The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-12-30

to his masters vacant seat at the table, put
his fore paws upon il, looked up sorrowfuliy
In her face and gave %utterance TO a low,
mournful cry.
-"where is your master, Bobonr' said
Jeanette in tears
The dog jumped down, with a slight bark,
and ran to the door.
It then occurred to Jeanette 10 let him out
and follow him. This she did, and he led her
to the massive gate of tho main prison Of
Bordeaux. ~Tremblingly she knocked at the
gate; and Of the porter who opened the
wicket she inquired IL Jacques Pierrot was
confined within The mnn grufiy replied
that he didn't know, and didn't caro- TO know,
and advised the fair questioner TO 90 about
her business
thus repulsed, poor jeanette sat down by
the gate and cried for an hour, the noble dog
standing beside her all the while, and looking
the sorrow which he had no language to eK-
pre& Whom at last Jeanette got up and
went homo with a heavy heart, the intell-
gent animal accompanied her to the door,
and then bounded away 70 take his post at
the prison gate, and watch for an opportu-
nifty 10 get in to his master.
Jeanette passed a SleepleSs night, praying
for the deliverance Of him she loved. The
next morning at daylight she again repaired
to the prison, but Bobon was not to DO seem
She made further inquiries for her husband,
and learned that he wns imprisoned within,
but could not be communicated with Till
after the trial, which would take place when
over the authorities should see proper. What
the charges were against him her informant
either did not know or would not tell Poor
Jeanette after this remained most Of the day
at the gate OF the prison, bus%esfd nothing
more concerning her husband, and saw moth
ing more of Bobon.
The evaning following the dog returned to
her and acted very strangely. He barked
and whined, rubbed his head against her
knees, looked NJ wistfully and ksenly into
her face and occasionly put up a paw to his
neck as If to romove the collar. Whenever
Jeanette would open tho loo as before for
him to conduct her to her master, he would
catch hold of her dress with his teeth and
run back and howl plaintively, and then go
through with all his strange motions again
Did he wnnt 10 communicate something,
poor fellowl
At length It occurred to jeanette that his
collar might hurt him, and she proceeded 10
remove it The dog stood perfectly still
until sho had accomplished her purpose, and
then ~joyously whined, wagged his tail, and
skipped nbout playfully. But there APP
peared to be nothing wrong about the
collar; and Jeanette would have buckled 1t
on again, only that, whenever she attempted
It. tho poor brute would crouch down and
bowl SO mournfully as to cause her to desist.
Suddenly, in turning the collar over in her
hand, Jeanette, to her great surprise aud de
Light, espled a few words scratched along the
centre, as it might be with a sharp sUone or
nail. With "a palpitattng heart she imtnedi-
ately set to work to decipher them, and soon,
with such feelings as only one III her station
might experience, made them out as follows:
EsFasten a bit of pencil and paper to the
collar, and lot Bobon come back TO jacques
Tr,mhling jeanette set to work TO comply
with tho request Of her poor, dear, inpris-
onod husband, and as soon as this was accom-
plished, the dog politely permitted her to
buckle on the collar, and rushed with a bark
and o bound through the opon door for bis
kit.
That night and the next day passed slowly
away, without the nxiou wife hearing any
thing more from her husband; but the night
ensuing the dog came back; and on removing
bis collar, she found psnciled on the paper
she had sent the following hopeful note:
"Pm confined In an upper cell. The grated
window is toward the east Between the
prison and an open space beyond Is a high
wall. There's a 6ne saw down at the shop,
among my small best tools, made from the
main spring Of a watch. Send me that
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you l bought that do. for something, aud
now 1 know for whgG l think l can cut the
bars and lower mygelt into the yard The
second night from this, at 2 O'Clock precisely,
throw one end Of ~ rope over the wall, and
fasten the other, 50 that / can draw myself
up, II l happen to get out-and, with the
saints' blessing / may. / don't know what
I'm charged with, and ! don't believe any
body else does; but the place has a guillotine
feel ubout II, and I'd rather be of with you
and Bobon. I'm not very closely watched.
Don't fail me, n soon l hope your arms
will again clasp your poor Jacques"
1t is needless TO follow out the result in de
tail. The saw was found and secreted in the
collar Of Bobon, who, true to an instinct
amounting to reason, few back to the prison,
and awaited his chance of lodging in at the
first gate Terribly exciting were the hours
passed by Jeanette, till tho time came for her
TO act, aud to be made happy with success, or
rendered wretched by failure. Us,
At l o'clock OF the ~eventful night which
was to witness her happiness or misery, the
trembling and half fainting wife took her
station In the deep shade OF the eastern wall
Of the prison, with a rope coiled In one hand,
and Bobon, who had Joined her a few hours
before, now standing quietly and patiently
by her side. OH how her poor heart beatl
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AT last the great clock OF a ~neighboring ca
thedral struck heavily aud solemnly the hour
OF two. No longer trembling, but nerving
herself for the great purpose she had in view,
Jeanette quickly poised the coil in her right
hand; and holding firmly to one end Of it
with her left, sent 1t upward with q sincere
prayer into the air, and heard a faint, dull
sound rs 1t struck on the other side.
Was he therel Somebody was-for, In less
than a minute, she felt a slight pull upon the
rope. Quickly fastening her end around her
body, she grasped it with both hands, aud
thus held against the heavier strain that fol-
lowed. Harder and heavier became the strain
upon tho ropo; but, throwing herself against
the walls she still held firmly, till she felt the
cord suddenly loosen; and then, looking up
ward. her heart fairly lsaped TO her mouth as
she beheld a dark figure upon the top OF the
wall. A minute later, Jacques stood safe be
side ben, having run down along the rope,
which he q taken the precaution TO fasten
on the other side before making his ascent
No word was now spoken-not a whisper
even tho dog remained silent Grasping the
hand OF jeanette, Jacques stealthily, silently
aud hurriedly led her away. through one
dark and narrow street after another, I'LL he
reached a placs OF safety. Tho nsxt day a
search was msde for him; but be mana ged to
keep himself secretsd I'LL altar the reign of
murder had CEASED to be; and then he came
forth FROM his hiding place and made a boast
OF his own cunning. his WHO'S devotion, and
his dogs sagacity.
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