NATURALISTS CABINET. 



A murderer discovered by a dog. 



Ardilliers, at length, resolved to follow him; the 



dog led him from street to street, and conducted 



him from the city to a large oak in the forest, 



where he began to howl louder, and scratch the 



earth with his feet. Aubry's friend surveyed the 



spot with melancholy foreboding, and ordered 



his servant to dig up the earth ; in a little time 



he discovered the body of his friend. Some 



time after, the dog accidentally met the mur- 



derer of his master; he rushed upon him, barked, 



and attacked him with so much fury, that the 



spectators could with difficulty extricate him. 



The same circumstance occurred several times. 



The faithful animal, which in general was as 



quiet as a lamb, became like a raging tiger, 



every time he saw this person. This circum- 



stance excited great astonishment, and some sus- 



picions having arisen, it was remembered, that 



Maquer, on several occasions had betrayed symp- 



toms of enmity to Aubry ; and various other cir- 



cumstances being combined, brought tbe matter 



almost to a certainty. The king, hearing of the. 



affair, v\as desirous of being convinced with his 



own eyes, whether the dog was in the right; and 



that the animal which fawned upon every body 



else, attacked Maquer as soon as he perceived 



him. At that period it was customary, when the 



evidence was not decisive, to determine the fate 



of the accused by single combat. A time and 



place was therefore appointed: the chevalier en- 



tered the list, armed with a lance ; the dog was 



