, 1875-02-13

From he Nt,e York ':v,nfssa f'ost.
On Tho morning Of The day following chr'ss,,
Mes.rs Noot, Anthony 4 TO-, No % Liberty
ntrcct on opening tho front door fotind ovory-
thing In confna,un; lilo floor MAS littorcd With
toolA. oil hotties. steel and iron ,wedgcH, anu
animation justlhed tho t,rAt suspicion Tint
burglars bat been ut work. Keys had
beeM fitted to THO outside locks. on tho
ose q holt1ay 10 TINT tl,o rohl'nEA p aa an & s,l
Once inside tho building tlacy wcro met with tho
unexpected difficulty Of deciding which Of tho
flye entas hoforc tlon rontaiicsl tha prize. For-
aahatey te brElass began npsr;so%n' Oh sie
Of money, being evidently attracted by
lta grim appearance. anil tho fact lint
\ waH hidden awsy u dark corner Of tue store;;
safe, and tho rago aud DISAPPOINTMENT Of tho
robhera. whom they fouptf ont their mistake,
weto yeutad llpon tho harmless books and papers
which it eonthlnei. They then beEnn to work
another safo, whicls contained IN tlfoso tinca
of reYcnus STAMPS what equivalent to S17,-
900 in greenbacks.
Adjoining Tie store Of sfessrs, Root. Anthony
II Co. lives in llis bachelor rooms, the Wotl-
known rcstauraut keeper, Mr.. Sutherland, who
than nsnht1y amusing bJ his aisttca. iIe wnH
evos roaty 10 catch ponn,ca, pick up bril-.
liant tril!os, OF indulge in inieolIof OF
my kind. From sonlo cause either. a
| chronic desire to modtlle iu every ones busi.
1'ess, carly In tho morning the jackdhw with
| loud cries and screams. 1artrd out tue wlndow
| Into tito bacx vnrtl of 1lout Anthony Il Co. Tho
was thronEh tho store in which tho hutRinrb wnro
| still At work. hna, Al ho thonght ho had board
I npiRes On tho promises, whio. ho presumed
we1e made by tho portor, ho bteppcd into tho
| Btroet and tried the gt0se door. At tho sanio
titnc 10 naw n1an few yards on move nncaBiIy
Awav. Aftor vigorously -lakfng tho door and
| bearing no reBpopAo he returiled to lliB own
| }ro,nisos and sent n1ar to climb over the wall
ture tho iackdaw that 80 provnkinely kent bo~
vond rcsrh. Tho burglars, row aasiBtsed that
lhey wero dlnoovorod precfpitatoly tlod, locking
ooF sss them .nd the tns Ut
! Or laak Christmas tuuEniug Mr. Sutherland
was disturbed To his nleop by The most e1traot-
binary conduct OF his pet dog. Drownto littlo
scotch terrier, = great farorttc. md UNUSUALLY
| Intelligent This little creature, after bnatness
hours, las tho run Of the entire Interior OF the
building. On the morning alluded to. Mr..
| Sutherland uaa awakened BY OroWnte, who OIL
| cious1Y polted his Guild uoso Into bis masters
| faco for which presumed impertinonco ho was
rudely brushed On the floor. The dog. however,
! instantly returned to tho onarge. and worry
| earnestly began opening hts masters e1ea With
ha toa.naais This brought hlr Sutherland to hla
ness that aa was partly sutocated by q hot
smoko that filed tho room. Instantly eompIo
hending hin danger he gave the alarm, whom ex~
animation showed that tho fro was andor tho
building, occupied by Nessrs Itoot, Anthony, It
| Co.. Which fire Was soon cxtinG1llahod BY tho
local patrol, aud wIth comparatively spcaking, 0
| nominal loss. ... .........
from largo lobbery by tho unacco'ntnb'e con
duct Of q 5ackdaw; tho second timo from de-
structive fro by tho intelligence Of the little
pst Drownie. Tho poor hird Inns gone to tho
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