The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-06-25
a DOG. STORY.

fE AAo Jug VI 4 aV1Ontarel6 6azunQO0Otedly
stands the esvery foremost on the list ol
canine aecusers ! but the story. is ,toe
we'll known, too legendary, and too long
to allow. repetition here. Ill.,.
Another sDenuuciating Dog, bearing
the singular name Of "Bristol," IS Re.
corded in the judicial annals Of. The
south Of France. 1t dates from the year
'1718. 90 :.-'*@s.' sszs53 s''s* II.
A Marseilles paper-mcrchant went IA
make purchases at Toulon. That done,
he left Toulon to return to Marseilles.
His wife and son, appriscd of his de-
parture, awaiting his coming. For four
long days they waited in vain in state
of fearful and ever-increasing anxiety.
On the morning Of the fifth day their
dog, who lad accompanied his master
in his journey, arrived alone. The
poor creature was in pitiables statc.-
Every SOUND Of his voice, every move.
mcnt he made, announced the deepest
grief: He licked his mistress's hands,
lay down at her feet, and began ia
howl. '~~~ H. -. @..g.... -.s.i
"Mistortune has come to the house, z
she said.@ "a presentiment = Of evil
chokes my breath. IF your father
should be dead !! The Lord have pity
on us p az =s:'::.s,. - .,s ......
"lf you wish, mother. I am ready to
go in search Of him." y .,,..4s.s..
E'Go my boy, by all means. Take
Bristol with you. He will be sure to
lead you to his master, alive or dead y
Bristol, hearing what was said, rose
to his feet and walked slowly toward
the door. The young man saddled a
good horse; and. set off at once on his
mission. He did not return until the
following day. Daring the whole time
of his absence his mother had :, prayed
and: wept. ~, p: >...o. a. - ''-
= '"'Yon are alone, - she said ); II un-
de.stand what that, means. Your faith
er is no more, and I am left widow"
= He knelt by her side, and Bristol
licked their hands while they wept to-
gether. 80. .s,:, v,::..
"What information have you ostain.
ed p she asked. ..~a..s.
-"Ny father has been murdered in
the forest Of Cogniou." r.. = ay F.
For whole month the authorities on
the one hand, and the widow and her
son on the other, made every effort to
discover the murderer; but all in vain :;
they could not even find out any .indi-
vidual on whom they could fix a rea-
sonable suspicion. Six months elapsed.
The attention Of the officers of justice
being directed to more recent crimes,
they thoug ght no more Of the pa
.per-merchant. But those he had left,
still inourned Ibis loss. Bristol had
lost al his gayety:= He spout whole
hours sorrowfully stretched on : a. little
straw in the courtyard of the house. !,
.sysOne evening,Sswhile following his
young master about the town, he enter:
ed with him>into the cafe in which sew
eral strangers were assembled. The
young man took his seat at table be-
side a couple Of acquaintances, and
Bristol having nothing better: to do: be-
guiled the time by walking up and
down the room. Suddenly, after Ut
-tering a low growl, he turiously few at
a tall thin man who was amusing him
self with>a game of draughts. !,
The man, in alarm, called out for
help. The guests rose from their seats
and crowded round him. They tried
to keep the dog back they beat him
severely about the head and loins; but
all to no purpose IT only redoubled
Bristops fury He paid no attention to
the persons who maltrcated him; all
his rage rage was directed against the man
who was playing draugbts:7 AS soon as
he was driven off he attacked him again
lie toreElis clothes and bit bis legs. Ia
?, 's''This is7 insuferable, abominableP'
shouted the by.standers, addressing
Bristol's owner. s"Call off your dog,
and take him out of the room..'' ''s's ssos}
With some difficulty the: young man
succcededSin making tho enragcd ami
NAL loose his hold II and could. find NO
other means of calming him except by
carrying him quite out Of the cafe
But before they had gone 2 hundred
steps Bristol lett his master, returned
to tho cafe, and again attacked the tall
thin stra niger. Once more the young
man was obliged to employ force: te
separate the dog from.his enemy. il 9c
Among the witnesses ofnthis terrible
scene happened to bea commercial gen
tleman who had formerly been intimate
" acquainted with the paper-me reliant
Pale and trembling with emotion; h.
approached the young. man, and irquir
ed in a Whisper aaWhen your fathe'
| took bis unfortunate journey L
Toulon had hethis dog with him ?" :, -
"Yes, replied The aper-merchant''
son. "Bristol7even reached our hous,
before the disaster which has ruined j
was known st.ss s
During this secret conversation Bris
tol, whom his master held in check b,
means Ola rope tied, rounds bis meek
Emado extraordinary efforts to get loose
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