The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-09-29


boots and repeat his performance to the
sea and then acted as IL half frlghten.
ed, half delighted, tearing about us with
his tail dropped then he sat before the
stranger In questioning amazement.
saw that he was shivering as II with
cold, and that he dashed his tail from
side to side in the sand.
What beautiful dog-he reminds
me wonderfully of one I once owned.
Pray what is his name 2"
"Bran," eaid I.
Bran ?'
No sooner had he repeated the word
with the great emphasis he did, than
Bran was upon him. He sprang and
licked his face -howled --barkad as mad
Jumped back, and then up again on
the strangers breast-licked him
cried. lie seemed tyring, the great,
beautiful, animal, to climb and paw all
over him but now the strangers arms
were about him his brown curls and
mOustache were in Bran's shaggy cO,t.
He forgot my presence and laid his
Lead on Bran's neck, his arms still hold
ing the immense dog against his breast
and Bran mOtionless, except his tail,
which he whipped from side to side
in ecstasy, while he mOaned in the sad
ness Of perfect happiness. He had
found his master.
On the same evening that Bran found
his master, Mr.. MantOn told me, as we
were returning to the house, that exact
ly two years before he was on his way
in small orig to New York fiom Port.
land, where he had been in his capacity
of an officer OF engineers in the United
States army, to inspect some fortifica-
tiOns, and that he had with him this
same dog Bran, about two years old
then, and which he had raised from a
puppy. All that day it had blown
gale. They supposed themselves in the
neighborhood of Moutauk Point though
the captain had not had an observa.
tion in forty eight hours, That night,
or rather in the morning about two,
when the wind had lulled somewhat,
and whilst the brig was still lay;ng.to,
| he went on deck and stood by the for
| forward bullwarkS, talking to the cap
tain. Hardly had he been there five
minutes-Rran standing close by his
side-when a Sudden sea struck the
vessel so violently as to throw him into
the sea. Ihe captain Immediately cast
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