The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-04-16
RAINS WASH TWELVE
QUARTS FROM HIDING
Rescuers Save Kentucky Bourbon
From Salt Waters of the Sea.

The recent high waters brought
from its hiding somewhere on some
of the bitches, creeks or branches
above Grenada, box containing
twelve quarts of 20 year old Ken
lucky bourbon.
The box was seen floating down
the middle of the stream few miles
below Grenada. There was just
something about the movement Of the
floating object that attracted the spe-
cial attention of couple of men who
chanced to be upon the banks of the
stream. Accordingly they put their
heads together and were but little
while in thinking where there was
boat only about mile below, so to
the boat they went with no idea In
the world that they were to rescue
some of that which has men wearing
Uncle Sans insignia of authority
running up and down the land, and
for the possession of which other men
are now having the high cost of food
provided for them by the Govern
ment. The rescuers got into the
boat and rowed to the middle of the
stream and began to look down the
river to see if the object of their
curiosity had got by. Then they
pushed up stream and had but few
minutes to wait before they were re-
warded by the sight of the box which
was headed for the bow of their boat.
They then began to puzzle themselves
how to anchor their prize which they
conjectured might be a dead body
or dynamite enough to slay thou
sand They concluded that they had
best run her." as they put it, up
against a log which was lodged in the
bushes and against trees near by.
This done, they knocked on the box
with their paddles, but no response
from within. They then saw that
there was nothing else to do but to
row to shore and make surgical
operation on the box, or else feel
in their hearts that they had showed
the white feather. But 10, their as
constituent and delight when just
one dozen bottles of 20 year old show
ed themselves. Their next thought
was, "Do you reckon anybody sees
us?" But after refreshing themselves
enough to get at least partially over
their excitement, they took six
apiece" and started for their homes,
and it is needless to say that they
did not go out into the fields or by
the most direct route.
Just where the box came from of
course is only a matter of conjecture.
The goods were evidently only few
months ago committed to mother
earth for safe keeping, however, the
box was an old one and had evidently
been stored in somebody's smoke
house or kitchen closet for many
years as it bore in plain letters on
one side, the name of M. Vile, mer-
chant in Grenada some forty years
ago.
The writer learned of this unusual
incident by accident. Perhaps there
was not a bridge destroyed in the
County by rains or dump washed
up or a fine COW drowned that will
cause the pangs of regret to chase
themselves up and down the aesopha-
gus OF the one who hid his booze
as will this tragic affair.
For the present all names are with |
held, but if the rescuers do not short
" bring one bottle each of the goods
they saved from the salt waters OF
the sea and lay at the writer's back
door steps between the hours of 10
O'Clock P. M. and 6 A. M, the names
of all parties will be given in black
type in these columns.