The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-31
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lItl0l~lAINt H. 10 II newcomers 0OltCL III
their bailiwiCk.
lie Will spy you out-thc "blockader
Willard know you are coming long be-
fore you are within miles OF his planta-
ton. and how he does II can only he
learned by those who spend days with
him.
There are reasons for his hatred or
the revenue man. Copious as are tho
showers Of damnation and persecution
hurled upon the "blockader's' head. ne
viii never give up his little trick or
slipping around 10 get even WIN the
government. lie does not hold enmlty
toward the government simply Tor the
attempt az enforcement OF the od1ous
laws. but 1t Is against the executors OF
the law that he is after. His reasons
for abhorrlng this class OF officials are
numerous. and Il Is likely that. unless a
now system is adopted. the hatred viii
be carried down from generation 10
generation. as n seems 20 be inherited
10 a great extent.
The system Of espionage IS what he
doecediy despiscs. And it often happens
that one OF his number turns states evil
dence. Next to the revenue man these
traitors come in for a real good bless
ing and so II Is between the two that
the '.blockader' has a miserable life OF
II.
WORK OF THE REVENUE MEN.
one old fellow. who had spent years
IN the business. and who had not been as
good in the past az in the present, told
me some Of the plans worked by the
revenue men 10 capture the "Dlocksu-
ers.r one OF their number goes into a
locality. gets IN. as IL were. with the
people. and organizes a company COM
posed OF n number of the suspected men
OF the community, each one contributing
sufficient OF their shekels as n nrst as
s%essTnent TO buy stock. For a whlie tns
company prospers. Then, all or a SUD-
den. the revenue man goes of on a ousi-
ness trip. ostensibly TO look up trade.
Tho revenue man comes back. and In
n few nights thereafter the mysterious
haunt Of the company is raided. The
revenue man Is roped In also. and the
whole batch Of them are surreptitiously
hustled of 10 iail. all charged with the
hcinous orense Of making block
whlskev. Five years 10 the pen Is usual
" the sentence OF all implicated: but To-
the revenue man in some unaccountaole
manner gets of. For this piece Of bust
ness the revenue man gets $40 for each
man "%jugged."
Another scheme tina occasionally
works successfully IN the capture and
fUNAN ANNNNN NN NNN
"~blockader' Is TO secure a conddant OF
the community and bride him with the
offer Of 80 or so 10 reveal the where
abouts Of the "boggie still" When ms
scheme works the informer leaves the
community for good. without leaving be-
hind his future postoflce address. TO go
back TO the place would mean death at
the end Of a tow-line.
Al incident. perhaps. VIII serve 70
show the animosity existing between the
"~blockader" and the revenue man.
Travelling through one OF the most IN
fremented sections OF the locality In an
omen rig with one Of the natives by my
side we met a revenue man riding sleep
iiy along on a sauntering horse. Tho
meeting place was I'm a small opening
I'm a piece Of woods. AS though they
were two wild beasts Of prey, my friend
and the revenue man jumped 20 the
ground and for a moment stood n Few
feet apart necring at each other with
dcvlIlsh-looking eyes. Not q word was
spoken.
Instinctively. perhaps. the revenue man
nut his right hand 10 his right-hip poe
ket. Suspiciously and with alacrity my
friend hurled himself with great force
on hts antagonist and pressed MIN 10
the ground. Picking up n rail. he hit MIN
a couple Of stunning blows over the head.
In my soul I thought he had killed MIN
the FIRST blow. Turning with nervous
movements and a fierce glowing In ms
ewes. he climbed beside me, leaving ms
adversary lying by tho roadside, anu
together we drove on. The incident oc-
Cured I'm such n short space OF time that
I had not time 20 say a word IN defense
Of the arm Of the law. but when wen
ont OF sicht Of the bloody scene and when
4n....rs .-r fvf.uN had about cooled
down. 7 asked what the grudge was ana
he replied sort Of laconic-like:
what be Their grudge o man aslnst
snake" tin,
7 expected an explanation Of some KIND
NJ the ARRAY. but his ~unl0oked-tor eN-
preasion caused me 10 change the SUD-
iect most expcditiously; not alone from
lis pointedness. but from the manner
IN which Il was spoken.
CAN AFFORD IT.
A ~"blockader' sometimes begins rs
/ career by operating a suu undtr 'uo
Guarding care of a government license.
IL obeve the law most sedulously for q
timo-tUl he gets on n big supply 90 Oh
whiskev-and then he closes down f'r
repoirs or until the corn" IS disposed
~ Ouietlv during this spell of appdf-
eut idlenoss the operator eriudS ms corn
and converts it into rot I'm ms way
he IS able to get back all and o. niue
more 81 what he paid 10 the government
in the way Of license for the priFIese %
being allowed immunity from arrest.
The cost Of a gallon OF Whl7key' IL -
cola bv the natives. IS about fifteen cents
ana Nv the time the government gets
its share the liquor costs 49, per gall
lon Hence he can afford occasionally
10 get into trouble with the high chiefs
AZ Washington. when he can sell hIs
wares a: something Ike two hundred per
cent. pront and pay no taxes. II isn l
wholly for the profit that these peop,e
enter INTO the business. but partslly
the satisfaction Of knowing mat tney
can beat the government. because IT Sus-
talns the. 10 them. odious revenue man
nnITI AIRY.