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Literature" said Mr.. Howcil& in
m article that raised . habbub in En-
gland. '.has become . inner ar: In our
6sy than il Was with Dickens and
Thackeray." The sans may be said
Of burglary. 1t is to be regretted that
the good name Of the profession Of
housebr-aking has suffered considerably
in the estimation Of all persons whose
opinion is worth having because of Ger
tain accompanying acts that appeared
to border On violence Rightly or
wrongly. q kind Of odium attached it.
self to that arduOus calling 10 such IN
extent that thoughtful parents hesiiased
about advising their son 70 enter IN IN
undertaking that has been looked upon
as tolerably lucrative. There is no
other profession that offers such i'd
yantages in the way Of collecting val
liable bric-a-brac and articles of m.
doubted usefulness a the profession of
burglary. This Of itself would make
the business n congenial 10 the cult
waited mind: yet. strange as it may APP
pear. it is stated On good authority that
burglars are not admitted into the best
society in Boston OF New York unless
they come in by the usual business en-
trance Of an unlocked door or q pried-
open window.
Thus MANY Of our best young men
are deferred from entering . profession
which affords tremendous advantages
to the skillful and ingenious. simply re
cause of the social drawbacks that such
q choice Of occupation involves 1t may
be said that the night-wOrk necessi.aied
and the personal danger attendant On
a diIigent prosecution Of this industry
has much to do with its neglect II Is
held, for instance. that the law affords
eaual-and somewhat similar-oppOr-
tunitie-. aud that the law is a profess on
that can be followed by daylight. and
that the risk Of ~encOuntering stray par
ticles of lead is not so great rs in the
kindred pursuit Of burglary. Still.
LAWYERS are under no social ban. and
so, until recently, law has been pre-
ferred to burglary.
The reason for the ill-odor Of burg.
larry i mol far to seek. Burglars have
been too lax in the observance OF those
little acts Of politeness and courtesy
tina, so largely tend to soften human
intercourse. The new school Of burg
larry will do much to change this order
of things. At present this improved
method is being tried with great suc
cess in Milwaukee. The case of Mr..
Raw has already been referred to in
these columns. and since then the tele-
graph brings the account Of another
burglary in the same city where the
burglar maintained a demeanOr OF the
utmost pol.tencss towards his client.
He went on the principle that lin small.
affairs like thes sc the expression. If you
please a particularly gentlemanly tone
implants.'" and no doubt 20 though,
the sisters and the cousins and the
aunts Of the Milwaukee man whose
house was being inven.Oried AT the time.
Instead of putting the muzzle Of n pistol
to a mans ear. and flashing a dark
lantern under his nose. the burglar OF
the future will gently wake the man OF
the house and say to him:
..Excuse mt, sir. for troubling YOU.
but the fac, is that / am looking for
some little things here and am rather
un~ac1uainted with the lay of the house. y
TIE man being suddenly awakened
may SO fxr forget himself as to make
remarks that in cooler moments he
would regret. but these the polished
! L..-.l-. -. \ ~cIr -.e, IS
Excuse my seeming inquisitive-
ness" he will remark. blandly. ''bu,
would you be- so kind as to inform me
where you keep your cash?'
Thus the necessary business pertain.
ing 10 a visit of this kind can be trans.
acted with decOrum and pleasure &c
| both parties.
1t is not too much to hope that in the
near future the occupation Of burglary
NAV be so systematized that every burg
lar will have 4 certain number o! client.
and that the pol test burglar will have
the greatest number. BY strict atten-
tion To business and by respectful treat
ment a burglar may amass n large
amount Of wealth. As he rolls past in
hi, Carriage admiring friends viii say
There goes DE Winton. who has tns
burglary monopoly on some Ut the
finest houses on Woodward
The system may be extended so tina,
one burglar will have the professiona
etiquette not to encroach or another
territory. Ii by mistake he enters ;
house out Of his bailiwick. the proprie
tor will merely say: beg your pardon
but DE Winton does all nv burglary
anu the intruder. with profuse apollo
gies. VIII At on withdraw.
The effect Of the new school OF burg
larry on the professional in genera
ought to be very great, and it Is mucl
TO the credit of q small Western tow
like Milwaukee that the ethics Of tina
important branch Of industry shout;
have been first put into practice there
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