The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-02-03

'""c 10 HIM. bruno, however, had rOou
sense enough 10 know that there was somc-
thing wrong in such man being seen prowl-
ing about the house at that time Of night, and
he refused to be quoted. lie went on bark
ing louder than ever
! Bruno" said Lorenzo, calling louder,
"wlIats the matter: Come back to your
house, and be quiet"
! Murphy thought he heard a voice, and,
pecping through crack in the fence, he saw
Lorenzo standing at the window. The moon
shonc upon his white nisht-gown, so that he
could be seen very distinctly.
! As soon as Murphy saw him, lie crcpt away
into thickct, and disappeared. Bruno, at
ter waiting little time to be sure tha: the
man had really gone, turned about, and came
back to the house. When he saw Lorenzo,
he began to way his tail. lie would have
told him about the gypsy if he had been able
to speak.
ITO to bed, Bruno" said he, "and not be
keeping US awake barking at the moon this
time Of night"
So Bruno went into his house, and Loren.
70 to his bed
The next night, Murphy, finding that Bru-
no could not be coaxcd away irom his duty
by ilattcrv. concluded to try what virtue there
might BE- in threats and sco!ding So he came
armed with club and stones As soon as
he got near the gate, Bruno, as he had cx-
pcctcl, took the alarm, and came bounding
down the path again to see who was there.
AS soon as he saw Murphy, he set Up a loud
and violent barking as before.
''Down, Bruno, down. exclaimed Muir
ply, in loud and angry voice. "S:op that
noise, or III break your head"
So saying, he Lrandishcd his club, and then
stopped down to pick up one Of the stones
which he had brought, and which he had laid
on the ground where he was standing, so as
TO have them all ready.
Bruno, instead of being inundated and ST.
fenced by these demonstrations, tarkcd loud
cr than ever.
Lorenzo jumped out of bed and came to
the window.
Bruno - said he, ealing aloud, "what>
the matter? There's nothing there. Come
back to your house, and he still"
The -ip>y, finding that Bruno did not fear
his clubs and stones, and hearing Lorcnzo'>
voice again moreover, went back into the
,hickct. Bruno waited until he was sure that
he was really gone, and then returned Slow
ly up the pathway to tic house
"Go to bed, Bruno" sail Lorenzo. "anl
not he keeping us awake, barkin. at the mool.
this time Of night"
So Bruno and Lorenzo both went to bed
again.
The next night Murphy came again, with
two or three pieces of meat in his hands.
I'LL bride him" said lie. lie likes meat"
bruno. on hearing the sound Of Mur,hv'>
footsteps, learcd out of his bed. an! ran dow;
the path as before. As soon rs he saw the
gypsy, he began TO bark. Murphy threw a
piece of meat towards him, expecting that.
as soon as Bruno saw it, he would stop bark
ING at once, and 20 to catin: it .rccdiv. But
Bruno paid no attention to the otlcrr, l.ri!c.
lie kept his eyes fixed closely on the gypsy,
and barkcd away as loud as ever.
Lorenzo, hearing the sound, was awakened
from his sleep, and getting up as before, came
to the window.
/ "Bruno," said he, "what is the matter now:
Come back to your house, 90 to bed, and be
quiet"
Go be C"ltaur,!.l