The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-09-23
alloersolr Jntelligenta,
A REVENUE ADVENTURE.

It was in 1929, when |, a rather raw
youth of two-and-twenty, just commenc-
ing the cultivation Of & promising nous
tache, found myself stationed near Done
gal, County Kerry. Ireland, in the capacity
Of Lieutenant of Revenue. ltswiil be re.
membered. that this was the troublous
time of Orangemen, Ribbonmen, and
Illicit distilleries; and my special business
being that of fsrreting out the latter, and
seizing upon all contraband liquor. l
generally had my hands full. These seiz-
ures, generally taking place amid the
lionel ly hills of Kerry, where the distillerles
were carried on in. secret caves and hidden
morasses, by a set of hardy and desperate
Irishmen, always ready to oppose the Po-
lice, were not unattended with danger;
but there was one adventure which oeiell
me, of a more peaceable nature IN than Inc e
rest, which at the time affected me more
unpleasantly than any amount c. skir'
mishing or fighting would have done.
It happened that, among the anony-
nous sinforming" lotters that one morn
inc came to hand, was one, giving infor.
nation, of two casks of spirits, slnuggled
from the hills on the night previous, by
order of Mr.. Tremorne, agent OF Lord
'1L-,who was tho great landed proprie-
TOT, of this part of Kerry; and which casks
were now securely reposing in that gen.
tleman's, cellar. Accompanying the note
was an order from the superintendent OF
revenue commanding the immediate seiz-
ure Sofsthe liquor in question.
Now it so happened that was greatly
Indebted to Mr.. Tremorne Gan English
gentleman) and his family, for various
Kind and fattering attentions received
since my arrival at Donegal. Many a
sumptuous dinner had partaken OF at
Ills Board, and. often had | been invited to
pleasant dance at his house, when his
pretty niece, Miss Montague, happened to
be staying -there-as was now the case.
In truth, I had been more impressed BY
the bright eyes of Clara Montague than l
had courage to show, especially as there
was spice of mischief about her which
made.me. rather shy fher. [ had gener-
alsy,- therefore, sheltered. my youthful
bashfulness beneath the wing of Miss
Cassandra Tremorne, sister of my host,
whcom I found always extremely kind and
gracious. To her, some ten or twelve
years my. senior, felt no timidity in Of
fering, those little attentions which to q
Younger damsel. would have appeared
more -pointed-such as escorting her to
church or promenading the piazza in the
moonlight. True, had observed that
she was very sentimental. and that Of late
she frequently sighed, and pressed my
arm whenleaning upon it, and the last
timeI had seen hersho quoted poetry. and
remarked that life WAS desolate without
some one to- love. These signs and tokens
of sensibility / had in my own mind refer
red to some early disappointment in love,
brother sad .recollections of past more
youthful days; andI had not thought it
amiss to.express my sympathy by gen.
tie pressure in return
.,...Such was my position in regard to the
Tremorne family; and the reader can
now understand my embarrassment upon
finding this disagreeable business thrust
upon mo: How could / go upon such an
errsnd to the house where I-had been so
Hospitality, entertained? How could /
wound, and as it were, insult the feeling
of the family BY accusing it's head (him-
self a magistrate and a sworn foe to the
smuggIers,} Of violating the laws which
it was his duty to enforce? Mrs. IRE
morno in especial a proud, sensitive, and
nervous. woman, would particular feel the
outrage; besides which, it is impossible
to Keep the matter secret from the pub
lie, in which case the reputation of Mr..
,Tremorne would be ruined, and he might
even risk. losing his magisterial Office.
In-this dilemma [ summoned my SER
geant. Floyd, and to hin, freely explained
the affair, knowing he was to be trusted.
very unpleasant was his comment,
when no hoard me through; 'and / can
see but one way out of it,.
But one way confess that can see
Done'
sWhy, you might tip him the wink
give him a hint that you may have to
visit the Moor this evening at.ten o'clock.
He'll know what to do-hey?
Capital! But suppose, after all, the
infcrmer may be mistaken, and there are
no spirits there? He'd never forgive my
suspicion and oficiousness.'
'Thon try his wife, instead?'
Mrs. Tremorne! She'd faint at tho
Arst word
'Thc nioce, then p
Miss Montague! good gracious i
She
you mean that in that case you'd do
the fainting? But come, excuse me, lieu
tenant, and if you object to the young
lady, the old one will do-Miss Cassan-
dra, think she is called
Yes, upon consideration, l thought this
the best plan. Miss Tremorne was good
natured-lcss nervous than ber sister-in-
law, and more capable of acting nationally
than her girlish niece. She would know
how to arrange matters; and accordingly,
the sergeant was instantly dispatched to