Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-10-12
ANDY GORDON'S CAMP.

his venturesome experiences and
blood-spilling encounters, one would
believe he feared no man. nor death
itself. The first quarter Of century
of Andy's lie was under influences
and with surroundings that have no
tendency to licentious dissipation.
He is Of good parentage, and
at one time gave promise Of being
an honor and a pride TO his
friends. At the age of twenty he
began the practice of law and dis
played such ability that even the
older heads at the bar of Kentucky
felt envy at his rapid strides. But, as
he now says-too much confidence
and freight train load of conceit run
him into follies that wrecked his
future. He became fond of the cup
and other allurements. Then gam
bling followed, and in the course of a
brief time he infringed the law and
had to skip by the light OF the
moon He continued his wanton
course for several years, and finally
drifted into the moonshine districts
OF Kentucky.
! WA r1ANC AnNlhCub llldl OtCulItQ
there. which he claims was the NOV
ing cause OF his reformation. Says
J Andy:
i was the leader of a gang Of
moonshiners who were, perhaps, as
evasive OF the laws of the country as
any set the revenue officers of Ken
lucky ever had to deal with. Our
place OF abode was what might be
called a large hole in the side Of the
mountain, and TO all confederates it
was known as the Refuge for the
Hayward and Home for the Fallen
1t was situated near the head of
narrow vale known as Gordon's Pass,
and to one unaequainted with the
surroundings, it would be hard to
locate.
Tho object of these headquarters
was the gathering together Of the
dews OF heaven, and further object
was to supply suffering humanity
with what IS called Mountain Dew"
The people came from far and near to
battle their troubled souls in the puri-
Tying influence OF this elixir. The de- |
mand for this comforting and stolen
balm was so great that our capacity |
for providing an ample supply utterly |
failed. Urgent requests and pitiful /
pleas OF suffering complaints almost
drove us to distraction. Mountain
Dew was out OF sight, and we
tried 10 be. Well, we increased our
capacity, and in some degree hushed
the means Of our fellow men, and
things went on well for a good. long
time. As dew only falls at night
dew in particular, as almost
any revenue officer can tell YOU
night was the time We transacted
business. More as habit and TO
keep all eyes open, we were aecus-
toned to have game at poker nearly
every night
"The night that 1 will refer to was
one that found me feeling strangely.
and to arouse myself, and shake off
this peculiar and almost unaccounta-
bic feeling. l stepped outside. While
there on the side OF the
ventured to turn my ewes
10 heaven, and when they met the
smile of the cheerful moon holding
sway in the golden canopy, and the
little stars seemed TO wink with a
knowing wink, my soul went out IL
with the beauties and man
fold transcendency of the handiwork
IF the Almighty Great Cod. Then,
or en- instant, bert my ears 10
listen, and the only soGnd was
he music of the waters tunbliur
Town the Gncou;E side of the mount :
lin. Still this strange and almost
ntoleraole Impulse seemed 10 ensold :
ny whole being. l felt sure thai !.
omething very disastrous was about ;
q take place. went inside, took nv !.
cat at the card board, and acted so /.
unusual that the rest noticed ii. but
lone made any remark. We PLAYED i
N Tor quite awhile, and as a Jack
'ot was growing nigh, and the chips /.
we're lying TO the center with !
much eagerness, Old Jack - old !.
lack was negro and was
'ur sentinel-yelled at the top !.
# his voice. Mas Andy. for de
AVID sake-rev new o.l-s's Is ne
Z bout = asad-ed A. ,i-.s. all !,
lands were on tlei. Tees II an instant. +
no soon l0unG their way TO the front .
where shoot-holes had been cut for .
mergencies Somehow, la our eager
cramble for our Winchesters. the
.ght was overturned, and failed to
each my gun. but before / hardly
new Whathad happened. heard the (
epuTts Of about a dozen shots, and in .
2 instant more, heard cries Of ago
lzing pain. s
We went out to see the result OF !,
mat we thought a victory. and loi 10 a
W dismay, ascertained that We had 1
HE'D i've, and wounded IS many OF 4
lore Of our best and tTuest friends. :,
! lot Of the boys we're out after tur- =
ey, and were coming in to get some :
hing for the elimination Of the pains &
I WEAKNESS and f-iigue, ard met this 4