Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-12-27

heard Bobon scratching and whining at the
door. The moment she admitted him ne flew
to his masters vacant seat at the table, put
his fore paws upon it, looked up sorrowful'y
in her face and gave utterance to low,
mournful cry.
"Where is your master, BobonT said
Jeanette in tears.
The dog jumped down, with slight bark,
and ran to the door.
It then occurred to Jeanette to let him out
and follow him. This she did, and he led her
to the massive gate of the main prison of
Bordeaux. Tremblingly she knocked at the
gate; and of the porter who opened the
wicket she inquired if jacques Pierrot was
confined within. The man grutfly replied
that he didn't know, and didn't care to know,
and advised the fair questioner to 60 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 ex-
press. When at last jeanette got up and
went home with heavy heart, the lntelll-
gent animal accompanied her to the door,
and then bounded away to take his post at
the prison gate and watch for an opportu-
nifty to get in to his master.
Jeanette passed 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 be seen.
She made further inquiries for her husband,
and learned that he was imprisoned within,
Lut could not be communicated with till
after the trial, which would take place when
ever the authorities should see proper. What
the charges were against him her informant
either did not know or wolll not tell. Poor
jeanette after this remained most of the day
at the gate of the prison, but heard nothing
more concerning her husband, and saw moth
ing more of Bobon.
The evening following the dog returned to
her and acted very strangely. lie barked
and whined. rubbed his head against her
knees, looked up "istfuliy and keeny into
her face and occasionly put up paw to his
neck as if TO remove the collar Whenever
Jeanette would open the door 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 want to communicate something,
poor fellow.
At length it occurred to Jeanette that his
collar might hurt him, and she proceeded to
remove it. The dog stood perfectly still
until she had accomplished her purpose, and
then ioyously whinel, waggel his tail, and
skppel about playfully. But there ap
pearcd to to nothing wrong about the
collar; and Jeanette would have buckled 1T
on again, only that, whenever she attempted
it, the poor brute would crouch down and
howl SO mournfully as to cause her to deslst
Suddenly, i'll turning the collar over in her
hand, jeanette, to her great surprise and de-
light, espied few words scratched along the
centre, as it might be with u sharp stone or
nail. With FACILITATING heart she inmedi-
ately set to work to declpher them, and soon,
with such feelin IS as only one i'll her station
might experience, made them out as follows:
"Fasten bit Of pencil and paper to the
collar, and let Bobon come back to Jacques"
Tr milling jeanette set to work to comply
with the request Of her poor, dear, ilnpris-
oned husband, and as soon IT'S this was accom-
plished, the dog politely permitted her to
buckle on the collar, and rushed with a bark
and a bound through the open door for his
exit.
That night and the next day passed slowly
away, without tho anxious wife hearing any
thing more from her husband; but the night
ensuing the dog came back; and on removing
his collar, she found pencled on thcpaier
she had sent the following hopeful note:
"lm confined in an upper cell The grated
window is toward tho east Between tho
prison and an open space beyond is high
wall There's fine saw down at the shop,
among my small best tools. made from the
main spring of watch Send Inc that
.lol Sl,,,, III ,f II I al t,ll
you bought that dog for something, and
now know for what | think ! can cut the
lars and lower myself into the yard. The
second night from this, at o'clock precisely,
throw one end of Il rope over the wall, and
fasten the other, SO that can draw myself
up, if 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 guillotine
feel about it, and I'd rather be- oil with you
and Bobon. I'm not very closely watched.
Don't fail me, and soon | 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 dodging in at the
drst gate. Terribly exciting were the hours
passed by Jeanette, till the time came for her
to act, and to be made happy with success, or
rendered wretched by failure.
At o'clock of the eventful night which
was to witness her happiness or misory, the
trembling and half-faintng wife took her
station i'll the deep shade of the eastern wall
of the prison, with rope coiled i'll one hand,
and Bobon, who had joined her few hours
Lefore, now standing quietly and patiently
by her side. Oh! how her poor heart beat!
and how every sound made the blood leap and
her nerves thrill!
At last the great clock of neighborng ca
thedral struck heavily and soiemnly the hour
Of two No longer trembling, but nerving
herself for the great purpose she had in view,
jeanette quickly poised the coil i'll her right
hand; and holding firmly to one end of it
with her left, sent it upward with sincere
prayer into the air, and heard faint, dull
sound as it struck on the other side.
Was he theres Somebody was-for, in less
than minute, she felt a slight pull upon the
rope. Quickly fastening her end around her
body, she grasped it with both hanls, and
thus held against the heavier strain that fol-
lowed. Harder and heavier became the strain
upon the rope; 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 leaped to her mouth as
she beheld dark figure upon the top OF tho
wall. A minute later Jacques stood safe be-
side her, having run down along the rope,
which he had taken the precaution to fasten
on the other side before making his ascent.
No word was now spoken-not a whisper
even the dog remained silent Graspino the
hand of jeanette, Jacques stealthily, silently
and hurriedly led hor away, through one
dark and narrow street after another, till he
reached a place of safety. Tho next day a
search was made for him; but he managed to
keep himself secreted till after the reign of
murder had ceased to be; and then he came