The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-07-28
AN ADVENTURE WITH A BUR
CLAIR.
From cassell's Magazine.

night last season. we WeIc lcI ouS dC x,
ana [ set off to my legings. | knocked 4
there was no answer. knocked again
a window was thrown up, and my land
lady's head appeared.
"Who are you?" she screamed.
"Let's in, please; it's me!' answered.
sThen Mr.. Me if you don't come home,
afore ten, you may stay out till mornin
I never wait up for my lodgers-my door
is closed at ten p and then the window
closed with bang.
No 90 /" thinks |. have no money
I'll 90 a railway station, and walt IN the
waiting room till morning" which reso-
luton | proceeded to carry out by walk
ing for the Bank.
/ turned into Moorgate street, and was
just thinking whether should go TO the
London, Brighton, and South Sea Coast,
or the London Bridge Station stop
ped to think. There was confectloner'
shop lust in front of me. Oh that it
were omen. 1 had three-pence left.
inst at this moment a tall, broad shout
dered man came up to me, and viewed
me- from top to toe | looked at him.
He was dressed in dark clothes; pea
Jacket and clap trap cloth cap, with
peak lying level on the forehead, gave
me feeling ofawe. The thought forced
itself upon me that he was garroter.
He spoke first.
You're Mr.. Sam ?" and he laid his
finger on his nose.
You've guessed it." said /, thinking
it best to agree with him, although my
name was Tom.
"Then come along" and away he
went
"Did Butler give ye e'er pistol'" he
asked.
mo said l, beginning to tremble.
"He said he wanted them himself"
"Just like him. He told me I'd find
you standing in Moorgate street, between
twelve and one, opposite the confectlon-
er's, with your right hand in your peck
st."
"I'm in for it - thinks l, but | must
go through with it. But whatever Will
it come to at all, at all ?"
He led me through labrinth of streets,
walking rather fast, till we emerged up
on the City Road Then he made
straight for the Angel, and from thence
took cab for Fleet street What object
he had in doing this / cannot say. He
did not offer to explain in fact, not
word passed between US till we got out
at the top OF Ludgate Hill.
From thence we went into back
street, and out OF that into another, no
matter which, and suddenly stopping OPP
posite shop, he exclaimed
There's our crib!"
as it?" says |.
Whereupon. he produced from his peck
ct rule. The shop was evidently q
tailor's, as it had bars standing out, like
the rungs on a Jacobs ladder, from each
side of the door, to exhibit stock upon.
My friend stepped on the first of these,
which was three feet from the ground,
and speedily measured the height of
large glass fanlight over the door; then,
stepping down again, he measured the
breadth of the door, and as the fanlight
was square, he muttered to me, by way OF
giving me it's dimensions
"Three and half by two high and
chuckled quietly.
Then he crossed the road, and follow
ed, he explaining that we must walt till
the policeman passed He hove in sight
about ten minutes afterwards, while we
walked past him. Then we waited till
he returned This time we did not pass
him, but watched him from corner at a
distance @
Twenty minutes and half between
going and coming" exclaimed my com
panion. And a handy beat; for he
comes up the corner there pointing to
one little beyond the shop" and goes
down this street next ours
The impression began to steal over me
that was committing, or helping to com
nit, felony, and that if caught might
get into trouble. I thought of running
for it but the remark my companion
made at that moment, to the effect that
it would be short run if | deserted him
flor he seemed to seeI didn't likethe job
deferred me. dared not explain that he
bad made a mistake, for | felt sure
that he must have mistaken me for some
ally of his own. 81 must 60 through
with it," thinks I. "He'll leave me out
side to watch, and I'll hook it then!" So
] went on.
He crossed the street again the mo-
ment the policeman was past interfering
with us, and producing a piece of stout
black cloth, he applied the rule thereto,l
holding 1t against the shutters while he
set out three and half by two there
on. This done, he cut it within two
inches of the measurement all round ; and
then producing treacle-pot from his
pocket, he smothered one side of, the
cloth with treacle, and desiring me to
hold it, lie mounted the shop door, so to
speak, again; and gave him the cloth,
which he Immediately clapped on to the
skylight, the treacle making it adhere
firmly to the glass. Then, looking at his
watch, he cried:
"Bv Gosh he'll be here TINS minute p
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