Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-11-08
NOT FIJI N B0Ys.
Maybe a Party Following Their Show
Robs II. M. Whites Residence OF
at Least $500 in Money, Jew.
elry, &e.-sCome Again.

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phase. Everything except death can
be made the subject of a joke and
we think the editor of the Louisiana
Republican will pun even after lie is
dead, unless those whom he has tor
tured through his paper with puns on
this earth have a corner heated to a
white heat for him.
The only joke connected with the
matter We are thinking about will he
apparent to the watchful reader of
this article.
Last Thursday night, in company
with u then wealthier half, we at.
tended the grand Jesse James Com
bination at the Opera House, consist
ing of two Texas plugs. one small
mule, three or four smaller actors and
an armony, with two magazines of
powder. For at least three hours we
reveled in yelfow-back tragedy, as it
we're. We robbed and killed to our
hearts content, amid vollcy after
volley of smoke. We stole no ses,
robbed trains, carried off all the
money in banks and were heroes
without peers outside of ~penitentia-
RES. The powder gave out, the cur
tain went down. We reluctantly felt
our way home through the mud and
darkness, back to reality, as it were,
from the street gamin's ideal life.
In u mind we felt very much
like a detective or train robber. Gen.
orally there is not much of a distinc-
ton. The sight that met our gaze as
We entered our domicile would have
made ever Jesse James jealous of the
job. At first we thought a small
circular-saw cyclone had paid us a
visit. Underwear and outerwear
mentlonable and uncomfortable, be-
longing to old and young, male and
female, were artistically mixed a foot
deep on the floor and capped with
drawers from every closet and bureau
in the shanty. Our friend Or friends
who called evidently took their time.
They broke a pane of glass and then
unfastened a window, after which
they made themselves very much at
home. EVERYTHING that vas of any
value Was gone, except the stove,
which was hot, and a alf-fnlshed ed
itorial which was too heavy. The
colored girl, sleeping in the dining
room, might as well have been dead
or in Kalamazoo. We were at least
ten minutes in getting her out Of a
dream or a stupor, and we judge it
was the latter from the peculiar odor
of chloroform noticeable. The party
was a judge of silver ware. The
spoons were examined and left. From
this we know it was not Ben Butler.
A small wicker bank containing about
$3.50, was busted. The bank was
left-only this and nothing more. A
runaway cashier could not have made
a cleaner sweep. The money was in
gold and silver coin, and had been
put in this box so it could not be
gotten at to spend. 1t is unnecessary
to state that We will not get at it to
spend.
The joke we referred to is that the
thief carried off what looked like q
watch; when he finds out how much
1t lacks of being a time piece he will
kick himself full of holes for carrying
it off. We don't mind a mans
breaking into our house. What
makes us mad is his getting out. II
he will return what he carried off al
a guarantee of good faith, as it were:
no questions will be asked. If be
will call again we assure him he will
be robbed before he gets out of the
house. The mean cuss had to come
Thursday night, so both the other pa
pers beat us in giving the news. Thi:
was the unkindest cut of all. W.
can't think the party lives in Mexico
or he would not have tackled an edit
or's home. If he don't live in Mex
leo, how did he know we were away
from home? This is a conundrum
and, as usual, We give it up. 1t i
all we have left to give up. We dom
like for people to make such fyins
visits. Next time let US know yol
are coming and W. will have a suita
BILE committee of reception, and Civ
you something to remember US b,
that will be more lasting than gold o.