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new direction, this time starting towards til,
c"lse.
"I'ack ! Back IIl,crc!"
"Granh Dieu ~ This last exclamation
was forced from picrre's lips, by seeing tho
dog leap to his hiud legs and run thus! 1T
an instant the truth burst upon him. Quicl
as thought he clapped his gun to his slnoul
der and took aim. lie could just discovc,
the dim outlines now, and lie fired Their.
was a sharp cry, and then Pierre had tc
turn, Tor the guard were approaching.
"Qui est la?" (wlo is there y he cried.
"Eclief guard" was the answer.
And having obtained the countcrsicn, he
informed tile officer what had happened.
! "a dog?" cried the officer. "I'rince, did
you say!"
| "lic looked like Prince; but, diabc, YOU
should have seen him run oil on his hind
lcgcs"
"Eh! Hind legsa"
"lcs."
"Tlcn come, show lis where he was"
With this the officer of the mounted
guard pulled out his lantern from his
, breast, and removing the shade he started
on. licrrc led the way to the corpse, aud
there the dog was found in the last strug.
giles of death.
The officer stopped and turned him
over.
Grand Dieu :" he cried, "what legs for
4 dog, OH"
And no wonder lie said so. The hind
legs OF the animal were booted, and have
every appearance Of the pedal extremilics
OF the genus man. But all doubts were
removed very quickly, for as the officer
turned the body again, groan came ur,
and the words God take me ~ in til.
Prussan tongue, followed.
'Diable here's an adventure ~ uttered
! the officer, and he made Pierre hold the Ian
tern while he ripped open enough of the
dogs skin to find the face. But they con-
cluded not to stop there to investigate SO
they formed Il litter by crossing their mus
kcts, and having lifted the strange animal
upou it they proceeded on their wav.
When they reached the camp, they found
half the soldiers up, waiting to find out why
the gun was fired.
Lights were brought and the body placed
upon the ground. The dog skin was re-
moved, and within was found II Prussian
drummer. lie was small fellow, though
apparently some twenty years of age, Gut
he was dead, l'ierrc's ball having touched
his heart, or somewhere very near it, Ills
pockets were overllaulcd and in ono OF
them was cyphcr, but no one could make
anything Of it. The colonel took it, and
directed that the body should he placed out
Of sight for burial on the morrow.
But this was not the end. About four
o'clock, just before daylight, another gun
was fired on the same post where PIERRE
had been, and this time man was shot
who was trying to make his escape from the
camp. He was shot through the head.
Wien the body was brought into camp, it
was found to bc that Of II Bavarian trooper
who had been suspected of treachcry
thong no proof had ever been found
against him. On his person was found the
key to the cypher, which had been taken
from the person Of the Prussian drummer
and now that the colonel had taken them
both, lie could translate the mystic scroll
1t proved to be direction to the Bavar-
ian to lay his plans for keeping as near
Napoleon's person rs possible, after he
! should enter Berlin, and then wait for fur
, thcr orders.
The mystery was explained. The Bav-
arian had contrivcd to call the great dog
away from the regiment, and delivered him
up, to enemy, and his skin was to be made
the cover for aspy. to enter the camp
under. And the spy would have got in
too, but for the sportive order of the colo.
ne and the willfulIy faithful obedience oi
Pierre Sancoin.
On the next day Pierre was pr omoted
to the rank of sergeant, and the Emperor
said no him rs he bestowed the boon
"lf you only make as faithful an officer
you have proved yourself faithful as a sen.
tinel, can ask no more.'
AN EXAMPLE FOR STUDENTs.-Wler
Paley first went to Cambridge he fell into q
society Of young men far richer than him
self, to whom his talents and conviviality
made him an acceptable companion, and ht
was in n fair way for ruin. One morning
one of these comrades came into his bed
room before he was up, and he, as usual
thought 1t was to propose some plan of pleas
ure for the day. His friend, however, said
"Ialey, | have not slept wink this night
| ~ 'A"S oA 9ou' L dii, no YOU kuo"
heir to such fortune, and whether eve
look into book at Cambridge or not, doe
not signify one farthing. But this is no
the case with you you have only your abili
ties to look to, and no man has better, If 20,
do but makes the proper use Of them. Blu
ifyoq 60 on in this way you are ruined
fand from this time forward am determin
ed not to associate with you, for your ow,
sake. You know l like. your company, ant
it is great sacrifice to give it up, bultgiv'
it Up. will, az matter of conscience.
PaISy lay in bed the whole day ruminatint
on this. In the evening he rose and tool
his tea, ordered bis bedmaker to make hi
fire over night, and call him at five in tn
morning; and, from that day forward, ros
always at that hour, went put first wranglel
and became the fortunate nan ahe was. Thi
he related to his inti,gatsfrisnd, Mr.. Sheep
shanks; from him it came TO Mr.. Broom,