Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-01-07
MISCE L A N Y.
A RARE DOG STORY.

IN lISS, L was tuel III my HLIctCeAtI
wear, and we'll remember the circumstance
A gentleman, whose country-seat stood
within six miles of my cottage on the
moor kept fine masttf dog. BY dayhe
was chained up near the house by night,
he was loose to range through the garden
and enclosures, a terror to eyll-doers, but
kindly affected to sll such as do well. Now,
whether it was natural instinct (for wolves
are only wild dogs, Or whether he had re-
ceiyed some real or supposed affront from
the sheep fraternity, never could learn /;
for though the dog had language Of his
own, and in which he conyersed very flu
emily at times, yet l must confess could
better understand the language of his eyes
(dogs have very expressive eyes, than the
language of MS lips. Be this as it may one
morning he was accused Of having murder
ed two of neighbours sheep. His master,
unwilling 10 take up an evil report against
his faithful watch dog, had the trial post
poned to Monday next, as they say in court.
On the following night, however, arother
murder was committed. This tlm' the
fact was too clear to admit doubt Hero
was brought in guilty, not by verhct OF
his peers, but by convention OF two leg
ged animals, who were too dull to aIprecl-
ate his motives, and too blind to Ympa-
thize with him under the circumstances;
neither had they the courtesy to ask, as has
been the custom in all civilized qonmunl-
ties ever since the days Of Harhah, who
Aims elf was strung up fifty cubits, If he had
-. I; oc4;,r -, ~, . =. a ,a ct holm hnno hut
straightway they proceeded to execution
His master, while tear crossed mis- eye
ball, SAYS, 'John, get stout piece OF rope.
Hang Hero behind the barn, so as not to be
seen from the house." Havingispoke thus
he entered his dwelling. Hero heard his
sentence with the same philosoHhc indliler-
ence that have heard some tw9-legged an
imals receive theirs IN the HaI OF Justice
in the Park. He never opened hls mouth; ;
but, thinks he. there will be q long respite
between the sentence and the hanging day.
So, without speaking a word he cleared a
stone fence five feet high. DER hills and
dales, DER fields and floods he flew, as with
the wings of the wind. He never drew up
till he entered city Of refuge; here the a
venger Of blood dared not ie enter:
You have read in mat book, Tor which
al other books we're made, a man drew a
bow at a rennre /; the unerrpg eye OF Om-
Impotence became pilot to that shait-lt en-
tered between the JOINTS OF his armor, and
the proud monarch sunk dead IN his chariot.
| The same unerrng eye directed the flight
fof this dog 10 the spot where after an ab-
Asence of nearly seven years, he was the
Imeans of saving the lits of his master, as
YOU win see in the sequel,
1t came to pass, when niarly seven years
had expired Since the fright and fight of
Hero, (no doubt the poor tog was scared e.
nough, when he heard tfr order for imme-
diate execution that hblate master was
soiourning on the borders of Scotland and
England it was winter and dark in that
climate at 5 p. NJ. He pt up at tavern
by the waysde. As soonas he dismount-
ed and went in the stabs to see that his
horse was cared for he vas followed by
lIa,~e uastiff dog, nho byyery means that
= doc could invent endeaored 20 draw his
attrntion. The qentlemn sat down in the
hall, the Gos by his si1e@hen he began to
think there was sometalg strange in the
docs attentions and maLers. He put his
hand on the head of te dog, and spoke
kindly: the DOG encoJaged HIM, laid his
nav on his masters kne, and looked earn
esty IN his face rccol lctons arose IN the
memory of the master and he exclaimed,
in surprise, "Why, Rto' are you here
Hero Was so pleased ahe recognition, that
bn oh,ost leaped on IS masters back
Whether the landlordwaS informed Oh me
merits of The case, orPt, my informant old
not GOV. at any rateHero and his master
n.a,o',' a,.er o, orate dm that hour. Hero
c,Iio,.oa h;s master 1.-THE bedroom when
aoo;no him about tondress. he seized the
skirt OF his coat witlhis teeth' ana drew MS