The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-05

She walked up and down in hel
chamber censelcssly now, gazing nj
ways atSardinia. He was over there
the assassin.
The dog howled all through the
day and all that night. In the
morning the old woman brought il
water in q pan, but nothing more
not bone, not IL crust.
The daypassed. Brisk, exhausted,
slept. The next day its eyes shone
its hair bristled, and it tugged mad.
ly at its chain.
The old woman still gave it moth
ing to eat. The dog, become furious,
bayed in a hoarse tone. And SO
the night passed.
Then, at break ofday, the old wom-
an went to q neighbor and borrowed
truss OF straw. She then took
some old garments. which her hus-
band had worn, and stuffed him with
straw to simulate a human body.
Having driven stake into the
ground before Brisk's cask, she tied
this manillin upon it so that it
seemed to be standing up. Then
she fashioned tie head out of a
bundle OF old cloth.
The dog, surprised, looked at this
man OF straw and was silent, though
devoured with hunger.
Then the old woman went to the
butchers and bought long piece
of sausage. Returning to her own
house, she lit fire near the dog-hut
in the yard and broiled the sausage.
Brisk, furnished, bounded about and
loaned at the mouth, it's eyes fixed
on the sausage, the fumes OF which
drove it almost mad.
Then the old woman made of this
smoking sausage u cravat for the
man of straw. She fastened it firm
ly around the neck, as if to make il
a part of the straw figure. Wher
this was done, she unclaimed tbs
dog.
With q mighty bound, the beast
seized the manikin's throat, and
with its paws on it's chest, began tC
rend it to pieces. 1t fell down, BIZ
of the prize in it's jaws, then jumped
again, forced it's teeth into the cords
tore away some morsels OF food, fol
again, and leaped at it again fero
cously. 1t carried away the face il
great mouthfuls, rending it int
strips with it's sharp teeth.
The old woman mutely watche
it all, her eyes blazing Then sh
chained up the beast again, starve
it for two days, and recommence'
this strange exercise. For thre
months she trained it to this sort c
struggle, to this repast won only b
it's fangs. She no longer chained til
beast, but with a gesture set it q
the manikin. She finally taught
to tear it, to devour it, even thong
there was no food concealed in il
throat. She gave it the sausae
as u reward.
AS soon as she saw the man, Bris
b trembled, then turned to its mi
J tress, who Kissed Co." pointin
with her finger.
When she Judged the time he
, come, the widow Saverini went
= confess and communion one Sunds
morning with ecstatic fervor; the
: having assumed masculine gar
: looking like ragged old man, s.
3 made a bargain with Sardinii
fisherman, who took her, accompa
} led by her dog, to the other side
h the strait.
y She had q great piece of sausas
r. in her bag. Brisk had been starry
h for two days. The old woman ga
y it sniff OF fragrant food every Nc
}, and then to excite it.
!, They reached Longosardo. S
d went to bakers shop and asked
t be directed to Nicolas Ravolati.
had resumed his old trade of carpt
:, tering, and was at work alone in
n back of his shop.
:; The old woman pushed open t
II door, and called:
IS "Nicolas"
d He turned; then, loosing her dc
she cried:
(. $50; eat. tear, devourl"
g The famished animal sprang n
seized the mans throat. The m
re threw out his arms, seized the dc
r. and rolled upon the ground. +
'e some seconds he struggled, his fl
J. striking the earth. Then he was st
/ while Brisk tore his throat to +
IL bons.
r Two neighbors, seated at TIL
lie door, recall perfectly having seen
old man go out with halt-stary
n dog, which, as it went, ate sol
lie thing dark (which it's master gave
At evening the old woman rcacf
n her home. She slept well that mig
in the Argonaut, Guy de Maup
re SAINT.