The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-01-08


heard a storm rising in the mountains
Just then there came a knocking at the
door, and Bevis began TO grow. | ask.
ed who was there a voice replied
Two travellers, who want nights lodg
ing | opened small chick of the
door to look out, and perceived two rag.
ged men, each leaning on large club
/ ] did not like their look, aud knowing
that several robbcries had been commit.
ted in the noighborhood, Ircfused them
admission, telling them that in the next
village they would readily find shelier
They approached the door, as though
they meant to force their way in; but
Beys made his voice heard in SO formi-
dable manner that they JUDGED it pru-
dent to retire. bulted the door aud
went To bed Beyis, according 20 his
custom, lay down nearlhe threshold, but
We neither Of us felt inclined to sleep.
: quarter of an hour passed, when
suddenly, above the wailng Of the wind,
came the loud shrill cry of human
being in distress. Bcyis rushed against
the door with fearful howl; at the same
moment came the report ol gun, fol-
IoHod by another cry. Two minutes
aiterward ] was on the road, armed with
a carbine, and holding a dark lantern f;
my father and the stranger, also armed j,
accompanied mc.--As Tor Beyis he had
daried on, Of the house, and disappears
ed.
"Ne approached the dcfle which |
mentioned before, at the moment Wien a
fash Of lightning ilIumncd the scene A
hundred yards n advance, VIC saw Bcvis
graspi1g g a msn by he throat We huI-
RED on, but The do! had completed bis
work ere We reached L:m for two men,
whom recognized as those who had
sought admliance 10 our inn, lay dead,
slrangled by his powerful jaws Far
Iher on we discovered another man,
whose bloody wounds the noble dog was
licking. The stranger approached him,
and gave convu!sive cry; it was Sir
Arthur. the master OF Dcyis"
Here II. Dermann paused the recol-
lection seemed to overcome him. and
he stopped to caress the sleeping gray-
hound, in order to hide his emotion.
Aler awhile, he finished his recital in q
few words
"Slr ArthIr was morially wounded
bat lie lived long enuugh TO recognize
his dog, aud to confess that, in inomen,
OF desperation, lac had tried to kill the
filthiu! creature, who now avenged hi,
death hy Staying the robbers who attack.
ed hlni. He appointed The stranger his
executor, aud settled large pension on
Deyis, to revert t. the fiini!y of the inn.
keeper. wishing thus to testify Eis repen-
tant love toward his dog. and his grail
tude 10 those who had succored him.
"The grief Of Beyis was excessive
he watched by his masters couch, COW
eriug his dead body with caresscs, and
lor long time lay stretched ON his grave
refusing to take nourl,hment and ii wa.
not until uGcr the lapse OF many months
that the affection of his new master
seemed to console him for the death o
Sir Arthur
As my fellow traveller finished his re-
ciial, the diligence stopped TO change
horses at the liitie ;own OF Manlua
Here n. Demands journey ended, an,
having taken down his luggage, he ask
cd me 10 'assis, the dcscen, OF his dog
| shook hands with him cordially, aut
then called Ecyls, who, seeing me OF
such good terms with his master, place.
his large paws OIL my breast, and utter
ed low, friendly bark. Shortly after
ward tiey both disappeared from m
sight, hu, rot from my memory, as TIN
little nlrrauve has proved to my readers