The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
WHLSKEY
Dive EXPOSED
Seth D3V66lry .OlP Lion Hearted
Town C0lSlllblG Rms a
Rum Selling Establishment 10
Earth but Nothing Comes Of
It---AViUI PaFliGEieFS

For some time past Seth Dewberry.
our lion hearted town Constubble has
had his suspishions that somebody was
selling rum in Bingvi.le. Every Satter-
day night for the past several weeks
Seth has encountered some of the most
respected citizens Of Bingville who have
been under the in1ooence. some more
and some less. A week ago Satterday
night for instance RanSe Smiley come
into Hen Weathersby's store and set
down and went 10 sleep and leaned over
and they was a pint flask Of licker Tel
outen his pocket 10 the floor and
smashed and all run down the cracks
while them as was present couldn't do
nothing but stand around and let their
mouths water haplessly. Seth happened
10 be present on this occashion and he
asked Ranse right out where he come in
70 possession OF this liclIer. Ranse said
he didn't know as il was any OF Seth's
business and II he wanted 10 know so
bad to find out Ranse then went home
in disgust and almost in tears.
After this Seth determined TO do his
duty and run TIE miscreants TO earth
If possible. even at the risk Of his own
life so last Satterday night he set out 10
unearth the iniQuitious sale Of rum. Soon
as il got dark Seth polished up his badge
and pinned it on the front OF his coat.
tucked his handouts into his pocket,
seen that his six-shooter was loaden 10
the muzzle and set forth. Seth snuk
around through alleys and along behind
bildings keeping his eagle eye peeled
for guilty parties
About D. m. as Seth was passing
along behind Sine Winters house he
seen light in the kitchen winder and
crep up and looked in. There was Slime
warshing out a pt bottle at the sink and
so Seth says to hisseh, "B' gosh here's a
clew =" and continued 10 watch Il might
be stated that at present Shines wife
is visiting her sister who lives in Sorrow
Hollow and Sine is patching il. After
Sine had warshed the bottle out clean
he fitted the cork to II. put it inside his
outside coat pocket. put on his hat and
blowed out the light. Presently Seth
heard Slime come out the front door and
snukking around looked past the corner
Of the house. Slime looked up and down
the street. lit his pipe and then walked
briskly off with Seth dogging his foot
steps
! Slime went straight down street until
( he come To BIZ He2huru's blacksmith
shop. then he stopped and looked all
+ around agin, then weIt behint the shop
: ana hNoCkeu Iulee IlOcS II the CaCk
door. From the outside the shop was
apparently dark. but presently the door
opened, Slime went in and Seth saw that
( the little wheelright shop in the back end
was all lit Up. Then the door closed and
Seth heard the bolt shoot back into place.
Seth then snuk up to the door and
4 peered through the Ieyhole. While his
/ eve was glued to the keyhole he seen
! Sine hand Bill the empty bottle and
! seen Bill I'll ii from a gal. Jug which
/ Bill took from box and then seen Sine
/ hand Bill fifty cts. and heard Slime
name the amount Seth was also con-
siderable surprised to see Deacon Brad
bury setting inside slipping rum from q
! small glass. This was enough evidence
/ for Seth who knocked boldly three times
on the door Presently Bill opened the
door and before Bill could close it again
Seth stepped inside.
/ Bill looked considerable surprised. but
tried not to look guilty. Seth bid all
/ hands good evening and set down. The
| Deacon who had the glass in his hand
half full Of rum dropped glass and rum
into his coat pocket and the rum leaked
through and drioped on the foOr.
Seth asked I'm IL he happened 10 have
any liquor By him at that present mo.
ment being as Sam Winters little Tom
mie was sick and Doc Livermo-e hac
prescribed = tablespoonful Of hot whis