The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-02-22
FINGAL; or MURDER WILL OUT.


an early age, in obedience to instincts de-
scended through long line Of collies, he
commenced the duties5 Of a shepard S as
sistaDt in the service Of his friend and
master, then chief shepard on the broad
acres Of the Duke of Athol. For five
years, dating from the opening Of our
story, he had discharged the duties of
his Office with dog like fidelity and
greatly more than even coly's intelli-
gence.
a large. strong brute was Fingal; being
quite as much the superior in strength
to those OF his breed as he va, their mas
ter in sagacity. But chiefly was he re-
markable Cor his mental qualities. He
was very wise dog. Indeel, so unde
niable were his claims to what is under
stood by the metaphysician as ''rea-
son., that, throughout the entire coun-
ty side, it was said Of him, ''He can do
everything that's needed Of him but
speak.
Now, what am I going to relate Of
regarded as truth or not, just as the read
er pleases. l say this because the re,a-
ton am about to make regarding him is
truly n marvellous. and therefore calculated
to raise doubt.
Fling master-by enc of those pleas
ing dispensations which tend so much to
rob death Of its terror to their survivors
had fallen heir to a few hundredpounds:
and being man Of much energy of char
acter, he adopted the more remunera-
tive business Of drover, purchasing beeves
and sheep, and disposing of them at fairs.
For three years Wallace Campbell pur-
sued his ri ky, wandering profession,
each year adding to his importance as a
dealer in stock. On all his trips, Fling,
Of course, was his never failing comDan-
Jon.
Wallace Campbell was a bachelor and
lived with his brother Dana, on farm
which they had bought between them.
The place was known as Craigburn. Dana
was the elder of the two sons; was mar
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almost fuil-grown man.
In those days, facilities IN bank ex-
changes were not as they are now; 50
that persons going to remote places in
the country. took whatever cash they
might have along with them in gold; thus
subjecting themselves to the risks of rob
berry and probable marler.
MIR. Campbell, in his last trip, had
doubled the number of the largest herd
he had yet taken. An eager market
awaited him at Falkirk fair, where his
well known manly character and fair
dealing had made him desirable party
to business transaction. Disposing of
his stock TO much advantage, he started
for home. lie travelled, as was usual in
those days, on horseback, carrying his
cash III portmanteau behind his saddle
Bat Wallace Campbell never reached his
home.
What became of him, no one knew.
The country was searched but not the !
slightest trace could be found of the |
droVer or his dog The horse, too, was
missing. If blood had been spills, the
sharp drenching rains of late autumn
had washed it all away Being welI-k known
along the route, he could be tracked to /
within ten miles Of Craigburr. There,
mystery enyeloped his fate III thrice fold
ed darkness
lis brother had offered a reward Of
i've hundred pounds for the recovery of
his body, should he be found dead and
II it appeared that he had been murder
cd, he promised the remaining part of
Wallace fortune, including his share of
the farm, for the apprehension of the
murderer. To this latter clause he
added Two hundred pounds from his pr
vate purse.
Nearly week had passed from the
date when the drover and the dog were
last seen and Sabbath morning found
the afflicted Campbells still mourning
over the fate of tlNir lost relative. The
mourning family service had passed, and
Dana went out to ponder over the terri
bic dispensation that had stricken the
strong man down in his strength, and de-
prlved him OF q brother. He had barely
passed the outer door when he observed
an animal slowly crewling up the lane
leading to the house.
wv hat can it be - said he.
" hrst 1t struck him as if it were
stealing along to pounce upon some stray
domestic fowl. But, on more closely
watching its motions, he saw that Its fre
quent stops suggested exhaustion rather
than caution; that its movements par.
took too much of leebleness to be beast
OF prey-a wolf, for instance or a large
seized badger. Calling to his son lIoral,
who stood at the window, to come out.
they approached the strengthening ami
NAL together. 1t had stopped aud lay as
if incapable Of dragging itself an inch
further; and seeing them. it uttered a
low, plaintiye whine aud slightly moved
his TAIL
"Oh, father, its Fingal!" cried the
son, as he started with all speed toward
the wretehed brute
True enough, it was Fling; but SO ema-
ciated by-hunger and bodily suffering as
TO be hardly ecoguisable.
Raising the dog carefully up between
them, in Few minutes more he lay upon
q soft mat in room adjoining the kitch-
en-. Horal, weeping like boy sat down
beside him: and raising the battered
head on his leg, placed close to his muz-