Year: 1861

the piekets, and all search for him had been
unavaiing.


Mon grand Prince, Pierre uttered, as
though the dog could understand every
word, the men will be happy TO see
you. Where have you been SO long z


The dog made no answer to this, save
a low whine and familiar nod of the
| head.


! Now, mon amis, you must keep your sit.
ting there until the guard comes and then
we'll go to the camp together. Mind that.
will you?


And with these words uttered with sol.
emn and due meaning, Pierre started on
his beat agnin. He had got half way to
the rock when the idea Of looking around
struck him, nnd he did so lie Prince
was moving towards the camp again.


Ha, Prince, that won't do. Stop stop
or III shoot. The colonel was positive in
bis orders. l was to let nothing pass my
post without the countersign A dog Is
something. Yo can't go, Prince, so now
lie down. Down, down l say


With this the dog lay fiat on his belly,
and streatehed out his fore paws. Pierre
patted him on the head agmn and having
urged upon him the necessity of remaining
where be was, he resumed his march once
more.


During the next fifteen minutes the ami.
NAL lay perfectly quiet, and ever and anon
the sentinel would speak to him by way of
being soclabe. But length the dog
made another attempt to 90 into camp.
Pierre bad nearly reached the rock when
he heard the movement, and turning he
could just see his uneasy companion making
off


/ mnst obey ORDERS mu,tered the hon.
est fellow. The Colonel's words was plain
Here come here. Here, Prince You must
die if you don't.


With few quick bounds the soldier had
got near enough to the dog to fire, and as
the latter stopped he stopped r


Mon cher annie, You must stay with me
Here, come back mnst shoot il you don't
What thing to start the whole camp for,
to shoot a dog |


But by coaxing and threatening, the
sentinel had got the dog back to his post
and there he made him lie down once more
And thns matters rested ill the tramp OF
the coming guard was heard


All, now Prince will be relieved. the
soldier said, stopping near the dog.
You shall 60 and see your old
friends.


The tramp of the coming guard drew
near, and Pierre was preparing to hail
them, when the dog took a new start, in a
new direction, this time starting towards
the copse.


Here, here, Prince. Don't you run
off again But the fellow took no other
notice Of the call than to quicken his
speed


Back Back Here


The last explanation was forced from
Pie"re's lips by seeing the dog leap on his
hind legs, and run thus In on instant
the truth burst upon him. Qick as
thought he clapped his gun to bis shoulder
and took aim lie conld jast distinguish
the outlines now, and lie fires. There
was sharp cry, and then Pierre had
10 turn, for the guard was approaching.
! Qui est Ia who is there he cried.


Relief gnard was the answer.


And having obtained the countcrsign,
he informed the officer what had hap.
pcned


A dog cried the officer. Prince, did you
say.


He looked like prince but you should
have seen him run off on his hind legs


Eh? Hind legs?


Yes


Then come show Us where he was.


With this the officer OF the morning guard
pulled he lantern from his breast, aud hav-
ing removed the shade, he started on.
Pierre led the way to the copse, and there
the dog was found in the last struggles of
death.


The officer stopped down and turned him
over.


What legs for dog, eh he cried


And no wonder he did The hind legs
Of the animal were booted and had every
appearance of the pedal eXtremites Of the
genius man Bat all doubts were removed
very quickly, for as the officer turned the
body again deep groan came up, aud the
words God take me ! in the Prussan Ian
glnge followed.


Here's an adventure, uttered the officer,
and made Pierre hold the lantern while he
ripped up enough of the dogs skin to fnd
the face. But they concluded not to stop
there to investigate, so they formed litter
by crossing their muskets and lifting the
strange animal upon it they proceeded on
their way. When they reached the camp
they found half the soldiers up waiting TO
find out why the gun was fred,


Lights we're brought, and the body plac
ed upon the ground. The dog-skin was re-
moved, and within was found a Prussan
drummer. He was small fellow, though
apparently twenty years of age but he
was dead. Pierre's ball having touched his
heart, or somewhere near it. His pockets
were overhauled, and in one of them was
found cypher, but no one could make any
thing out. The colonel took il, aud direct
ed that the body should be placed out of
sight for burial on the morrow.


Bot this was not the end. After four
o'clock just before daylight, another gun
was fred on the same spot where Prluce
had been trying to make his escape from
camp. lie was shot dead, When the
body was brought into camp, it was found
to be THAT of a BaVarian trooper, who had
been suspected of treachery, though no
proof had been taken from the Prussan
drummer and now that the Colonel had