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and the heavens grew brighter Be-
fore me was the English commander.
1--WE attack at daylig ght, Captain
Wood" he whispered. IF we but
steal a march upon him this time, I
believe we shall carry the great redoubt
which Prince Menschikoff declares
would defy all the armies of the world
to capture-he deems it impregnab!e
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He was about to ride off when I STOP
ped him.
General" said I, Its my duty to
report man wrapped in white, who in
defiance of the outlying picket, crossed
our position and safely entered the en-
emy's lines"
The General drew up rein suddenly
at this.
What, again Unquestionably
spy. In the name of God who and
what Was he like ?"
felt an irresistible impulse to un-
bosom my suspicious. But, 'supposing
they should prove unfounded? The
character of an English officer would be
compromised: and I probably cashiered
tor SO unwarranted d charge, unworthy
OF an officer and a gentleman
[ merely limited it might be a Turk,
Frenchnan, or an Englishr1an.
" Humph!" calculated the English
commander, eff one of these he shall
not escape US"
Order the outlying pickets to be
doubled Throw forward a section Of
riHemen, under cover Of the great re-
doubt. Suffer no one to pass on pain
of instant death. Order the riAemen
to lie down, and, should the spy ap-
pear, not to discharge their rifles but
either to seize or knock him down with
the butt ends of their muskets.'
This order promptly carried out.
Still the same ominous silence at Se-
bastopol. heard naught save an oc-
casional chant and clock striking the
hour, in the doomed town. Silently, I
could see, with my night-g glass, the
Russians relieving sentry.
"The devils in it, thought I. eff
it be the foreigner, he cannot escape;
and should he not return my worst fears
will be realized"
While I was thinking I was doing
of. Should [ fall asleep under this
thorny brier, there would be vacancy
in ours. And, above all, it would fall
to the foreigner. strove hard to rise,
and to my dismay, my limbs felt stiff
and rigid. The revolver dropped from
my grasp, essayed to cry out, but my
tongue refused to move.
Crack, crack, crack, I heard, like one
in nightmare. Something had hap
pened. Sharp firing followed. gave
faint cry, as if in pain. The tramp
ing probably saved me from an awful
death. It removed the stagnated
blood. sat up and instinctively
placed my hand over my head and face
to protect
Was it a panic, or was I still dream
ing.
Course him he's old nick himself"
[ heard voices exclaim ;" but for the
snow storm we would have made mince-
meat Of him.
And, to my amazement, the rifles in
swarms came running back to take up
position. One fellow tumbled over me,
and the next instant I was surrounded
by men who poured stiff :: tota of grog"
down my throat Some chafed my
limbs, while others took me by the arms
in turns and walked NE rapidly to aud
fro. IN short time I was fully res Or
ed 10 my unutterable astonishment L
learned stoutish man, wrapped in
white cloak, appeared suddenly in the
midst of the swarm of human ants.
The snow at that moment was terrific,
and driven by keen wind, it was next
t" Impossible to barely see your hand
before you. Some say they seized the
stranger by the lex. Others say he
got some ounces of lead And yet--he
escaped them.
"All through this storm, captain"
said an old sergeant. I'VE are afeared
Of shouting each other"
I'll be hanged if he amt or ap.
peared to go, smack into our lines
was seated in my rude hut week
after this terrible event. and VIII"
should walk in but Lieutenant Brown.
He calmly seated himself, as was his
wont. and serenely smoked his short
pipe.
Positively stranger. Brown" I