Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-22
A NLN METHOD WITH BURGLARS.

ANEM METHOD WITH BIGGLARS.
Mark Twain has in "llarpcr's Christmas
Il funny story about an experience with
burglars. The householder was aroused one
night aud discovered burglar making off
with some tin ware which he had mistaken
in the darkness for silver, and TO add in
jury to insult, he was smoking clay pipe
Tie householder informed him that smoking
was not allowed in that room, whercupon
the burglar entered upon a somewhat elab)r-
ate argument to prove tina, he should not he
considered as bound by the rules governing
ordinary citizens; and after considerable
talk on this and other topics the owner
bought back his property of the burglar at
the regular pawnbrokers rates. After this
things went on from bad to worse,
until the householder found it impossible
to entertain guests over hight, all the
bedrooms being occupied by burg
lars. The gentle method of dealing
with burglars so veracously described by Mr.,
Twain found a new cXcmplification in Brook
Ign, the other night. Miss Linda Gilbert, the
well.known prison rcformer, was awakened
by the noise OF burglar entering her room.
By dim light shining out of the next room
she saw the man knecl and tumble in the
drawers Of her dressing case. Just as he
was about 10 gasp her watch her hand fell
upon his shoulder, and she made herself
known to him. The man said he had never
been in prison, but tina, strike and sickness
in his family had driven him to such straits
that he had recourse TO thieving. Calling
her ST cretary from the room above. Miss
Gilbert went down to the kitchen and filled
market basket with good square meal, two
roast ducks being included therein.
Miss Gilbert told the story to reporter
thu next day, and deprecated the idea of
shooting burglars, urging kindness as the more
ciIcc,ual way with them Now, the theory is
perhaps good enough, but there are cir
| cumstanccs under which ii might he diff
iicul 10 reduce it to practice. Thus
the sleeper might not happen TO awaken
at the right time. OF course Miss Gilberts
answer to this is obvious-namely. that
before retiring one should hang upon the bed
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the house. But while this would be sufficient
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