The Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1843-1852, 1849-06-28
trom the Cincinnati Commercial.
The Dog that wasl TOO faithful for his
MAsTE
BY WILLIAM wHITFoRE.

In the bleakGst and most marren portion of
the county of lDe,byAire, England, there
lived long time ago, a man and his wife
of The name of PolImd. The former was
the keeper of the turnpike eatc, aud he had
only been married. Sotne two or three months,
when The cirrP.-.aea occurred pf WHICH
W. aie 'shorm %3.s--, Shc small toll he r,se
H. WHICH he lives AE4fS situated AZ Il points
where three roads met and in place where
che scenery vas singuiaiiy v Id and l.reury.
IL stooI IL a deep licIloH IornaI by two clcins
of high hills, whose sides were covered with
nought but continuous surface of dark brown
heath, or occasional bushes of prickly goose.
Not anotherhouse was ~ be seen for miles
and the onl! evidence Of life were in the few
focks of shsep which were here and there
browsing abpg the mountains side or the
mail coach and a few carriers wagons, which
at tinteivalspassed along the road. The only
person who ever paid u visit TO the toll house
was butdler named Godfrey, who called
every Saturday, for the purpose of supplying
the Pollards with fresh meats.
Mr.. Pollard had lived in his present abode
dnrIng scyc'ai yenfs proyiups q hrs marriage
ant being of Il courageous disposition, and
having bCcCule az 'rr.r.i 10 The loneliness
of his place VI rG p nc Va> -t.ut~un t,>z5-
affected thereby 3ut MS wifi, who had ever
peer acC"''ot5an y !,.."g ~ poPuIo"' town
and being withat of a tImld nature, now lived
In constant state OF alarm and dread-more
particularly wheneYer her husband paid
visit To the neighbormg town for such neces-
;".ra,a ,eS as @ th; aeHu,rfu: ana wnat tended 10
extent, that part of the country was at that
time infested by band of lawless men, who
almost nightly robbed and murdered some
unfortunate cavalier, or broke into and plun-
dered some farm house nor could the ut
most vigilance of the authorities succeed in
detecting them. Of these men she lived in
i,t;'~ l-,.nh lest thev. discovering TINT ber
husband was possessed 9; =, large SUM Of
:noney the saving of lor,urr years-should
seize an ogportun,,y, whcn he was away from
hume, ana m'nG,r .1er t. tain it. She
frequently pressed hcs hrshand to give up his
station, and remove to >o,n" safer place of
abode; but me 'nyal.aJiy laughed at ber
fears, assuring her that there was not the least
danger, US none buf themselves were aware
of the fact of his possessing the money in
question:. One day in December he received
letter, informing him that his father was
lying at the point of peath, and earnestly
wished TO see him before that event took
place. This letter gave him great uneasi-
ness, for, apart from the grief it occasioncd
at his fathers situation, if he went he could
not possibly retnc bc!o,c DE next day. as his
fathers r&siueuce was moe lljrtv rsiles DIS
TAM ood It's wiia Nou'i ha .t,.EcJ - stay
ahd take care at the g'.c.' iIe must go,
noMcref-hG conld nD' g~irsr has faihrt's
q 'nS request ''apUl.cd h.s in
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,rha CO., o .i.:'t. J:I..e-, -"Ji - H!c ScNs"h
LII Sno" roy th'oH upon 'ne ground, and
faoa oC u ,hn ~ iuii heaVliy' causing the
,"Id ~ ond e Ioi,' 'Hunu'ns o scene 10 look more
s,, IN ,ho oroai, S"n, H,,m e'el. AS Mrs. tofiard
%ar ea.S . "J..m. si i'm. apa'tneh' OF the mouse,
"s har ;6nm;,,",;SS 'no'easeo more ana more,
,IreaJ frrhn,, aon WI I.I"JuIee up thousand
sound of .ba ,S;nS ,.h;ai;' ,nnc,eu 'nat each
Io Iounu VI .ue wlhu wnnstiing through the val
10y, was So'he Vne even now ABOUT 10 break