The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26
SOLDIER KILLED DOG TO SAVE CITY C

. the speed of a Choctaw runner me
| dra goons were close upon him, Dul Iie
/ ing so hard that they could not nope -
use their carbines effectively j ne Dui
I lets from five OF six guns neVeIl!leiSsS
whizzed dangerously near 70 NlIei
head. and one of them cut a wrapping
| M fine wooden munler which encircled
his throat The swamp was just anead
( of the fugitive, with its wilderness OF
protecting trees, but one Of the leaulhS
| dragons his keen saber circllng ABOVE
his head and flashing in the pale WIZ
I ter sunlight, was almost upon MN
I Vinere. without looking back, seemed %
divine the danger. ami quickly stopped
/ at the rider struck at him with ms
sword The whistlins sound the steeL
made as it slashed through space "aS
unpleasant music fOc the pursued :
ears. but the rider, dashing past, ana
turning his horse just in time to avoid
collision with the first of the swamp
| trees, Where felt that he was safe for
the moment at least Before the horse
man could again bear down upon him,
or the others come up, Where had
plunged into the swamp, and, wadlng
waist deep through the water. was soon
| lost to the view Of his mounted pursuefs
! behind the intervening trees.
But the British were not thinking OF
| giving up the pursuit, and soon Where
heard far in the rear the splashins anC
| hallOolng Of those who sought TO take
| him. For miles and niles-weary, try
: ing miles they were, tOO-the young man
struggled through the stagnant swamp
water, thanking God many times that
/ the severe winter had killed OF most of
/ the dread moccasins. or at least sent
them deep into their holes, to sleep un-
| til the coming of spring.
AT last he struck the high ground,
and cutting a large heavy staff from
/ the lOw-hanging branches Of a tree with
/ his sharp jackknife, he proceeded on his
way.
THE exertions of the strenuous hours
/ had told upon Where's strength, and
after he had covered perhaps five miles
/ ne fell exhausted on the cold ground at
| the foot of a large tree to seek a little
rest. He had been there but a few min
utes when he heard a peculiar sound
which seemed to grow and attain dis
! tinct proportions, out of the wilderness
through which his tired feet had just
made their difficult way. The sound
was that Of a large body passing
through the Underbrush. and as it drew
nearer Villere heard u short. labored
breathing. He rose to his feet and held
his club ready, but the next moment
moving rapidly through the trees he
saw the great shaggy form of Tonitte.
his favorite shepherd deg.
"Tonitte dashed up to his master,
yelping i'm JOY and fawning upon him.
He made all the demonstration of af-
lection that only a faithful dog can dis
play for kind and greatly loved mas
/ ter. NilleTe dropped TO his knees and
! embraced the dog, placed his cheek
against that noble head and spoke
soothinely to the animal pleased at
such a show of affection and really over
jOyed at seeing him.
But Just then another sound came
from the forest, whose long aisles and
dismal reaches were beginning to grow
dusky with the approach of evening. It
was fain 'halloor and when an in
sWerIng cry came from d point closer to
where the fugitive and his dog stood it
dawned upon Where that his pursuers
had been following the animal. knowing
1 that the faithful TOnitte would lead
them to their quarry.
Tonitte still continued 20 yeIp and
park IN real canine glee. and Villere
moving forward rapidly, resumed his
journey. commanding the dog to be
quiet. even speaking roughly TO him for
the first time i'm his life Touitts was
altogether demonstrauve animal, and
past experience telling him that his
master had only love and gentIeness i'm
his heart, he was not afraid i'm the least
at the forced anger expressed i'm the
command to be quiet And so he con-
tinued to yelp and bark, as he had al
ways done when roaming the woods
with Where.
The barking of the dog served TO
guide the pursuers, and they could be
heafd calling to each other I'm the
swamp not more than half mile av-a-y
Where felt that capture was inevitabI