The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-01-01
THE DOC or MONsrARGIs.

prisoners tc twenty DAYS uniW1 s"hHitNL
THE DOC or MONsrARGIs.
During the r.igu IT ClarlesN Mug 81 France
n gentleman uautri Auhfi dc n ouuidider, while
I4ts-iug l.rrunf tilr forrest at b udy, was ussas-
-.8ats.i sisa bros ied DO }iir foot q q nee. His
!z5SDful Dig lerr7r-s.-, s.lou % sput ol earth
Which covered Do, uiu~t.Ts re- fatt-, inr some
days. Iutil, overcome wiJh he ',irug "i intense
hunger. BE- gn,ited 10. gave. su % proceeding 10
Puri-. entered thc "u.e u' uue 90 his u,sirr'
tio-i intimate 0iru'-, lna ~ o. r u'"st "ir'fes-
~luE rrtss nmf bowls, 80 uivd Ur,lruus OF an
unuururg tlIr H-sr -sIuufiun Of F 81 master, rs
b. urpserrHI flui.hr ioot We gitru bon, after
vbirh Hr renewed hi. ,'l-iutsc fs---hr wuu"
uivu walk .hfvly towards dIe '"'r, then turn
rs,.id his isr1l Ca q bt @'as ul,u~ 3, return
HznIu o. hls masters TREND. st hts coat VAN
be- teeth, aud Wilh gentle i-t,=i .e urse ban to
accompany tIu.
Tire s,up,,lar conduct OF tb- iarhiul animal,
aut the iTrt rhat h~ HpiH-aTr1l tl' ur Nuhout his
masss-. 10 Whom, u Wa knoWu 'sr was strongly
attached, Induced The gertfvuun io cndrHNor to
ilthau tIte y~I.ry, Hud fslo' titc dog; who
~eruird JrEhietl a. his sat re--s suh set tff Tor
il,s tuF--i Of Bou.y III, lrnl.s mains suspicious
iurrvn-ei thst a. VS. upi HEl, aud s"on the
dog EutHrtl hiru fo Jae tfsi 90 ugu tree, and
rru~w'7i hls vr'"-, scratching ut earth in "a par.
ficuiar spot, s~ % Co uaigaiu i,,at something was
therr Gee nsesird. Assistance 49, prorurrd, tie
gruuna was ujsru-tl, au Ftlo cor 81 the un-
fortunate Aulsfi was dssco srrCsi.
Tie dog Was takcu ID Pars and carefully
chrr,slisd 10y the iiieDi oi 'IuhI, 'n consequence
~ bls llsiiug aitarhucId e" ais iuH-ict. Some
ntouihs a.feT thls the dog hN pas-iuE through
iif~ -tr.rts, r~voEuzed tir tssrs-u whom hli Tie
historians Of thai age agree u calhwg Tee Chew
aher Macaifr. llt mu.ptlistga sprunE upon
ham sinh great ftfy, selzed him by t'e throat,
Hpughi han 10 Jhr gfoJwi, upi would have
strs,igsd hIg,. u be- bad ult i's-,r cuintclled 10y
tiIu spectators 90 release h'~ huil EVrN time
llai titr ,lug rstizlt slzAJ uf tb- Ch-ysiier, lac
,Nllhu,d -fmilsT sugys, Ftts appeared 50 eN
Iraur'iJnary, una Vans 80 ds}i,reui Ifuui hs usual
cburscirr a- 20 give risr go SlrVau lrs respecting
tiir ,au-s 81 hI- vumuy so Ihe CtCNaiicr. The
agi--iauu u! the dog Tor tis btaser was then cal.
l-d in u5ti.i, sud Also fv'+ elected That on
a rvt'.'st urrastBn, tite CnrN aiirr Mactlfe, had
qusrrrlr, with Auor, de No lsdiJIrr Aud always
aiy"rs"~'''- CNi,i..-,. suwards hrTl ine the most
batter HaiTtr,l some s'her rus8tusJuHccs LED To
ihr -5S~furiuH thHl tbs ChcVNhcr had committed
fho drraoii',, cftme. TIE ALTAR came To the ears
a. tr'e n ~. 49,. DrIerei uie dog TO he brought
to Court, ubd saw him single oar and attack with
great hITy the Chcvnlier, iioAn AMIDST group oil
twenty or lhiry cOur;iers.
Ia thai age II was usual when n person was
accuses! of a crime deeply affecting his honor,
aud the proofs Of his grl, although wnrranlng
suspicion, we're not sufiicen lU convict him, to
order the trial By combat, wlnu IlIe accused and
the accuser were opposed TO each other, on
iaIr field und the guilt or innocence of the nc
cuSed was supposed to lie pidved VIZ the result
ct the combat Ii was behe,cd hat wise aud
just Providence would $50. aIo,, guilt To triumph
over innocence, and hcuce these kind al couhats
were called the judgments OF Colt The King
after inv esiigaIHng tins singular affair, decided
that ~ should be decided 10y a adttle between the
Chevalier and the dog, which should take place
before the whole Court. Accordingly place
was prepared ou the Isle of More Dame, which
was then uninhabItcd. On Iht day appointed
the parties appeared, ready Tor the coinbal.-
The CheNalIer was ned with n stout club
while the dog was provided Wit large hogs
head, iuto which he would he al owed TO creep
IT wounded o. iurigued in the course of the
combat.
The dog on seeing the ASSASSIN standing he
fore hun with club, aud bie, hing defiance,
coud hardly he withheld from. stacking his en-
eny, until the signal was ;pven-no sooner,
however, did the king give the word, than, be-
ing iposed, he rushed At the CheyalIer--wIo
vnauIy defended himself with his club. Tie
dog cautiously avoided the blows, passed around
and around las adversary, SOMETIMES menaced
hun on one side, something's Oft The oIher-unlil
Tie Chevulier was iaTisu l. that lac could
hardly hit his weapon. AT let 9Th, spying Ia
Vorabie opportunity, the dog rushed at the Che
vaer's throat, seized him, aud brought han TO
the ground, aIn'h the loud eIclaDaons OF the
spectators. The ChCvaiicr Ihisn confessed hiS
crime ia ihe presence oflhe kuis aud the whole
court.
The friends Of Aubri erected a monument 10
the memory OF this noble animal, which is still
seen at the chateau of MOnturgis.
The incident we have related, furnishes the
foundation for very interesting melo drama,
which is often played ut III elIres.-.heT. Jour.
RoAD TO RUIN.-The Cincinnati Mirror says
tbnf In lta1 rH trel N N h.
boring State for burgHlFy aud I1ufder, confess
ed under the galiows that his ~areer common.
ced 10y stopping newspaper v ihouf.Iaying for
lit is certain that he entered the road To ru-
~ 10y the right gate. This slIonld he warn
ing 10 all others of the human T. miy who wish
TO escape being placed in the same predica-
ment.
Notwithstanding the end to which this man
came, we think the course he n.ok in stopping
ms paper without paying for H. was far more
honorubie than IS that OF the ma who continues
TO take paper without paving or ia. The lat.