Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-03-25


-ho~isd-earked As u nad-jumped bach.
ana then uP sgain on the .trasgers breast
-heksd hin-crIed. lie seemed tryisg.
the great beautiful aniunsl. O. climb aid paw
al over him bit po- the strsngers arm.
we're about bin n. brown curls and nous
tAehe -ere N Bras shsggy coat He for
81 ny presence ,n1 laid his bcai on Brass
meek hrs ar'a' still holding the immense
dos Against hrs oresst. and Bran netion-
less. except his tail. which whipped from
side o. side. n eestscy; ~hils he rnoass,I m
rhs sadness OF Perfset hAPpinsss lie had
found bis master.
Tn the same evening that Bran found NJ.
master. Ar Manton told me. as -e we're
returning 70 the house. that exacslv two
years before. ~ -as on us ~av in a snail
brig % New York from Portland. where be
had been in bis capacity of an officer Of en-
ginesrs 'n the United State. army. 20 iu-
'Pect sozs forti6caiions. and that he lad
With him this sane dog Bran. about t-o
years old then. ard -hieh he had raised
from puppy Al that day ia bad blown
gale They suPPo.ed themselves ~ tie
ns'Shoorhood Of Montauk Point. though
the captain had not had al Observstioa m
iorty-e'ght hOurs. That night. or rather
m the morning. about I've. when the Wind
bad iuiled -omsvhaf. and whilst the brig
~as stall lying to. b. wat on deck and ssooS
by The forward bul~arss taking to the c,p-
tam Hard, had he beca there f,e MIN
1'e'--Brsn standing close BY has side
when a sudden sea struck the vessel so yio-
ientls as 10 throv hin INTO the sea. A be
captain imuned'atsly eNst hins hfe-preser-
yer. which fsrts.A'ely hung N she eonpsa-
ion-~ay right At band but before that
bran had sprung aftsr has master. and vas
"~'i'ie ham ~hea ne caught tho kie-Pres~r-
Yer In lev seconds more be had hold Of
r0PS the captain hal also threwh. and
win TIE hsiP OF some Of the crew -as got
'AieiF on aecs-
IA danger had been as extreme as it
~~s Dr'ef All attempts 10 i-so Bran.
brave teA0-. and rcscuo ham. were In vain
lie vas tossed past them on the waves. and
Was son iOst sight Of After be lad told
rse that mneh. Mr.. MAnton hesitafcd for
while. and then smiled a. be said fh.t the
strAngest par; sf his .dFeniare was yst -
DC told. Nhiist buheting -ifh the waves
n those HoEisnts Of darkness and danger.
70 sAd seen, as be nf'ghi IN a very startling
dream a girls face booking Al him WITH
fearful anxiety. The appearance -As but
Tor Hash Of tune. yss it bad cluhg 10 bis
memory ever sln7e. perhaps Impressed The
mSrc because be bal ssain. and again sinoe
nc 0ee1Hehce. wondered an metaphysical
'Paiatioa over a. Al the bal he rscogui-
ia in ny lace tie prototype oi las vision
sid not tel hina thos II ny spectral
'''.'Ai'oH OF i1e Nonaer!u eosaei4eaee IN
our experiences On the same Hisht AM Al
TIC same hour. Az astoHishment almost
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