The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-01-04

good humor attracted the strnppcrs who freauent.
ed our inn, while the inscription On his collar and
the tale We had to tell Of HIM, failed not to excite
their curiosity.
"Ons morning in autumn I had been out to
take walk, accompanied by Bevis. When re.
turned, found seated by the lire, in the common
hall, hrv ly arrived traveller. who luuked round
as entered. As soon as he perceived gevis, hs
started and called lin The dog immediately
dar,ed toward him with frantic demonstrations
OF iuv lie ran round him, smelling lis clothes
aud uttesng tho sort Of sautation with which he
Lonored you Just now, and finally placing his fore.
paws on the travellers knees began to lick his
face.
Where is your master, Bevisi Where 10 Sir
Arthur & said the stranger, ia English.
The noble dog howled piteously, and lay down
Mt the travellers feet Then the latter begged US
to explain his presence. ! did so and rs hs lis.
tened, saw a tear fail on ths beautiful head Of
the gray hound whom lie bent over to caress,
Monsieur said he, addressing me, from what
you tell me- venture to hope that Sir Artur still
lives. We have been friends from childhood
About three years sliics' he inaerled rich heir
Vs. anu 'n's uoe was Prese,'eu 10 MN cy Hsr'-
beVi' was hlghiy cherished ior his hdeli'y, 9ual
IVY "h'eh uhh"ppily was mol possessed oy MS
mistress She ieit her Iona nhG loving husband
sHo ei'ped VIII, "ho'hef man sI arthur sueo
ior ai'o,ee ana obtained II; then' having atran
seu us n'i'''s III Insano' ne se' Uu' ,oi 'ne Ioh
"eh'' followed only w MS uog Ais 'riehds knew
no' ~h''ht' he weh'' Cu' !, now appears mat ne
was mere ihs' spring Oouo'ess' Inc preserve OF
De'i'' e'ernoie fse"ii'ng me memory oi her VINO
Ia" ~ "Ieiiy "'"nHea nun, Iius' hl'e Ter" n's
%ne"i % '"a a' f"s'I nple"eu nm " oeS""' '''e
'''''n'I' .te"'l'e' Du' une 'ho, not hn'"'e 'een
..' u'e '"s, ,"hsno' ""sn "s 'eNo,'.tu ~
t""s,'Ss va. .eu ii''s.".' !" .ser VI.
,.oo ""I'e '''a '.IN''e' 'Iu '"s. t"p' wv
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Hooe' "" o'4oeA '"e s"a''Be' '.''eu " "'s
oo',' "','' ''"'"s ..,ess.u De''S' -" es.o''s "
''n w "s "pa anu '"e" 'e'u, "ea " n'' u'.u.,'
.'su p."te oe'oie tne h'e. 'y ps'en's snu .'ie
s''"i''s hau 'e',eu " ie'' H"o prepared W 'o''
'o~ ',e' eAa"'P'e, my ouu oe'ne P'"eeu Ut "hs
r"l VI 'he common nan vi me WAS an1ressH y
ho"iu s'or'' ',si"5 ~ 'he 'i'n"'A'''e' .us'
t"'" '"e'. e'n'e ANN A,'e ~ ,he u'oi ""o De,
''s'' W e'o"" A~'Neu WIZ wa" "e'e' n
voice repied-'Iwo travellers, who want nights
Lodging opened snail chInk Of the door To
iook out, ana perceived two ragged men, each
'enn'ng ona large club. did n"tlike their look,
and Ano"ing that several robberie' had been
| tlrn,nltied IN the neigibcihood, l refused them
admission, telling them that IN the next village
hey would readily hnd shelter. They approach
ed the door, rs though they meant TO force their
way M but Be'is made .s voice heard in so for
Inidatle u nai.ber that they Judged II prudent 10
relile' boited the door and went to bed Bev'
| IS, according to ms custom, lay down near TIE
'hr,shO!d, tut We neither oi Us ie!i inclined 10
| sleep
| "A quarter o! an hour passed when sudden :,
aooye the w"llng Of the wind, came the !oHd
'hiil cry of human being in distress. Beri-
rushed against the door with n fearful howl; a,
he same moment came the report of gun, fol.
| owed by another cry, Two minutes aierward
| VAS On ihe road, armed with carbine, and hold
| ng a dark lantern; my father and the stranger
hso armed accompanied me. rs for DcIif, nc
had dnrird out Of The house. ana disappeared.
We approached the d"ti.e which mentioned
before at thc moment when tash OF lightning
Ilumlned the scene. hundred Yard in advance
Aes"w Be'iS .graspng inan hy ,he throat. We
uIrtd "n, but tue dog had completed has work
~ We reached INN, iur two men, whom recog'
'I'td a. those Who had sought admIi,ance TO Our
a. IN! dead, 'uansied by hns powerful jaws
"''hvr ~ we di,covcrcd another man, Thoss
'o"d! """"ds the noble dog was iiIHiag, Tie
rhsr 'lr'"'h"d lam, and gave II c"n'u.s',
-; "ae slr ArilLr. III" mater ct Bevi,,
here IL Drrnann paused; the recollection
""n'yd t""veie"'nr hn'' and he stopped to cai