East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-11-05
lflIE IIAIfmF6I SENTINEL.

some. AT midnight Pierre Sancoin was
IrtatiOned at ono of the outposts. lie.
WAS a stout, Bold, shrewd man, and a
good soldier The colonc' of his regi.
tmeut was with the sergeant ON tins
beat, having requested 10 be called az
midnight, that he might visit the OUT
POSTS.
Pierre. hc said, after the men had
been posted, .yon must keep your eyes
open. Don't let even asStray horse GO
out or come ia Without the pass. Do
Wbfm pndcrsipndt u rF0rvFr -
IfiAye mon coIoncl,I I shall be prompt
The dogs are all around us, and you
cannot be too careful. Don't trust meu
nor brutes. a..s -,....-...-...
7 Never fear WAS Pierre, < answer as he
brought his frelock to his shoulder, and
moved back pace.
After this the guard moved on to the
next post, aud Pierre Sancoin was left
alone pierre'S post Was one of the
Utmost important in tho camp, or around
it, and hc had been placed there for that
reason. The ground over which he had
70 walk was a long knoll bounded at
one end by a huge rock, aud al the
other sloping away into a narrow ra
vine, in which was cppse OF willows.
Beyond THIS copse the ground Was low
and Doggy, So tlIat man could not pass
H.. The rock WAS TO the westward, anG
r Pirrres walk was 10 It's outer side. o.
The night was quite dark huge masses
of clouds tloatcd over head, and shut
ting out ting stars; aud sort of fog
seemed to be rising also from the marsh
The wind moaned through the copsc in
therayinc, aud the air was damp and
chilly. With n slow, steady tread, the
soldier paced his ground, ever and andn
stopping to listen, as tho willows in the
ravine ratified their leaves, or some night
bird started out with itS quick tapping.
An hour had passed away and the
sentinel had seen nothing to excite his
suspicion. He had stopped for mo
meut close by the side of the rock
when ha was startled by a quick, Wild
scream from the wood, and in few mo
uonts more large bird flew over his
head $685. sa.
PabhR he muttcrtd, after the night
bird had flown over could mortal man
have stopped that fellow passing? 1H
ll He satisfied himself that he had done
nothing wrong in suffering the bird to
pass. Ho 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 Object crossing the line
towards the copso
Hold he cries, bringing the musket
quick to his shoulder Hold, or fire!
y And with his piece at aim, he ad
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object stopped; but as became to within
few yards Of is, it started to move on
towards the ca5p.
Diablel cried Pierre, move any further
and fire. What, psrdicul lie Prince:
Ho, ho; why Prince!
H The animal turned and made a motion
as though he would leap upon the sent
nels bosom, but the soldier motoned
him off ~
Bravo, Prince, Pierre cried reaching
forth his hand and patting the head OF
the great shaggy beast, which haG nov
sat upon his launches Pierre recog
nIzed the intruder as great dog of the
breed of st, Bernard, which had been
owned in the regiment Cor over year
and which had been missing for about 4
week. lie disappeared one night from
the pickets, and all search for him had
been unavaling
Parblou, mon grand Prince, Pierre
uttered, as though tho dog could under
stand every word; the men will he happy
to see You; where have you been SC
long? -,..,-r....,..,
'.4 The dog MAIDEN answer to this, say,
n low whiue, end a familiar nodding o
the head. #
Now, mon ami you just keep you
sitting there, until the guard comes, an,
then we will go to the camp together
Mind that, will you? ~ - .8H
And with these words, uttered will
solemn emphasis, and due meaning
Pierre started on his beat again. ii,
had got half way 10 the rock, when tn,
idea of hooking around struck him, anc
no did so. lie Pr,uce was moving to
wards tic camp again.
la! Prince, that won't 10. Stop
stop! or III shoot Diabc, tie colone
was positive in his orders was to le
nothing pass my post without the coun
tcrsign, A dog is something. Yo,
can't 90 Prince, so now lie down Down
down, / say! ~. .-..,
With this the dog lay flat on hi
belly, and stretched on, his fore paws
Pierre patted him upon the bead again
and having duly urged upon him tn
necessity of remaining where lie was, III
resumed his march once more.
During the. next fifteen minutes til,
animal lay perfectly quiet, and ever an,
anon the sentinel would speak to him BY
way of being sociablc, But at length
the dog made another attempt 20 g,
into the camp. Pierre bad nearly reach
eel tho rock when lie heard the mo We
inent, and on turning he could Just Sc
his uneasy companion making off.
Diablo the honest fellow Inuttcred
must obey orders The colonel's wor,
was plain, llerel Prheul Come here
Here. Princc Mon Dieu! you mus
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