The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-02-23

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TAX ye nae heed no, master,
said the ervant-lass ''there's Prov
idence here; and be sure O. this whin
there S haebody else TO tax care O. the
doug, I'll be vi, him."
In a short time a little milk was
again placed before him, which he raw
eiIously, but VIII evident distress,
licked up.
.'puir Fing"' was the exclamation
from all; and, sympathy ruling the
hour, found Fling with attendants con-
stantly at his side. For three days aud
nights was he so nurSed. After that
he was enabled to sit, but looking Woe
fully .'rlisjaskit" sick and cxlmnstedl.
Fling, however, was conyalcscent, and
badc fair at no distant date to be rs
much of dog as ever.
About a month more had passed,
and meeting of neighbors was being
held at -Cr.ligLurn. Fling, well recor-
ercd, wasactively trotting up anddown
the lane, accompanying each visitor
that came. As many as dozen per-
sons had assembled.
Over a glass OF to,ldy-for in those
days the bottle presided atall delibers-
tions-they were discussing the great
mystery aud the possible chance OF the
dogs return throwing light upon the
subject. Fling was present. Sitting
on his Launches he seemed to be taking
as intelligent an interest as the wi>est.
He would prick up his ears at an OBJ
seryation that seemed to tally with his
own comprehension of the matter !;
then drop his head at some other, as II
he might say, mo, it is useless to do
that"
Noticing the Intelligence manifested
by the animal, the Dukes principal
game-keeper, a man greatly esteemed
for courage and intelligence, remarked,
'.If the reward will ever become due,
there is the one that it will fall to"
pointing to Fling. The dog waggcd
his tail, and moving up to the game
keeper, put his muzzle OH his knee.
..The likes O. that !" was the gene
raj exclamation.
The special discussion having been
exhausted, conversation began to take
more eonyivial turn. Fling, perceiv-
ing it, curled himself up in corner by
an intermediate door. He had lain
there for an hour or so, when one of
the guests dropped a tumbler upon the
floor, breaking it.
''Oh, just never mind that, Mr.. Don
aldson," cried Mrs. Campbell, from
an adjoining room. ''When the chap
man, Cuthbert. comes"
At the mention of the pedler's name
Fling rose at a bound, barking furious
ly, and gnashing his teeth in a frenzy
Of rage, while his hair stood up as if
turned to bristles-
1.-The dogs gaeu mad" cried a
guest.
"what's the matter, Fing?" said
Duncan.
The dog, in the fierce extremely of
his anger, fairly howled. Duncan.
after quieting him, sat for a moment
overcome with thought. Then, hastily
arising, and calling Fling to follow him,
he left the room followed by the dog.
After passing half way down the
lane, Duncan turned to Fling, and
shouted, 'Cuthbert..'' The same de-
gree of rage was exhibited as wien, in
the room, Ills wife mentioned the
name.
"Cuthbert - he repeated; Find
him out"
With Il fierce howl of delight at the
order, the dog bounded down the lane;
then, returning, barked savageIy, as
If at an imaginary enemy. And so
he kept bounding down the lane and
returning, as if inviting Duncan to
follow him.
Mr.. Campbell returned to the house,
and asked his guests to eXcuae him =
then mounting a horse, he followed
Fling. The dog, as if understanding
that he was understood, now settled
down to quiet jog, taking the direc-
tion leading south.
''On the track at last, thought the
brother, a. he trotted along the rough
highway, following the detective Fling.
Two miles were passed he full Of
confidence in the ultimate result of
their journey. the dog ever and anon
pricking his ears, as If anticipating
the approach of the man he sought.
Leaving the main road, Fling sprung
intoa bridal-path OIL patch of moor
land. The way was a crOSs-cut by
which the distance to the nearest town
was shortened by q couple Of miles.
At short distance further it wound
up steep hill, at the top Of which it
struck along rocky escarpment hav-
ing sheer depth of two hundred feet,
at the base Of which the Tay murlnur-
ed on its cleaning passage to the sea.
| On his left forest of firs climbed,
sfatlowy and frOwning, entirely shut.
ting ont the heavens. There was no
house within three miles either north,
south or west; and ON the earStern
side the llabitations to be socn were
away on the bottom lands, far beyond
the reach Of human voice. A fit place
for outrage and blood.
| Along the road the peddler had
passed about the time the dr0yer disap-
peared; and along that road Thomas
Campbell was In the habit of return
ing from the lowlands. How it was
that the Circumstance Of the peddler's
passage through that part of the Coun-
try at that time had never been neil
toned, was this: Rory Cuthbert, the
chapman, had supplied the inhabitants
of that dreary, out-of-tlle-way region
for years, sustaining a reputation for
honest dealing with all. It Is true,
some ugly stories about the cruelty
and want Of patriotism during the re-
bellion OF AS had been circulated but
as he had not been alone in his sym
pathy with the Pretender, his mean
ness as a spy were forgotten in his fair
dealings as trader. He Travelled with
a single horse, putting up at houses
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