Connecticut western news., 1871-07-14

and with my feet to the fire lay down to sleep. When 1 walked up the blaze had died down, but I could see Bill at dis tance, bending over what proved to be a hole in the ground After while he broke off some green boughs, threw them in, and then hastily threw in the earth.
 He came and sat down by the fire. l watched him for an hour or so, but he never moved, and when I woke in the morning, he had not changed his position.
 We started of, but made an excuse to return, and hurriedly opened the ground where 1 had seen him working in the night. I do not know what expected to see, but I certainly was surprised when I found under the covering of earth and green, the little package, which had tearfully been intrusted to my care. g.., 4..sg es.... .-.r .... I broke the string and found small copy of "Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress" G "I will keep it." I Said, .sand when he needs me most he will need this too"
 When we reached the first miners camp, Bill walked up and was eager enough until he had scanned the face of every man. That day he looked weary, and it was the first time he laid down when did for the night. # a.n"t -" .t t-. -7,." In the morning he sold his team, all but two horses tbose he packed with blankets and provisions, and we struck off down the canon, stopping wherever any one was at work, and going out of our way if we heard of solitary miner.
 After a while he left of telling me to leave nim, and think the companionship made him feel more human. Once he stopped a week when seemed tired out. but was restless and uneasy and declared s.another day would kill him."
 g. isTell me-" said I, one day, "why you will not rest; this life is wearing upon you you cannot endure half the fatigue you could upon the Plains. Let's take up a claim and settle down, or if you will go on-let me help you; couldn't I ?" g "No," he answered, "and 1 believe you are holding me back. I have felt it ever since first looked upon your face when found you half dead by those bushes that day. I wish I had left you to die"
 He sprang up and confronted me, II will have no more of this, I shall go on alone, and don't you dare get between me and my work or I'll--" .%F 'e.s
 His eyes fell before mine. "Do you think I am afraid of you? you, who wouldn't harm even an insect. Haven't seen you go out of your way, rather than tread the life out of crawling worm Shall all those months of unselfish care for others go for nothing, and your nasty words make me leave you" Besides, said I, '"T have work as well as you He looked inquiringly at me. Shall tell you what it is 2" eei t.ra-
 He sat down by the fire which he had lighted. ssa.,l fs4 ..ss4sa. sed s..a...a,.
 "Keep still," said he, ''for one month more, and then you may have your say" In the morning when we started out, the air was heavy with smoke. When we reached San Francisco, after day or two, we found there had been an extensive fire, Bill was unwearled in helping build tents for the homeless, and his money went freely to feed the starving hundreds, who were likely to find only grave in the land which had promised them so much felt that I had never known half of his genuine goodness of heart until those days and l left off watching him as had done We. were stopping at one of the places dignified by the name of "Hotel," and ir those ''early times" considered magnificent in the way of accommodations, quite worth the fabulous prices which were demanded fR them. But one parlor was the bar, room, and cur ''room" bunk, one of s dozen or so in the same apartment. We had been staying there perhaps three weeks, when one night I was awakened from a sound sleep by the fall of somS heavy body listened, but there was nc repetition, then groped my way to Bilps bunk He was not there, though I had seen him "turn in' when | did.
 hl took my hat and passed out through the bar-room into the darkness and night Drunken men of all nations and tribes were to be met on the muddy sidewalks, theil | horrid oaths and obscene jests, muttere6 or shouted in half broken language, re minded me of terrible description I lis tened to when child, of the abode of tho | lost.
 The gleaming lights from the drinking saloons and gambling hells only added an other touch to the picture.
 l hurried on, peering into every place where was light-or sound, and kept uI the search until the first rosy tints in thu East told of the coming day.
 When came round to our hotel, found 1 had been sent for three times, and was tt remain there until the messenger cam, again. I waited two hours, and then saw the bar tender pointing me out to Span iard He beckoned to me, and I followed him without word. We went througl lanes and bypaths, until lost all idea o locality. Finally we came to cabin when he motioned me to come round b, the side, then he pointed to me to lool through slight aperture.
 Two men lay on the floor, which wa covered with blood.
 l saw at glance that one was Bill, an' the other bore the same face l had oftel seen in my dreams.
 I thought at first that they were bot dead, but low groan came from Bill, an l rushed to the door. knelt down b, him and spoke. -..s
 q did not do it," said he, "but mean to-"
 asked him no question, only if he wa able to be moved
 "Yes, but never mind."
 | We made litter of door, and by th help of some men the Spaniard brought we carried him to our boarding place.
 summoned physician, who pronounce the wound dangerous but not necessaril mortal
 I watched over him, and saved him i spite of his own desire. He chose to dit but by my care he came slowly back an took up his burden again.
 One day as I sat by his bed, took fror my pocket the little book had foun buried under the green boughs. req two or three chapters aloud, then put up without word He became interested and read on from day to day, as he coul bear it, until the book was finished.
 Then he asked, "Wherc did you get it
 "I dug it from the ground" " said lacor icslly. 3' @-[ .-
 He held out his hand for it, and so passed into his keeping, @ .1 .
 When he became strong enough we too walks together, which gradually increase in length until we would spend whole day down by the bay. ~ : knew he would tell me hls story whe | he co71ld brino himself ro if He was fyy