The Newtown bee., 1878-05-30

when the ehllls came on that every bono in his body would be wrenched apart and when the fever returned. he imasiu- oi hlmsolf in an oven.
 He considered tho subject one day, and determined to start for home. X team was to leave next day for Sacramento city. and Gs soon as his resolution Was formed, he engaged a pa.sagc, sold off Eii hls clothes, excepting enough Ia reach Vermont, and found that hn was the master of only five huudrpd dollars, after working in ibe mines for four months. To be sure, his sickness had cost him large sum- nnd the doctors hill was frighuul 10 contemplate, Hr started the next day for home, lie determined to live farmer and dio one, if the Lord spared his life, Hchad seen enough ot tho gold mines, and as he vas going in the cart md iolted over lho uneven roads, he thought what uuuuy hc had boon, to leave comfortable homo and loving wife, for the sake Of trying to accumulate a rortunc
 The Ioltlng of the curtmay have bcnc- fitted him, for the fever rapidly left Il, and by the time he reached San Francis co, he fclt lilic.a new man. He had 8 mind to turn back and try it again, but he thought of his wife, and nature nd love conquered. He wont immediately to the office of the steamship, and sccur- ed q passage for home.
 It Was a cold clustering day in tho middle of Winter, when Dana reached Windsor. Flo pulled his cap over his cye' 10 prevent being recognized, and then started on foot to his home.
 He had heard from his wife but orco since he had been absent, and he had hardly dared to hope that she was well. He quirhencd his pace, and came in sight of the house in which hr had spent SD many happy hours. He glanced over his farm and saw that everything had bccn wei, cared for. The stoar waIl1 were ill good order, the barns looked heat ami well repaired. uui just us he |as thinking that his wife anH brother lad done remarkably well. the train on which he had ridden from Boston wh2- zcd past, directly across his farm. Hr groaned in anguish at the sight: h'5 beautiful meadow was ruiuc he thought and it was all owing to his wild geese chase for fortune. His wife could n0l De expected to attend 10 such things, and he had no doubt but what the railroad company had swindlcd her.
 He approached the house and knocked timidly at the door. It was opened, and thcro stood his wife, as handsome as ever, but she looked at him with sur prise; he had forgotten that he had not shaved since he left her.
 He spoke and held out his hand then his arms. There was a Shrielz, and then the latter were well filled. Two hours afterwards they were talking very seri- ously and solely upon matters of busi- ness.
 1T am sorry that the railtoad passes over our meadow ne said; it renders 1t almost useless"
 "They have the right of way but ii has not injured us as much as you think, she replied
 .,"I don't suppose they paid you moro than one hundred dollars fer the land"
 tfThere isiwhere you are mistaken.- They gave. me twelve hundred dollars for merely the right of way"
 II suppose they paid you in stock?" Dana said, surprised to think she had got so large sum.
 "Yes, they gave me part stock and part cash," the wife replied, trying not l to look triumphant.
 And the stock, what is that worth . a mere song, suppose"
 II sold mine the very day I received | it, at an advance. It is not worth so much per share now. I thought I ha better have the money than to trust to an uncertainty"
 The husband was slightly astonished lie had received for d narrow slip Of land as much as he had given for the whole farm.
 "And what did you do with the money, Nelly?"
 II took six hundred and bought the rich meadow of Squire Bottoms. You how you wished you owned it?"
 Dana did remember perfectly we'll He had thought of the land when in California, and was in hopes of getting back with money enough to buy it.
 "Tha other six hundred and fifty I placed in the savings bank, where it is 1t interest" -
 " You are the best wife in the State, ,he husband cried with admiration.
 But have not given a full account of my stewardship as yet. You remem- Der the forest of pines on the hill just back of meadowF
 Dana nodded an assent. He was won- dering what was to come now.
 Well, there is. no longer any forest there. I sold every tree just as it stood"
 Why, who was fool enough to buy pine wood?" Dana asked with q laugh.
 'The failsoad company. They must