The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-12-27

just outside Of Calais. Such aetiy
q exercise. and such hot weather, natur
ally made everybody thirsty, and i
was not long ere all the party's drink
a6les bad vanished III the way tha
drinkables generally disappear among
alirsty men on a hot Summer tlay
lhe g'lnle was D long one, and wei
contested. and by-and-by everybody
got thirstier than before. Their dis.
gnst at finding nothing at hand I'd
qneneh thirst, and no place. near by
where qnenchables could be obtained.
was loudly expressed. Everybody de-
clared that 1t was impossible to 90 on
with the game without something to
drink, yet TO give up tlle game was
bold.
illingsby, who, with his poodle
manned Zouzon, had been quiet look
er-on OF the game, now stepped for
ward, and AS some Of the crickefers
had doubted his stories Of the poodle's
| intellectual capacity. Offered to bet
them, one and all, that he conld send
Iouzon back TO tile city, and get some-
thing to drink for them. and that the
dog would not only get the refresh
ment, but would bring it back MI by
himself and simply Oh his mere yer-
5bal Instructions.
D0ne?" cried every cricketer at
once, with English faith III betting.
lllingsby called Zouzon. The dog
came.
.Slt up, sir, when a gentleman
speaks to you!!''
Ionzon sat up. looking as grave and
dignifed as could be. Z
Nov, gentlemen. said Illingsby. |
~ will whisper his instructions in |
Aouzon's ears, and after he il gone, | |
dO.''
Agreed !"
lllihgsby stopped downand whisper
el TO the poodle, and then patting
hin on the head slid. sharply:
'sGo!"
Of started the dog, at a rapid rate,
straight for Calais.
"Gentlemen,r said Tllinosby. ~
ordered Zouzon to 60 to nv rooms in
the hotel !. ask the landlord for the
KEY 50 IN my bedroom; he would
flnd y bottle OF burgundy on the CEN
tfc table; he isst0 put II hi one OF iiiy Il
boots, Which lie will find IN the corner.
and bring them, boot and bottle, to
me here"
An nproarious burst Of tlelisiye
laughter greeted this announcement.
"Wilf you double the bets p" said H.
linsby. I" Yes, yes ~ said they, one
and all. Y,
The distance to Calais was consider
,ble; but Zouzon kept steadily alid.l .
apidly on, and presently was seen no J
more. After resting awhile, she criek- :
tiers resumed their game determined !,
Q hnlsh It ;ls soon as possible and then
70 back to the city for an early dinner !,
md plenty OF 'iced thilsty-quelichables. \
they put not the slightest faith in IL y
dog; his, burgundy was a I I
myth. .
Presently, in the hight of the game. 9
llngsby exclaimed, There he q
Every player stopped and q
'oked down the broad, straight. level :
venne leading to. the city. There Y,
as dark spot tlimly visible Hi the q
istailce. sTwoto one it's not tile q!
nodle Y exclaimed one cricteter. ~
Done said llling'by beginning to u
ct excited. III
II was SOON certain that tile blck
,ot was a black dog, and that the er
aek dog was ZouzOn, and. being Il :"
6. strong fellow, it was seen. that he bl
rs holding hts head ulusullly ligh of
the air, ind that he Glniel soine :"
.ject iii'his mouth. lat
(" lie has the boot IN exclaimed H. Of
lgsby.sllapplng his fingeriu triumph.
Two to one there's nothing IN the .,
OF !" shouted All excited cricketrr. wr
Done" shouted Illingsby, who ii
'nld have bet any amount oil his fl IN,
rite. os s
Louzon came slowly but promlly up no
bis master, XOuzon held the boot an,
Ills mouth. Zotlzoil ielt that he had Ills
a. remarkable feat. lie his
IDENTITY flresaw Darwin. and ex- sni
lined to himself: "IIow Il that for In,
-" ~, "
The cficketerT were dumb. lllingshy I
K the boot fIum Z0uzon and held 1t wl,
An alery frown gathered on his N;
~. "StapA dog Tie has forgotten H. A.
bnrgrndy.s The Cricketers laugh wa H.
h triumph. ZonzOn still cronciledl W, u"
u masters feet, looked up and gor m
liled FeprOlclfully, Illingsby put ~, ri,
hand In flle boot. "Ohow he ex- .o,,. NM
inssl d smile lighted up llis Colnl- w..
lllrc. "llrre Il the bottle atterall. : I,
lshe pulled ont bottle Ot wine. VII
cricketers started. ",Ele bur cOl'
tly, as I'm \ living man 4 slld III 4
'sbys delighted -l Know II BY this We
" put 0ntlse label this M0rnlng. \ IN
eOIiCketeFs exanlilled the bottle sii.e ttis
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