Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-11-26
Selerted Sflisrrllanp.
The Faithful Sentinel.

orders given for the Russian and Austri-
an spies We're plenty and Troublesome
At midnight Pierre Sanction was stationed
at one Of the outposts He was a stout.
bold shrewd man. and . good soldier
The colonel Of his regiment was with the
sergeant on this beat, having requested to
be called At midnight, that he might visit
the outpo>ts.
Pierre, he said, after the men had been
posted you must keep your eyes OPEN
Don let even stray horse come out or
90 in without the pass Do YOU under
stand
Ave. mon colonel. / shall be prompt
The dogs are all around Us, and YOU
cannot be too careful Don't trust men
nor brutes
Never fear, was Pierre's answer, as he
brought his firelock to his shoulder, and
moved back pace
After this the guard moved on to the
next post. Pierre Sancoin was left alone
Pierre : post was one of the most impor-
tant IN the camp, or around it, and he had
been placed there for that reason. The
ground over which he had to walk was a
long knoll, bounded at one end bv huge
rock, and the other sloping away into a
narrow rayiBc, in which was a copSe Of
was low and boggy. so that a man could
not pass il The rock was 10 the west
ward, and Piorrc's walk was on the outer
side
The night was quite dark and huge
masscr 5f cloud floated overhead. shutting
out the stars and a sort of log seemed
to be rising from the marsh The wind
moancd through the copse in the rayine
aud the air was damp and chilly With a
slow, steady tread, the soldier paced his
ground. ever and anon stopping to listen,
aS the willow IN the rayine ratified their
leaves. or some night bird started out
with its quick tapping
An hour had passed awav and the sen
tinel had seen nothing to excite his suspi-
cion. lie had stopped for a moment close
by the side Of the rock, when he was star
tied by a quick, wild scream from the
wood, and in n few moments more large
bird flew over his head
PorJieut he muttcred, after the night
bird had flown over could mortal man
have stopped that fellow passing
lie satisfied himself that he done moth
in1 wrong in suferin- the bird to pass
He had walked the length of his way two
or three times and was just turning by the
rock, when he was sure he saw a dark OBJ
Ject crossing the line toward the copSe
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toward the Snot \, bsrn thc nb.ecf s+nnnaJ,
but as ha cam. n within y Gaw yard5 rf
It, IL starteQ to move ON AGAIN toward the
camp.
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