The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-11-02

seemed 10 INC quite insulting
Sir, said turning, have no doubt, very
rcd, ~ found II In q hansom.'
"Ah = returned the Inspector, with the fierce
cXuliaiion u wild animal who fancies he scents
blood, "you found II In hanson"
"lcs,' observed ], with irritation "I've got
now: don't want Il. You may send for q,
you like"
''Iic good enough to-" No, that's issi what
he did noi say. Gratitude had ceased To expect
from this person, butt did expect common civiiy,
aud ! was disappointed.
state the circumstances" was all he said ;
aud he took up his pen and wrote them down
with malignant deiiheration. Al this point I
began In my minds eye 10 see the court Of the
Old Bailey. not from the grand jury box, where
from had bchcld IL In the flesh, but from the
poin, Of view enjoyed by the prisoner In the dock
Sua pciuu, arrest, conviction, (for all knew
pcnnl ssrsitude for life was what ! now expec-
tel. in~ir', that autograph letter from the Home
Seer "r, complimeniing my sagacity and rccti-
iudr with the receipt of which INV imagina alton
Ia htilcfcd the as ! came along.
Now sir, said he gloomily, when I had
quite finished, lyon have done very wrong aud
something entirely unjusiifAble."
Deaf u,c dear me how wished had let u
'rifi hnin' ihrt carpei-bag, rs be- had 50 press
/ iugly oii.i,l io DO. instead Of me How | wish.
cd bad i',l u lrlini the FIRE Ilox wished
was suiug io .'il tot OingR that evening, per
/ cpEr shif @iiisurr who.r departure had sren
adv"ft-''i un llic W.'ll III the lulice station as
riinr in E'rrs drIa,lu ahni had remarked
cunin. alnng il,- streets rr"wd,d '.efore my eyes,
just n. th" novelties ,l,srfilr them n do In casrs
Of rui'lcmnrd of mainland I'cr-.ns. The in
slCCiof accents smuir uIrn mt ear like the
! strokes ~ passing hrll.
/ " Your manifest duty, Sit was to inform the
cahunan that the property ia question very like
I li documents Of pTceless wo,Ih-'
/ mo, interrupted T. hasiili; hair brushes.
. t.. a..
felt that had made a great mistake
90 llaii-hrusbes = said he, slowly. suiting the
action Ia the word by slowi, situking me Of his
nniioa chop whskrrs then !on have opened
( 1t, have y"n?
i " 30 uu, said /. imploringI .'nonc Of our
key. wuuld hi the lw,k." D" llcIr -aw I had
made another most unfortunate mistake
Oh in'lcsd = was all the inspector laid, hut
he looked volumes whole iuur volumes Of
III, Ncwgnic Calcnaer
Your obvious duty, ia tie first instance
returned he, with meaning, % was to have
given W the property 10 the cahman. ia order
that il might have been at once conveyed to the
los, Parcels Oilicr
' Dear me, cried |, with sudden vellrmencc,
" 80 ought, of course quite forgot about
the Lost Parcels Office
Al, yOu know Of il, then hui tuu fus cot IT,"
returned The Inspector IN u tone ui sar,asm that
! have heard my brOihcf-n-law who is county
mas sisirair. to poachcts found with partridge
nets 10 their accidental possession. 'l"a will ~,
good enough to faver mc with ,uuf address
gave II 10 him, oi course. ! would have
made him present al the lease oi m, hou-". II
it would have modified him at that moment
More than twenty -iouI hours will have
elapsed hciorc this carrci-hsg can he sent to Is
proper dcstinaiiOn. pursued h' '' therefor
toe nwn'r will probably have called ~ the Lost
Parcels Office. aud not finding IL there, will ron.
rludr-nnd indeed the Hu'hurlii's will tell him
.u-ihhi Hll further search j. vain. Cabnen
bound 10 return articles discoveri within
twelve hours aud il they DO not 50, II Is because
he; nic thieves.
