, 1860-07-17
Thief Taking In London.

Your wife discovers on retiring for the night
that her drawers are void; her toilette table is
bare; e1ceptthe ornaments she now wears, her
beauty is as unadorned as TINT of n Quakeress;
her when her pre- nuptial lover, are gone; your
own miniature, with it's settings Of gold and
briliauts; her late mothers diamonds; The
bracelets "dear pspa'' presented on her last
birthday, the top Of every bottle in tue dress~
ing case brought from Paris By Uncle John, at
the risk Of hs life, in February 184s. (being
gold, are off-hut the bottles (being glass; re-
main. Every valuable is swept away with the
most discriminating vi1aiuy; for no other
thing in the chamber has been touched; not
chair has been moved; the costly pendule on
the chimney piece still ticks; the entire apart
ment is as neat aud trim IS when it had receired
the last finishing touch Of the housemad's
cal!y up stairs md down stairs; aud finally
eonRreg gates in my lady's chamber. Nobody
knows nything whatever about it; Jet every
body offers a suggestion, although they hare
not an idea "who ever did it" The housenaid
bursts into tears the cook declares ahe thinks
she is going into Mysteries; and at last suggests
sending for the police; which is taken for
suspicion Of, aud insult On the whole assembled
household, and they descend into the lower
regions Of the house in eutka.
Z 40 arrives. His face betrays sheepsshness
combined with mrstery. he turns his bulls
eye into every corner Of the passage, and upon
every conntenAnce on the premises. He e1am-
ines all the locks, bolts and bars, bestow;ng
extra diligence On those which inclosed ths
stolen treasure. These be declares hare been
"Elolated," thus concisely initiating, without
quoting Pope, that there has been more than
one Rape Of the Lock" lie then notes the
non~disturbaree Of other valuablesI takes you
q mysterious whisper, if you suspect any Of
your servants, which implies that be does. lie
| then examines the upper bed rooms, sud in The
room Of the female servants, he discovers the
| least valuable Of the rings sad east Oft silver
toothpick, between the mattresses. You have
| you think. You suggest their safe custody
but your wife iutescss.xas..; and the policeman
would prefer. spe1ting to his inspector oe'ore
| he locka any body up.
| Had the whole matter remained Ia the hands
of < 40, it is possible that -FOUR whole troubles
would have lasted till now. L train Of legal
proceedings-aetions for defamation Of chsrac'
ser and suits for dsm.gss-xeald haye follow
ed, costing more than the value OF the jewels
together with the entire e3ecration Of all youl
neighboEs aud every private friend Of yonr do
mestics. But happily, tho Inspector promptly
bends plain, earnest looking man, who IN
nounces him :elf as one Of the two detective,
Of the Y division: He settles the whole mattel
! in ten minutes. His examination is ended il
|
painter Of picture at the 4rst glance, or I
wins-taster the precise vintage Of u sherry b,
the merest sip, DO the detective at once pounce:
upon the authors Of the work Of art under con
sideraton, By the style Of performance; if no
upon the precise ex1cutant. upon The school t,
which he belongs. Having. finished the toi
letta branch Of the inquiry, he takes shor
view of the parspet Of your house, and make'
IN equally cursory examination Of the atti
window fasteniugs. His mind Is made up AMI
most likely be will address you in these peril
nent Words;
I "Aft right, sir. This is done by one Of til
dancing school"
I "Im possible" ;" exclai1ls your p1undered part
ner. why our children 60 to Monster Petit
toes, No. 81, aod assure ron he il = highly re
spectacle professor. A 70 his pupils, T."
The detective smiles and interrupts. "Dan
GERS" be tells her, I" is a name given to th
sort Of burglars BY whom you hare been robt
ed; aud every branch Of the thiezing profes
sion il divided into gtngs, which are terae