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PlefolotlUeogroolty of Ihe , "Il Wrild. 1:Y Good- shad le.;c for •get the day when I first rotvo heard the story of "Aunt Margaret's wed 111.tory of the Smug 13Y boso n ( end' ding." I was one of those thoroughly wet tv•tmot b Pro•t%. Pleiorlaf of; (lop in UV to min when the rain comes pat te, log against the window pnes, and the r•C'ellee. I,lle•l , OUre and de Id leave; fall around in :01 directions, AI I. I vol ri vo. tire', Tbtmonarr or Art., ;flaking erything look so dreary. I was Alan NlllllO, Val- fourteen years old, strong and active, Tl ''' e "" lll "'"'" tKi "g' and so toad of out-door life that a rainy day Itw nt,n,v. 1 vet k vO.l It ""' r " f°- " 11.• I VV2-• terrible trial to my patience. To U. slate. 7 vol. 5 vo. f - 11o.ov's , 110 , 1orY of Egg- 0d to my gloom on this occasion I was laud. 6 volt. t • NlaelOry'•lll•loryorne,y. from my own pleasant home, on a visit to "a very nice family" in the country. rope. 7 volt, 8 v 0.,, That the quiet of their house would prove "i Complete t- I. inneal Work•, 14 v 01... strang,e contrast to my lively home, full V. I. 11 0 7) hOolid. Wrb , tee. Compleic of romping brothers and merry sisters, bad 6 vol., 8 vo. mist struck me at all unpleasantly when I Lear wooebto..s vo. •,..28 pleading with mother to let Joe go, for lijoory 0I the COO• . . tOIIIIIIOII of for bud bright VISIONS of 11 . 1.111f1 out of doors, state, 2 voI.. 8 vo. • The mock arpotaie .0 ) I ,r roaming over green fields and through L. , j1 ,:: 11 ;?: 0 „ . 1.:"'c v ,,,. 3 quiet groves, of gathering wild floWers volA, side running brooks, and listening to the Thier's I , soak Rc volutiou 2 vole. e vo. ) bird songs which always filled my heart ..1.5„,1',100"Id"h"d* vol. with delight. How could I be,lrmelv arai 3 '°° Suet, muellezv; r aril. 0 1 /; 6164.121i5• we have tu..ny valuable ther e ? most of I.lloch ,e bou g ht urger or elwolo'r rock or! I knew that it rained sometimes in town, Inbited in Lanes-tei, than C3lll ROIO, tZtOrc of !hu t it nes er even otoartco to me thatit JOIIN stwarrm t, to mut 'ay, Young S. Cu. `might rain while I was in the country; but yesterday it had "poured," and to-day it pattered incessantly. 11Iy goon hostess as sured me that I would catch my death of cold if I went out, so I sat still until r had read all the stories in the almanac, (the only "story book" the house contained.) Then I watched Mr. Brown sleeping so soundly in his arm-chair, and listened to the click of Mrs. Brown's knitting needles dining what seemed an eternity to me. 1 could not endure it any longer, that stillness broken only by those monotonous sound;! Half beside myself, I ran out of the back door and across the corn Bolds to the house of Annie Green, a lively little girl with whom I had been so fortunate as to form an acquaintance. "Oh, I ant so glad you have come!" was the pleasant greeting I received; "we have company, my aunt and cousins; come right in the parlor and see them. Mother and my sisters are there, and they have all boon telling such nice stories: come!" 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When m „,,„, watt octave rind fors nitwit tower ;lam al tile pre,eut tune, and have been inanalarlared l' the ntopt coin pneot wog kotett; Pie iliereme deter rooted to sell these at spell juneos a. Wall rouhuae In give reputuliou we hay e I,>tar ant jwillt, that iv to Fell if goal %Miele fora Vt. 1,10:11. L.lowelerpera till cio well to give us a mall. on they vdi find the large-t 11,0,11110 M fit to -elect front In the city, sod at nt.utuineturere pore-. .1010. rAR 1t.% it. co. No FIR Mstri,t !irect, IlLuve E4`plelnbrr I I. 1 .- 4.7! 'llllOl 111211;i7 1117.R.5. JUST received a law and beautiful anon t y In-n, ofNeur Fury, roo-oLoog In j1.61i Ot Mink. : 4 ,10' MO rii”, Silver Martin. Kra: Fotell Lustre Fileit. Itrowih '.k. &t! . kill of chick are offered of the 10.e.i prig,. gt HALM:MA N . :" Cheap C 4.11 Store. Columbia. Nor. 6, 49+9 lajtrttnj. From the French. Broken from the parent bough, Wilbert-4 len:. where quell thou'— Si 50 Oh, I know nor—lnne it s p o k e —. SITICt the Storm King rent the oak, I have lived n homelers thing, Rosiningon the Zephyrs wing; Wafted by MeNorth-wind's breath— Thus I wonder until death. From my tiatore forret shade, I am borne to sunny glade, Mountatu steep and valley fair, Plaything of the fickle nirl— Knowing neither fear nor woe, fining Whither all things go— Wha her all things Gild repose. Leaf of laurel, leaf of roar. v C BM EMI For the Columbia Sp) From the Italian. (amrssrAst ) Oft the Serpent and the Bee, sipping self same sweets we see, Slta the fro twat baatmet o'er, Changed the, food forevermore. Plower r ,'neallt the Serpent's bremb, ❑rn