The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-08-29
Stlrtiri Saif.
Tho Psdlsr and his Dog.
AZ AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
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some years ago. I travelled through
a PARTON II Michigan, Twen, on foot.
or rude. ss teS suited my purpose.
carried rsrh silks a"d i~~riry. ~ sell to
those to WY. My only s,,mpanioa dur
ing my lourueying. was largs dog of
the Newfoundland trevi Liop wa. ft
10 be King OF all hi. sfrcies lie was
good naiured and ql.es. und there wa.
omcihing alnio-, huuan 10 LiS eye
He attended to his own business. ard
| never qi,srrrlled lise rars VI +" lnw de.
gree" lie would bear M ,n.ui, from
worthless puppie., with a philosophy
worthy Of emulaiiyu. Aud never
knew him. save %, = .fary oepa' ion-. re-.
sent undue liberties ~ pulp.e- Of iarg-
er growth When his bile, ,.1~eyrr
was thoroughly aroused. hc made such
offenders terrible warnins 10 "evil
doers.'
Whcu | travelled. he troilei along
by my side, and when | stopped to
trade. he seated himself near ,rr, and
watched all my mn,emru's with very
grave and bnsines.-like expression. /,
annoyed him little. sometimes. TO see
my customers drag the good, from my
| pack, and bandl. tcm with such free.
| dom, which feeling he expressed by
low growl, while followed every piece
| with his eyes. to see tl,a, they were no,
appropriated without proper conpens.-
, tlon, and with my iuil consent.
He really took :, stron, dislike To
those who were disposed to knd fault
with everything, and my prices in par
/ tiruiar. believe hr Anew every ari.
! cl. | carried. and the valne | attached
10 them. BE this ~ ii may. he seemed
I satisfied when was. and wag-cd his
/ tail when made good trade. lie
WAS an excellent waich-log. aud there
was no danger of anything. contided to
his care, being taken away. found
him very useful aud companionable i'll
my travels.
Conveyances were 50 scarcl and nn-
certain, that was Obliged 10 60 OH foot
from one settlement, 10 an thog. Some
times these Journeys were anything but
pleasant, as the COUNTRY WA, new. and
the state oi society anything bu, good.
Robbcrles were frequently pcrpetra-
ted upon these lonely road., ard there
were many. no doubt, to whom the rich
stuii,s carried would be sufficient
temptation to commit "A murder This
idea frequently occurred 10 me in trav-
cling through the wild wood. If the
| West. But old Lion was by my side,
ready to die in my defence, and proud
10 share my wandc.ing-. Il always
went armed. An excellent brace Of
pistols--sieel burrclled and loaded will.
ball-were never from my pocket, save
long enough to see that they were in
order, and at night, when laid bcneall.
my pillow. ! icll quite safe viii. these
aud Lion, who was me companion OF my
nights rs well as DAYS. He always laid
himself down between my bed and the
door, with his face towards the latter.
No Que could enter without attracting
the attention OF: Lion.
One day, in the summer Of 1910, l
found myself in a small German settle
meDt on the border of IA small lake,
anxious to &c, forward to the next,
which was about cIgl. miles Distant
No conveyance could be obtained with
out waiting ill the next day, which !
I was not Inclined 10 do, SO l set out Oh
|, foot. II was near night, and walked
forward briskly. WAS not long in dis
covering that my expedition would be
by no means an agreeable one.
The road, il road it could be called,
was very bad, and passed through the
most gloomy forest in ,lla, part OF ihe
country. The night, too, crept on apace.
and promised to BE- darker than com
mon. But Lion tro,ied along by my
side WAS n smart walker. and was
confident MAS getting over the ground
fast, so didn', mind il much.
The darkness was upon III before |
was aware Of II. II seemed TO me that
had already walked eigh, miles, but
could see ne signs OF a settlement. This
surprised me little, for | was used to
travelling, an! knew well my ability 10
calculate distances. Bot | kept up a
good heart. and wen, on. until i wa,
quite certain | bad mistaken the way,
or been mIsiniormed III r. gard Ia the
distance. concluded it would be best
70 keep the road iha, | WAS in until
reached some habiiaton.
In short time was glad l had
made this resolution. for ] "a" light
glimnering from q cabin. approach =
cd i, as soon as possible. !: had the
appearance Of being very comfortable
within. Ii MAS rather above the medi-
I'm sire. though, l mi I'll, be accom-,
Z, modated there very well. Knocked
{ for admission. The door was opened
by man.
Now l am moi person to believe 10
presentincnts, mlsgiyin,s, and al that
2 sor Of Thing, but certainly saw sotae-
i thing IN that mans count.nance that
!, DID no, like, the moment set my eyes
e upon Linn. In grUT voice he asked
Y my business. told him / believed
!, had los, my way, and was under he
:, necessity Of asking sccommodstions.--
!. Aflrr hc.ita,ing moment, he ASH.
. me 10 enter. A tail female was seaD-d
in the corner, near q large rock fire