Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-05-13

into Paris, to the kitchen of one of
Montdidiers most intimate friends,
where it was well known and hospita-
bly, received. Food was offered to it,
and when the poor animal had satisfied
its hunger, it set of again for its
masters grave in the forest of Bondy.
Next day the same conduct was re-
peated, and for several days after
ward. At last the curiosity of one of
the servants who fed the dog was
aroused as to the cause of its daily
visits, and he resolved to follow it. He
traced it to the forest, and saw it lie
down on spot where the earth APP
peared to have been recently dis
turbed. The dog, seeing the man
approach, began to howl in melan-
choly way, as though it were trying to
inspire pity. The appearance of the
ground and the dogs singular conduct
led to search being made, when the
body of Montdidier was discovered.
The dog subsequently attached itself to
the owner of the kitchen where it had
gone daily for food; and it was noticed
that every time it met Macaire, who
moved in the same society as his new
master, it flew at him and would have
worried him if it had not been pulled
away by those who were at hand.
This behavior of the dog caused some
suspicion to grow up against Macaire.
Charles ", hearing of the matter,
wished to inquire into the truth of it,
and gave orders that Macaire and the
dog should both come before him. I'm
mediately the dog saw Macaire it again
flew at him with its accustomed fury.
The King severely questioned Macaire
as to what he knew of Montdidier's
death, and exhorted him to tell
the truth. Macaire denied all knowl-
edge of it. Charles then decreed that
Macaire and the dog should meet in
single combat; the man being furnished
with thick staff; and barrel, with
one end knocked out being pro-
vided as place of shelter for the dog,
in case it should be hard pressed. The
duel commenced. The dog began by
bounding about, just outside the reach
of the staff, till it saw its opportunity.
Then it made furious spring and
caught Macaire by the throat and
dragged him to the ground. The UNI
fortunate man, finding he could not
free himself, cried for mercy and con-
fessed his crime. He was thereupon
delivered from the dog, but only to be
given into the custody of the law, by
whose sentence he was afterwards ex-
ecuted.
The Duke of Ossone is celebrated fol
the many quaint judgments and decis-
ions delivered by him while Viceroy OF
Naples. Some of them seem actuated
rather by spirit of pleasantly than by
one of justice.
One day the Duke had to choose 8
galley-slave who should be liberated in
honor of some great festival. He wen
on board one of the galleys, and stand
ing in front of the first bench of row
ers, six in number, he began to ques
ton them all as to what had brought
them there. The first one contented
himself by calling God as witness tC
his innocence, and protesting thai
he was there for no reason at all.
The second said his punishment an(
disgrace were the work of his enc
mics, and not the consequence Of
any crime. The third protested that 8
crying injustice had been done him by
his having been sent there without
any trial. The fourth said that the
lord of his village had become enam
ored of his wife, and had caused him
to be sent there out of the way. The
fifth declared that he came from the
hamlet of Somma, and that he hat
been implicated in robbery there, II
which he really had had no part al
all, and that all his neighbors would
bear witness to his honesty. The sixth
who had observed that all these ex
cuses and Qualifications did not seem
to please the Duke, took different
tone. your Excellency," he said
Il come from Naples; and though the
town is a large one do not believe il
contains greater scoundrel than my.
self. They have been merciful to me
in only sending me to the galleys."
The Viceroy looked at the man
keenly for some moments, and then
turning to those in attendance upon
him, said: "Let this scoundrel be re-
leased from his chains; he will corrupt
all those honest men," Then he pre-
sented him with some money to pro.
vide himself with clothing, and be
sought him to try to live better life
in the future.
Two days, afterwards, another pris
oner was to be liberated, and the Duk,
again proceeded to the galleys to Sc
lect one. Information as to what haC
happened on the previous occasion hat
reached the slaves in the galley which
the Duke boarded, and they believed
that the best way of getting their lib
erty was to blacken thems Ives as mucl
as possible, seeing that that course haC
succeeded so well before. OF all thu
three hundred in the galley there wa
not one who did not confess that h
was soiied with the vilest crimes, ant
had richly deserved wheel or gallows
This is strange" said the Duke
."to see so many people with souls 81
black. Their punishment is the heAltl
of the state, which they would infec
by their bad example. What crime
would they not commit if they were a
liberty! l shall order them all to b.
still more vigorously guarded Which
he did, freeing only monk, becaus
, he ingeniously said that the chains o
the galley were less oppressive thai
those of the monastery. His punish
ment was the penalty of double
apostasy of which he had been guilty
"Well," said the Duke, return t
your monastery, since there you under
go a severer punishment
: A rich old merchant, seventy years O
age, named Morelli, boosted that he ha,
gained the whole of his fortune with
out leaving Naples. He had neve
been away from it, he said, for five
and-forty years, and he vowed h
would never go beyond the sight of it