The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-24
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 Jacques pierrot, who was born and brought up in this city of Bordeaux rance, bought hlm dog. and married lim a wife, Tn the reign of the Sixteenth Louis. Ills dog was large, brown. shaggy creature. which many called lgy ;; but nobody ever applied tha, epithet to Pierrot's wife, who was young. slyph-like, pretty and fascinating. lac tues loved two creatures-so he said. al least-his dog and his wife. We mention the dog first, because he always did, and Il was the one os his two loves which he .irst procured
 Now, though Jacques loved both dog and wife, and tse dog seemed to love both master and mistress. the wife, for some reason, did not love both husband and dog. but disliked the latter exceed .ngly, perhaps because she fancied he divided affections that should have been all her own.
 '' acques," she would frequently say to hlm, now do sell that ugly brute, if you can find anybody fool enough to buy him-or if not, give him away. He IS only Tn the way here. and eats as much aS you or l."
 .NOW. hy ACtt ICatCtkC. lAQuCe would reply, you'd be one of the sweet est and most reasonable little beauties in the world, if you'd only appreciate poor Bobon, who's dog that knows as much as either of us.
 Speak for yourself, Master Jacques and not for me. It's no great compli- ment to the dog to say he knows as much as you. Bu, if he knew ten times as much. of wha, use would he be to us For he takes it all out and brings nothing in
 ButI like company. Jeanette
 Well, haven't you me-
 ies-bu, you can't follow me all about the city as Bobon does"
 '' l wish could, and make nightly report for your benefit"
 Yes, but don't want any report. and so prefer the dog. who's always discree, and keeps a civil tongue. And then, Jeanette, you know he guards the house at night"
 Guards hddle-sticks. Jacques Why, we've nothing for anybody to steal.'
 But the thieves don't know that. my dear. you see. And then, If some of the rascals should happen to hear you talk ing so sweetly to me. who knows but they'd just carry you of, and leave me to break my heart in solitude. You see, go, Bobon for some purpose don, exactly know what-but It'll turn up some day as sure as I'm prophet.
 pshaw. you're fool, Jacques ~
 know II, bu, can't help ,. any more than you can help being so ssec; and pretty
 Well, there, j,acques," Jeanette would generally wind up with kiss. you are d dear, good soul, so you arc: and if you'd only promise to love me best, you may keep Bobon as long as you like"
 This kind of collo4uy took place as often as once, sometimes twice, a week Jeanette beginning with a firm determin- ation to get rid of the dog, and ending with permission for hum 10 remain as long as he and his master might think proper.
 The subject of this family pickering was very sagaeious animal, who be- haved himself as ali gentiemaniy dogs should. His master did not stretch the truth great deal when he said Bobon knew as much as himself or wife-for the dog was a remarkable dog. and would seem to comprehend many things like - during the wranglc about himself he would steal sorrowtully away under the bed or under the table, and there, with his large. bright noble-iooking brown eyes fixed earnestly upon the contending parties, would seem to hsten anxiously for the conclusion; and then, if favorable to himself, as i, generally was, he would come forth wagging his tail, and look up cheenully, almost humanly, into the faces of both.
 Time rolled on. France became as a troubled ocean, and perfec, tornado of human passion swept mAdly over the ship of state. The good but vacillating king master was put under ha,ches, and a, monstrons and bloody insanity took the helm, and ran the old, ieaky, and crime laden vessel upon the breakers of faction, where she speedily became a wreck, and engulfed hundreds of thousands Of human beings who had embarked in her for the voyage oflfe.
 Speaking without figure. the bloody epoch known as the reign ot terror had begun in France, and thousands of all classes and ages were being daily dragged to prisons and dungeons, to be thence