The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-30

a Tennessee Maia's Courage sad Eseur'
saee IN . Periious Missios.


From, ne c,sr.r IournaL
A buxom girl in tho Tennessee mountains
| piloted a party OF mooushine raiders 10 an
illicit stu down there last Wednesday. for
which she will DO rewarded BY the Govern
mont Her name is withheld by the officers.
but they sneak loudly In praise OF her courage
and endurance.
Away over in Johnson county. In what 10
known as the Iron Mountains near the North
a Ssp neG ssTn
and !R Uncut Of Access Gallon after gallon q
GOULD not locate the still. The, people OF the
o the eod not 81 na he
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Collector Spear. for some time. bur he w9s as,
81 sae sna most
shine distillories in the state o. Ienneisse =,
last be ovnd one VINO w0 rtr Win lace
ssd INV tssina hss il she xipd. rSs her Sss:
up was rustic ami picturesque aud that means
she was 8 typical moun,aipeer., o.. Her r. arms iins
Maud Sl Mn he she was mbersd By shoes
or stockings. Nevertheless. she suited Deputy
pSfEos va, fos sss and nsw sns Iad cone
sentel to guide the ,aiders 70 the s SPOT, ,,rv
When all was roady sne met tnetn niahp
known. She was. afraid Of assa.;ination IN
case It was asoert aimed that she had been tho
mSde nsr eovsr u The
made from railroad station hun red m Mills les
station NJ and s the party scattered Until night;
fall Horse. mad hesn secured and te
vious arraneemsnt. II had been agreed upon
t4s mss.ns {. the s sarsss w ,srs
int ,Ss 5sn nsy PSSpday
!he,e IL ws,iuS: There was ne side, - Idle
known to the natives OF the Tennessee noun
sains but al the females are exert , hor ,n
Iii led the way tie horsss making their way
over the deserted road ip swingn. gall p;
to break s and and
were 10 the mountains. A stop was made for
breakfast ata house where the girl was ,a &C,
would be asked as to who tue riders were.
The day was spent IL slespns and laying low
the second night The party was enables 10 get get
den himself behind mountain in the west the
Ds nhy Wsrs ,ae sdas masnG h9 ~ way
,hey
md IN dsrkI S found them well on their WAY
crooEed. few moments later the girl led the
wilder one. The horses we're slowe down 10
trot, and the road was at places almost i'm
passabe. After they had gone about forty
miles the road-if it could still DO called u road
ended abruptly at deserted cabin.
We must dismount here said the Girl. 1T
IL eight miles to the still. ind there is no rond
on which the horses can travel"
Every one dismounted and The horses were
led into the brush. One man was left to guard
them. and the barefootsd girl led the way up
nearly o'clock. The way was hard one and
progress WAS slow. Sometimes there was
path and sometimes there wasn't. But the
girl knew where she was going and kept up the
eprils Of tho raiders BY encouraging remarks
from time to time. 1t was almost at the
mountain ton; in the roughest kind OF country
little before 1 o'clock. lust as the gray tiDges OF
dawn began to appear In tho east. Then less
than q quarter OF q mile away. q curling blue
smoke was seen.
There Is the STILL" said the girl. her index
finger pointing to the smoke 90 will wait
Quences."
Leaving the girl near a large tree. tho party
started on. The still wns surr0un, Tod. and ono
tured; The still was large one with q cana
city OF eighty.hve gall ms. aud was in full op-
eratton 1t was lo.ated in II lit lo ravine. Just
at the base Of = ledge Of rocks, from which
pour ed q large stream OF water. The raiders
made short work OF destroying he stili. worm.
mash tubs beer and meal. ana returned TO
whore the girl was IL hi ling At the end OF
the road she left them. and the prisoner was
brought back on the horse she had riddan