Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-12-09
VOL. VINO. 7.
AHecdOte Of Smuggling.

While in Paris, every facility was afforded
me in regard TO visiting the prisons, and a
very valuable document was placed In nv
hand by member of the National Assembly
Many facts came to light. of which few peo-
pie in this country would have the least idea.
! We give one curious fact in regard to SNUG
Cling. There is place called the Contra
band Museum" The example perhaps, might
be followed by the friends of the Liquor Law
( III Maine. The following is the descrip-
tion:
I Looking through the Mayors office, in the
I twelfth arrondisement, the body of negro was
+ seen hanging by tn e neck. II had every ap-
1 pearance of a human being. Al the first glance
took II 10 be such, and supposed that disa p
I pointed love or an expeditions Judge had thus
suddenly disposed Of him. Further exami-
nation showed that | was mistaken. The
door-keeper was asked what all this meant.
In huge, dirty room, are scattered over the
floor, on the walls, along the ceiling, all in
ventions of roguery which had been confs-
Gated from time to time by those guardians Of
the law, the revenue officers.
1t is complete arsenal of the weapons of
smuggling all, unfortunately, in complete
confusion. Look before you there is hogs
head dressed up as a nurse. with child that
holds two quarts and half. On the other
side are logs followed as the Trajan horse, and
filled with whole armies of cigars. On the
floor lies a large boa-constrictor, gorged with
China silks; and just behind il, pile of coal,
curiously perforated with spools Of cotton -
The colored gentleman who excited my sym
pathy at first, met his fate under tho following
circumstances He was built Of tin, painted
black, and stood, like heyduck of Ethiopian
chasseur on the footboard of a carrisge, fas-
tened by his teetand hands. He had frequent
. ltvn sad ? no oil
/ known by sight TO the soldiers, who noticed
/ he was always showing his teeth, which they
supposed TO be the custom Of his country.
/ One day, the carriage he belonged to was
stopped by a crowd at the gate. here was,
as usual, grand chorus of oathS and yels :;
the vocal part being performed by the drivers
and cartnen, and the instrumental by their
whips.
/ The negro, however, never spoke word.
i His good behayiord dell GIFTED the soldiers, " he
! held him up as an example TO the crowd.
Look at that black fellow" they cried ;
''see how well he behaves! Bravo, nigger,
/ bravo -
He showed perfect indifference to their
applause.
My friend" said clerk at the barrier.
jumping upon the fooiboard, and slapping oar
sable friend on the shoulder, 'twe are really
very much obliged to you"
Oh, surprise the shoulder ratified The
officer was bewildered. lie sounded the foot
man all over, and found he was made Of met
al, and as full as his skin would hold of the
best coutrabaRd liquor, which was drawn oO'
Of his foot
The juicy mortal was seized al once, and
carried off in triumph.
The first night the revenue people drank up
one of his shoulders. and he was soon bled TO
death. 1t is now six years since he lost all
the moisture IN his system, an WIS reduced &c
dry skelton.- Prisoners Friend.