The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-01-29


: "Ihe noble dog howled pitsousIy, an,
D lay down at The traFeller's feet. Then th
a latter begged Inc to explain bis presence!
did soi and as he listened, lisaw q tear fal
on the beautiful head Of the gray bound ,whon
he bent O2er to caress. a..uH sif sfJtlis stsl,.;
I Monsieur said he addressing me, 'fron
{ what you tell me, venture to hDpe that 81
Arthur still lives. We have been friendl
/, from childhood, About ihree years since
he married "a rich heiress. and this dog wa
. presented 70 himaby ther.i Bevis was htghiy
I cherished for his fidelity, quality which
+ unfortunately was not possessed by his mis-
/ ress. She had left her fond and loving hus
band. and eloped with anolher man. Si
Arthur sued for "a divorce and obtained il
I then, having arranged bis affairs in England
/ he sci out for the Continent, followed OnIs
4 by bis dog, His friends knew mot whilher
! heawent; but j! now appears That he was
here lastspring Doubtless. The presence o.
Bevis, recalling the memory of her whn had
SO cfnelly wronged him, had torn his heart
and at length gimpelled him to destroy the
talthEul creature, Bat the shot not having
been mortal, Inc dog, lgiimagiAe, when hr
Il recovered consciousness, was led by Instinct
10 seek the house where bis master had last
slept Now, Monsieur, he5is jvo1ts, and
heartily thank you or the kindness you have
shown hitn.' 7H'f aygsFr&l 4 A.
A. "Aboul ten o'clock the stranger retired "a
his room, af'er having caressed BeVis, who
escorted him to his DOR, and then returned
i 10 his accustomed place before the NV
parents and the servants had retired to resi-,
and prepared 10 follow ihelrsexample, my
bed being PLACED al one, end d,of tl.e commoD
ball. While | was undressing. heard a
storm rising ina the mophtaies. Just then
there came q knor rking at the door, and Be.
Wis began to growl. III lnsked who was thevu!
A voice replied tive iaYeiIers, sghoewaut
a nights Lodging ,al opened assmaB schink
/ OF The door ~ look oui,, and perceived two
ragged men, each. leaning on a latgeciuhs--
4 did not Ike their looks, and knowing lhA
/ several, robberies bad BEEN committed in
the neighboghood, refused, them admission,
telling them that in Ihen nexhvlltage they
would readily Gnd sieltely They approach
4 ed the .dipor, as though they meant, 10 force
/ their way ip; but Bess made his vpice heard
Iip 50. formidable atmanner tAs, thew Judged
it prudent 70 retire. A 6elled the door and
went tobed Bevs, according to his cns,om.
lay down nearIhe threshold. bnt nellhet Ok
rs felt neIsned 10 sleep., urfs
"a quarler Of nm hour passed, when sud-
denly. above the wailing Of the wind, came
the lppd sWlll cry 81 a hpman being in DIS
itress, 4Beyls rushed against the door with a
Iteartll howl; u the sams mpnaat came I lie
report Of .. gun, followed by another cfy,.---
\ Two minutes afterwards was on the road,
I arIned, wth a carblae, and holding dark
Iahtern; my iaher and the slrang e, slso
aimed, accompanied me. As lor Bavls, ne
I had darted put ", lhe 3Aopse !, and disappear.
ed .,..t..as..,,,.s, ..bi a.nt,rye
I "We approached the sde6le whchI men
/ toned betnre, at the moment when flash
lot Lightning lllnmiped The scene A bundled
'{yards 10 advance we saw Bevs graspiag a
man by The lhreai. We hurried on but the
Fdog had Completed bis. Wolk ere we reached
him; for TWO ,,men, whom, i fFecognized as
ihose. who had sought adml'iupce 10 our inn.
| lay dead, strangled by bis dreadiul bws.--
Farther. on ys discovered anoller man, whose
bloody %ounds The noble dog was !ickiag.
( The stranger approached bln,y aud gave, q
convulslve cry; IT was S.r Arthur, the mas
yer % bsysi tgaa3ma8gg pa }taf .b9vlps
/ Here NJ Dermann Paused; the, recollec-
/ toni seemed To- overcome him; and he stppr
ped I" cares. The, sleeping gtayhpund, in or>
der to hlde his emotion. ii Aflerar while, he
/ EniShnH hia rantnI ~, g,s l.
'Sir Arthur was norsally wounded, but he
lived long enough 10 ,yecpgnlze his dog, aad
TO confess That, IN a moment Of despesalion,
he had lTled to kill the iai,hfuL. creature.
who avenged his death by slayipg the robbefs
who attacked him, lie appointed the slran-
get bis executor, and settled o large pension
on Be'is, y reyert % the family uf the inn-
keeper, wishing thus 10 neutrality-suspicious.
love toward hls dog, and his gratitude 10
these who had sucenFed him, NJ gssat.s9 4, 4
''The grief Of Bsvis was excessive; he
watched by bis masters COUGH, covering hs
dead body with catesses, and for along Lime
lay Stretched on his grave, refusing to take
nourishmenl, aud il was, nat until sflefthe
lapse OF many mcnlhs that The affection Of
his new master seemed 10. cons ole hin for
The death nf Sir"Arthut.n @A
Il As my fellow traveller finished hlsfrecita
the diligence stopped 10 changsr, horsesant
The little Town. Of Mantua. u Here M. der.
mann''s journey ended, and! having taken
down bis luggage, he, aske.t me 10 assist The
descent, Of his, dog. shock hands with him
cordially, md then called Beyis, who, seeing
ms on such good ;.!efsns wiih his master,
placed b's large PINS on my breast, and Ut.
Tered low, friendly baIk, tSsortly after
wards wards 'lfey both disappeared from tny sigh.
but not from my memory. as thisIli mar,
rqtise has proved II nv readers.