The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-03-24

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they aro, to keep them warm. So sup
: pose wc buy some good. strong, warn
e. stuff, and | and the girls can max
p them up"
IN She never said word about any
n thing for herself. Well, I had bee
thinking the same thing, but she spok
= first, and when she talks about spend
:, ing moncyyou may bet there is nec,
], for it. So said I, "Bctsey, am of tn
,f same mind, but goods are woful higl
10 here, but hear they are dirt cheal
ST over in Canada; suppose we hitch VI
the wagon and 60 over there, and &c,
" them. Ou' paper money don't do SC
we'll over there, but l can get some
gold from Smith"
8 She took to it; I went and gave
Smith seventy dollars in paper for fit
ty dollars in gold. We hitched up the
, wagon and off VIC went to Canada.
Betsey is 6rst-rate judge of common
$ goods and a close trader. Trade was
dull and storekeepcrs anxious to sell,
and we got powerful sight OF goods
for our fifty dollars. They made
good big box full. Betsey said we
couldn't have got them in our town
for cent less than q hundred and fif
ty dollars in paper.
When we got to the place where
they say the line of Canada is, a fellow
steps up very grand and says to me,
"what have you got in that wagonY"
"What business is that OF yours ?"
would have answered him ciyilly,
but | was kinder riled at his speaking
to me in that way as IT, was a dog
instead of free citizen of the United
States.
Says he, 81 am United States Of
ficcr, and it's my business to kno what
is in that wagon"
found out that he was one of til ose
fellows that they call Custom house
officers, or detectives, or spies, that ! II
never see doing any work or anything t
useful to anybody, but they live high +
and are always sticking their noses in G
to other peoples business. y
Then said l, "That's box" '
"Whats in the box" II
"Some stuff we've been buying to s
make the children some clothes" c
"And you were going to pass OH b
without paying the duty on them, were
your p
"Certainly I was, they are my prop y
,rty that l have paid for and l don't b
1--WE anybody anything for them" nj
"Then you intended to dcfraud the nj
Government, did youY' tc
"No, Inever defrauded anybody.
ought these things and paid for them r,
onestly and was carrying them home.
ut is very clear sir, that you intend
d to dctraud the Government, and ! -
ave good mind to coniiscatc them, "
ut us suppose they are not worth it, sc
will let you off with paying the duty. "'
What did you pay tor thcm?' CIV
Fifty dollars, in gold"
well, must see them, to be Ger. ~
lin that you have got nothing else in 90
'erc. and if / find nothing else ! will Ill
tyou off with the duty" o'
Then he called up two fellows with
,volvcrs stuck in their belts and or III
cred them to take out the box-they -.
ot chsel and hammer, broke it open h''
ok everything out and tumbled the
ings about as if they were rags or ""
d newspapers. Then he said
"Have you the invoice of these
ingsf"
"No sir" said I very llnmbly, for Wv
It that was slave, "but have the
lis receipted" On
GIVE them to me-" ,
l obcyed him. -
"Hold up your right hand" prA
Again l looked at the fellows with "'
c revolvcrs and obeyed. nc.
"You do solemnly swear in the pres.
&C of Almighty God before whose ="
r you are to appear in the great and
iul day Of judgment to answer for s!ol
deeds done in the body and for the MS
tn of what you now say. that these "
Is represent the true amount which
q paid for these goods" man
Yes" noti
lie added up the bill. took. out book aln
made some figures. yer
i see no charges here for the box w
at is it worth :" :"
i paid fifty cents for il" spo
lie made more figures. conr
What is the cost Of transportation -
Hauling, you mean3" ing
Yes" oi "