The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-28
4 SUCCESSFUL BURGLAR.
he TELLS IT.


Mother and The girls were quite in cc-
siasics over the nc,y house. Tho mascu-
tine mcmbcrscf The family.wcre inclined
,pbc dubious as - its advantages. The
chief objection which we had to It was
that It was one Of % row Of eight. all OK
actly alike. and i,was extremely difficult
~ bc sulc Of the right door
4 weeks practice, however made that
oil right, ours was the fourth house from
the south end Of the row; is walked
from the Office along the street immedi-
ufcIv south e US | soon became accuS-
toned 10 taking the exact number 81
steps. after turning the corner, when
would bring me 90 the door.
Besides. the hour at which came home
II am proof itadcr on morning paper
and nv duties usually kept me at the
office until after 3 a. NJ made 1t neces'
ssary for ne T. carry lltchkey. While
I knew that of course our nelghhorS hal
exactly tic Same c0nyenicnccs which wo
enjoyed, and looked for light 10 windows
IN The same portion Of exactly similar
Rooms. and experienced the annoyance OF
smoky Chimncvs when the wind was III
the particular quarter which affected
ours, ] did net dream that The houses
were so precisely fhc same that the key
Of one would unlock the other.
We had lived here about week when
fho street ear liHc near by began running
OIL cars. This was boon for inc, as u
s,arcd me a wall, If some length. The
ear line ian within half q square OF thc
house, being on the next street north
OF ia
IN first night that rode home ] va.
90 slocpv when got outOf the car thai I
scarcely knew what ] was doing lilti-
erto the cxorcirc e. walking had Eoptm
N-idc awake unui got into my OWL room.
! MANAGED go unlock thr front door
however. and get upstaii-i. habit inakiN3
,nY movement nCiolpes. as EncW nat
my mother was easily awakened ami did
not readily 20 90 sleep again
The room which ! occupied was over
tho dining locm. The doc. Icing nearly
opposite TO the head of he stairs Some
what 10 my surprise the gas was rot
burning on thc landing; the. Girls had
probably forgotten 10 light 1t before 80
ing 10 led. Sropcd my way carefully
along. and 1T last reached the door Il
INV room. Icntcrcd. it was liEctho ball,
pitch Gcrh. tricl - iind the table, on
which there ohC,ll b. lamp, and my
sand came IN contact with something
else. drew IA match from my pocket
and truck II. AsI lcll it screened by
NY hand | saw that the room was q
gfrango one. Suddenly. ell Wa5 dark II
MAS not th.t the match had gone out A..
hut tho brain was shadowed; | know
nothing more.
SHE TELLS IT.
! vas aiway9 rated courageous;
seemed 20 leck that instructive teaI
which causes como 10 Ghrink from dark
sla.s and lOnClinCss.s My brothers ana
sisters often declared that | would never
i,c frightened; rot even, added May.
with a shuddcr, if @ burglar were 90 pr
sent himself before me and demand my
valnablCs. These would not tempt any
well regulated burglar, being small and
Ol little intrinsic value; hut should nct
sikc TO lose them, and have always de-
formincd to defend my property stoutiy
ii threatened, providing, of course, that
I had sufficient warning Of the robber
intentions to enable me 70 act.
awoke enc morning at that rroycroal
darkest hour, Just before the dawn
had no idea what time it was, % the
whole house was wrapped in silence and
darkness; il is from after events that
am able to say that it was nearly morn
sng. | had started suddenly from sleep,
s,nt It first | could not tcll what had
aroused me. AZ lay listening for some
sound 20 follow lhct which had rcall,f
snc from the lend of clcams, my thought.
uracd mstiiUiycly % oW next Goci
r,cighbors, who lad been domiciicd IL
tho row for about week.
Nobody knew then. although severe
of thc older residents had spoken OF cal
any upon thcm-pcrhaps; for we liked
abe looks of the ladies and they seemed
snclined TO be friendly. The mon, how
ever, seemed 10 BE- home all day ano
slsay al night. They were not work
snginen-cnc could sec that by then
hands, their clothing their bearing-and
we were afraid they were not Just what
they should be. We recalled certain
xyrcwsoInc stories of countcrieiters, lur
Elars and other criminals who settle II
respectable ncighborhoods and only OK
cited suspicion by The unreasonable hour.
which they kept.
tsS Ailab II 't'l' VI ti'N c'@s'"' -
tered more intently, my wandering
thoues Is recalled from all other subjects
Surely it was, AMI that was another
There was il burglar in the house.
sprang out of ted and cnvelopcd inysell
in circular which CHANGED TO lie llaog
ing on chair as had worn it ont late
tho rain the preceding evening. II IA:
10 receive burglar was determined
that the prophecies should not suffer;
would have something on besides my
night dress: while If lie went TO any othcl
room cculd steal along The dark halls L
SlaJ1a M bro,tols and be less noticeable
in this Gaik wrap than in my night
gown.
In spite Of my boosted cougagc, my
heart bat very loudly as the step was
head once more, and this time upon The
larGing jus. outside my own door.
{raSpcd Che poker firmly, however, try
Sns 90 restore my wonted courage hy Tho
pressure OF that formidable weapon IN