Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-10-12


the dressing g-table OF the spare room perhaps
or on the study mantel-piece :" ,
thought il better 10 go down stairs. On
leave il in the passage said; "no one Will
steal it, 80, ,..,.
"oh dear, no, =" said my wife, with little
smile. ,sNo one will steal il, that's qute GER
tain" l admit it was not seductiye-looklng
object now"
asked me what l intended to do with the
safe, which was the very question hao
been asking myself ever since returning from
"What do l intend doing with il, my
dear P' I repeated, 10 gain time. why
yes-ah THAT is-do with ii why, open
il, of course"
She shifted sniff equal to Two colsmns OF
printed matter. Although my snswer Nus
not premedilated, didn't think i altogether
. bad notion. Accordingly, for the next TWO
or three weeks my house became the con
stant resort of blacksmiths. whitesmiths,
| locksmitbs. and people in the engineering
wav. ali OF whom, however, failed utterly IN
| the attempt to open the unplckable. unaflll.
able fire and thief proof, Lot 247. They
/ fairly owned it beat them. wahteu the
safe opened, however, for the reason mat
being opened, it might become an article
| both useful and saleable, whereas now II was
neither. One morning, an idea OF unusuai
h,ilI;sncv occurred 10 me, and put on my
hat and went out 10 put il in practice.
walked up to our great model jail, and saw
ihe governor. with whom / had previously
some acquaintance. told him l shouiu
feel deeply Obliged if he could renuer me us :
assistance, and then came to the purporl VI
my visit. .oo,, .,r srcb Thing as
pood strong burglar in the establishment,
that YOU could lend me for an hour or twof
And / explained what l wanted MN ,or.I
Rnt the governor shook his head, and SAID
he was sorry 10 dsoblige me, but it couldn' !
be done, as all their burglars were IN use
and couldn't be spared of the PREMISES
Very good; but surprising were 10 senu i' tle
safe up to the burglar, to WINE away ,,;t IL"
} OF his leisure hours al congenlal pursui.
No. He didn't see that he could;l II would De
against the rules; besides which, their burg
: lars had become SO reformed by attention u
the ministrations of the chaplain, that IL was
exceedingly doubtful if they would be Will
ing to return to sinful ways, such as Dreak,
} ing open Safes lest it might show worluly
: spirit that would interfere with their nckels
4 of-leaye; and then, again, there were III
? burglars tools in the jail. a.
/ u1iI iell YOU what, though" he said, aitel
/. bill; az dare say could find you tickel
b ol-leaye man who would do it. They repol
i themselves 10 us at stated intervals, SO tha
o we always know where 10 find them. IN
deed, 1 think know just the very man, AM
a will send him TO you.
r zone evening, in the twilight, ABOUT
l. week afterwards, our servant came III, 1
l. some alarm, TO say that that two very y
3, looking men were at the pack ooor, W., WI,
6 said they had s'come to crack the goY'ncr
% money box" They were not nice-lookin
is men. One OF them, blawny rutiian, Win
r. head and neck like bull, and wisp oil co
10 ored handkerchief over shiitless ches
D, hairy as Esau's, gave me stolid nou wheh
le went out.
II "The boss up at the Model he sal
y pointing with his thumb over his shouiuer
Id ihe direction of the jail, asked me IL SO
lie as would oblige yeu Wy c'ackln lt.le
he of box you've got Iou see, gov nor
or amt any tools OF my own, So I've brouEh!
Die pal who's got his 'Lady's Companion, WI
er- him, 20 do the Job" indicating his trlen
10 who carried Il parcel OF tools unhe up
pie mating. / should say he was not n
In man to have for friend-a spare, slo
ZEN cunning little fellow, with restless eyes
or face that gave you the lmpresslon, " '" NJ
es sells, and thin nose, with continual u
1ly yous twitching in the nostris, like raol
to as though he was an animal always on
at scent for game or hunters, which perhaps
ere was. His name was Toney.
1ne brought them in, and pointing out
art safe to them, asked il they thought u
uld could open it.
his "Open it l'' repeated Toney with inetta
s., contempt, "why, kld could open II %lbl y
eX- BILL he said to his mate; you remem
ow 'em; like what we had at" lsome nam
ling couldn't catch. "Why, could blow 1t o
But with M ounce of baccer in a quarter OF
tent hour"
un, "Well,n I said, 81 would give you
,oeu shillings TO open it,"
as- "Would you, be-gar ?" growled the
II oi man. sour terms is 'arf suv'rin-me
ign' Touey-and two pots OF peer, anu
'iis' ounces of baccer; and then IT'S lavor
account of our doin' il to oblige the bof
'rds; And we amt a-going TO do it here, an st
y 10 hut If you've got e'er a bit of onthonse
bar at the back, where we can be private,
lunl- do the job there on the quiet."
rum was Obliged TO accede to their terms
Vhen deed. they were both persons would
uhy, have had a difference with tor the wo
ana So they carried the safe into the tool-ht
'opie in the garden, where supphed them
roht, the quantity of ale and tobacco agreee
! gos and they shut themselves in.
lined ats only case for the 'aldern
anu Bill - heard the little man remark as
es no In twenty-five minutes, by my watch
int oi hull-headed man came and told me it
snlns done. "Not that we've been all this
neans IL ,hough puvinor for Toney he plis
ne open in five minutes, as easy as oyste
M Deen we've been settin' and dom quiet pi
Io ioS gether."
oMdar ,' They certainly had opened it, not by
-. ~ ing the lock, as had anticipated, b.
an wTenching off the back, so that the sal
nno1 completely destroyed. They had drllle
~ ~ holes in the back plate, 10 allow of ms
- s,njUa two immensely powerful steel crowb
amon7 such a position that the leverage OF IL
ho,,o bars would tell one against the othe
= rr;ed wrench out the intermediate piece.
,nlain the appearance of the holes, and the
,rr of. in the clubhouse, judged the men hs
- /, viously lowered the temper of the stee
erv re-. with blow-pipe in the places wher
s9onsi intended to drill. felt disposed to be
5'soIf al the destructson of the safe, and was
80 ~ 10 saw so, when Toney pointed out .
""' "e roll Of papers living inside. l took the
4 ham unroled them, and forgot my wrath
~, nv diately. prize, indeed Fifty sha
,at ,ary aS tlficates, each for twenty pounds,
all m. "Undeniable Security and unlimite
az, anc,s. count Banking corporation (Limlted
come fees, Lud street, city. | paid oil II
90, sO noi burglars with light heart, and Ielur
~ in amd the house, 1 believe danced ward
ln n.y. "ne as triumph around Mrs. r., exhibiting
auneninr sand pounds worth OF property, VIII
II on q cost me but three.
10; re- iHete, saiu y 'na' ''' s'''
detest. to sa.es ! ,. 49,, .,oso shores
'''' yours" -,
answer but thgy ~ aio, re- g., is Raorar and
is MIR. them, anu my S;o a.. ~ e,tosa thav are
7 w;sh "But had you better not see the au
a ! V,nas M,Sn and tell him what you have found p
H'"'' "Why, no, bought lot, faults an
,aao, ., of description, ana all; and it is
shensiye mine as Il n"" p'i'
ion at a IT, ,,,. s,,,o ,,oor man NAV h
,ked the by me loss Oh shese ..at snnle9 iu do