Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-04-01

uealoh anu snOOtlnR over his extensive
estates. lie himself was away. so We
preferred taking up our quarters in a snug
lodge IN the park, to living in the cherries
magniheence OF an unoccupied mansion.
With US we brought dog: it had been
sent over from Spain few months previ-
ously as present to my brother. He was
bloodhound, aud thoroughbred, stand
ing full forty inches high, with tapering
muscular limbs, and with countenance
so intellectual aud human in It's expression,
that, when at rest, it appeared as though
1t were working out some vast problem for
the future benefit of his race For myself,
shall never believe but that that dog was.
deep thinker. 1t was curious to watch I
his eye, now turned upwards thoughtfully, |
as If it were seeking for some calculated |
result-now shooting out bright ray of |
light. as though the long respected illumi- |
nation bad burst upon him, and then slows
ly sinking down again, to brood upon and
amplify his newly acquired theory.
Rudolph-for that was his name--was
grand dog, and of immense strength but
his slender legs, his finely cut head, and
let me add, his sensitive nose, gave him
somewhat the appearance Of an effeminate
giant. Even we did not fully appreciate
his enormous power till one day, OF COM
ing home, we found the ircn chain that
b"und him snapped, and a large mastiff,
that had dared to question bis right to
bone, stretched dead at his feat.
Upon questioning our servant. he said he
saw The mastIff Jump ever tho low wall of
the yard, and try to take posst S. ion OF the
bone that Rudolph did little at first, but
with a stroke of his paw, just struck the
bone from the mastiff as soon as he laid
hold # it; that at last the mastiff by
jerk tossed 1t out Of the reach Of Rudclph's
chain, ard was I, lowing it, when, with
yell, he sprang to his feet. tnpk huge
leap, snapped his chain, seized the mas
titf by the throat, and before he he SER
want could come up, the big brute was
dead
The farmer to whom the mastiff had be
longed, called next day. Though greatly
grieged at the losS of his dog. which had
been great favurite, he nevertheless re-
| fused all offers on our part to make restitu
ton, and declared that his only motive for
cal ing was to make the acquaintance of
dog pow erful enough to kill such an animal
| as his ma stiff
! Rudolph was produced, and behaved so
wei, and looked so handsome, that the
/ farmer declared be had never seen such a
/ uOH anu u 10 WISH
too bold" that we should come and lunch
with him some day that week, to see his
! farm, and bring Rudolph with us. Know
! ing that we could depend on him q. long
as he was within sight, and luath to refuse
so kind a return for an injury, not the less
real because uuintentiOnal we heartily ac-
cepted the invitation for all three.
A few days afterwards, then, 10 accord
with the in DrPSpDtP6 m
selves at the farmers door. The house
was a long, rambling structure, nowhere
more than ore ory high, and stretched its
shapeless length round three sides Of a
large farm yard, containing the usual med
ley Of pigs, ducks, manure, chickens, cows
and straw. Our host received us very
kindly. introduced Us to his wife, comfoI-
table looking body with six small children,
two in her arms, and the others peeping
limid out of different folds of her gown
like httl' CT ickens. They were nice, cleani
looking Saxon children, with white hair
blue eyes, The youngest pretty looking
girl Of about two years Old, wass dread-
fully frightened at the sight of our big dog
that her mother was obliged to carry her
off to bed, weeping piteously with terror,
aggravated. perhaps, by the PAIN caused
BY the advent of sharp little teeth.
We were ushered into large, low room,
with a great fagrt laz!ly smOuldering on
the hearth, and Il lcRg table spread with q
snowy s.nmespun cloth, and covered with
substantial fare-cold sucking pig, roast
beef and fuw.s. Presently the COED wife
came tack. saying that her pretty darling
had gone to sieep. The farmer produced
Jug Of some oli h,me~brewed, with an
extra streak of malt in it, and what with
Z III. 1t, oh q N
the good humor and pressing hospitality OF
: our host and hostess. the first part oil the
day passed as pleasantly and as merrily as
could be. Presently. however, we were
startled w hearing loud screams issuing
from q distant part of the house then they
were hushed for moment, and then they
arose again louder than before. THE child.
the child" cried the mother, and rushed
! out Of the room.
t "Where's Rud, lph ?" said my brother.
ooh, don't worrit yourselves" said the
father. with bis mouth full ''the dawg's
!, found it's way to the child's room, and she's
t suuealing. That's all"
= And SO it proved: for presently Aastei
Rudolph made bis appearance, walking, oil
= crawling rather, with his belly close to the
ground, and his tail between his legs, close
" followed by the mother. who was scold
ing him sharply, and beating him with {
! stick.
r en- teach you TO 20 afrightening GU
j poor little Mary, that wili-yes; and vol
killed poor Towser, teo"
Now, whether it was at this reminIs
cence, or with anger brought to pitch, a
womau's anger often is. 10y the uninterrup
u ted sound Of her own voice, it matters lit
i tie but certainly the stick came down witt
greater violence than ever. and. as lat
would have it, on the dogs head. III
f, turned as if to leap at her, but seeing tia
r | was looking at him, he retreateo. bu
r with his eye glaring with passion whlc
r | could not believe dog could feel IT ex
e press There was no mistaking tit wa
: look Of unmitigatcd hate.
= looked around at the faces at the table
7 to see if any one had taken notice of thi
extraordinary look but apparently no on
: had Thinking that they would only !aug
= Mt me. resolved to say nothing about u
: determined, however, never again to let tn
= dog escape from my eye. tried to reaso
with myself and to prove how absurd
was-that | must be mistaken-that II
= was not the circumstances could still be {
no moment. But DO what | would. coul
not shake off a vague apprehension tina
: weighed on my mind like lead The word
Fl" of Shyock occurred again and again
, me Hates any man the thing he woul
= not kin ?" Yes, "any man"-'twas tru
: enough Of a man but it was absurd to ap
? ply it to q dog, reasoned | with myself
6 'Pish. Nonsense! Absurd !" But sti
that dogs face haunted me.
, was aroused from my morbid reverie
BY the voice of our host asking US to com
, for stroll over the farm. | immediatel
jumped up, called Rudolph to follow, an
f. out we went. Nothing occurred in gu
: walk which is worth mentioning now
We saw some gigantic turuips and Broi
4 dingnagian mangelwurzel, and were niue