The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-05-09

prepared. This was Notifying. Ger
tainly some of our men had deserted
to the enemy, but this soon died out,
owing to the cruel treatment which
awaited them. That there was spy,
who could pass the English and French
lines ad hMtum, 1 did not for an in
slant doubt
"At all events" said /, half aloud,
''i if it be this foreigner he must re-
turn" and the bare thought was in
tensely delicious.
"There," hoarsely shouted one of
the outlying pickets, as he brought
down his rifle to the charge. "Stand
The password.
This challenge sent the blood gallop-
ing madly through me. CHOW for the
mystery" thought I, and my finger
pressed determinedly on the trigger of
my revolver, as l crept up from whence
the sound proceeded.
Calls well, General" heard the
sentry say, who shouldered his rife
and stood firm For on outpost duty
all compliments, such as presenting
arms and saluting, are totally ignored
'Ah, Captain Wood, believe" said
the General, who was on horseback,
leaning down on his saddle.
"The same, sir" said 1.
The snow by this time had abated,
and the heavens grew brighter. Be
fore me was the English commander.
eve attack at daylight, Captain
Wood" he whispered. g If we but
steal march upon them this time, L
believe we shall carry the great re-
doubt, which Prince Menschikoff de-
clares would defy all the armies of the
world to capture-he deems it impreg-
nable; be qui UiUe.
He was about to ride off when L stop
ped him.
General" said I, cts my duty to
report man wrapped in white, who in
defiance of the outlying picket, crossed
our position and safely entered the
enemy's lines.
The General drew up reign suddenly
at this.
"What, again? Unquestionably a
spy. In the name of God who and
what was he like ?"
/ felt an irresistible impulse to I'M
bosom my suspicious. But, supposing
they should prove unfounded? The
character of an English officer would
be compromised, and probably cash
tered for so unwarranted charge, un-
worthy of an officer and a gentleman
Imerely limited it might be Turk,
a Frenchman, or an Englishman.
"Humph !" calculated the English
commander, eff one of these he shall
not escape u.s."
"Order the outlying pickets to be
doubled. Throw forward a section of
ritiemen, under cover of the great re-
doubt Suffer no one to pass, on pain
of instant death Order The rifemen
to lie down, and, should the spy APP
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 Sc
bastopol. l heard naught save an oc-
casional chant and clock striking the
hour, in the doomed town. Silently, |
could see, with my night glass, the
Russians relieving sentry.
1.-The devils in it," thought l. of
it be the foreigner, he cannot escape
and should he not return, my worst
fears will be realized"
While | was thinking [ was doing
off. Should l 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 dlsmay, my limbs felt stiff
and rigid. The revolver dropped from
my grasp, l essayed to cry out, but my
tongue refused to move.
Crack, crack, crack, l heard, like one
in nightmare. Something had hap
pened. Sharp firing followed. l gave
a faint cry, as if in pain. The tramp
ing probably saved me from an awful
death. 1t removed the stagnated
blood. / sat up and instinctively
placed my hand over my head and face
to protect.
Was it panic, or was | 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 [ was sur
rounded 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 me rapidly to
and fro. In short time [ was fully
restored. To my unutterable astonish-
ment 1 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
to impossible to barely see your hand
before you. Some say they seized the
stranger by the leg Others say he got
some ounces of lead. And yet-he es
capped them.
"All through this storm, captain,
said an old sergeant. eve are afeared
of shooting each other"
"I'll be hanged if he amt, or APP
peared to go, smack into our lines.
was seated in my rude hut week
after this terrible event, and who
should walk in but Lieutenant Brown.
He calmly seated himself, as was his
wont, and serenely smoked his short
pipe.
Positively stranger, Brown" [
said
GA little out of sorts, he answered,
staring me full in the face.
| was ever of the opinion that men OF
sinister natures could never rightly fix
their eyes upon another mans. L
laughed at this fallacy, and was ever
sceptical upon this point afterward.
"Sorry to hear it, [ replied. Then
1 added, with a searching glance,
What do you think of this spy affair"
cts right enough, Captain Wood, l
saw the fellow myself, yesterday night,