Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-28
THE SPY'S DANGER

! reached Burton's in the mount.
aims beyond Bristol, late in the even.
ing, having, as usual, blundered
nbout the trail. The cabin stood.
just off the road, and all around it
was silent and dark. 1t has always
been a wonder that his dogs did not
attack me. He had three, and they
were as cross and grabbed as old
bears. They came running down the
trail TO meet me, growing and bark
ing but ms soon as they came up they
made friends. They were playing
around me when stood in front OF
the cabin and called:
+" Hellol youl Hellol Hello"
In about in u minute voice an.
swered:
who Is yer, an what's wanted?"
Stranger in search Of lodgings"
He seemed TO doubt it for he made
no immediate reply. After a long
minute ] heard woman arguing:
II tell you he must be all right. II
he wasn't them dogs would hev de-
voured him.
wall, come inl" called the man,
md stumbled along TO the cabin TO
find him in the half open door with
his rife In his hands. My explana-
tons soon satisfied him that Masal
right, and he struck light, piled
some blankets in n corner, and said:
Stranger, that's the best lo1 ]
kin fix We ofI-hand. Jist tumble
lownand doan' worry about 10th
IN"
Il was soon fast asleep, having
nothing 10 keep me awake. Right il
the heart OF the grim old mountain
among people whose faces had only
glanced at-among men who settl'
their disputes with knife or bullet
entirely at their mercy and in thei
power IL they wanted to rob or Xii
and vet there was no cause TO b
afraid. When you are the guest Of ;
mountaineer you are safe.
Next morning found the famil.
70 consist Of husband, wife and thre
children. The oldest Of the thre
children WAS boy of twelve, whi
Ind killed his bear and was IA den
! shot. As soon ns | had looked aroun
mo | knew that distillery could b
found nenr hy. After breakfast Bun
ton pumped me for few minutes
sued me up in his mind ms %, h,
and said:
Come up with me and see III
hoys. And | want 10 tell you tina
we've been expecting visitors for u
las; two days. an we may hey
scare bcio' night"
What sort Of visitors"
United States chaps nrtcs OF
s;in. They've had n spy in yel
: trying TO locate il. We saw nil
, twice yesterday"
, There were three other men al q
; eth. which was hidden away in
dark and rugged ravine, approaehc
Z by footpath which could be an
hushed at every rod All the col
/. was .foted" on the mems backs ov,
> this path. and the kegs Of whisf
were slung TO pole and carried b
z tween two men. The still was periec
! but small. and in the five or )
! months ii had been in operation Il
men had not made the wages
mechanics. asked one Of them no
u long since he had had five doll
o bin. and hesquinted his eyes, count'
l his fingers, scratched his head nj
y finally replied;
: "Wall, stranger. you may rcmci
d Der the battle OF Stone River"
:, "Yes.
y "a right smart ago, wasn't it,"
J. Eyes: twenty-five years ago.
d "wnil, Just arter that fight HI
= a Ave dollar bill, and that's the fu
d and last time.
e What money they made by illi'
y distilling went for boots and sho,
clothing of the plninest kind, 4
n ware. tobacco and tea. One of the
It had had three pounds of bro'
sugar in his house within n yes
x The Others had not had nm oun'
| ono had not tasted tea, coffee, sugi
g. white bread or fresh meat (outsi
o OF wild meat) for over two years.
It The still was about mile from
~ house.
"a lfany stranger came by the tr
h one of the dogs was sent up the
It vine with piece of cloth tied to
10 neck Half way between the two.
IN / discovered later on, wns anoti
@ pnth intcrsecting. This came out
Us another ravine, and was used by I
d men only occasionally. The boy "
d stationed ut this intersection
rs watch both paths and give an alal
N II danger threatened. 1t was abe
ID II o'clock in the morning when
st came running in md said:
!: spy coming, popF ,
1t Then an instantaneous and terri
Al Il. sasfk n