New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-29
WHTSKEY ~ THE TIRES.
MooNsHINiHG EXTRAORDINARY AS REPORTED
FROM NORTH CAROLINA.

MooNsHlNiHG EXTRAORDINARY AS REPORTED
FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
spokcvIlc o. c. correspondence OF the Phlladel-
phis Times.
a remarkable story has Just come to light. in
which figure moonshners revenue officer. a
beautiful mountain maid. Cupid and bicycles.
In the summer a suspicion which the Revenue
Department has long entertained ripened into GER
tany that there was Illicit still somewhere In
this Vicinity which producing large quantities
OF mountain dew" The local officials being we'll
known to the inhabitants. the Department sent
son by name whose instructions were to ferret out
such information as he could get while apparently
occupied solely in ASKING. hunting and otherwise
The programme was duly carried out. Dickson
hunted and ished and kept his eyes OPEN but not
even Whit could he get Of the forbidden liquor.
Naturally he had TO seek his information with the
utmost care. and fearful of arouslng suspicion by
direct Inquiry. he confined his efforts principally TO
Keeping his eyes open and his mouth shut
took his shinsrod and tonrneye d in arEe one
not hitherto taken. Trying many mountain streams
ne caught few fish, but his spying efforts were
Evening came on. and not knowing his where
aeouts' he was delighted to succeed In getting out
OF the underbrush onto a wagon road Undecided
which direction TO take. he paused by the roadside
a moment when an appartion darted around the
pend OF the road which fairly took away his breath
bicycle In this wilderness. and what Is more rid
c den by most attractive girl! She him. OF
directed him how to reach her fathers farmhouse
extending cordial Invitation to stop with all the
are noted Then mounting her Wheel she sped
away. while Dickson hurried behind
lhe farmer Insisted upon his staying all night
ana ne did so III was case OF love at first sight
Dckson, Dcing nm expert wheelman himself was
captivated by the beautiful. mountain rider Moon
sinners were forgotten in the few DAYS With
IN week he had his own wheel sent hlther by ex-
press and was more than pleased 10 comp,y with
Sd.ne Newman's laughing orders that II must be
kept at the farm. Every day they went out to-
gether, starting from the farm In the afternoon
and riding through the leafy byways frequently
stopping at the residence of Sallies aunt In tho
NilIasc IOI supper. ana then going homo N
moonlight " viz
Weeks sped away. until one day Dickson was
iude'y awakened from his dream Of bliss by a
peremptory order from Washington to return home.
his mission having proven frultless Sadly he
scious OF his woes. Sale twited him upon his
strange silence, and then challenged him 10 a race
Away she sped. and he was sorely tried TO keen al
her side. Neither noticed the fragments OF a pane
OF window glass dropped the road by some un-
lucky farmer until too late.
Hold on-our tires are puncturedr' shouted Dick
son. jumping from bis wheel; "by the great horn
ment at a tiny stream OF liquor squirting from both
'front.' and rear tires. moment later the whole
situation fell upon him. "Oh. you little moon
sinner, he murmured, and then he let his wheel
fall and sprang to catch sal.ie who had swooned
For six weeks the valiant Dickson had been as
slsting unawa-es the moonshlners BY CARRYING
whiskey In his pneumatic tires, inserted al the
farmhouse and deity removed by Aunt Jane In the
village.
Did he arrest the guilty maid? Not much He
resigned his position and married her and the
happy pair now live In Philadelphia, where they are
often seen on a tandem in the park.
II Is scarcely necessary 10 add the tires are now
MINATED solely with air.