The weekly standard., 1869-10-27

arranged his affairs in England, he set out
tcr tie Continent, followed only oy his dog.
His friends knew nst. whittier he went
DoubtIess the presence 0f BeFis. evermore
recalling the memory of her who had 50
cruelly wronged him, must hsye torn bls
heart, and at length impeIled BIN 70 deT;
|. stfoy the fsithfal creature Be. the shot
/ not having been mortal to the dog. mag
1iue when he recovered conscioasness. was
lad bv instinct to seek the house where his
master last slept. No, Monsieur, he Is yours
and l heartily thank You for the kindness
you aaye shown him
HAbout ten O'Clock the stranger retired
to his room. after having caressed Bevis,
who escorted him to his door, and then re-
turned to his accustomed place before the
fire. Nv parents and the servants had re-
tired to rest, and prepared to follow their
example, my bed being placed at one end
of the common hall. While ] was undress-
ing heard storm rising in the mountains
Just then there came a knocking at the
door. ard BeTis began 10 groWl ! asked
who was therel A voice replied,
| 1.-TWO travellers, who Wans night slodg-
ing / opened asmali ehink of the door
to'look out, and perceived two rugged men,
each leaning on 8 large club. ] did not ike
| their looks and knowing that several rob
berries had been committed IN the neighbor-
hood refused them admission, telling them
that in the next village they would readily
find shelter. They approached the door as
/ though they meant to force their way in,
| but Bevis made his voice heard in so form
Il l. Al. Il lf.r,f
70 retire. bolted the door and went TO
bed. Bevis, according to bis custom, lay
down near the threshold, but we neither OF
US felt inclined to sleep.
"a quarter Of an hour passed, when sud-
denly, above the wailing of the wind, came
the loud, shrill cry Of human being in dis
| tress. Bevis rushed to the door with fear
full howl; at the same moment came the re.
port of a gun, followed BY another cry
4 Two minutes after, was on the road, arm
| ed with carbine and holding dark Ian
| tern my father and the stranger, armed, ac
companied me- As for Bevis, he had dart
ed out the mouse and disappeared
ave approached the defile which ! men
| toned before, at moment when flash o.
lightning illuminated the scene A hund
| red yards in advance we saw Beyis grasp
ing q man by the throat. We hurried on
but the dog had completed his work ere W,
reached him. for two men, whom recog
nized as those who had sought adniittanc
to our inn, lay dead, strangled by his pow
erful Jaws Further on, we discovered an
other man, whose bloody wounds the nobl
dog was licking. The stranger approaches
him, and gave a eonvulsiye cry it was 81
Arthur-the master of Bevisp
4-LHere N. Dernann paused; the recolleC
Zion seemed 10 overcome him, and he stop
ped to caress the sleeping greyhound j
order to hide bis emotion After a Will
he finished his recital in few words:
"SirNArthIr was mortally wounded. bu
had lived long enough to recognize his dog
and to confess that in moment of despera
ton he had tried to kill the faithful creatur
who now avenged bis death by staying tn
robbers who had attacked him. He az
pointed the stranger his executor, and SCI
tied large pension on Bevis, TO revert t
the family of the ina keeper, wishing thu
to testify his repentant love toward his dog
and his gratitude towards those who ha
succored him. The grief of Bevis was ex
cessive; he watched by his masters coucI
covering his dead body with caresses, an,
for long time lay stretched on his grave
refusing TO take nourishment; and it wa
not until after the lapse ofmany months tina
the affection of his new master seemed t
console him for the loss of Sir Arthur
As my fellowtrayeler finished the irecita
the diligence stopped to change horses a
the little pwn of Mantua Here NJ Dcl
mann's journey ended, and having take
down his luggage, he asked me to assist til
descent of his dog. shook hands with hin
cordially, and then called Beyis, who seein
me on such good terms with his mastel
placed his large paws on my breast, an
uttered low friendly bark. Shortly afte
| they both disappeared from my sight, bt
not from my memory, as this little narratiy
l,has uroyefi.l y .-frfsi,iH -fTt-radt fre .-g