ENacily So ur.,d | dcsiariu2l, that
i, why dcrmcd II safer to take this hOmc with
mc thought the cabmau might not be- trust
worthy
You could have taken his number. sup
pose remarked the Inspector cynically 1T
Is too late To forward the article 10 Scotland yard
60 night YOU had better bring il io night hih.
ct, you yourself on Monday Good morning
llc did no, say " Good morning like part.
tug salgiatiun AZ all. II seemed to express -
N0u may go now but ON your personal rerOg-
nizau,cs 20 rcnPpcnr here within eight aud forty
hours hay, not duur with you. nor any thing
/ lk. H. ] hay, got ny eye upon YOU my myt.
n,idons shall have the ofdcis. \ man that can
sec har-hIushrs through the leather Of n carpet
bag, and sc, foTgcts the existence of Losi-I'ar-
Cels' pncr is not likely 10 come to good
The intermediate sabbath was by no means u
day Of rest 10 me. Black Care, that sits behind
the hufseman, seemed always 10 be sitting in
/ front of the in the form Of eaihcrn carpet bag.
II an incubus ever took that form, pity those Of
ia, uccircsscs who were witches. My wife, 10
I whom had communicated my apprchensions
pictured her beloved husband with a mask on las
behcid in Nsrsr TOO Tate 10 Msni at the Princes
/ Theatre shorn cf bis name, and answering toa
number with four figures in IL. We were about
TO retire to rest upon that Sunday night at ten
thirty, as usuel, when the parlor maid came up
| to the drawng-room with a very pale face, 10
say iha, there were n couple Of policemen In the
hall who wanted 10 speak with me-
They shall never part us :! exclaimed my
wife, with a Shrek Of agony 80 Walter, Wal
ter, why did you laugh At those poor people at
/ the Crystal Palace who were falsely accused OF
picking pockets p
| lunbarred the shutters and looked out into our
crescent. Yes, rs had suspected there were two
other policemen watching the house from out
| side.
4" Heaven Blcss you. Polly" said with pa
thos " you at least will know that am inno-
cent" Then taking advantage Of the temporary
Inconsistencies induced by hysterics, ! tore my
self away from her side.
In our little hall there stood the largest police
inan ever saw out Of a pantomime, and one almost
as big was standing behind him. Each had q
dark lantern stuck iE bis belt, which gave them
an awful appearance and the cook and the
kiichen-maid were regarding them, as though
they were a couple Of Guy Fawkcscs. with un-
fcigned amazement. II was not the amaze
ment " spoken OF Ia the marriage service how
ever, between them aud those policemen there
was, for once, no tender bond OF sympathy, feel
certain they were almost as frightened rs their
master.
Here am, said l, holding my hand before
me- rs had seen all heroic criminals do upon
the stage. when " the game 10 up" and "the
darbies " must he put on, and why not with =
good grace
a. Yes, sir, - returned the giant, respectfully
" I'm sorry TO trouble you, but the fact Is We
suspect there somebody In that empty house"
The was Irish of courscl next door We have
been directed TO watch H., and q certain mark
which We set upon Il has been removed whereby
We know that some person has entered who has
no right 10 be there. The owner Is out Of town,
so II you will kindly let US get ou, Of your gar
ret indow, aud on TO the roof
" "Gentlrinen, cried ], ih rapture " Tue
whole house Is at your service. ] respect the
Law above all things. What woald sou take to
drink -
The revulsion of feeling was alinos, too much
for me. II is unnecessary 10 prescribe how Gu
Enthusiastically seconded the efforts Of the force
accompanying them 10 the very rooi.t0p aud On-
ly leaving them when they made their burglari-
Gus entry into the next door, aud the possibility
arose at a contest with robbers. They almost
frightened my eldest child into a 1t as they
irampcd by her apartment, but ] assured them
that She was used 20 iis and that II was ~ no
consequence.
ia short. II ever a man showed himself good
citizen, and deserving of the appreciation of ''ths
authorities" Il was !. ! even ventured, while
pushing the big man through the garrcl-window
where be stuck fast, aud had 10 have bis lantern
taken OH, 10 give him the heads Of the carpet
bag story In order that he might retail them Ia
| lint la mas ma IN
stand that misdemeAnors' were not In bis line
which lay rather In The suppression Of burgla
rles with violence" don't know whether thsy
! found anybody In that uninhabi,ed house or mol
aud don't care.
The next morning, once more belook myself
carpci-bag In hand, 10 the police station. Their
was another Inspector sitting nj the receip, o
J rnsrnlhnun and had 10 lell all my story oxe