to venom irlibght with death; While the bits). lice goes home, Singing uNier honey-comb, D. c gtrttiint,s. Company and pleasant stories, delightful! but I was ashamed to go in, fur my shuns were heavy with mud, and my hair, in my hasty flight, had blown every which way; but Annie soon applied a brush to that, ' and lending me a pair of her own slippers, • I was made quite presentable. The ladies were making fancy articles fur a Fair, and Annie and I determined that we would each make a piaci:A/ion for the same occasion. Pretty pieces of silk were needed, and so I Annie and I were sent to the garret to Awing down certain bags in which her another had been accumulating such things I "fur ages," at least so Annie said. Well, we turned them all out upon the parlor carpet; I selected a piece of crimson for my cushion, while Annie said hers should be of green and gold, because she was a.ceontry girl and loved the green fields and yellow harvests of her rural home. As we were putting the other things back into her., the little pet sister Bess caught up a bit of rich %%him brocade, exclaiming, "oh, mother, mayn't I have this to make my doll a party j dress?" "Let me see n•Lat it is, dear"' said her , mother "Why, child," said her aunt, "that is a piece of my aunt Margaret's weddidg dress; put it away again." The young lady daughters and neices looked up in surprise; "Cour aunt Margaret, mother?" and "yours , anu ututlwr'd aunt Margaret?" they ex m ed. "Ye., our nunt litnr,garet." "Why, I didn't known sla was ever married! ; •'.Nor was Or, thengh she came so near it once ag to by ail dressed in what she ' thought 'porl..wt bridal robes.'" "Why, mint, I never heard of that before! %Vila:: prevented the wedding—do tell us! Was her lover drowned in attempting to ; rdurh her?" I "No, he was there, I.llt he had come with a falec heart. Aunt :4l.trgaret did net dis t corer his deception until everything was ready for the wedding, and so she took her own way of punishing him." "Oh, do go on and tell us all about it, you lean tell a story so beautifully." I thought then, as I set on a cricket in one corner of the room, shaping and stitch ing my cushion, that the girls wore trying to flatter that kind old lady a wee bit, but as she settled her spectacles on her forehead, and leaning back in her chair, gave us the following tale, I changed my mind and came to the conclusion that she was a most wonderfully interesting story teller, and that there had been no flattery whatever, scarcely eve' enough of praise in what `they had said to her: "Margaret 5 was never the one to Ilinger in her bed after the sun was up, but one bright morning in spring she rose even learlier than usual, for her mind was too ac tive to let her sleep, and she wished to have at nice quiet time for thought before any of the rest of the household were astir. It was her thirty-fifth birth day, and as she sat at the open window, and sow the sun rise in cloudless beauty, her heart was full of quiet happiness. She looked at the gilded hill tops iu the distance, and inhaled the frag grance of the apple blossoms on the largo tree just below her window, which she laud loved from childhood, and as she reflected that she had attained one-half the nmnber of years usually allotted to man, her thoughts wandered back to her past life. She glanced at her happy childhood. Then her echuul girl days rose tap before 11,9 r. She remembered how ofteu she had been inclined to diligence by the reflection that she was the eldest of the family, and that she was to study, not for herself alone, but that she might impart her knowledge to all those young brothers and ssters, and thus I relieve her sickly mother. The duties nod the pleasures of her student life were cut Ishort by a summons to the death bed of that dear parent. nor last words were , I 'urea comfort you, my daughter, and help Ivon to become a mother to the other chil dren. Study poor father's comfort, too.' "Thus a heavy burden of responsibility, and duty was laid upon her child's beam; and under its influence she became a woman. Other girls, many years her seniors, were still sporting in blissful unconsciousness of the cares of life, or with light hearts_ au' while she went quietly and cheerfully about her daily tasks without a thought of beaux or conquests. She looked back that morn ing with a quiet smile of wonder at her I perfect exemption from all those anxieties and rivalries and coquetries which keep some young girls in such a fever of excite ment. For the calurnui. sm. "Then sho recalled those dark days when poverty had laid its depressing hand upon them, and her heart grew light at the thought that then she had been of use and comfort to those she loved best of