The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-12-21
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RESPECTABLE sMUGGLERS.

| North American Review for December.)
When the matter was first systematic
| ally taken up by the present administra-
| ton, it was thought that the chief Of
| tenders among the passengers, and the
! only ones who got any substantial pc
cuniary benefits out of the system, were
certain people in business. Experience
since March has shown how erroneous
was the impression. it has been found
that ladies and gentlemen of the most
immaculate responsibility have not
scrupled to make false declarations in
order to escape the payment of a few
hundred or few thousand dollars.
Only recently there arrived a woman,
the daughter of manufacturer who had
built up a great business under the fos-
tering protection of the tariff She boast
ed TO her acquaintance on the steamer
coming cross hat the ''courtesieS of
the port would be extended to her, in
consideration of the high standing and
social political and financial influence of
her family. In her declaration, made at
Quarantine, she swore that she had
nothing dutiable in her baggage. Ar
rived at the dock, she found that the
courteses of the port were no longer
eXtant and that her baggage would have
to be examined Just as any other per-
sons. Her trunks were found to contain
draperies and hangings and other dutiable
articles on which a tariff amounting to
$500 was levied. She protested strongly
against this action and declared she
would not pay it. She was advised that
in that event the goods would be seized
Under this pressure she paid the duties
but came at once to Washington to de-
mand restitution and to lodge COM
plant at what she termed her out
rageous treatment
Not long ago a gentleman and his wife
went to Europe for an extended trip. The
wife announced before going that she
intended to lay in a stock of laces in
Europe that would last her the balance
of her life The husband forbade her do
ing anything of the kind; and to make
sure that she would not offend, he kept
entire control of the money they carried
in his own hands. The wife was allowed
to buy anything she pleased, but the
husband insisted upon paying for it, and
he was careful to preserve complete
list of all their purchases.
Serene in his confidence that he had
frustrated his wife's smuggling designs
the husband reached Quarantine, and in
his declaration he gave in all the things
that they had bought abroad of which
he knew. After this declaration had been
made out, his wife greeted him tri-
umphantly with the statement:
We'll, I've got those laces.'
He did not believe il, and said So
She proved, however that she had
having purchased them with money that
allowance and of which he knew moth
ing. The laces she had concealed on her
person. The husband concluded to give
his wife a lesson.
On the dock he made his way out of
line and. hunting up one of the inspectors,
he pointed out his wife, saying:
''You see that woman there? She has
a lot of laces concealed on her person,
which she is trying to smuggle into this
country
An inspectress was called, the woman
was searched, and the laces were found
The husband came to the rescue and
paid the duty and penalties.