The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-28
THE VARY MOONSHINER.
Pen Picture of This Unique and fiti"-
BILE Individual.


BILE IndiNiuuai'
dor The Times)
The dead body OF many yrahh'0"'
king has been a greater OBJECT Oh iea'
than the animate body Of the more worm
,ess SON In the mountains or west
Virginia. the name OF a formidapie re'e-
nue. officer will make the moonshihe'
SILVER long after the brave omcer mas
been succeeded by some timid supsu-
tute.
An Irishman landing in New forK
said:
us there any government heie'
Eyes" replied his friend.
"Well. I'm agin it," answered the
Irshman.
TRAINED TO LIE.
This same sentiment rules like an aD-
solute will in the mind of the mountain
moonshiner. He is against all law, all
government, and an enemy OF every
State official. He goes about at night
Ike an owl, and the sun dazzles MIN WIN
fear in the daytime. When ne meets
a stranger, he talks about the corn crop
and log-rolling time, or WONDERS "heh
Hrother PickelsimOn will have anolher
meeting at the big black gum. lie WIN
say that the price of preaching mas r'seh'
and folks don't get much OF IL now ne
always has a horse or mule. n,S
ewes are glazed and watery- Oil ne
cheek, halfway between the emu oi ms
musiache and his nose. Is red spot
abou, the size of a dollar. which looks as
If II had been smeared with carmine' lie
* usually lean. he talks low and quickly
and IL trained to lie. His clothes never
smell of whisky, for he changes theh
when he goes to the store. lie always
wears a coat. and his pockets are very
large. He always carries PISTOL anu
Is never without money and seldom
parts with it, When about sixty-hVe' ne
is the most frightful-looking OBJECT one
can imagine. lie has few DARK rusty,
broken teeth. He hates every one ana
IS bold and dangerous, because lie haS
spent many nights In the county JAN.
lie lives better than his neighbors, but
no stranger is asked TO his table.
. MooSsHIS ISTKRyIEWHD.
We were travelling in Logan county, In
West Virginia, about eighty mics Iio'',
the Ohio river. al the roads wouhu
about the base Of the mountains, through
dense masses of laurel, and formed
n series of SIS joined together. AFTER
travelling for some time We noticed
that we were observed by man some
few hundred yards before us. we went
faster and he went faster. Ihen we
went slower, and he went slower ne
did not want to lose sight OF us nor u'u
he want to meet us. We supposed ne
was a man who mistook us for revenue
officers. l left my frlehd' anu loue
forward TO meet him, for | knew this
would alarm him Il he was guilty. There
was no road Into which ne could turn, so
he faced his supposed enemy boldly. l
came up and said:
INV friend back there is sick, and l
want TO know where | can get niue
good whisky for him. And, by the way,
| am a little sick myself
"There amt no whisky within ten
miles of here. | amt seen any for these
two years"
This convicted him. and / knew that
little money and persistence would prove
him TO be telling distillery truth
But | am no revenue ofhcer ana my
friend is very faint; we will pay for
it,"
After saving this. ! showed him
dollar. We rode a little way, and nell
Their Of Us spoke.
"Mee. me round the hill at the spring
he said. Il Will be there In halt an hour'
REMARKABLE DISPLAY.
He soon came down the hill. with
pair of cloth saddle-pockets over his
horse. He took the bottles out, ana
laid them on the ground, and 1t was
a very remarkable vitreous display. FIRST
came an old SCOTS Emulsion" bottle,
the label still on it; then bottle WIN
the label Perry Davis Pain-killer.
This label was appropriate Tor much
of the contents would relieve any one
of all earthly pain. Next in order were
"Cod-Liver OIL" "Cuticura Hair Tonic
"Barker's Hirsutus." and Hoods sar-
saparilla" bottles. Even bottle whlch
originally contained "Stafford's Universal
Writing Ink" was then fun of moon
shine whisky. or Honey drip" / point
ed TO bottle labelled BAY Rum ana
asked him what the words were.
That's where the bottles are made
We buy 'em cheap. for some Of 'em
been used befo."
This alcoholic fluid was put up In every
kind of bottle that could be found.
asked his name:
"Taln't no use; I'd lie any way. Got
no name for strangers"
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