Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-05-20
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miliar nodding Of ythe9head.
"Now, mon annie, you just
keep your sitting there until the
guard comes. and then we'll 90
to the camp together. Mind
that, will ,you?" as. .waa
And withthese words, inttefed
with solemn emphasis and due
meaning, Pierre started on his
beat again. He had got half
way to the rock, when the idea
of looking around struck him,
and he, did So lie Prince was
moving toward the camp again.
cha! Prince that won't, do!
Stop, stop! or I'll shoot! Dia-
BILE, the Colonel was positive in
his orders. [ was to 1et moth
ing pass my Epost Ewithout. the
countersign.g A dog is some
thing. You cant go, Prince, so
now lie down! Down, down, 1
say!" sT7-' sas 81 81 s's.saa.
With this the, dog lay lay fat
down upon his 'bellyf.an d
stretched out his fore paws
Pierre patted him upon the head
again, and having duly urged
upon him the necessity of re-.
manning where he was, he re-
sumed his march once more. ta4~
During the next fifteen min
utes the animalslay perfectly.
quiet, and ever and anon the
sentinel would speak to limsby
way of being sociable. But at
length the dog made another
attempt to go into the camp
Pierre had nearly reached the
rock when he heard the move
ment, and on turning, he ;couId
just see his uneasy. companion
making off. .o - .s,.s- b. a-..
"DiabIev' the honest fellow
uttered, Il must oBeyorder
The Colonel's word was plain.
Here! Parbleau: come here!
Here. Prince Mon dieu! you
must die if you don't . a. r.
With a few quick bounds the
soldier had got near enough
to the dog to fire, and as tie lat
ter stopped, he stopped. j.
"Mon cher, annie, you must
stay with mel Here! Come
back! l must shoot if you don't.
Parbleau! what a thing to start
the whole camp for, to shoot a
dog"
But by coaxing and threaten
ing, the sentinel got the dog
back to his post, and there he
made him lie down once /
more. And thus matters rested
till the tramp Of the coming
guard was heard.
"Ah. now Prince will be re-
lieved," the soldier said stop
ping near the dog. "You shall
go and see your old friends
The tramp of the coming
guard drew near, and Pierre
was preparing to hail them,
when the dog took a new turn,
and in a new direction, this
time starting towards the
copse.
"Here, here, Prince? Par
bleau, don't you run off again"
But the fellow took no other
notice Of the call than quicken
ing his speed. s
"Back! back! Here!'
"Grand Dieu!" This last ex-
clamation was forced from Pier
rie's lips by seeing the dog leap
at his hind legs, and run thus!
In an instant the truth burst up
on him, quick As thought he
his gun to his shoulder
and took aim. He could just !
distinguish the dim outlines
now, and he fired. There was
a sharp cry, and then Pierre
had to turn, for the guard were
.s
"Que est lab" (who is thcre) |
he cried.
"Relief Guard" was the an
swer..x~-s
And having obtained the
countersign, heinformed the of
fcer what had happened.
"a dog?" cried the officer.
'Prince, did you say?"
"He looked like Prince; but,
you should have seen
him run off on his hind legs!' p |
"Eh? Hind legs?" Z
eyes"
"Then come show us where
he was"
With this the officer of the
mounting guard pulled his Ian
tern from his breast, and hav-
ing removed the Shade, he started |
on. Pierre led the, way, to the
copse,, and there the dog was,
found in the last struggles of