The Evansville journal., 1869-08-21

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The noble dog howled pitoousiy anC
laid down at the travellers feet. Then
the latter begged rs to explain HI:
presence. did so; and as he listen
ed, 2 saw tear fall on the beautiful
head of the greyhound, whom ne
leaned over to cares5.
Monsieur" said he addressing me,
foam what you tel me, l venture o
hone that Sir Arthur still lives. We
have been friends from childhood.
About three years since he married
a rich heiress, and this dog was pre-
sented 10 him by her. Bavis was high
IL cherished for his fidelity, a quality
4 which unhsppiiy was not possessed by
[ his mistress. She left her fond and
| loving husband, and eloped with an
other man. Sir Arthur sued for di-
/ yorce, and obtained it: then having
arranged his affairs In England he
set out for the Continent, followed
only By bis deg. His friends knew
not whittier he went. Doubtless the.
presence of Bevis, evermore recalling
the memory of her who had so cruelty
Wronged him, must have torn his
heart, and at leDgth impelled him to
destroy the faithful creature. But
the shot not. having been mortal, the
dog, Imagine, when he recovered
consciousness, was led by instinct to
seek the house MS master last slept In.
Now, Monsieur, he is yours, and l
heartily thank you for the Kindness
you have shown him."
About 10 o'clock the stranger re-
tired TO his room, after having ca
ressed Bevis, who escorted him to his
door, and then returned to his accus-
toned place before the fire. My pa
rents and the servants had retired to
rest, and l prepared TO follow their
example-my bed being placed ct one
end of the common hall. While |
was undressing l heard storm rising
in the mountains. just then there
came a knocking at the door. and
BeYis began to groBl I asked who
was theTe2 A voice replied, two trav.
elers, who want a nights lodging
/ l0pened small chink of the door
to look out, and perceived two ragged
men, each leaning on a large club. |
did not like their looks; and knowing
that several robberies had been oom-
mitted In the neighborhOod, Igefused I
them admission, telling them that In |
the next village they would readily |
find shelter. They approached the |
door, as though they meant to foIoe |
their way iny but Bevis made his voiceJl
heard IN SO formidable manner that |
they Judged it prudent to retire I |
bolted the door. and went to bed. |
Bevis, according to his custom, lay |
down near the threshold, but we nei. |
ther of US felt inclined to sleep.
A quarter Of an hour passed /
when suddenly, above the wailiDg of /
the wind, came loud, shrill cry of a /
human being in distress. Bevis rush. |
ed against the door with a fearful t
howl at the same moment came the /
report of gun. followed by another
cry. Two minutes after | was on the
road, armed with a carbine and hold.
ing dark lantern; my father and the
stranger, armed, accompanied me.
As for BeVls, be had darted out of
the house and disappeared.
We approached the defile which /
mentioned before, at the moment when
a flash Of lightning Illuminated the /
scene. a hundred yards IN advance we
saTBeVis grasplnga man by the throat.
We hurried on, but the dog had COM
pleted his work ere we reached him:
for two men, whom / recognized as I
those who had sought admitance to
our inn, lay dead, strangled by his
powerful jaws Further on, we dis
covered another man, whose bloody
wounds the noble dog was licking. /
The stranger approached him, and /
gave convulsive cry: it was Sir Ar
thur-the master of BeVis !" fAI
Here M. Dermann paused recollec- +
ton seemed to overcome him and he
stopped to caress the sleeping grey
hound in order to hide his emotion. II
After while he finished his recital Z
in few words. 1.i
Sir Arthur was mort tdlfy wounded, {
but he lived long enough to recognize
his dog, and to confess that In mo- +
ment Of desperation he had tried to
Kill the faithful creature who now
avenged his death, by Staying the rob
oers who had attacked him. He APP ,
pointed the stranger his executor, and
settled large pension on BeVis, to |
revert to the family of the innkeeper,
Wishing thus to testify his repentant |
ove toward his dog, and his gratitude
toward those who had succored him.
The grief of Bevis was excessive;
he watched by his masters couch, COW
sTlng MS dead BODY with caresses
and for long time lay stretched on !
his grave, refusing to take nourish-
nent; and It.was not until after lapse
Of many months that the affection of
his new master seemed to console him
for the loss OF Sir Arthur"
As my fellow traveller finished the {
recital, the diligence stopped TO
change horses at the little town of !
Mantua. Here M. Dermann's ionr- ]
ney ended, and having taken down
his luggage, he asked me to assist the
descent of his dog. l shook hands /
With him cordially, aud then called
Bevis, who seeing me on such good /
terms with his master, placed his
large paws on my breast, aud uttered
low, friendly bark Shortly after, 6
they both disappeared from my sight :
aslt not from my memory, as this lit
lie narrative has proved.