, 1873-11-28
A VERACI0US NARRATIVE.
The Annals Of g Quiet Neigh
borhood.
AL About q Recent Burglary on Vim
connos Avenue.
How Mr.. @. Slztrmislicd Round
MIR, DIS Residence.

In tho annals Of quiet nofghborlood tho
following yeraoioua narrative deserves oon-
apionoua place, for many roasons. Ono OF tom
Is that tho looatity s SO very quiet that 1t has
mover found itB nAlno mentioned III any nafra-
tive Mt all, But Vlncannos avenue haa at laHt
acliovod place In history. and Will In tho la'
ture be rec!.oncd among those interesting noign-
borhoods whose aHaocla:sons afo III measure
Immortality rendered IN tho alos OF The CHICAGO
TntnuNE
In general, tho man through whose inatr1l-
mentality noighborhooa roacles 80 desirable
distinction Ia oa,batmod III tho narrative
Vinconnes avonno can claim all tin
story for itself; no luman name
owing to tic unusual modosty OF tho principal
rorson who figures in tho story. There aro, NO
regret to say, many ma!ovoont people in this
world nld ono or two Of them. to our shame bo
1t said, arc connected with The TRIBUNE. Theao
persons would novcr hnvc boon referred to In
this chronicle, but for tho fact TINT their malov
olonco crops out significantly. They actually
are yilo enough to say TINT the CAUSE OF this
modcaty ia tllo reluctance Of tho principal figure
to appear in ridiculous light. But tho goner-
ous public will pardon theso mali
cious dotractions Of genuine worth, on
tho ground that yesterday was Thanksgiving
Day, aud general amnesty should bo proclaimed.
Dut to tho story. Tho principal figure" ia q
gentleman whoso patronymlo is throa syllables
1oug, and honce imposes TOO great labor Gil
the hatorlan to bo givon in full. nc III
designated hero as 1Ir. D. Yinccnnes avonue is
fortunate in possoaaing 30 polyByilabic rosidont
To oifsos his volumnous nanlc, his next~door
noighbor iB a mauosy'lablo, aud tho historian
has not tho slightest scrup!o about giving Its
namo In full. 1t is o., u ua11,o associated
with como Of the most glorious traditions
Of the old world, traditions which hive mover
been 1narred by the compoaitor, or grossly
corrupted by tho Bupor-intellfgont proof.reatler.
It Is singular. worthy Of co,nmont, indeed that
these pleasant monosyllables nro frequently as-
6ociatod with burBla,ios. Only few weoka ago
Mr.. Jones, the possessor Of Nil honorcd namo us
ancicnt as autumn leaves, was ongagoa IN worry
much snc an adventure as that whtch immor-
taltzcH Vinconuos avenue to-day. But Mr.. Jones
paid dearly for his adventure, and VIC forbear to
relcr to him, cxcopt in casual way. Alr. Frank
Wentworth mud others cau givo tho roader tho
fu. particulars, wnicl, wo fudtoiousy withhold.
Noie, BY tho way: What penalty il to be i'm
posed On Mr. DIP
But to return orco moro to tho matter under
consideration. Mr.. D. is 4 gentleman Of aile-
quato competency. Ia Vulgar purlanco lo is O
solid man. His days aro secure against tue i'll
toaah of s os soons e ss
conscious pecuniosity. and nwakes refreshed by
uninterrupted siunlbor. Happy Mr.. D. So sei-
dom Ia 10 awakened by tho rlde hnnd of caro-,
Tint tho snito which lIumiuos his coun.onanco
by day fados not in tho stilly hours Of tho
night. But the narrative which will by and by
10 reaciled, troais Of M occasion When that
smile gayo way to 4 look Of tho bankeat chagrln.
h1r. D. WIS ii coping his characteristic sleep
OH his back aud sleep ten hours In TINT position
uudisturbol' by lis own snoring. Tho echoes
from his ssortorous noso may cauRe his stone-
front 70 trcmblc, but not its owner. It was In
his roat wns invalcl. Il violent pounding on
the back door aroused Ills family to tho con-
aciouancsg TINT tho quetude Of tho noighbor-
hood had been broken, aud in loss than fifteen
upon Mr. D. this most unusual condition Of
Atfairs. Tho head Of tho family robed himself
in dressing-gown and slippers. aud, armed
!rebly, because he had hla Qnarrel Just, he raj.
tho bnck stairs, aud yawnod vigorously at That
portl1rbed mortaI for nbout ten nl,uUtc9 before
ho realized tho poulcrous capacity of the navy
revolver carried iu his nciglborfs hand. Tho
bistoriau frankly couiesBes his inability to ro-
p1 otirco yctbnt,m tic dialogue that eus,ieJ. be-
csusn La WAS uoL urcscnt. bylof abstract
thereof ~ al lo eau pretend to give. II Ills
notes faithfully so.yu lin, Slr. D. E!atluaIly in
hr. O. uoryoutiy responded TLo only WORD
heavi by Mr. D. was ono calculated to alarm him.
It was i .'burr1ars." Now tho singular .umber
Of tl1at familiar noun carries with it III iudoiir
pbIo t|1oal but tho plural is smpf I,urfifynr in
It's effects. Mr.. D. Naa now nil attention. lie
cross-osalnincd Alr. G.. and tho result Of h,s
searching inquiries WINS about as follows: Atr.
@. Ind bocn awakened from aound s,oep by q
grating uoiee, 1is waa continued TOR Hun,o
lime Until the Witness had sat holt upright in
hiy bod. Wns It rats? No; TINT sound could
not have been made by tho most ontorprsiuc
rodcnt, It was too 1oayy, What tlleu :?
It wuy Lurglarious in iis meaning. It
continued, HOW n leayy grating, now light ono.
now a snarT rastl,g uoiso. Evidently lie mid
night marn1,dora ior tuoro wore Ut least two Of
thcm) wo,e boring through tho door. Now thoy
h.d struck knot ia tic wood. Good blank,
this waa terrlhlo.. Nr. D. was bctug victsntzed,
longer. Ho hurried on his clothes iu 70 quict
manner as to alarpl his family, and then srieakod
down to tho door, watched from above by six
graceful 6suroB robed III snowy garments. Hc
oponed tho door quietly aud pecrod ont. There
wsB nobody thero tho wary rogues had heard