Connecticut western news., 1872-02-23

lads who brought me up! But there's another man down-John Kelsey. No one spoke, no one moved for all knew of the peril we had just escaped from.
 "My lads," he said, feebly, can't you do nothing to save your mate 2" and as he | looked wildly from one to the other, I felt my heart like in my mouth.
 "Do you all hear ?" said loud voice and started, as saw Mary Andrews rise from where she had knelt holding her fathers hand; edo ysu all hear? John Kelsey is left in the pit. Are you not men enough to go?" t...s
 "Men can't go," said one of the dayshift, gruffly; no one could live there.
 "You have not tried,' again she cried passionately. Richard Oldshaw." she said, turning to me with red glow upon her face, "John Kelsey is down there dy- ing, and asking for help. Will rot you goW ...
 "And you wish me to go, then 2" I said bitterly.
 "Yes," she said. "Would you have your fellow-creature lie there and die, when God has given you the power, and strength, and knowledge to save him ?'
 The next minute I stepped up toward the pits mouth, where there was dead silence, for no one would volunteer, and, in a half clustering way said:
 "1'll go down."
 There was a regular cheer rose up as I for was looking at Mary, and my heart sank as saw her standing there smiling with joy. ..., ...-.-5. -.... .-., .......
 Lol s,,@o cage, and it began to move, when voice called out, {" Blow it all Dick Oldshaw shan't go alone" and young pitman sprang in by my side. 0..f
 Then we began to descend, and through au opening I just caught sight of Mary Andrews falling back senseless in the arms of the women. Then all was dark, and l was 11erving myself for what I had to do.
 To go the way by which had helped to save Andrews was,I 1 knew, impossible; :; but l had hopes by going round by one of the old workings we might reach him, and 1 told my companion what thought.
 Turning short off as soon as we were at ther bottom, T led the way, holding my lamp high, and climbing and stumbling over the broken shale that had fallen from F the roof, for this part of the mine had not been worked for years. By pressing on, found that we were right, and gradually nearing the point at which the accident had occurred. 'e7''F5ff
 As we got nearer, became aware of the airsettingin astrong draught in the direc- tion ill which we were going, and soon alter we could. make out dull glow, and then there was deep roar. The pit was indeed on fire, and blazing furiousiy, so that as we got nearer, trembling-I'm not ashamed to own it, for it was an, awful sight-there was the coal growing of fierce red heat ;; but fortunately, the draught set toward an old shaft fully quarter of a mile further on, and so we were able to approach till, with cry of horror, I leapt over heap after heap of coal, torn from roof and wall by the explosion, to where, close to the fire, lay the body of John Kelscy-so close that his clothes were already sn,oldering; and the fire scorched my face. l laid hold of him and dragged him away.
 How we ever got him to the foot of the shaft, never could tell.
 have some faint recollection of hearing cheer, and ei seeing the dim light of the chill December day; but tbe only thing that made any impression upon me was voice which seemed to be Mary's, and a touch that seemed to be that of her hand And it's not much more that can re. collect, only of being in wild. feverish state, wandering through dark passages, with fire burning my head, and coal falling always, and ready to crush me; and then seemed to wake from long, deep sleep and to lie thinking it weak, troubled way about getting up.
 It was a month, though, before could do that, and then there was a tender arm to help me, and soft cheek eyer ready to be laid to mine; for in those long, weary hours of sickness Mary had been by my side to cheer me back to health, and had learned that was loved.