The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-06-02
SELECTED STORY.
Mr.. John Suits Difficulty.
BATHROOM THAT BaFFLED THE DErEcrI1vtE

0oSugC q OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES tio stfOuf3uA
it a pity he should throw his wits away
upon provincial vagabonds, and not give
them broad and noble scope as Bow street
runner. His enemies, the local scoundrels,
thought the same; but cnnicDted themselves
with observing darkly, that "he was So
sharp that he would one day probably cut
himself or that he was too clever to live.
In spite of these intellectual advantages, or
IN consequence of them, Mr.. Stott was as
vain as peacock, and made the not I'M
common mistake of imagining himself even
cieverer fellow than he really was. He
kept the little town (or it was u little one
them so clear of evil doors, and got so COM
plimented thereupon by the bench of magis-
trates that he could not conceive that any
misdemeanor could be committed which his
ssgacity should be unable to ferret out, or
should fail to bring it home to the true
culprit. . don't pretend for to say was
one of his favorfte remarks, as / was neoer
puzzled in my profession, but this I sciN say,
as no man ever took ME in soice;' and then
he would resume his pipe, with the air of a
man who has modestly confessed to weak
ness, which no other person would have
dreamed of attributing to him. Even h i
wife believed in Mr. John Stott, and so
doubtless would his valet de chamber, if he
had happened to have kept one.
Burglary at Sir Robert Airs last night
sand he, as he sat smoking after supper in
his snug little. parlor, one summer evening,
while his wife mixed bis gin-punch after
his own particular receipt. .lilo lsil-.i. F.
You have got the wretches, of course
observed Mrs Stott, pairing the lemon-peel
so that you could see through it, or else it
would not be my john 4 5s=...s
Well, no." returned the great man,
nightly appropriating the last observation as
q compliment rather than an expression of
doubt as to his personal identity. "The
fact is, it's very queer; but l have not got
the wretches, l shall have them tomorrow,
but at present they are absolutely at large"
Lor, John can scarcely believe you
when you tell me. Why, how on earth
could they have got away from you9 rhey
could not have been ordinary burglars"
=" You are right, ma'am," returned the
chief constable, with gratifed look; "you
have hit the nail exactly on the head.
They Were not ordinary men; they were
acrobats.n 20. 5..g.--i-.. .-y...'.., ---,....
Acrobats !" answered Mrs. Stott, softly,
1" dear me-"
She had no very accurate idea what
" acrobats were; they might be religious
sect, or they might be savage tribe, or
possibly even both. But she had long passed
for woman of sense and sagacity, through
maintaining discreet silence except when
her husbands talents seemed to demandher
euiogies, and she was not going to risk that
reputation now. She had full share of
the curiosity of her sex, but she had more
than the ordinary patience. She waited to
be informed upon the subject in question.
without hazarding the remark which oc
CURED to her, that acrobats had white hair
ana pink eyes, and therefore could at least
be easily recognized by the constabulary:
and she had not to wait long. h|
= " Yes, it must have been them Tumblers.n
unused Mr.. Stott, slipping his punch out of
the teaspoon; and less that three and the
boy could never have done it. It was her
iadyship's dressing-room window. as looks
put on the back, as they broke in at. and
no ladder could have been put there because
Of the flower, stand. 1t must have been that
little devil in the tights and spangles at ton
d the three Others. I have measured the
heights from the ground, and it Just tallies.
That's what comes of allowing them .
tlnerants to be in the place at all The
dea OF the mayor letting them have the
own hall to show their tricks in I'd put a 1
top to everything fthst sort, If I had NV
way; and l will do it, too, in future"
but you will not interfere with Mr..
shaw, John, lido hope, since he has been SO |
,leasant and civil.nl ~ ~ k4yIFI17
NO, ma'am, no. Mr.. Shaw is a man of
cience IN his line, and what is more, a man
I substance. Mr.. Shaw's exhibition is
nnerant, 1t is true, but that is from the
lecesslty OF thecase. His collection of wild i
nlmals is interesting in high degree as
he rector was observing to me only yester.
Jay: But then acrobats is quite another
iatter. However, lissom as they are, they |
iuSt run little faster, and climb a little J
lgher, can promise them, before they can
ct out of the reach of John Stott.n - - /
They stood upon one another's shoulders. !.
na Ehe boy clambered up them, suppose
!" les, ma'am, that was their ingenious
lethods and if they had to do with a COM
ION mlnd-though say it who should not
y dt-'the aaanner in which the thing was
one Would lave remained a mystery. fla
oder had 5e6u used, it must needs have
ade some mark Npon the mignonette box.
y men were all agape when I stated that
Renaissance, and began looking up in the
I, as though some bird had done it. But.
course when said Them tumblers p'
ey saw everything clear enough. Sir :.
ebert, who assisted our Investigations in :.
'rson, was 50 good as to say that remind 4
MIN OF Christopher COLUMBUS and his
&. .H3rEIld ~ saol-1SEaG
Xeu don't say so !" said Mr., Stott, adj
rlRgly, and wondering within he rself what
a1'seory was, and whether Mr.. Oh. ristopher
innbus eonld possibly have been an
marcus animal. -
! And did her ladyship lose much p, i
" Some rings and pins, and three or four
und IN gold. Curiosity enough, there
IS a bundle of bank notes upon the dress
g|tabie which entirely Escaped the goulg
5ues' attention, or her loss would have
en- much more serious. sQ3 TostagN1 H.
. And yet, he was such a frank.facest.
nest looking fellow, that never shonld
se thought harm Of him." said good /
lured mrs, stett but of Course you're !
Wei. most probably observed her lord q
master with q short, dry chuckle. By i
O'Clock Tomorrow morning, when the G
tees meet, we shall have this honest
King young gentlemen and his friends in +
! IoWn Hall, taking part in public per- /
nance of another kind, than that with i
len they favored the town last. week. !
1then we shall see what we shall see. |
tr. ;Stott arose, took his official hat down, i
p It's peg, and prepared to go his rounds,
ghtty precautiOn he seldom omitted, not ]
hstapfing the absence of all native crimi- /
nom tis strictly preserved territory, as j
he acI6bats, til ey had led with the first
n pt moaning, and were not likely to re-
until, they were brought back; but he !