Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-16
j. G. Upton has bargains in real estate
BEATING THE REVENUE.
Moonshiners Who Have Little Regard
For n Detectives LII fe.

Bald Mountain, rs | turned aside at
noon one day to eat my luncheon.
stumbled full upon Il new still which
the mountaineerS we're bringing up.
On the day previous several men on
horseback had passed me, and | remem-
bercd that the family at the cabin
where | passed the night seemed to be
restless and Uneasy, writes Nj. QuOd in
the Detroit Free Press. The ven
men had got track Of the still and had
pressed the mountaineers so closely
that they had hidden it away among
the rocks and bushes at the wayside.
The outfit represented the combined
capital OF half a dozen mountaineers.
If they lost it they would lose their all.
If Uncle sam failed to lay hands on il
he would be no worse Off. | looked the
outfit over. making Il note of every
thing, ate my dinner. and had only got
back to the trail again when four horse
men rode up. l sized them up for rev
enue men at once. and it was plain
enough that they were in ill-humor. |
don't know that | would have given
them any information had they been
pleasant, but the way they jumped on
me for a send-otf boiled me over.
HUNTING TIE INCONSISTENCIES.
See here said the leader, as he
glared dow at me, you're the Teller
we saw yesterday back here in the ell
bowl
O"Well. what of it?"
ment officials
Yes: I've seen 'cm before. In fact |
used to own one"
Look out, sir. | can make it very Sc
rious for you. You must know that Il
still has been brought in this section.
The chances are that you have met the
men with it,
'Well?'
We'll, we are here to find it,"
Am | hindering you?"
Il believe you know all about it, and
| should be justified in arrcsting you"
Very we'll; I'll consider myself your
prisoner"
They drew apart and conferred to-
gether for IL few minutes, and hen the
leader said:
perhaps | was a triflo too rash, and
/ hope you'll excuse me. If you would
give us Il pointer it would be II great
favor
what information do you want?'
about that still. We know that it
passed Lapham's. three miles back. We
know that il has not passed Harrisons,
two miles ahead. It's likely you saw
the men,.
About two hours ago?"
YES
Had it packed on two mules?"s
That's t."
'Four men and two mules?'
eyes"
''They must have left the main trail,
or you would have seen them
Eyes"
Back here about twenty rods there's
a ravine to the right"
That's SOL remombcr.'
'If had been one of the men should
have lodged in there with the party"
GRATEFUL FREE Run DISTILLERs.
Certain! "A thousand thanks to you.'
They were on the gallon, and the
sound of their horses feet had not vet
died away when two men dropped out
of the rocks and bushes to my left.
They were mountaineers and Noon
sinners. Both held out their hands as |
jumped up III alarm, n one of them
said:
stranger, that's the whitest thing |
ever knew Il mar to do, and we are Il
crowd which won't forgit it!n
He uttered Il shrill whistle and two
other men, each leading II mule. broke
cover from IL thicket. That outfit was
picked up and packed and strapped in
five minutes, and | was invited to go
along with the party. We took the
main trail about half a mile and then
turned into II ravine road to the right.
One man was sent on ahead rs "a scout,
and US We slowly progressed the others
asked where | was from and what my
errand was, and before | had fully eX-
planned, the leader, whose name was
Dawson, said:
Say, he's the very fellow we got
word about. Put it thar, young Teller,
an right glad we ar to see YOU
HONOR AMONG INCONSISTENCIES.
We had progressed about Il mile when
the scout came back with word that the
revenue gang had taken a half circle
and were coming back to the main road
by this very path. Just here a small
ravine ran to our right, deep and dark.
The men were badly ratified for the mo-
ment, and seemed about to abandon the
mules and take flight down the gulley,
when | said:
Can t you all push down in there and
leave 1T to me again."
Would you do it Stranger"
"Of course | will
| saw them hidden and then saun-
tered on for about two hundred feet and
sat down on a rock. In five minutes the
revenue men came up. l asked what
luck, and they replied that they had
missed the party altogether.
After you went away" | said after a
bit, Il saw W men and two mules in
the brush on the left of the road"
You did?" aT
Eyes. You were gone then, and of
course l did not care to investigate
alone" ..,
Those are the men we want shouted
the o in chorus, and away they went
with a great clatter. Five minutes
later the m%oonshine party we're out of
the ravine and Dawson came to me,
grasped my hand, and said; .
Men, take a good look at him! You'll
all fetch lagrse) with me that if.ary man
in these yere hills evertconsiders to
chitter him (stoops to question his right
that ere man has got to diel"i
LANGUAGE OF THE MoUNTAJNEERs.
After proceeding a mile and a half we
reached the spot where the mill was to
be located and half a mile away was
Dawson's 0rbin. His family consisted
of wife and three children, the Oldest
being a bare-footed, bare-legged girl Of
sixteen. After being introduced l was
left to Dass a cOuDle of hours while DaW-