all in the world. She felt so grateful that he had always been able to look upon the bright side. When her gray haired father came home one night, and in broken ac cents said that they were ruined, that the friend for whom he had endorsed, failing to meet his liabilities, had fled, and that they must give up their pleasant house to pay those claims, she had felt so strong in her power to labor and to endure, that the natural order of things were reversed, and the father leaned upon her fur comfort. In the humble home to which they removed, her once delicate hands performed all the household labor in order that 'the children might be educated.' Then prosperity came again, and they returned to their old home. Eder sisters grew up, went into society, and one after another married and left their father's house with the blessings of.their , mother sister,' as they sometimes called her, resting upon them. 'nor brothers had gone forth into the world with high aims fur themselves, and high thoughts of woman's character and mission. "She had been like a mother to the chil dren, end wbon they needed her no longer she turned all her energies to the last part of her dying mother's request: 'Study your poor father's comfort.' "For years she nursed and soothed him in his feebleness, end then ho passed away. leaving her the consolation that she bad 'done what she could' fur him. "A few days after this event Aunt l'ilar ,garet came into possession of a large amount of property. No one deserved it more than she did, and no one was better fitted to use money well and wisely. She felt that through it her influence and her means of usefulness were enlarged, and so she went on her way dispensing blessing" to the needy. The trials and cores of her ; life seemed to be over nosy, and her thirty fifth birth-day saw her, as we have said, t full of quiet happiness. She said to her self with a smile, 'my nieces pity poor aunt Margaret because she is no old, but young people little know the pure enjoyment we may taste after the fitful fever of youth is passed. Then she thought of the house holds of her sisters, of their home-ties and home attractions, and for n moment a sense of the loneliness of her lot came over her. "But the dark cloud only passed over the face of the sun; it was not permitted to rcsl there and darken her pathway. Like the clear shining After the rain, she felt in her heart that her destiny had been ordered in infinite wisdom and mercy, and that it was t right. Then as she rote and wont to the "NO ENTERTAINMENT IS SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING." COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY MORNING, JANULRY I, 1859. mirror to arrange her still glossy hair, she said to herself, 'My destiny was settled long ago; no one can doubt that who knows that I am thirty-five years old, and that I have had less experience in hive affairs than some of my young lady neices of five and six,' and with a placid reek upon her face, and the feeling at her heart that if all the sisterhood were as happy as she, the terms 'old maid' and 'spinster' need not conjure up such terrible visions to young girls as they then did, she left her chamber and descended to the breakfast room. "A few hours ham. - on that same day and aunt [Margaret' - again sought her chamber as as a place, of refuge from tbe spring tide of new emotions that n•aa welling up in her heart, and ‘'ijth its rapid current carrying all before it. "Her step was quick and light, there was a strange flush upon her cheek, and a light in her eye which liad never been seen there before. She approached the mirror and studied her face, feature by feature, and then the expressiou as a whole; rt very un usual thing indeed ibr aunt Margaret to do, fur she had never in all her life before seemed to care whether she was a beauty or a fright. But something htill more strange has just taken place. On this, her thirty-fifth birth-day, she had received her first offer of marriage. A gentleman whom she had known for years as a friend called,' and, requesting a• private interview, told her that he had long loved and :admired her, and that he needed her 'presence to make sunlight in his home; and her love to make sunshine in his heart, and urged her to bless him by the promise of a speedy union. Aunt Margaret was herself too honorable to suspect another of unworthy motives, and this man stood high in the regards of a largo eirele,of friends, and so she believed hint when he told her that he stood in need of herlove. That night she sat in the same chair by the same open window as in the morning, and again she inhaled the sweet fragrance ()films° apple blossoms, and watching the lights and shadows which the moonbeams cast aznont , the foliage, she gave herself up to this new source of hapN ness. ht tha morning she had the fullness of pence, and now the fullness of joy seem ed added thereto. "E'er full woman's nature Isms expand .Prrair-a zi.y . ) l l had noI known that she re. dreametloi 401- , ---findolion of which her own depths was capable; .but the con eciousness that she :dune of all the world was essential to the happiness of a noble man, that his path would be dark without her love to lighten it, awakened the most delightful emotions within her. "Her sisters shed tears of joy over her happiness. 