. Étincelles du feu de camp : histoires palpitantes d'héroïsme, d'aventure, d'audace et de suffering . suis satisfait que vous êtes un espion Yankee; et je vais vous accrocher, vous. Bragg m'a ordonné de ne jamais apporter de espions, mais de les tirer ou de les accrocher comme des chiens, sur place; et 1am va commencer avec vous, maintenant, cette nuit de verynight. Si vous faites cela, a été la réponse, vous prenez la vie d'un bon et vrai homme. Je peux montrer par J. W. Eatcliffeque je suis un vrai sudiste, que j'ai fait beaucoup de bien pour la cause—très probablement beaucoup plus que vous—et que je fais du bien chaque jour que je vis. Capitaine, a dit un de th

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. Sparks from the camp fire : thrilling stories of heroism, adventure, daring and sufferng . am satisfiedthat you are a Yankee spy; and I am going to hang you, you. Bragg has ordered me never to bring in spies, but to shoot or hang them like dogs, on the spot; and 1am going to make a beginning with you, now, this verynight. If you do that, was the reply, youll take the lifeof a good and true man. I can show by J. W. Eatcliffethat I am a true Southerner, that I have done much goodfor the cause—very likely much more than you have—and that I am doing good every day I live. Captain, said one of the men, it may be that he isan important man to our cause; and you had better ^eeRatcliffe and inquire into his case. Harris studied a moment, and finally concluded to gowith the prisoner to Ratcliffes and confer about thematter—at the same time assuring him that it was of nouse, for he should certainly hang him anyhow. AtFranklin all stopped to drink, and Harris and his menbecame beastly drunk. Reeling into their saddles, theywere once more on their way to Ratcliffes, but had gone. PUBUC LIBR.^^ ASTQR, LENOXVtLUSS FOUNDATIONS NEWCOMER THE SCOUT. 3Y5 only a short distance, when Harris wheeled his horse andhiccoughed out— Boys, theres no use in fooling. I am satisfied this fellows a Yankee spy; and heres just as good a place as we can find to hang him. Take the halter ofithat horses neck and bring it here. It was indeed a fitting place in which to do foul mur-der. Not a house w^as to be seen; and the road woundthrough one of those cedar thickets so dense that even inmid-day it is almost dark within them. It was nownight, and the sombre shade even more gloomy than ever, as Harris jumped from his horse, and, taking the halter, made a noose of it, and, fitting it around the neck of theunlucky scout, drew it up uncomfortably tight, until, infact, it was just about strangling him. Now or never was the time to expostulate and entreat.In a moment it might be to late; and then fare

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