Connecticut western news., 1881-08-17

ScN Wo pllSu up eLo uuSb lLA y u couldn't breathe. Then other miners come up our way, an it got winded about that me an Jake was wealthy. It was long about the middle of Septem- Der, reckon, when me an Jake one night, after hard days work, had turned in early, an was snoozin' away like old Morpheus himself, when was woke up by low growl from Jake, who was snifin' the air jest like he smell'd mischief blowin' ronnd.
 "What's up, pard ?" sez I, rollin' over in my bunk an snoozin' of ag'in, fur was done tuckered out that night. But hadn't more'n got ter sleep when Jake give yelp that fetched me up standin'. "Lookee here, friend" sez I, kinder cross, "I pass that air deal. Y'u play fair and don't give us no more uv y'ur sass, eff y'u please" s:
 But Jake only wagged his stump uv tail at me an went on wors'n ever. was gittin' riled up consid able when my attention was diverted from Jake by the report uv a gun, an bullet went whiz- zin' past me an Jake and struck along side the bunk, an afore could lay hold uv my revolver the door was burst open an three mask'd galoots rushed in and went fur me.
 Then thar was some hvel y fightin' y'u bet.
 Jake seen how matters stood, an waltzed in glorious an foored his man, while lit inter the others. But bein' took unawares so, and at disadvantage, we was done fur, an the next thing remember was fndin' myself lyin' in 8 pool uv blood, an poor Jake, who wa bad hurt too, Q lyin' beside me ickin my wounds an a mournin' over me pitt. full like. Soon as he seen my eyes open he wagged his stumpy tail an almost went wild with joy, notwithstandin' he was bleediu' like scalped Injun him. self. tried to sit up an converse with him upon the situation, but was tn weak tn move, and fell back agin in 8 dead faint, from which I was reused agin by Jake's grief. By-'n-by I made out tn drag myself round an git some thin tn dress our wounds with, and then jest lay of, an eff it hadn't been for Jake I wouldn't ha' cared darn to live no longer; but he was so lovin' and so heart-broke bout my sufferin' that I tried to rally fur his sake. But it want no use. A low fever sot in, an grow'd weaker an weaker, till I didn't know nothin' except Jake standin' with his forepaws on my bunk, an his face long side of mine, an then I didn't know nothin' at all. That would ha' been the end uv yours truly, eff some miners hadn't happened along about that time on their way to Frisco, an hearin' Jake s cries, looked into the dugout an seen me a lyin' thar. They seen I needed a Cheap big medicine man" bout then, so they jest yanked me off in their train, and the next time l opened my eyes it was in hospital, an instead of Jake, thar sot Sister uv Charity. I asked whar Jake was, but she couldn't make me out an thought I was still delirious. Then I asked her who fetched me thar, an when she told me, said I'd like tu see one of them gentlemen, eff not toe much trouble, an by-'n'-b one uv them come, an asked him bout Jake. Then he told me. He said that dorg wouldn't let nobody touch me at first, thinkip they were more enemies, but after { while he seem'd tn understand they was come tn help me, an then he let then take care uv me; but he went amos mad when he seen they was goin' tt carry me of. He follered in the trail fur week, keepin' close tn my side al the tune; but growth lamer an lame every day, till finally he couldn't keel up with the mules no longer, an on mornin', eivin' my face an hands fare well lick like kiss, he lay down an le the train go on without him, but fu more'n a mile off they heard him cry in like a human bein'. They woul,
 ha' fetched him along only the mule
 was all loaded heavy, an they couldn'
 carry him. When h'd finished tellir
 me said:
 "Y'u meant kin dly, friend, an IT
 much obliged tu y'u fur comin' fur me
 but y'u would ha' done better tn ha' lei
 me along with Jake. Elf y'uM excus
 my askin' it, will y'u leave me alone flu few minutes ?'
 An soon's he'd gone, stranger, I pu my head down in that piller an erie
 like baby. An then made resoly
 to go an find my dorg jest as soon as was able to light outen them premises an accordin' to this resolve, jest s 500 as I could go it steady on my feet, s' out tn walk tn the old ranch (thel Greasers stole most of the rocks me au
 Jake d saved, an hadn't red cent my name) whar I know'd I'd find hi
 eff he lived long enough to limp bat
 thar.
 Maybe y'u think I was fool tu pro,
 over them mountains tn look fur si,
 dorg, but I did it, an after a long, hal tramp, arrived at the old quarters ol
 evenin' jest at sunset, an'-waal, stra ger, thar-thar aint no more tn te Jest inside the door, whar me an Jal II sot so many happy evenin's afore-th . he lay, with his head on the coat ] l. took of that night-dead. This, stra 'l ger, is little bit nv his coarse, yall '' hair, an that is some of my old pard IT Them two both rests together up tn in the gulch, God bless 'em
 'h A CoLoRED SLAVE OWNER. - T 1 wealthiest Georgia negro, Henry Too Ao gained his start toward fortune by ow
 ing slaves. Hew once slave himse