Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-25
Clever Devices OF Smugglers.

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After lew puns from his cigar, q Bath man
| who is interested In shipping began an anecdote
captain" said he, shat story OF yours reminds
| me OF something in about the same line in which
was interested A friend OF mine, who was mas
ter OF large ship, promised he would bring me
home some excellent liquor on the next voyage he
made ana ne accompanied the promise by the
boast that there would not be any duty paid on It
either. Wei, had not thought much about the
matter until one day noticed in a Boston paper
days issue Of the same paper Contained an inter.
estlng story OF the manner in which the CUSTOM
house officials discovered that about half OF one
OF The spare spars which the vessel carried was
hollow, and that the hole contained fifteen gal
Ions OF liquors. never got my i've gallons and
my friend got TOUR months IN jail, while the
snlp MADE the next voyage under the charge Of
The mate"
A little, short man now took up the converse
Iion, anu said: VI remember a pretty neat thing
once winch Was done IN this very port only o few
years ago by the captain OF one OF the ships of
inc Houghton feet. he came across from LIVER
pool anu on The voyage he treated the sailors I'M
usually well-so WELL In fact, that when the cap
lain asked twelve or them, shortly before gong
lnto port 10 90 him little favor, they readily
consented. The result was that when the ship
was mOored TO the wharf those twelve sailors
walked ashore, each with an imported leather
Snooting coat on, under his own rough pea Jacket
the sailors Invested themselves OF the English
coats. The captain set 'em up all around several
Times Times ana parted from his sailors Ike an old
No sooner had this anecdote been concluded
IMAM another old sea captain, rich and retired
now, broke In quietly with, eyes, that's a good
scheme, out IT don't always work. II didn't Wnen
1 Tried II, anyhow. You see, was In England and
l bought handsome shawl for my vile, who was
not With NE, paying ego G$1OO for 1t. When got
into New York asked Lne stewaTdess OF the snip
II she would wear The shawl ashore Tor me- She
SAID she would and, putting It on wore 1t over the
sue and out OF the reach or the inspectors fol.
lowed her ashore, but when l overlook her well
up Town, the huSsey refused TO give the shawl back
10 me, ana threatened 10 Call policeman II at
tempted 10 take the shawl from her. What could
uOY couldn't prove that the shawl was mine
and so Was obliged TO stand there and see that
woman walk OH with a 500 shawl that had
written 70 my vile about. You may believe that
never tried any Thing III that line again"
hearty laugh went round at the captains ex.
penSe, and as soon as 1t mad died away the mate
OF Large four-masted schooner, now discnarging
In port, spoke up: 1.-TWO years ago." SAID he II
was mate OF large Ship with Capt. s.. OF This
caty, as master. In Birmingham, England. one
day, We both purchased silk umbrellas They were
very good ones, and We paid SIP apiece LOT them
we Came across TO New York, and AFTER we had
been In port few moments the captain and
myself started to go ashore. The day before /
mad removed the covering from my umbrella and
had wiped up all dirt could IND In my room to
make 1t look old. The captain had Thought this
precautlon unnecessary, and we started ashore I
having mine all waving In The wind and tine Cap
lain having his with a SILK wrapper round 1t and
zone up In It's original package as well. An In
spector STOOD on The wharf, and as soon as we
stepped up TO Lne Captain and took his umbrella
ANY, from him, and later in the day the Captain
was nned SIS LOT petty smuggling. madden man
never saw"