The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-08-03
KRAMBAMBULI.

AHA MDA LII.
There may be feeling Of fondness in
q mans heart for various things, but
love, true love, love which endures,
comes to him but once. This at least
was the opinion Of District Ranger
Hopp. It twould be no easy matter to
count the dogs he had been fond of, but
there was only one that he loved and
Will never forget, and that was Kran-
bambuli It was in the Lions inn at
Wishau that he bought or rather bar
tered for him with a forester s assistant
who was then out Of a place. At the
first sight Of the dog he felt that afec-
tion for him which was destined to en-
dure until has last breath. The owner OF;
this fine creature, who satat table with
an emptied brandy glass before him, and
scolding the host because he would not
give him another drink for nothing,
looked the vagahond that he was. He
was short, still young, and yet as sallow
as dead tree, with yellow hair andSa
scanty yellow beard. His huntsman- s
coaA probably a survivor of his last
service, bore etraees Of night spentin
vet gutter. Although Hopp had no
liking for low society, he took q seat
near the young man and at once started
a conversation with him. He soon found
ont that the good for nothing had pawn
ed his carbine and gamehag to the inn
keeper and wanted now to do the same
with his dog, but the host, dirty extor-
tioner that he was, would not hear OF
pledge that needed feeding
Atfrst not word did Herr Hopp say
of his liking for the dog, but he ordereda
bottle of the fine Dantzic cherry brandy
for which the Lion inn was famous,
and, pouring out a glass Of it, offered
it to the ci-deyant forester's assistant.
Within an hour the matter was settled,
the, hunter gave u bottles OF the same
beverage over which the transaction
was concluded, and the vagabond gave
the dog-to do him justice it must be
acknowledged, not easily. His hands
shook so owhile he tied the string around
the animal s neck that iC seemed as Il
he would never get through. Hopp wait
ed in patience, silently admiring the
wonderful dog. AZ the most he was not
ever 2 years old, and resembled in his
coloring the rascal who now parted from
him, only that be was several shades
darker. His forehead was marked with
a white streak which made curve to
the right and left like the needles on
pine twig. His eyes were large, blacks
and brilliant, surrounded by light yel-
low rings, clear as dew, the ears long
and faultless. And faultless was every
thing about the dog, from his nails to his
sharp little nose.
whats his name?"
sHis name is the same as that with
which you bought him Krambam-
bull - CHERRY brandy, was the an
swer.
ssGood! Come, Krambambu1i, be off
forward, march,
He might have called, whistled and
pulled at him forever, the dog would
not obey him, but kept turning his head
toward him he still deemed his master.
Then, when the latter yelled to him,
go oni'' accompanying the order with
a vigorous kick, he howled, but still
tried to crawl nearer to him. Il was only
after hard struggle that Herr Hopp
succeeded in getting possession OF the
dog, and at last he was bound, gagged
and carried on Herr Hopp's shoulders
in bag to his house, a journey OF sew
eral hours
It took two entire months before
Krambambuli beaten half to death and
tied up with spiked collar after every
attempt at fight, realized where ne be-
longed. But what a dog he became
when his subjugation was completed!
No tongue can tell, no words describe
the height which he attained, not only
IN the walks Of his profession, but IN
his daily life as we'll, as jealous serv-
snt. good com1ade, true friend and pro-
.ector. It has been said Of other clever
dogs that they lack nothing bat speech,
but Kramba,ub bull did not lack even this.
His master at least held long conversa-
tions with him. The rangers wifo be-
came really jealous Of Bull, as she coll
temptuously dubbed bin
Thus two years went by, when one
day the countess, the wife of his en-
ployer, appeared in the hunter lodge.
He understood at once the meaning OF
the visit, and when the beautiful wom-
an began, Tomorrow, dear Hopp Is
She counts birthday continued
with quiet snlile-'and your ladyshlp
wants to make the count present, and
feels convinced that nothing could he
more suitable than Krambambuh. "
Eyes, yes, dear Hopp, and the coun-
tess blushed with delight at the kind
ness and quickness of his response, and
began to speak Of gratitude and to beg
him to settle the price at once for which
he would be willing to part with the
<1.1, r,sso old fay of sranper Uttered