Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1865-04-13

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ali search for him had been unavalline
5 "Parleu. mon grand Prince" Pierr
uttered. as though the dog could under
stand every word, ''the men will be hap
py to see you. Where have You bee
for 50 long ?"
The dog made no answer to this, saw
: = = low .issi..s1 a fssAsl.ar nnddino o
the head ~
Now, mon. ami, you must keep you
sitting there till the guard comes, an,
then we Il so d the camp together
Mind that, viii sou 2"
And with these words, uttered viii
solemn emphasis and due meaning Pier
re started on BIS beat again He hac
got half way TO be rock, when the ide'
of looking round struck him, and lie dir
tso, lie Prince vas moving towards ihe
camp again.
"Ha Prince that won't do! Stop
stop, or III shoot. Diable, the colonel
was positive in bis orders. I was to lei
nothing pass my post without the coun-
,srsigns A dog is something. You
can't go Prince, so now let down. Down
down, say"
With this the dog lay fiat down upon
his belly, and srreached out his fore
paws. Pierre patted him upon the head
again, and having duly urged upon him
the necessity Of remaining where he
was, he resumed his march once more.
During the next ffte en- minutes, the
animal lay perfectly quiet, and erer and
anOs the sentinel would speak 10 him2by
way Of being sociable. 'o3!
But al length the dog made another
attempt to go into the camp. Pierre had
nearly reached the rock when he heard
the move ment, and on turning be could
just see his uneasy companion making
off.
',DidBle. Z" The honest fellow uttered
Il must obey orders. The CoIonel's.
word was plain. Here, Parblhs! Come
here. HerePfi1sa, Non Dieui you
must die if you don't ag aaiyad
With few quick bounds the soldier
had got near enough to the dog to fire..
and as the latter stopped, be stopped.
"Mon cher ami, you must say with
me. Here. Come back, lmust shoot
if you don't. Parbleu what a thing to
start, The camp for, TO shoot a dog"
But by cOaxing and threatening, the
sentinel got the dog back to bis post, and
there he n I'D him lie down once more.
And thus matters ended TIL thelramp of
the coming guard was heard.
''.Ah, now, Prince, we'll be relieved -
the soldier said, stopping gear the dog.
"You 60 and see your old friends. ''ao 1
The tramp of the coming guard drew
near. and Pierre was preparing TO hail
them, when the dog took a new slart,and
in new direction, this time starting to-
wards the Copse.
"Here, here. Prince, Par6leu. don't
you run off again.
But The animal took no other notice of
the call than to quicken his speed.
Blackjack Here Grand Dieu y
This last exclamation was forced from
Pierre's lips, by seeing the dog leap to
MS hind legs and run thus.
In an Instant the truth burst upon him.
Quick as thought he clapped bis gun
to his shoulder, and took aim.
He could just Distinguish the dim out |
lines now, and he fired.
There was sharp cry, and then Pier
re had to turn, for the guard were ap-
preaching. 49,,
"QGi est la ~ be cried. 3 oa.ar.
.s ''Garde montant - was the answer.
And having obtained the codntersgn, |
INFORMED the officer what had happened. |
"a dog?" cried the officer. prince, i
did you sayI'' sq fs
He looked like Prince; but, diable,
you should have seen him ran off on his
hind legs"
"Eh! Hind legs 2"
"Yes."
"Then come show US where be was.
With this the officer of the mounted
guard pulled his lantern from hls breast
and having removed the shade, he star
ted on. Pierre led the way to the coPse.
and there the dog was found, apparently
in the last struggles of death.
The officer stopped down and turned
him over.
Grand Dieu!" he cried, what legs
for dog, eh g.
And no wonder he said so. The hind
legs of the animal were booted, and bad
every appearance of the pedal extremi-
ties of the genus homo. But all doubts
we're removed very quickly, for as the
officer turned the body again, deep
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