The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-12-03

sign Of a waist was lust under her arms. The
lower part Of her body looked large, and she
had the appearance Of wearing hoop skirt.
Her dress was so short rs 10 disclose 10 me her
feet, which were very large and fat
The elder Mrs. Young said to her: Bud
gett. DO not trouble the gentleman"
"Why" said Budget, "Mr. Washington
don't look like he was troubled. Are you, Mr..
Washington"
said. THAT is not my name"
"HO! Hol" she replied, u heard you say
yesterday that you came from Washington, and
that's such an easy name TO remember. The
city folks have such hard names. can never
remember them. Why, man was here once
ald stopped at Mr.. Easby's, and they said his
name was Carmichael. Now do you know, Mr..
Washington. ] never conld think OF that name,
and ] called him Mr.. Curmudgeon, and it made
him mad. Ha! Ia! IIa! Ii made him mad.
Now You see ] read the life OF Gen. Wash
ington. Did you ever read itg man named
Weems wrote IL. and they do say he was
preacher. Ia! Ha! Ha. Such preacher! DO
you think i ever believed that hatchet story?
Ha! Ha! Hal DO you believe IT, Mr.. Wash
inRton? No. ] know you don't
Notwithstanding that Mrs. Young made fire.
quent attempts 10 stop Budget. She could not
be suppressed.
Now. Mr.. Washington. let mo tell your for
tune. 1T only costs you five cents learned
IL from Aunt Jennie Magee. Poor old soul, she
has been dead long time. She used 10 charge
a quarter and folks used to go 10 aud 20 miles
TO see her. They do say she male lots OF
money, but what good did il do her2 All,
Mr.. Washington, shrouds don't nave pockets;
shrouds don't have pockets"
At last told Budget wOnla like my for
tune told. ] asked her if she used cards in
| telling fortunes.
Cards" said she, "cards No, indeedy:
don't know cards. / tell fortunes with coffee
grounds"
At this she shuHled back behind the curtain
and soon reappeared with cup IN which were
some coffee grounds. After giving the cup
shake and assuming serious countenance, she
said:
"Ah, all, Mr. Washington, yon are to have
lots and cords Of money. lots aud cords aud
, coolies OF it; but look out for a red headed
, man with crooked nose. lie will try 10 cheat
aud rob you. You are going on q long journey.
You viii have trouble. Here comes the red
, headed man. lie is following you. You will
live TO be a very old man. Oh, Mr.. Washing
, ton, here is something declare / will not tell
you. don't care how much you be- me,
never will ell you this"
The fortune-telling having been concluded,
with many other predictions ! handed Bud
gett dime. She put her little stubby hand
, into pocket aud drew out a cloth bag aud
1 took from il a iye-cent piece 10 hand me.
told her 10 keep it. She said:
"Oh, no. Mr.. Washington. Ny price is five
r cents. ii 1 should charge you more it would
, give me bad luck"
As got up to leave she came up 70 me smii-
ing. and said:
1 Now. Mr. Washington, don't you never ask
: me TO tell you what / kept back. never will
i tell Won. las too funny. liza ha!"
! walked back 10 Mr. EIsby's, thinking Of
r this strange creature and anxious 10 know
I something OF her story. Mr.. Easily anticipated
. me, aud with a smile said to me as entered
? the room:
) "of course Budget told you your for
r tuner"
told him what had occurred and the curl
a osty she had excited, aud asked him IL he
: knew her history. lie told me he did and re-
l. lated IL 10 me Substantially as follows: The
v mother OF Budget was an orphan girl, hay
i Ing no living kinsfolks and lived in the family
\ o! what is called a moJnshiuCT, where she WAS
well cared for. When she WAS about II years
r old there came 10 the neishborh0od dwarf, a
strange, rcticent man, AID nobody ever knew
where be came from anything about him.
IS He procured employment at the house where
: Budgets mother lived. and proved 10 be a
e hard-w0rkng aud useful man. His only prop
c erty, which lac brought with him, was rifle
r aud kit Of ali sorts Of tools. lie could do
good work in a dstiery, mend clocks and was
Il a pretty good carpenter.
q Alter a while lac married this orphan girl
: and rented little farm. He made very good
q crops but after his crop was laid by lie spent
scarcely ever came home without some sort OF
Is game. Budget was the only child Of the
Is marriage, aud inherited the deiOrmity OF her
a father When Bladgett was 10 years old her
: mother died. Her father hired an old woman
sr 10 do his homework aud continued TO live on
s. his little farm. Oue day he was sent for 10 do
r some work at the home Of one OF the neighbOrs
r. do never was known 10 mount horse, bat
Is walked everywhere he went.
,r II happened that some revenue officers aud
r. soldiers were out this very day hunting Illicit
ne distllcrs. Coming upon Budget, they ordered
r. him 10 halt, at the same time leveling their
IS guns az him. Frightened nj their appearance
"a and action, he started OF ia a run. and wa
n. shot and instantly killed. His ride and kit o
~ tools were taken by the party aud his body lglI
re lying on the side Of the mountain, where il
it was discovered the next day by some neigh
CO bors passing that way. This poor deiormel
e- daughter was then taken by Mrs. Young ant
ls given a home. and has lived there ever since.
cd said 10 Mr.. Easily that this was a very sad
cs story, aud certainly was reelection on TIA,
in revenue officers. lie replied in a very fra
ia manner that he was a law abiding man; thai
IL was the duty Of every man 10 obey the law
ne bat the manner ia which the internal revenue
lis laws were executed toward Illicit dstillers wa
.at harsh and cruel, and had made all that elias
On Of men and their friends enemies Of the Gov
N. eminent
ps "All we know Of the Government out here
err the few postoilices we have, where we get Tia
ais weekly mails. Their actions are as harsh aux
tie cruel rs any despOtism in the world"
lily These men have been accustomed. as wer
'as their fathers before them, 10 dsiiling whisky
an They do not regard IL a crime. They ar
-ty willing 10 pay the Government a REASONABLE
tax, but the burden imposed they regard as il
the interests Of the rich distillers and perse
ge cution Of poor men. Then they cannot Sc
he why they should be arrested and dragged Of
he hundreds Of miles and imprisoned with u
IL chance 10 defend themselves, leaving thei
OF families unprotected and uuprOvided for, O
or shot down like dogs, and their property de
for stroyed or taken away, with no show OF re
my dress.
pe These things" continued Mr. Easily, sou
nd people cannot reconcile with the idea OF JUS
nd ice from the Government. / do not beiey
old that the authorities at Washington know hor
his their agents execute the law or the cruelties
ray Outrages which they practice. An old citize
ON and highly respected man Of this neiglbOThOO
The had rugged up a small distilery in which fo
lie years he aud two Of his neighbors distilled on
'ei or two barrels of whisky, aud the fruits
Inc iheir orchards which they took 10 their home
aud never sold drop. This old man was owe
ldc taken by revenue officers, shot down like
Two dog, and all his property taken away. Is thel
usy any Justice ia such proceedings as thesey Ca
,Or people DO expected 10 love a Government While
ng permits, IL il does not encourage, such on
bed Tagesr These are but few Of many cases