The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-15

the deputy and deputy collectors and
deputy marshals have been camping
for many moons, came in and surren-
dered himself voluntarily to the Fed
eral Court a few days ago. He had
been lodging the officers sentin search
of him for years, and his appearance
in Cours was very startling and un-
expected event. He had no excuse to
offer. but simply told the Judge he
was done with moonsb ming, and that
IF If be was granted amnesty for his past
misconduct he would never violate
the revenue laws again.
The Court, knowing that the word
Of one Of these moonshiners is con-
sidered sacred and inviolable once it
IS given, was disposed to be lenient
with Lincoln, and he vas dismissed
with the admonition to beware OF how
he conducted himself in the future.
Il have heard such good reports Of
you as man, neighbcr and citi-
zen, Lincoln, . remarked the Judge,
that / am inclined to be lenient with
you. The fact that you have volun-
tarily surrendered is in your favor,
and knowing in what light you people
up there look upon illicit distilling | am
constrained to believe that aside from
making contraband liquor you have
led an honest life and have been a
GOOD citizen. But remember, if you
are caught in the business of manu-
featuring liquor again without having
obtained license, / shall not be light
on you but will impose the heaviest
penalty in my power.
.Thankee, = said old Harve with q
bow, you needn't be oneasy bout my
maxim any more contraban' I'm
done vi moonshinin' forever I've
fined the Baptis' Church and I'm
gwine. to live q Chrischun life the bal
ance q my term. Alter sich sper-
unce as I've bin thro' / don't think
that.I II ever want to look at another
STILL
Knowing that there must have been
weighty reasons for his resolve the
writer waylaid old Harve in the cor
ridor ard asked MIN why it was that
he had decided to reform all Of a sud-
den.
Well, sir, hits long tale to tell
an hits one. that Il make yer har rise
To- listen TO. Me an Bud Braswell
had put un the purtiss' little still ye
ever seed in notch o Fort mount n
nigh the tap, an hit vuz SO sitiwated
thatthe could see anybody fer mo
than mile comm f'om any directioR:
On one side the mount's ~drapped
down 'bout seven hundred foot inter
the valley below. an a fly could hard
- erope up the side, hit wus so nat "
steer.
On t'other side wus level on top
1tShe rnount'n n an there wus only one
Hay to git to the top, an that wus
mighty roundabout, so that one Nv us
could hide in bunch O. laurel bushes
al the edge o the fat an watch every
road that led to the foot O. the
mount'n, an had clean sweep o the
trail that led up thro' the hemlocks
al pine sapiin's, while tothef wus
tendin' to the still il the ravine on the
yam side O. the mount'n.
ssWe knowed that them ere reve-
nue fellers wns JUS nat'ly itchin to
ketch Us, an we had ter be mighty
keerful bout putin up the still,
whichwus made out'n big wash
bsiler, q toopler gum cap an seyer'l
gun barsls fas'end together fer the
worm. Their wus little spring whut
trickled out the rocks under big
hemIoek jest above the still an hit
gin us all the water we needed IL the
business, an man standin' in the
valley would never notice what little
smoke riz from the still, beca' Sc o the
thickness O. the timber.
ssOh, hit wus the neates' thing in
the way NV rnannyfact'ry O mount n
dew that ever you seed. One nav
min we clumb the mount'n with our
guns as tho we wus huntin an
posted Bill at the edge O the hat to
watch while / went to run off some
8 doublin's S. | wus as busy as bee
IN tar bukit, an wus smackin my
lips over the fine quality o the truck
what wus runnin' f'om the wnrrum,
u when I hearn whoop an turnin emy
head seed Bud a-comin full tilt to.
ards me, wayin' his hat an yellin'
somp' that l couldn't understan be-
ca Sc the wind wus agin me. | tuck