'Did we not toll you dear Mar garet,' they said, 'that the best part of your life was yet to come, and you scc that we spoke truly.' "Every one was anxious to !cod a help ing hand in tho preparations for the wed ding, and all 'went merry as n marriage hell.' The last day came; aunt Margaret was to be married in the evening; the cakes had ail turned out just right, the dresses fitted beautifully, and every one was in the best of humor. The bridegroom elect had sent fur an intimate friend of his, with whom ho had spent two years in foreign travel to come and stand up with him. Ile came, dined with us that day, and was pre sented to aunt Margaret and the bridesmaid. After dinner the gentlemen withdrew to the balcony to enjoy a cigar, leaving the ladies in the front parlor. now well I remember just where each one sat, for I was then nearly as old as Annie or her little friend there. Some one sent me to a little spare room at the back of the house to bring something which I could nut find; I went back and reported that it was not there,— 'Yes, it is, you blind little puss,' said aunt Margaret, laughing, 'fir I saw it there this morning, and the room has nut been opened since; it lies on the lounge by the back window.' " 'ltideed, auntie, it is not there,' I said. "'Then it has fallen under the lounge,' she said. " 'But 1 looked under it.' '"..th, let us see whose eyes are youngest nowl' she snid, springing up and running through the long hall. I bounded after her. It was not on the lounge, that vras certain. She stooped down and drawing it out from under it. looked at me as if about to exclaim again 'You blind lithe puss!' when a voice on the balcony arrested her, hut the shutters were closed, so that those outside were in visible ti us as we were to them. "'So this is the lady of your choice!' " -This is the lady of my choice,' respon ded a voice whose lightest tone was music to aunt Margaret. •• •-t,nd you have forgotten the pretty lit tle Miss T—, with whom you were so madly in love last winter. You have left her fur ono twice her age, and—' "•1 can never forget the sweet face of Minnie broke in the other speaker: 'but you ice, man, sl•e is poor; the old gentleman hns'ut a sixpence to give her, and I'm hard up just now. Those debts of which you wet will be made known if I do not find Sono means of liquidating them. This lady is rich, rich as ICrcesus, and gen erous and unsuspecting, and it is her gold that I am about to wed.' The speakers passed on, They seemed to have been leaning against the,bakonslfor that moment, believing then:sal% es at a distance from all the inhabited portions of that old house. I looked at aunt Margaret as the sound of their footsteps died away. She sank down with her head against the lounge, and mnr Inured, 'O, God he told the that he loved me, and that he needed my lose to cheer him!' "She was so white and cold that I thought she was going to hint, and run for water, Before I came back, she rose up and went to her own room. I caught one glimpse of her pale face, and it flig,htened me, but she lucked the door after her and would not let me in. Two hours later she sent fur me. I ran to kiss her, and she tried to smile, but her face was white as marble. 'My child did you hear—' She could not finish the sentence. ' " 'Yes, aunt, I did hear that man say that he was going to; marry you because you were rich and he needed —'J 'Promise me that you will never breathe ‘vliat you have heard! I shall not be mar ried, but I don't wish to expose him. Give me your solemn promise that nobody shall ever kno v from you what has happened.' "•011, auntie, dear ;wok: . I :cried in great distie,s, 'it is too late to obey you now, I have told mother and uncle and ever So many of them! I was so angry that I couldn't help it. You may cut my tongue out if you please, but indeed I could'm help it, and everybody in the houge is so in dignant at hint.' "'Everybody!' she repeated, 'everybody knows it; then I must devise sumo ether plan. Go now end I will ring the bell when I want them to conic and dress me.' "When her friends were smannoned to as her with her toilet she was no