Bisbee daily review., 1903-02-20
THE MOONSHINfRS
IOriginal. l

the ground where I had campaigned at a soldier boy in the Union army. that region being about Jasper, Deckerd and Shelbyville, Tenn. There was an espe- eial reason for my going. I had beea Gn escaped prisoner of war and had been hunted with bloodhOunds up on ts the Cumberland plateau. On the west face of the plateau not far from where the university now stands 1 was taken into a mountaineer's hut by girl about fourteen years old and concealed tiH my pursuers got tired of the search The child had retained a place in my memory and desired to see her again
 went to Shelbyyille and proceeded from there on horseback to the base or the plateau and then up to where stood the hut in which had been concealed A young woman was standing at the door and, to my surprise, recOgnizes me at once. She had changed so much from childhood to womanhoOd that ! did not know her. Our meeting was sd delightful that l remained at the place. for week. Mary's parents were dead and she lived with an uncle. I trie4 to find out from her how he made < living. but failed to do so.
 When I left, I started to walk ts Bridgeport, intending there to take a train for home. The uncle offered to show me the way. I accepted his cOIo- pany-I did not need his guidance-aud after passing the morning with my sweetheart, sitting beside her on rock In xTin nf n woods and waters, villages and plants- tiOns spread out beneath us, her unCk and I set out together.
 I was very much mystified as to titp mans treatment of me. Every now and again while we walked side by side, suddenly glancing up, l saw him looking sidewse at me with a cunning gleam in his eye. Resides, l noticed that whenever we came to dangerous footing he invariably left me to go first, and once when we were near q cliff he suddenly stole up on me.
 In passing down a steep decliyity. :: was in front. Suddenly the man ga me a push. with the words, "ThC, : where we put revenue officers" l l bounding from the branches of a f.tt. and landed on the ground. t knocked insensiblc, but soon recOvGre3 consciousness, picked myself up ane tottered on as best I could till I camp to hamlet, where I found a resting place. It was several days before 1 was in condition to take my departure.
 The next summer I determined to go back to the plateau, first, to bring away the girl whom l had found could not get on without; second, to get eveB with her uncle. 1 disguised myself sS that the man at least wouldn't know me and armed myself to the teeth. went to Tracy, wishing to separate the | girl from her uncle. and induced a 1 woman at whose house 1 put up ts send for my sweetheart, the girl not knowing who had instigated the suib- mons. While she was coming l wett to the cabin, where I found her uncfe- | With feigned simplicity I gave him tS understand that I was a revenue offity- seeking my way to Bridgeport. He d 1 fered to accompany me and I acceIE- ed. When he came to the place where he had given me the push he mace the attempt again; but, turning up3s him, l covered him with revolver aIts walked him back to the cabin. Meanwhile my sweetheart had gons to Tracy and, finding that the wOmGcs who had sent for her had nothing c. importance to communicate, had re- turned and through window had seen me marching her uncle up to the cabita She being in shadow, did not see her When l came within about fifty fee of her, my revolver hanging from my hand, the muzzle pointing to tue ground heard a voice:
 Hands up"'
 knew some one whom l could nQd see had me covered, and my hands went up without delay. Then my giIs came out Her uncle as soOiI Gs she had covered me drew a revolver, ans I was at the mercy of two weapons
 Mary" l said in my natural voice.
 She dropped her weapon as if stye had been shot and stood trembling, then ran to me and, sobbing, threw her arms around my neck.
 Her uncle had confessed to her that upon my first visit he had believed me to be revenue officer and had sent me to my long home. My coming was ts her like a return from the dead
 Well, the uncle was considerably cl4 up when he found I was the man Its had supposed he had killed, and for time was a good deal puzzled what b do with me. We finally compromised by my agreeing to let the matter dr0Ia- Being a moonshiner, he had considered putting a revenue man out of the way as legitimate His niece had long dreaded bis being engaged in the Illicit business and begged him to give it u!a- I joined my pleadings with hers ana promised if he would come to Ohio } would make him superintendent of k, creamery I owned. He consented. andt the three of us went out to the still, concealed in a shaded cleft, and, se1- ting it on fire, watched it burn. May piling on the dry twigs and laughing and crying by turns from excess of happiness. We also decided to burn the home, which was worthless. and