The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-12-26

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How long he remained in that condi
tion Re was unable to tcll but when h
awoke TO consciousness he was suffering
intensely acute pains in the head. anC
found that his dog-a small Scotch ter
ricr that had accompanied him--was
licking his wounds lie drove him off
and for the sake of easing the smartine
of his wounds, he, after Incredible exer
tion, aud faitting twice on the way, man
agod 70 crawl to the body of Que of his
companions, upon which be laid bis tead
and here be expected to die His faith.
ful dog, meantime, expressed sympathy
almost human, and by whining, barking
and licking his wounds, eudoavored, in
bis way, to show his desire to relieve his
masters suferiugs Instead Of thishow-
ever, he only added intensely to his pain
by irritating and inArming, instead of
soothing his head. Hoping to rid him l.
self Of the animal and die in peace, he
said to him " fyou think so much of
me why don't you 60 for helpp As if
endowed with reason for the occasion tho
dog seemed to understand him and start.
ed off toward the fort. Al the distance
Of mile in that direction he came upon
two men who were fishing Burning up.
on to them he caught them by their
clothes with his teeth, pulling and tug.
ging at their garments. and thenrunning
III :he direction of the woods. looking
back to see if they followed him Their
first feeling was orc Of fear. tbiukiag
perlars, that the animal was mad. aud
it was some time before they seemed to
understand the dogs desire that they
would follow him They did SO at lat
aud now the faithful brute fairly danced
and capOrcd with jry. Runuing before
he led them directly towards the woods
now and then looking back to see if they
were coming.
After getting some little distance In.
to the deep shade of the furest, they be-
came fearful Of Indians. and taking coun.
s'i Of their fears were about to turn
back. The excitement Of the dog was
now extreme. lie danced about them
IN perfect fever Of anxiety pulled at
their clothes, ran before, barkeG, and sit
ting down on his launches gave utter
auce to one If those long, mournful
howls, which all have heard, but which
none can describe, and finally, finding
they were about to return, lie actually
jumped upon them, and cndeayored to
push them in the direction he de-
sired they should g. No ono could be-
hold his actions-N hcl lacked orly lang.
uLge to extross the intensity of his desire
without thinking that something urgcut
demandediheir presence in the deep recess
ses Of the woods They finally concluded
to follow him aud see the end oft. How
sudden was the change in the action of
the animal lie ran around them danced
and capercd. and licked their hands,
looking up into their faces with such a
lock OF gratitude as amply repaid them
for the apparent risk they ran.
In this way he led them to where lay
his now insensibo master, aud the
corpscs Of his two comrades They i'm.
mediately recognized them; and per
ceivng life in the Captain, they pro.
cceded to form litter to convey him
to the fort. This they did by cutting
two long poles, and laying boughs
upon them, upon which they carefully
laid his iDsensate form, and after hiding
he bodies of the others by the side of a
decayed trunk until they could return
for them, they started for tho fort DR..
Thacher, IN his journal, says " lie was
a most frightful spectacle. The whole
Of his scalp was removed III two places