longer pale, but a bright red spot burned on either cheek while her eyes sparkled and flashed es if the fire of some strange purpose was blazing in her heart. She looked perfectly beauti ful then, but there was something in her manlier that awed and kept silent all who approached her. "She had received many pretty bridal gifts, the handiwork of her numcreus nie ees, and among them, conspicuous fur its : beauty, was a lung silken purse of the purest white, surmounted with rings of ail-{ ver. Tu the surprise of every one, when she stood up fur the marriage ceremony she held in her hand that purse. but it was no' longer empty. One side of it was crammed full of batik bills. while_side pieces until there was not room tor one more. Many whispers of wonder went around the' room as to what this strange addition to her toilet meant. But the mystery was sons unraveled. When it became her turn to respond to the question, 'Dust thou take! this man to be thy wedded husband, and dust thou promise before God to fulfil to hint the duties of a loving wife?' her lips were scaled, but she raised the hand which grasped the welhfilled purse, and held that out to view, gazing intently upon it as if' she expected speech or reply from it. The clergyman, thinking her strange manlier might proceed from some strange embar rassment, repeated his question in n still milder tone. Again aunt Margaret extend ed the purse, and looking first at it and then at him, replied, 'See it does not speak!' "'Madame?' said the gray haired.man, in a tone of grave rebuke. Some of the guests whispered, 'Surely the lady has be come deranged!' "The clergyman looked steadily at her for an instant and then said, 'Shall we go on with the ceremony, madame?' "'The question dues not rest with me, - sir,' said aunt Margaret, gravely. "'Surely, madame, it is for you alone to say whether you will be 1r e 4,101 or not.' "'So, reverend sir, it is not f.,r me to speak, but for this money which I hold in my. hand. This man has declared in my hearing to-day that it is not me whom ho seeks to wed, that ho has only need of my gold, and if this golf will speak to take the marriage vow upon itself, it is well, and he shall have it all. Speak, money, speak, dolt thou take this man to be thy wedded husband?' and again she shook the purse. The gold gleamed through the open meshes of the white silk; but it was ',asked in too tightly to make even the faintest clinking sound, and so aunt Margaret sat down—no nearly married, and yet a maiden still." The Outlaw Dog Charles Nodier the eccentric writer, went so far in his admiration of the canine as to say, what consoled him for the short life of a dog was that certainty of meeting with him in the next world. This is a paradox; but certainly the intelligence of this ani mal is at times superhuman, and those who read the following fact, recorded exactly as it happened, will find it but add, we are sore, to the just admiration of this noble an imal: It was in the plea.ant town of Nice, which lies NJ lazily at the Eliot of the Ap penines, while bathing its feet in the Is arm water of the Gulf of Provence, that, in the year 1846, there lived a dog and his master. Tho d.,g's name way Lelour, and he was four year's old. lie belonged to that plw erful race with which the Greenlanders hunt seals and white bears in the P.dar rezienc, The master's name was Fay°lie% Ile was young. handsome, and of excellent ell:inc. ter, and lived quietly with Lelunp, upon the income of a small pro per_y the profits of a place in the ink:dance, of the pros Lice. There was a warm friendship existing Le tween the two, and this it how it come about. $1,50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE; $2,00 IF NOT IN ADVANCE, The first owner of the dog, the master of, a vessel, died in the port of Nice. The mate, who took his place, detesting the an : imal, ordered it to be drowned. Luckily for Leloup, the sailor who had•eeeired the instruction, not finding it in his heart to kill the animal, set it on shore. The vessel sailed, arid the dog became a wanderer about the streets of Nice. By accident he met with Fayolle, who bad just left her father. Some strange instinct induced the dog to follow him borne. The man at once took to the animal. Thanks to the master's care and affection, the dog soon became a superb specimen of his race. His strength and beauty delighted all alto saw him, while his intelligence was almost superhuman. The dog became the delight of rayulle's home, his companion, his friend. Their affection was mutual. Fayolle bad no friend he pre ferred to Leloup. The Jog's lure was not doubtful. Three years passed—three years, during which Fayulle would hare sworn that Lc )(ip bud not a