The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-24
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showed rs much aSzfcSiony we found it,,
however, impbssibfe to take off his collar,
4 eyen for the purpose Of binding up his
4 Ephnds. AS soon fas heSwas able to Nalk,
ne would go toward the mountainSsAiid
De absent for hours: me second time
this occurred. We followed him. He pro-
ceeded as far as o part OF the road where
4 narrow dedle borders q pyecipice; there
| he continued for long time, smelling
and scratching about ) We conjectured
that the Englishman might have been
attacked by robbers on This spot, and his
dog wounded in defending him. How
ever, no event of the kind had occurred
IN the country, and, after the strictest
search. no corpsa5was discovered. Re-
col!est!nS. therefore, the uanner III
which the traveller had treated his dog, 1
came to the conclusioh that he had tried
| 70 Kill the faithful cteSture. But, where
fore? This was e mystery that could
not solve
t'Bevis remained with us, testifying
the utmost gratitude for our Kindness.
Ills intelligence and humor attracted the
strangers who frequented our inn, while
the inscription on his collar, and the tale
we had to tell OF him, failed not to ex-
cite their curiosity. One morning in
autumn, had been out to take walk,
accompanied 6y Bevls. When returned,
found seated by the tire, IN the COM
mon hal' newly arrived traveller, who
looked round as :! entered. AS soon as
ne perceived BeVls, he started and called
n,m; n.a;,;n ahe dog aarted towards hlm;
smeihng MS clothes, and uttered the sort
OF salutation with which he honored you
just now, and finally placing his fore
paws on the travellers knees, began to
ilck ms lace:
S.Where Is your master, Bevls? Where
is Sr Arthur said the stranger, in Eng
llsh: q
line noble dog howled piteously, and
iay down mt the travellers feet; Then
the latter pegged US to explain his pre-
sence. L DID so; and as he listened,
saw tear 1all on the beautiful head OF
the greyhound, whom he leant over to
caress:
MONSIEUR SAID he, addressing me,
from wnas you tell me, L venture to
nope taat Sir arthur still lives. we have
Deen 1rlenos from ohlldhood. About
three years SINCE, he married rich heir
ess, ana TINS uog was presented to him
py her. beVls was hlgh!y cherished for
MS ndehty' quality which urhappily
was not possessed by his mistress. She
ie1t her iond and loving husband and
eloPea wisn another man. Sir Arthur
sued for divorce, and obtained it; then.
haVlng arranged MS affairs IN england,
he set out Tor the continent, followed
only py MS Dog: Ills friends knew not
Whit9er ne Went; put 1t now appears
that he was mere last spring. Doubtless
the presence OF bevls, evermore recalling
the memory OF her VINO had SO cruelty
wronged MN, must nave torn his heart,
ana NJ 1ength impeued him TO destroy
the faithful creature. But the shot not
havlng peen mortal, the dog, imagine,
%9en ne recovered consclousness, was
Ied ny lnstlnot 70 seek the house where
ms muster iast s1epe. now monsieur,
ne rs yours ana neartiiy thanK you tor
the kinaness you nave SHOWN MIN.
Apo9t ~ CLOCK, the stranger re,
Glreo 10 MS room, aiter naYlng caressed
6evis, VINO escorted hlm TO MS door, and
.hen returned TO MS accustomed place
before the hfe. MY parents and the Ser,
wants % naa retired 10 resi- ana prepared
70. loi!oW Lneir example, my PED pelng
P1aceo ut the eno o! the common nall.
Mnlle l was unaressing' heard a storm
rising III Tue mountal9s. JUST tnen there
came kQOck at the door, ana BeV1S be-