Tall Tales and Western Cowboy Stories
written by...... R. V. Jahns
"IT'S NOT MOONSHINE ......" My Dad was in high school during the days of prohibition......
(the days when the buying and selling of whiskey and other strong drink was outlawed). This of course gave rise to those who had or found the knowledge to make moonshine .... and were willing to take a little side money outside the law. After school, Dad worked for a man by the name of Otis, who owned and operated a candy store. Although Dad never told me for sure, it seemed obvious to me and apparently to many others: Otis was a moonshiner. The candy store was a perfect front, as large amounts of sugar was needed to make the candy and if a little extra went toward the making of moonshine, who would know or even be suspicious. However, certain men from the Department of Internal Revenue, known as Revenuers, seemed to have the idea that Otis wasn't all that he seemed to be. Otis also had several hounds and enjoyed hunting and running bobcats and coons. One night Otis invited Dad to go along with him. As they were driving slowly through the woods Otis spotted the headlights of a car apparently following him .... Revenuers!!!! To enjoy the game, Otis continued along the road for a while until the car got closer behind him and he could no longer pretend he didn't see the headlight. Suddenly he floorboarded the old car and took off in a cloud of dust like the devil himself was standing on his bumper. Naturally, here comes the Revenuers in hot pursuit. The chase was on! ! ! ! Up one road and down the next flew Otis and Dad with the Revenuers hot on his tail. How long the chase lasted I'm not sure but finally Otis turned down a road he knew to be a dead-end. Coming to the end Otis jammed on the brakes and slid the car to a stop in a cloud of dust with the Revenuers right on his bumper. "All right Otis open the trunk of that car," ordered one of the Revenuers. "Why, there's nothing in there you'd be interested in," said Otis. "You heard me Otis .... Open that trunk!" "You got a search warrant?" asked Otis "Forget about a search warrant, Otis just open that trunk." "I really don't want to," said Otis. Either you open that trunk Otis, or we'll open it ourselves, "demanded the Revenuer. At that moment the other Revenuer noticed liquid dripping from the bottom of the car trunk. He stuck his finger in it then put his finger in his mouth expecting to taste moonshine. Otis opened the trunk and out jumped two of his hounds. the end....... ....written by R.V. Jahns.....
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