The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-04-09
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iei. ZEN or iuel,c stari 80, 81 ihr .ma.l
breed. viich bai t<en hroarh. 500 by
him. anj bad retef gaigud him D.
u sse De family d.s .oj by sss-
ten 81 isrrf som. Bal taken Sight
othtrs vr-r arrested ans. r.ricd into
d slant d. %, Do. 3o7rsiies vcrs dismiss
90. bic fiirnd. bad either abandoned
him. or concealed themselves. be- was
himseii ln prison aud everything in Obs
world vas silent to ban bat his dog --
Thi. faithful bog bad been refused %.
miinnct inia ihe prison. lie had re-
formed 20 hi. masters house. aud found
ii .hui. he took rcfoze with nt.chbor
who received bin bot that po,,cri,y
NAV judge rightly Of thc times in which
Nc hatc existed. Il must b. added. that
ihis MAN received him with trembling
and in secret. hest his humanity tor az
animal should conduct him 10 the .caf.
fold Every DAY at the same hour the
dog LEFT the house, and went 10 ihe door
Of the prison. He was refused admit
,ancc. but hc constantly passed an hour
before b. and then be returned Ills
aicliiy at length won upon the porter,
aHi be- was one day allowed 10 enter.
Tic dog saw lis master. and chung TO
him. !, was diRcuil to separate them.
bot the Tailor forced him away. and the
dog returned 10 hi. retreat. lie came
back ihe next morning, ADD every day.
once each day he was admitted. lie
licked the hand Of his friend, looked him
10 the face, again licked his band, aud
wen, away Of himself
When the day Of sentence arrived,
notwithstanding the guard, the dog PEN
cimied into the hall, and crouched him
self between the legs Of the unhappy
man. whom he was about 10 lose for
ever The judges condemned him, he
was rcconducicd to the prison, and the
dog from that time did not quit the door
The fatal bonr arrives the prison opens
The unfortunate man passes ont it Is
his dog that receives him at threshold
lie cling. upon his hand. that hand
which so soon must cease to pat his ca
rcssing head. lie follows him; the
axe falls the master dies but the ten.
I dcrness of the dog cannot cease. The
body j. carried away the dog walks al
/ rs side the earth receives IT, he lay.
himself upon the grave.
There he passed the first night, tb,
next and the third night. The neigh
Dor ia the meantime, unhappy at mo-
seeing him, risk. himself in soarchin.
for the dog. gucs-es, from the extent o
his fidelity the ASYLUM he had cliosci
finds him, earesses him and makes hin
eat. An hour afterwards, The dog cs
capped, and rcgained his ia,orifc 1hre,
month, passed away, each morning 0
which he came TO seek his food, 40,
then returned 10 the grave Of his mas
ter, but each day be was more sad
more mcagre, more langushing. and !
was evident that be was gradual,
reaching his end. An cudcayor wa
made. by claiming him up, to wean him
but nature will triumph. lie bruk
his fcltcrsi escaped returned to lh
grave. and never quilted il more, |
was 10 vain thai they tried 10 bring bin
back They carried him food. but b.
ate no longer For four and twcut
hours hc was seen employing his weak
cned limbs in dragging up the carll
that separated him from the rcmniu, q
the being be had 50 much loved. Pa.
sion gave him strength, and hc gradual
~ approached the body; his labors Of al
lection ,ebementiy incrcascdi his ci
fonts became con,ul,iye he shrirke
Ia his struggles; III, faithful heart ga,
way,and hc brea.hcd oYl hi, las, gasp, q
nsif hc knew that be- had found his masic