fault. Unf,rtunately, lie in reality possessed too terrible vices: be was madly fond of raw fish, :old he hated the ' cassock of the priest--why or w h ere f ore, nobody could e'er tell. It so happened that Leloup, tt ho spent a largo portion of his time wandering about the streets of Nice, became so inveterate in his lute of fish that not it dealer in the ar ticle escaped, while a day scarcely passed without his biting a piece out of the cas sock of some UIIfUrtUIMIC priest. NOW 'Nice is celebrated fur its fish market, of which Leloup soon became the scourge. The dug was in the habit of foll,wing his master every day to his office, at the door of which they ported. the master telling the dog to go lIJMC quietly. Away lieu the dog, as if to obey, but when round the first corner off he wits to the fish market.-- Onee upon the scene of action; the cunning animal examined the stalls, selected his prey, and now slyly making his capture, at another time boldly seizing it,fand disappearing like magic, he regularly made off with the finest fish in the market. He then retired into a corner, and consumed his prey. This done, he went home; and if, on the road, he could only tear a priest's gown, he was supremely happy. The victims of the piratical Leloop took sarasts,tiol...4..-5.L0.11.2.0: -414 Jar Attica. r•-• let , Is twice running. In the bustle o DUBlllO3.§ his thefts often wholly escaped notice. But at last one or two very audacious acts at tracted attention, and the whole fi>ll mar ket was at once banded against him. But Leloup at once saw through their dcAgns. Public opinion was manife,tcd too loudly fur him not to understand the mean ing. He wit,: on his guard; be changed his hours, stopped away a day or two, and then crawled itt behind a group of buyers, ran between them, aulthe , pite sticks and t-toneq, still contrived to get the flue-t fish in the market. "woM wolf:" would cry a 11:d:woman. and before any one could prevent it, a great shaggy head would IA seen upon the stall, and a turbot, or sturgeon, or b 1111110», would vanish. "Thief: rt-peatel her ft -Duty-ha- GEM Bat ere the words had passed their lips. dog and fish had vanished. They tried to poison him. The dog was not to be caught, and the rage of the hon orable curporatim3 Amor nu hound•. The numerous and powerful clergy of Nice began also to o.onplain. The sum to tal of gnwo torn, of climbs torn oft backs, of capes bitten, became at last formidable. Scarcely n priest escaped. It was impossible to ho 'borne, and a leagoc Nvat formed against the animal and his very innocent master, who certainly had heard certain rumors as to the mad_ ptattices of his favorite, lint Vllto cordially believed them to be the otf:pring of micro knee. Suddenly, however, be 1A11.4 sum moned before the commissary of police. Sow, Fay. Ile had never bad any differ ence with anybudy. In politics, ho was, of course, of ths same opinion as his supe riors—an e-:-entinl requisite in France. Ibp knew of nv enemies. Ile nas, therefore, exceedingly surprised n 6 the rtimmons, which, however, he hastened to obey. The agent of ju.tice received him in a very Lool manner. "Sir," he said, "ynn are the owner of a very dangerous enitwal, about which I re ceive complaints daily. I am, at nil events. surprised that you suould lease him to fol low his ferocious instincts freely. This Blata of things has lasted tan long. I whilied to rave you all personal disrtgreables. but I give you until this evening to Lill the animal. After that I shall know what to do." "A dangerous animal: I kill my After a pleasant journey the vessel lir cried Fay()lle, reddening with emotions: rived in bight of Palmlora, .A tug took it "what does all this mennr ~ Harps. atol they entered the Loire. Leloop The head of Om r cdiee saw th a t the young watched the mammtvre, lie smolt the hind man was really in happy ignorance of the and grew very excited. A little above St. dog's misdee 14. In a gentler tone, there- • Nizaire, lie saw that everybody was l s ..y. fore. he boon n narrative of factft, which ; and seized the opportunity, He leaped Fayolle listened to with stupefaction. Ile overboard and quietly gained the shore. heard half of them with stubborn incredu- At Nantes the dog was inquired for, but lity. Suddenly a loud clamor was heard no dog was found. After sonic inquiries, a ithimt. A group of exasperated people general opinion prevailed that the dog had cried for instant %engeanee. Here n. fi-h- fallen overboard and Lind Leen drowned.