Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-08-02


TATE.
Correspondence of ths Pnq,SIx.l
New YonK, July %, 1878.
There is a crying need in this city for
Burglars Blue Ribbon Total Abstinence So
ciety," by which the condition of this class
might be ameliorated and the dangers of
their arduous calling in some degree lesscnod.
No one can fail to sympathize with the sor-
rows of this overworked profession, the men,
bers of which gain their daily bread through
the laborious use of pistol and Jimmy" fire.
quently exposed to the damp night air, the
teeth Of the vicious Watchdog the bullet Of
the reckless and quarrosome householder
and the officious nerve-destroying screech Of
the suddenly awaling female. To these per-
lis, also, the unobservant and purely theoret-
ical writer ON the subject might, perhaps, add
another sprnging from the existence Of the
police force. But this would be such an er-
ror as could only arise from a fundamental
Misrepresentation of the force, at least in this
city. The New York policeman is entirely
harmless and inoiTensiyc, except toward wom-
en- and children. lie fully recognizes that
the burglar is man and brother, born
free and equal" in strict accordance with
the provisions of the Constitution. He, there
fore, feels it his duty to exercise toward the
latter the largest spirit of liberation, and
makes it point never TO interfere with him,
ifpossble. Nothing short Of burglars run
ming into policeman. or shooting ut him, will
attract the latters attention. Then, indeed,
forbearance ceases to be virtue, and the
bluc-coat. unless unusually loug-suiIerng,
sometimes shoots back, generally taking care
however, to lodge his bullet in the person of
some third party by way of avoiding acct
dents.
1t may thus be seen that my enumeration
of the ordinary risks of the cracksmuu's voca-
ton was tolerably complete but unfortunate
which seems to demand the immediate renun-
citation of the flowing bowl by the fraternity.
And this was the way of it.
When those lucky folks with money go out
of town for the summer, they lock up their
houses and leave them rs dainty tit-bits for
the burglars who, deeply appreciative Of the
implied invitation, usually drop in occasional
ly during the summer, and gratefully remove
such articles rs they chance to need or fancy.
Thus it was with a Mr. Sweezy, whose family
have been for the past month or so cooling
themselves by the sad sea waves, and who
during this period has been in the habit of
making hebdomadal visits to his deserted city
mansion for the purpose / presume, of see
ing how rapidly his valuabes disappeared.
On his last tour of inspection Tuesday morn
ing, Mr.. Sweezy found the basement door OFF
its hinges and mounting to his own apart
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