Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-02
SOME HARD CUSTOMERS.
Experiences in Arrsstins Retail Liquor Dealers
Mr.. Emery Tells Few.


dealers is not always an easy one. AT
least so says Deputy, United States
Marshal Edward II. Emery, who is a
familiar traveller back and forth over
the Maine Central, generally seen in
company-and rather bad company at
| that-with one or more odd looking
specimens of traders in liquor, known
as 'R. l.. D's"
Mr.. Emery has Aroostook county for
his special hunting grounds. and up in
| the heart of the forest country, he says
| they have high tantrums on the occa-
sion of visit from him. But there
Is just this much about it," he says. Il
call and let them know my business.
let my man know that he must come
along with me- He's just got to, that's
all there is about it. They generally
| have about so much to say before 60
ing. For the most part they swear for
| awhile. Then a reaction of thoughtful
| silence follows, by which time with a
| little word now and then to give them
to understand more fully that there is
no alternative. they are ready to obey
the call of the law
It's this way" Mr.. Emery went on,
| as a Journal reporter asked him fur
| tber on the subject, They are mostly
Canadians who have come over the
| line, and they are more gifted with
| talk and bluff than courage. And.
when l tell them that it is the United
States that is behind me, and that it
will be worse for them in the end if
they don't come along with me, they
somehow lose their grip. But. now and
| then, / strike a bad one and I've got
81 Ina, coun. apout SO oiteh on nav
""'u 'i'iie'
| ,i''u one peSuiiai case oi i'iai
Nno nv" WIN ms laihly some hitle
,ihie' ii"ii ro'' heh'' hau heara
.ii"' ne iiau No"eu ne wouio snoot my
neao OIL IL 1 came MS way. III was
a"o". cioeh III 'ie al'erhooh oi
uas III tW.hter Wheh the snow was
ueep' .hat l arrived at ms mouse. where
nv A"u "eei 9eiiihS 'ne iidu"' ~ iuil-
"ei ihei. iie pouie Gu iorth tefripie
s'rihs oi oa'hs' he ana ms wire 10"
se,iNt. III broken Ensusn' When
gave theih 10 understand my erraho.
was iIrln' anu toiu MN ehat ne must
co,he fihaliy ne weakened ana ms
Whe' seeing TINS. couidnt say enough
~ eN,ress her oplhlon OF MN. ABOUT
'hei'i po'h' as they stood ana Jappered
away group oi chiuren Sathereu'
hail wondering as TO What IL was all
ABOUT 1hey lookeu IKE Httie ANIMALS
ready 10 jump IN the cause OF their
| pele' stoou WIN my pdck feauinS'
as Supposed INTO ahother room, or an
entry pl some kihd. 1 noticed the TWO
.aiheu very earnestly toSether' apout
something Ahu' as II afterWaro
proved II was the same ola story OF
Lazy Macpeth. rms french woman
so the huspahd toid me, when 1lnaiiy
ne hao asreeu 10 come had tfleo 10
lersuaee MIN TO approach me as II 10
speak WIN me- When stood there pe-
; lore th' door. he was very large
man, as Dig as TWO OF me. tie was TO
Auuuehi Srap me- ana knock me
throush tne uoor' Whicn was d very
thlh qi'. just peyoNu IL III the au-
joining t'ofh' OF rather sort OF entry
to Kichen' was an open hoor DOOR
trap oor leadlnS TO the cellar He
couid nae easily put me down there
ana neieVe II ne had. should never
; nave soteh out ailVe' II madame had
iiao the sy' anyway; ana from all IN
olcatlons sne would nave, had she once
90. nm sarteo.
Aho'nef time L had pad scare. l
e learned ola man, VINO lived In rather
y an lsoiate section. was detaiied
a!ler hiii' he nao cool way ABOUT
MN tnat dlon ike. The impress
S siohs TINS oolness mad made upon my
'hlorliers 'ao been OF an exactiy op-
rosite uesciptlon. Inev had tolo me
n that ne ws not formidable KIND of
customer Perhaps IT was this tnat
lhaoe me areiess. AT any rate l
,ouho ihSsei Wen on my way 10 ms
iiouse peiof'l lound hao no gun Win
:. me i hep on ana, a1ter tne usual
'ii'i oouc'lo" "hlcn nave uowh al
i ,fiost DIS i'hs as pook agents s. toia
Il MN 10 get eady 10 come along with
", nc ue'NiiIeo' ou. hol 'isolousis'
uoii reca' man Ior Whoih L ever
u nau ii'ole su!'iciohs ol 'reaciery' tbs
uelioei, 'iu,i nipresseu me as peiiis un-
"a. d. I'a' ne sworn more . shouio
Nv. nav eNpc'eu ao iiiuoii 'c'ioh'
" iii'"e oiie eAcuse ioi iea'ins
~ ' p,io" GU rim up o,i"i ~ ~
'nese 'neli WI lahe eseiS Sh'hee ~