The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-04-17
THE BURGLARS STORY.


showing THAT gycn when A-nurgiing
TIs Loot ih Not iinppJ Ono-A Bit Of
Characteristic Nonsense by tho Aus
thor Of "Pinsforc."
When became eighteen years Of age
my father u distinguished boggIng'lcl-
Dor lmpostcr said 10 mo' "RcgInnld,
think 10 Is time that you begun 10
think about choosing profession"
These were ominous words, Since |
left Eton, nearly o year before, | had
spent my time very pleasantly aud very
idly, and was sorry 10 see my long
holiday drawing 10 q close, My father
had hoped 10 have sent me 20 Cam
bridge Cambridge was q tradition In
our family, but business had been very
depressed " late, nud "a sentence Of six
months hard labor had considerably
Strengthened my poor father srcsuurces.
II WAS necessary highly necessary
that / should choose calling, with n
sigh ol resignation admitted Ms much,
"li YOU Ike said my father II will
take you IN hand and teach you my pro-
iCssi0n, and IN a few years, perhaps,
! may take yuu into partnership; but, 10
be candid with you, ! doubt whether II
h u satisfactory calling for an athletic
young fellow Ike you,'
II don't sccm 10 care about II partc.
ularly," said l.
"l'm gladt to hear II, said my father,
''its u poor calling for a young man Of
spirit Besides, you have 10 grow gray
In the service before people viii listen
10 YOU It's all very well rs u refuge In
old age but n young follow Is likely 10
make hul poor hand NJ H. Now !
should Ike 10 consult your own tastes
on so important matter s The choice
\ profession, What do you soyP
The nrmyN
"No, I didn't care for the army
"ForgcyP Tho barp Cornish
"Fatbcr" said l. 81 should Ike 10 bo
forgcr butl write such On informal
hand,
~ regular Eton hand, said ho,
"Not plastic enough for forgery but
you could have % wrNngmastorN
ut ag much as eau do 10 forge my
own name ! don't believe should
ever bo able 20 forge anybody olso's.'
"'Apy huly's else you should say not
anybody olso.s. lt's dreadful bar.
barlm E.on English"
"No, said |, 81 should ncyor mako q
fortune nj H. As 10 wrcckIug why
you know how scnsick am
"You would deal with wreck. ashore,
NOT wrecks uD sea- ~
"Alost Of its done IN small boats,
TIM told A deal Of small hont work.
No, ! won't DO a wruckor ! think |
should Ike 10 bo % burglar
"Ycs, said my father considering
the subject "Yes, it's q fine, manly
profession, but rs dangerous highly
dangerous "
'Just dangerous enough TO be oxcit-
Ing, no more,
swell, ~ said my father, "if you've a
distinct taste for burglary III See what
ohn be douo.n
My dear father was always promp,
with pen and Ink, That evening he
wrote 10 his old friend Ferdinand Stone.
leigh, burglar Of the very highest
professional standing, aud IN % week /
was duly and formally urticlcd 10 him,
with u view 10 ultimate partnership.
had 10 work hard under Mr.. Stone.
lcigh.
"Burglory is u jealous mistress, " said
he, "Sho viii tolerate no rivals, She
cxacts the undivided devotion Of her
wofshipois.'
And 80 ! found H. Every morning nj
ton o'clock | had 70 present myself nj
blonelcghs chambers In New square.
Lincoln : Inn, and until twelve assisted
his. clerk with the correspondence Az
twelve J had 10 20 ont prospecting with
Stonelclgh, aud from two TO four had
10 devote 10 finding out WI particulars
necessary 10 a.solentllic burglary IN any
given house, At first did this merely
Tor practice, aud with no view 10 an
actual attempt lie would tell mo Of 4
house Of which he know well all the par.
tioulars and order me 10 ascertain all
nbout that house and It's inmates their
coming and going, the number Of their
servants, whether they slept In the base-
mont or uot, and other details nee.
casary to be known before burg.
isry could bs safely attempted Then