-- woman complained of a fine turbot having The captain. grieved and disappointed, knew just been stolen—a turbot designed for the n a what t., do. Ile dared a.t write to Fay - govenor's table; then the arch diacre of St. ielle, who thus remained in total Ignorance Marie :colic elle told hiw his fro( k had been of the archient. [WHOLE NUMBER, 1,483. torn to ribbons, and hid leg bit; there stood palie.e-constable who had interfered; and who hero the severe marks cf a frnv. All accused I eloop, and asked for the head of ! the guilty animal. I All this was unanswerable. Fayolle saw ;that defence was useless! Ire solemnly as ' sated them that it should not happen ngain, l and left the office. What was he going to ;au? Kill the dog? Ile never even thought lit possible; while to chain the poor animal up was equally inadmissible; he would cer taiuly mope to death. In his dispair, he thought of leaving Nice—of retiring to some distant spot where there were no ti.t.h- Iwomen and no priests. But his heart failed him. Ile had never been further than Villefranche; his life was linked with the small spot of earth be called his own; the4 o ; dear to him were buried there, while every aisoeiation and habit made Nice indispen sable.. When he rearbe.) his little country-hen9n he lead nut made up 11 ft 111111.1. There lay Leloop in the 11 . 1111/1 1:1111 hcfote the doer. lle digesting his ttubot. lie hounder! ' joy .mslj to meet his master; hat noticing, nt taco the agitation of his manner, his joy i ceased, and he coll. - urea him to his room, his tail hanging between his legs, with au uneasy and watchful glance, "Well, Leloup," l'ayt.llo, "it is no ; use scohlinf„ but we muqt part. Hcor wo shall live separated, I don't knowland what am I to do With coo, I cannot Ely." With a sad and tearful expression, he looked at the affectionate animal, which I laid its great head upon his knee, and hook ; ed keenly up in his face. 1 When his master was silent he Taired I paws, stool on his hind logs, and embraced Ihim; lie then Legato to bark furiously, checking himself only to lick away the tears i which Fayolle could not restrain. The deep sorrow. contrition, and grief of the dog could not be doubted. 3t i 3 certain tits animal must have known whet 'WAS passing in his master's mina. While thin scene was taking place ca• tween the master and the dog, the captain 1 a vesel, an old friend, called to bid him adieu. lie was returning to Nantes, lie was astonished at the evident grief of the two friends, and inquired the cause. Pay olle told him a few brief words. "Well," said the captain, “there is but p3UrE., 11411 to me. I have a emmtryThouse :if Paimboeuf—a, country house where he will be totally unable to follow his peculiar instincts, and where, during my absence, he can guard the wife and watch the little ones. I start this creiting. It will be ire— post•ible, for Leloup, after a sea voyage seven hoadred leagues, to find his way. Ile shall hart every care and attention; and every paitine I will tell you all about him. Come, can you think of anything better?' "I accept your oficr with all my beer:, " said l'ayolle. ".) feel like a reprieved malciaetor; for had they come here to kill him, I any nut at all sure ot what might not have happened." "Come along, then, at once," continued 'tand dine on hard.' the captain, • ..4..vk ay they started, a nd I,elotip after them, expecting it scat a. &him; excun , ion. After dinner, the captain went on deck to weigh anchor. I'ue remained ~hind, and after aercrnl hearty carebze4, -aid to the dog: "Lie chimp, I will be bazic directly," Ile then closed the door, shook hands with his friend. leaped into his boat, and watched with aching heart the vessel as it got under weigh. Tayello lotd never deceived Lamp.-- When told to lie down, the deg, had quietly obeyed. t'_;aildenly he felt the motion of the ship. Ile zO,O uneasily, and harked loudly to summon his master. No one c ame. Ile turned angrily round the cabin, smelt every alierture, and :It last, .t, if oontuhce3 th.tl, rllyon , t was glue, Clew at the door and be• „an to [cur it with hi meth. Dnt the wte. 1 was both thick and hard, and n hen he had torn tt hole open, through which he could and rushed uith bleeding mouth on deck, night had come—the land was. 710 longer in sizbt„ The dog gat c ono lung bed: and then, as if convinced of the folly of re. ais tan ce, Lecaine quite calm, nnile% olie:t ed an order to g h below and sleep, Next, day Lelonp appeared in execlleitt humor. Ile encouraged the tub:ince of tho e.t.ptaiti, ploy. 1 With the ego ipitge. and eat pith avidity the fish which suns. purposely selected for lino. Ile did the salllC eve, y dny, took his sie.de, and became et idently , fatter. The captain unit actually disgusted , at the dog's indifference. comparing it, tts ho did, with the b offering:l of Fayulle. Little thd the dog care for his disgust. lie ha.l his Pian •
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