The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-12-02


But the dog took no other notice of the
call than to quicken his speed.
Back, back, here !" -.
"Grand Dieuip This last expression was
forced from Pierre's lips by seeing the dog
! leap to his hind legs and run thus In an
instant the truth burst upon him. Quick as
thought he elasped his gun to his shoulder
and took aim. He could just distinguish
the outlines now, and then he fred. There
was sharp CRY, and Pierre had to turn, for
the guards were approaching. M
"Qui est la?" (Who goes there2) he
cried.
Relief guard, was the answer
And having obtained the countersign,
he informed the officer of what had hap
pened.
"a dog ?" cried the officer, "Prince did
you say n eas Is
He looked like the Prince, but, diable
you should have seen him run off on his
hind legs"
/ "Eh? hind legs?n
| "Yes'
a" Then come, show us where he was"
With this, the officer of the mounted
! guard pulled his lantern from his breast,
and having removed the shade, he started
on. Pierre led the way to the copse, and
there the dog was found in the last strug-
giles of death. The officer stopped down
and turned him over
"Grand Dieur he cried; what legs
for dog, eh ?"
And no wonder he said so. The hind
legs of the dog were booted and had every
appearance of the pedal extremities of the
genius 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 e in the Prussian
tongue, followed.
Diable here's an adventure" uttered
the officer, and he made Pierre hold the lam
tern while he ripped open enough Of the
dogs skin TO find the face. But they CON
cluded not to stop here to investigate; so
they formed a litter by crossing their mus
kets, and, having lifted the strange animal
upon it, they proceeded on their way. On
reaching the camp they found half the sol
diers up, waiting to find out why the gun
was fired
Lights were brought, and the body placed
upon the ground. The dogs skin was re-
moved, and within was found a Prussian
drummer. He was small fellow, though
apparently twenty years of age, but he was
dead-Pierre's ball having touched his heart
or somewhere very near it. His pockets
were overhauled, and in one of them was
found cipher, but no one of them could
make anything out of it. The colonel took
it and directed that the body be placed out
of sight, for burial on the morrow.
But this was net the end. About four
o'clock, just before daylight, another g1n
was fined on the same spot 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
When the body was brought into camp, it
was found to be that of Bavarian trooper,
who had been suspected of treachery, though
proof had ever been found against him.
On his person was found the key to the cy-
pher which had been taken from the person
of the drummer; and now that the colonel
had them both, he could translate the mys-
tic scroll. 1t proved to be direction to
the Bavarian to lay his plans for keeping as
near Napoleon's person as possible, after he
should enter Berlin, and then wait for fur
ther orders
The mystery was explained. The Baya-
rian had contrived to call the great dog
away from the regiment, and deliver him
up to the enemy, and his skin was to be
made the cover for a spy to enter the camp,
and the spy would have got in, too, but for
the spOrtive order of the colonel, and the
wiIfully faithful obedience of Pierre San
coin.
On the next day Pierre was promoted to
to him " If you only make as faithful an
officer as you have proved yourself faithful
as sentinel, ask no more"