Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-24

| inquired ~ jacques ftefTot was cOnHueu
within. The man grufily replied that
he didn't know, and he didn't care 10
know, and advised the fair questioner 20
80 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 looked the sorrow which he
had no language to express. When at
last jeanette got up and went home
with heavy heart, the intelligent ami
NAL accompanied her to the door. aud
then bounded away TO take his post at
the prison gate, and watch for an OPP
portunity 10 get in TO his master.
Jeanette passed sleepless night,
praying for the dellVerance Of him she
loved. The next morning at daylight
she again repaired TO the prison, but
Bobon was not to be seer. She made
further inquiries for her husband, and
learned that he wss imprisoned within,
hut could not be- communicated with ill
after the trial, which would take place
whenever the authorities would 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, hut heard nothing
more concerning her husband, and saw
nothing more Of Bohon.
The evening following the dog re.
/ tured to her and acted very strangely.
I He barked and whined, rubbed hi-
/ head against her knee. looked wistfully
and keeuly into her face, and occasion.
ally put up paw 10 his neck as If to
remove the collar Whenever Jean
cite would open the door as before for
\ him to conduct her TO his master, he
/ would catch bold Of her dress with BIZ
teeth and run back and howl plant.
! iycly, and then 60 through with all his
strange motions aeain. Did he wantio
communicate something, poor fellow ?
At last it occurred to Jeanctte that
( lis collar might hurt him. aud she pro
ceeded 70 remove IL. The dog stood
perfectly uill until she had accom-
plshed her purpose, and then joyous'y
wh,ued, wageei his tail, aud skipped
out playiully. But there appeared TO
! be something wrong about the collar
and jeanette would have bucklcd % on
agsin, only thst, HbeueyeE shc at.
tempted u, the poor brute uou'dcroucb
down aud howl 60 mourn'ully as to
cause her to dcfIst.
Suddenly, iu turning tho collar over
10 her hand, jeanette, to her great SUI
Prise aud delight, esried icw words
scratched alonr the centre. as % might
tr Tilh q sharp stone Or nail. Nlh o
pairlsaiinr heart she Immediately -ot
70 work 70 decipher them, aud coon.
with such feelings AZ ouly ono 10 hrr
station might experience, made q. IA
out as follow.
,T.''--s ..s.. fs-..I srI T7..r '. 't. ra.., 81. a
.T.t H.l..H ,.ra. Eel. sa1a. .Ia.s.-
Trembling Jesue,,s SGT to vorl, to
.omply with The request of hor poor
.dssf. imrr auri hu-hauI. end as soon
q, this was accomplished, ,hc dog pa
reu'ly permitted her - buckle ca ,he
ca,,ar and rs-hci rrh q bari. aud e
b and through the door opened for bis
exit.
Z That night aui the next day passed
slowly avay. without The anxious wife
hearing anything more from Ler bu-
.bpud but tAe night ensuiue tbc dor
came back aud on removing hj- collar,
I She found, peueiied on the papcr she
bad cent, the following hopeful note
"A am confined IN an upper celL The
grated window is towards the east Be
tween the prison and an open space
beyond is a high wall There's a fine
saw down at the shop, among my best
tools, made from The main spring OF a
watch. Send me that eoiled in the COL
lar Of Bobon. always told you
bought that dog for something. and
now know for shat think / can
cur the bars and lover myself into the
yard. The second night from this, at
. O'Clock precisely, throw one end Of
rope over the wall, and fasien the 9th.
er. so that I can draw myself up, IL
happen TO get out-and, with the saints
blessing, may. don't know what
I'm charged with, and don't believe
any body does; but this place has
guilloiine feel about IL, and I'd rather
he or with you and Bobon. I'm not
very closely watched. Don't fail me,
and coon hope your arms will clasp
your poor Jacques"