super.
intendent went OF. warmly. None
OF your dyspcptic. sallow.faccd. spin.
dle-shankcd Yanks in that line. you
bet!"
Handsome Is rs handsome docs!"
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be all right II they stop TO remember
what their shamrocks mean" and he
looked lovingly ut his own decoration
"A little green sprig sent from far.
of relative near Killarney.
Haven't I read somewhere that st.
Patrick used the little plant TO teach
the pagan Irishman something about
tho three persons Of the Trinity?' the
superintendent inquired. thoughtfully.
YES, sir; that's the story: but
somehow I always like to think Of the
three little leaves as standing for
three pretty good things for an Irish.
man or any man to form his life by"
the other answered. solemnly.
And what are they, Bernardo"
For sobriety and virtue and indus.
try" was the quiet response.
That's right" came the hearty re.
Joinder. "A man who keeps sober will
be pretty likely to be decent and in.
dustrious: and n man who likes to
work won't have much time for drink.
ing and wickednessv'
mo: that he won't, Mr.. Merrill! Not
here in America, any way!"
a AL
for the right kind Of men!"
There never could be better. sir!''
That's right. Bernard! Sometimes
I think us Yankees and you 1rishmen
are apt to get the big head. and to put
on airs. as II our grandfathers had
discovered America-instead of one of
the ancestors OF No. II. over there!"
and he nodded facetiously in the di-
rection of the Italian, who was keep
ing up regular ping-ping with his
pick, his mind across the ocean where
a tiny home on the mountainsidc, un.
der the chestnut trees, held all that
was dear to him on earth.
"True for you. Mr.. Merrill! But who
knows?" was the humorous query. I'm
the next generation the sons Of No. II
may be running the primaries and su.
perintending the streets!"
His companion threw back his head
and laughed heartily at this good-nat.
ared thrust. Then, after little con.
ference on the condition of the water
pipes. he drove away, drawing up his
horse impulsively to suggest, as an
afterthought:
MAKE n short day of 1T. now, Ber-
nard! Remember you're not SO young