Demoine courier., 1856-05-01

of this. however. he only added In'eas''
~ to his pain by irritating and inf am'ng
ms cad Of soothing has head Hoping 'e
rad mrself nf the ani.pal ard die in peace
he said 10 him: III ou think SO much o
me why dom, you gu kr hsipF A
endowed with reason for the occasion
The tog seemed IN understand him ant
started OF towards the fort. Al q dis
lance Of . mile ~ ,ha, dirrcuoI. ne came
upon two men who were fishing Run
nirg up TO them he caught then, by ,heiI
clothes with his ,seih, pulling and rug
ging at their garments. and looking bach
10 see II they followed him. Their frs
feeling wa one Of fear: thinking. per
h,ps. that The animal vas mad, aud !
vas some lutte time brinre they saemst
TO understand the dogs desire hu ,hey
should follow him. They did ~ a, las,
aud now Inc faithful brute nearly danced
and capeted ~i,h Joy. Running osf'te
he led them Directly towards the wood,
now snd then looking back to see II they
were cWning.
Af,es gealng some distance into the
! d. ep spade III The forres: they became
fearful Of Indians. and taking counsel OI
their Tears were sbont ~ tnrr back. The
exctpmsn, Of the dog was INV exnem.
He danced abnni them ia 4 psrtec, fesrf
of anxiety: pulled nj their cln,hss. ran
b-fore. baking. and cutting down on hi.
launches, gave uiteranse 10 n Ol those
long. mourntul hOwls,. which all have
heard but which nome can describe; aud
finally. fading that they were abon, IL
-r,urn. he actually jumped upon 'h-m.
aud endeasored 10 push Them in the d..
rertion he desired they shoold 60 M
one cuuld behold his ac,ions-which
lacked only language IN express the in-
e n ~ Of his desire-wUhout feeling
thai, snmesh.ne argent demanded sh.'r
presence in the deep recesses of the
words. and they iaaliy concluded 10 iol-
low him aud see The cnd Of it. How
sudden was the change in The actions 81
The animal lie ran sronut them. dane
ed anc ca;ered. ard licked their hands.
looking up in their faces with such . lonk
OF grau.ude as amply repaid them for The
apparen, risk they ran.
"a this way he led them 10 where hi.
now msens,ble master aud the corpses 81
his Two comrsdes Law. They imms
dla.ely recognised ,hem; and psrcriv'ng
tie IN the Captain. they proceeded :"
inrm a lities u coRvey him Ia The iOr.
This they did by cutting two long poles
and In, ing b"ughs upon than. upon
which they carefully lad his ~inscns,his
form, aud after hiding the BODIES III tn
others Ivy the side Of a dscayed trunk
unui they could return for them. the,
started Tor The fot,. DIR. Tha,chrr Ia
hrs %,urnai says. He was a mat fnghf-
fu. spectacle. The whole Of his sc q,
~as removed, ia iwo places on he Tore
part of ms head the tamahawk had pen
erased he rkvil: there vac a ao md IN
his back with the same iDs,,umeaL. bs.
sides a wound in bis side. and another it,
his arm with a muskst ball."
Of course no hopes we're entertained
oi his recovery. bu, contrary 10 all hu.
man ex ~2eciation. he rallied. and although,
during The period IT many months
while he was stretched upon m lnsaliu'.
Couch. he suffered a hundred deaths. vel
he d,d finally recnver aud lived . .
vicung witness Of The barbar',y Of savage
warfare. HIS Cog. by whose means hi
life had been prrsersed. was ever sirr'
h,s dear+s, aud mos. che lshed frisnd.-
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