The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-04-08

did so. Lo Prince was moving toward
tho camp again.
Ha Prince, that won't do7 Stop
stop or I'll shoot Diable, the Colo.
mel was positive in his orders, 1 was to
let nothing pass my post without the
countersign, A dog is something. You
can't GO, Prince, 30 now lie down. Down
Down, l say u
With this the dog lay fiat upon his
belly, and stretched out his fore paws.
Pierre patted him upon the head again,
and having duly urged upon him tho ne.
ccssity Of remaining where he was, he
resumed bis march once more.
During the next fifteen minutes, the
animal lay perfectly quiet, and ever aud
anon the sentinel would speak to him By
way Of being sociabfc. Bat at length
the dog made another attompt to 60 in
to camp Pierre had nearly reached the
rock when he heard the movement, and
on turning he could just see his uneasy
companion making off.
Diablel" the honest fellow uttered
81 mus, obey orders. The Colonel's
word was plain.-lIere Parbleu
Come hcrel Here, Prince Non Dicu
you must die if you don'tl |"
With few quick bounds the soldier
had got near enough the dog to fire, aud
as the lattor stopped, he stopped.
Mon cher annie, you must stay with
me Here Come back must shoot
if you don't Parbleu what a thing to
start the whole camp for, to shoot a dog T.
But by coaxing aud threatening, the
sentinel got the dog back to his post, and
there be made him lie down once moro
And thus matters rested ill the tramp
Of the coming guard was heard.
"Ah. now Prince will be relieved"
the soldier said, Stopping near the dog.
You shall 60 and see your old friends"
The tramp of the coming guard drew
near, and Pierre was preparing to hail
them, whom the dog took new start, and
in new direction, this time starting to.
wards the copse.
Here. here, Prince, Parblcu, don't
you run of again.
But tho fellow took no other notice of
the call than to quicken his speed.
Back Back Hero l"-
Grand D;eu r. This last exclnma.
tiou was forced from Perre's lips, by
seeing tho dog leap to his hind legs aud
run thus In an instant the truth burst
upOn him. Quick as thought he olapped
his gun to his shoulder and took aim
He could just distinguish tho dim out
lines now, and he fired There was a
sharp cry, and thon Pierre had to turn,
for the guard was approaching.
"Qui est la ?" [Who is there? lie
cried.
Relief guard" was the answer.
And having obtained the countersign,
pened
"A dog ~ cried the officer. Prince,
did you say ?"
:" He looked like prince; but, diable,
you should have seen him run of on his
hind iogar p
"Eh1 Hiud lcgs2"
"Ycs."
"Thcn c,me; show us whore he was"
With this the officers of the mounting
guard pulled his lantern from his breast,
and having removed the shade he start.
ell on. Pierre led the way to the copse,
and there the dog was found iu the last
struggles of death
The officer stopped down and turned
him over.
Grand Dieu |" he cried, " what legs
for dog, ell ?"
And no wonder he did So The hind
legs Of the animal were booted, aud had
every appearance Of the genus man. But
all doubts were removed very quickly,
for as the officer turned the body again,
deep groan came up, and the words, +,
God take me p in the Prussian tongue,
followed.
Diable' here's an adventure I" utter.
ed the officer, and made Pierre hold the
lantern while he ripped open enough of
the dogs skin to find the face. But
they concluded not to stop there to in
vOstigate, go they formed litter by
crossing their muskets, and having lift.
cd the strange animal upon it, they pro.
cooded on their way Hhcn they reach
ed the camp, they found half the soldiers
UP, waiting to fnd out why the gun was
fired.
Lights were now brought, and the
body placed upon the ground. The dog
skin was removed, and within was found
Prussian drummer. lie was a small
fellow, though apparently some twenty
years of age; but he was dead, Pierre's
ball having touched his heart, or soma.
where very near il. HIS pockets wore
overbaulcd, and In one of them was
found a cipher, but no ono could make
anything Of it. The Colonel took it, and
directed that the body should be placed
out Of sight for burial the haxt day,
But this was not the end. About 4
o'clock. just before daylight, smother gun
was fred on the same post where Pierre
had been, and this time man was shot
who was trying to make his escape from
the camp. Ho was shot through tho
head. When the body was brought in.
to camp, it was found to be that of
Bavarian trooper, who had been suspec
ted of treaOhery, though no proof had
ever been found against him. On his
person was fonnd the key to the cypher