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Show The Coffee He Smuggled In. Some yenrs npo n deputy collector of Undo Sam's hold nn offlco down on tho northern border of Mnlne. I.nto ono fall, niter n busy ssnRon keeping thhs on tho smugglers, ho deputy received re-ceived n cnll from one of tho boys proiind town, who Informed him "on tho quiet" that n rortnln mnn living Bomo ten miles back In the country iimugglcd In 100 pounds of enffpo tho night boforo. Tired ns ho wns. tho dopuiv hitched up his toam, nnd nrrlved nt tho farmer's farm-er's plnco Just boforo dnrk. Tho deputy dep-uty told him whnt ho hnd heard, nnd the farmer admitted, that ho still had popso'don of tho goods. Invltlntr him Into tho house, the farmor Introduced tho deputy to his wlfo, whom ho hnd married In Cnnnda tho dny before. Her maiden name was Coffee, nnd she weighed K.O rounds. |