THE SOT SWINE - Revenue agents were not normally superstitious, but they were tempted to believe in ghosts one spring day in 1942. Laurens County was well known throughout the middle decades of the 20th century for its illegal whiskey traffic. Acting on a tip, the "feds" joined the state revenuers on what they thought was going to be a big raid. As they approached the secluded site, the sounds of workmen echoed through the woods. Upon reaching the site, the only sign of a still was a lone boiler lying on its side. Suddenly the boiler began to move. As the puzzled agents came closer, the still rocked back and forth. Finally, after gathering enough courage, an agent peered into the copper boiler. To their relief, the ghost turned out to be a forty-pound pig. The hungry pig went in after sour mash and was not able to extricate himself after finishing his meal.
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