The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-07-22

the idea Of looking around struck him,
aud he did so. LIE Prince was moving
towards the camp again.
'Ha, Prince, that won't do. Stop,
stop. or III shootl Diable, the Colonel
was positive in his orders. l was to let
nothing pass the post without a counter
sign. A dog is something. You can't
go. Prince, SO now lie down. Down l
say"
During the next fifteen minutes the
dog lay perfectly quiet, and ever and
anon the sentinel would speak to him by
way of being soeiable. But at length
the dog again attempted to go into the
camp. Pierre had nearly reached the
rock when he beard the movement. and
on turning he could just see his uneasy
companion making off.
'Diabler the honest fellow uttered.
Il must obey orders. The Colouel's
word was plain. Here! Parbleau, come
therel Here Prince! Mon Dieul You
mnst die if you don't
With a few quick Rounds the soldier
had got near enough the dog to fire, and
as, the latter stopped, he stopped.
tMoncber ami, you must stay with me
Here, come back! mist shoot if you
don't. Pafbleaul What a thing TO
start the whole camp for. to shoot a
dog .g.r
But by coaxirg and threatening the
sentieel got the dog back to his post. aud
there he made him lie down once more.
And thus matters rested till the tramp
of the coming guard was heard.
sAh, nov Prince we'Il be relieved, the
soldier said, stopping near the dog
'You shall go and see your old frienss-!'
The tramp Ct the coming guard drew
near, aud Pierre was preparing to nail
them, when the dog took a lew start1in
"a new direction, this time starting to-
wards the copse.
ttsBlek,. back !, Herep sla,1.7
Grand ieu.r This1ast exclamation
p. N|nrrMH NHr 81 "a
was forced from Pierreis lips by seeing
the dog leap to his hi d legs and run
thusl-in au instant the truth burst up
on hm. Quick as thought, he clapped
his gun to his shoulder aud took aim.
He cou d just discover the dim outlines
now, and lie fired. There was a sharp
cry, aud then Pierre had to turn, for the
guard was approaching.
'Qui es la p Who is there?) he
cried.
Relief guard was the answer.
Aud having obtained the countersign,
he Informed the officer what had hap
pened.
"A dog, cried the officer, Prince did
you say 2
He looked like Prince: but diabie,
you should have seen him run off on his
hind legsn
'EhP Hind legs?'
Yes a5s3 l- Sd
Then come and show where he was >
With this the officer of the mounted
gunrd pulled out his lantern from his
breast, aud having removed the shade
he started on. Pierre led the way to
the copse, aud there the dog was found
ia the last struggles of death.
IT e officer stopped down aud turned
him over, .oa5LL
Grand Dieu," he cried, "what legs
tor a dog, eh
AID no wonder he said SO. The hind
legs of the animal was booted, and lad
every appearance of the pedal extremi
ties Of the genus man. But all doubts
were removed in a very short time, for
as the officer turned the body again, a
groan came up ard the words "God
take me-" in the Prussian tongue fol;
lowed. -
dDiablel here's an ~adventurer utter.
ed the officer, aud male Pierre hold the
lantern while he ripped open enough of
the dogs skin to see the face. But
they concluded net to stop there to ill.,
vestigate, so they formed a litter by
crossing their muskets, and havieg lit
ed the strange auimai upon il, they pro
ceeded oaaheir way. WhentheyIeach-
ed the camp, they found half the soldiers
up waiting togfud out why the gun was
6reds
Lights were brought, and the-body
placed upon the ground The dog skin
was REMOVED, and within was found a
Prussiap drummer. He was a small
fellow, though apparently some twenty
years of age, but he was dead, Pierre's
ball having touched lis heart, or I'M
where very near it. His pockets were
overhauled, aud in one of them was a
cypher, but no one could make anything
of it. The Colonel took it, and direct
ed tha' the body should he placed out
of sight for burial on the morrow.
But this was not the end. About 4
o'clock, just before daylight, another
gun was fired on the same post where
Pierre had been, and this time a man
was shot who was trying to make his es-
cape from the camp. When the body
was brought into camp, it was found to
De that of a Bavarian trooper, who had
baop eusueeted Of treacherv thonoh no