Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-09
THE SMUGGLER's ADVENTURE.



in the little town OF Lowell, Vermont
some fifteen miles from the Canada line,
there lived custom-house officer by the
name of Hill Why he chose to reside so
far from the "line' is unexplained, but
certain it is that he lived in Lowell, In
those days, clothes, teas and various other
articles could he bought much cheaper in
Canada than in the States. When the
hard working farmers of this region
could manage to get these goods over the
line unbeknown to the officers, and thus
evade the paying of duties, quite saving
of expense was made. In consequence of
this state of things there was goOdly
number of people, not overburdened with
moral scruples, who made business of
smuggling, aided and abetted by persons
living in the border-towns.
One man engaged in this exciting occu-
patton was named Beadwell. He was
very tall and muscular, his hair was as
black, seemingly, as it could be, and his
eyes were blacker yet. Never afraid of
danger, he scofled at all hardships, and, if
it was "A possible thing, always attained
his ends. In his business of smuggling,
he usually got across the line without at
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",o vs. unT l'iie usall 10y n'Nhti al
,,. a. f fnGMeiI oeioIe illorninE; otoP
mile of CustOm-Otlcer Hill, he would re-
main till nightfall when he would pro
coed over the mountain to Albany.
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vi mis 9ifoi , - II was uaSIghU oelore lie
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t put noN apoi't tu . Gus l3Iil louse olllcer
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htu SuGceeueu IN oplalhlhS the service
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lore ne SeIs 20 me Top OF inc mountain
OF We si!all 4oSe MN GullrelE,
rs answered. ZONES, ahu lhlh
we can lor mere are ms TRACKS
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!hs up the mountain road lheS couiu sc
Ior some Instance up Ihe rough wa!
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pItcli q 'ef' IL siaholhR sun, ana man D
lhe sue 9l 1t, Walchlhg them careleSsl
anu lhuluerently;,
IL was beadWel:
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e9, saI' mn qulte JoylulIy,
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OF speeu pul was soon 9Veriaken' AS IN
officer came up BeadWell sad goo'
hatWreUlS
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last' nave YOU / suppose thefe Is no u
OF making any iuss about IT.
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lectly honest ana ms voice hearty, ma
inc men peel Watching lnose great Dlat