The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-02-20

right smart, knowing cNlound@has
aud il was willing 20 sell leo, be
tbauEhl eould get at least i1y OF sikty
dollars ior hint, o. perhaps more. Well,
Just at that tune ! happened 10 be pretty
hard pushed for money had unio
coming due In month and nothing Ia
meet "a with, "a got to sell something
aud made up my mind that leu could
be spared better than anything else, 50 l
aud Leo went down 10 ---e Point, W ben
We got there, the gentleman Mt. lito
had gone to York to spend day OF two
aud there was nothing to do bat wait liIl
be came back. Well. the next day was
lne, the sun was warm and bright, the
water dancing aud shining ike quick.
silver, SO brother took me out a sailing,
Leo followed me into the boat. bul thrre
were Eve of ms on board my brother aud
three of his children, besides myself and
thought be might hc Ia the way; so |
ordered him 10 stay behind, lie did't
disobcy orders usually, hut the water
seemed to set him almost crazy he wan.
ted TO bo Ia 1t all the time, aud after we'd
got ont piece, 10, and bobold there
came Leo swimming alongside. began
10 scold, and was about 10 send him
back, but The boys pleaded hard Tor him
and brother said We might as well take
him on boarl seeing be wanted to go SO
bad and finally gave Ia, aud Leo came
over the side, ns happy u dog as ever yuu
saw.
Well we sailed along as nice as yon
please, Tor an hour OF so, aud brother
aud got 10 talking old times, when we
were boys together, and didn't take
much notice of what was going on,
when, all at once, we found that the sky
was all cloudy over behind Us, and
storm trotting up ia our rear faster than
race horse. OF course we put about
right away, but that brought the wind
dead ahead, and blown' mighty strong !.
and il was slow work beating back 10 the
Point. Then the storm broke on us.
Brother took another reef IN the sail, and
we staggered along a bit; and then with
a whiz, bang and crash our mast was
snapped off close TO the deck, as clean
as a whistlel Mast and sail both over
boardl Aud them shall never forget
brothers look as he turned around and
gasped out, the oars good heavens, we
forgot the oars!
suppose Leo saw the trouble in my
face for he crept up and licked my hand,
Brother saw him and his face frightened,
| How far can Leo swim2 he asked.
don't know as he ever even tried,
says L.
If he could swim ashore, says he
thonghtiully, there might be some hope
for us; but no, It's too far. ! don't sup.
pose he'd even try.
He'll do anything | tell him to, If he
thinks it's important, says J.,
So brother wrote line to his wife,
and rolled it up tight in my handker-
chief and tied II fast to Leo's collar, Then
| took his head between my hands and
looked him right in the eye, and says |,
Leo, old fellow, IT, you carry that letter
ashore to my sister Nancy, maybe you'll
save your masters life; If not good
bye, for you have seen the last Of
him And | made sign for him to go
overheard.
Well, when the storm came on, Nancy
began to get scared, and kept going TO
the door for another look, Leo dragged
himself across the threshold, and looking
into herlfacc, uttered mournfu sort Of a
howl and fell over on the floor like a
log.
The note was discovered aud help
came. OF course they found us, or
would not he here to tell the story.
When we got back, Leo was morp dead
than alive, but with care he revived and
here lac H. A nigh as we could calculate
he must have swan from eight to ten
miles that night IN that heavy sea, and
I've always thought that he never could
have done il IL he'd nobody but himself
to think of. But he c0uld't make up his
mind to stop and rest, or give up aud go
under with the errand undonc.
OF course the story was al over town
the next day, aud Mr. Fife heard II and
came 10 see me. lie offered me seventy
five, hundred, hundred aud ily dol
lars for Leo, and can't say how high he'd
have gone If hadn't cnt him short by
telling him ia a. lici sell one Of my
children.
So, concluded Mr.. Divine, | brought
Leo home with me, aud sold u couple Of
cows instead. Poor economy, ! s'pose
but when feeling Qcts into the accounts
its apt 10 play the michief with the bal
anee. Any how, I've never been sorry
and Leo and won't part now till one or
tother Of us dies.
Never was a dogs face 20 eloquent as
Leo's while thi narrative was going on.
II was almost human in its expressive,
} ness. Plainly be comprebeuded every
word, every detail, aud when Mr, Divine
stopped be reared iis magnificent head
} and looked round with The cain dignity
I Of conscious worth.
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The following by Gnud Mister Cbas
d. G.. Clark. of North Carolina, ,we commend
. "a the fraternity.
Profanity and drunkenness should
surely come within The prohibitions oI
masonic authority, since they offend
against every rate Of geutlemanly propri
ety and decofum aud % be- q Has1a eer
! tsiHly cannot bat weauto be geatiebsaH
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