Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-27
BURGLARS.
BI FRANK E. STOCKTON.
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We now proceeded to search the in- sensible burglars for arms. Upon the tall man we found large revolver, a heavy billy, which seemed as if it had seen service, and a long-bladed knife. The stout man carried two double-bar- rcled pistols, and upon one of the fingers of his right hand wore brass ring with murderous-looking iron protuberance upon t, which when driven forward by his powerful arm was probably more danger ous than billy. Upon the younger man we found no arms at all, and his hip pocket contained nothing but a small handbook on civil engineering. now briefly explained to David the nature of the trap which had caught the burglars. He gazed upon me with face glowing with amazed admiration.
 What head you have got, sir!' he exclaimed. II don't believe there is an other man in this State who would have thought of that. And what are you go- ing to do with them now, sir; hang 'em? That's what ought to be done with them, the hounds!''
 All shall do," answered, twill be to keep them till daylight, and then shall send word to the sheriff at Ken nertown, and have him send officers fav them"
 "Upon my word!' exclaimed David, ''they are in the worst kind of a box"
 Now my wife called me again: "What in the world are you doing down there," she called; ''why don't you come upstairs?''
 This annoyed me, for I was not yet ready to go upstairs. I wished to re- suscitate these fellows, for their stupor was so profound that I began to fear that perhaps they had taken too much of the drug and ought to be brought to their senses as speedily as possible. This feeling was due more to my desire that serious injuries should not occur to the rascals while in my house than to any concern for them.
 "My dear" said I, stepping to the bottom of the stairs, Il have some things to attend to down here which will occupy mo a few minutes longer, then I will come up to you
 ''I can't imagine what the things are," she said, but I suppose 1 can wait," and she went into her room and closed her door after her.
 now began to consider what was to be done with the burglars after they had been resuscitated. My first impulse was to rid the house of them by carrying them out of doors and bringing them to their senses there. But there was an objection to this plan. They would bo pretty heavy fellows to carry, and as it would be absolutely necessary to watch them until they could be given into the charge of the officers of the law l did not want to stay out of doors to do this, for the night air was raw and chilly, and I therefore determined to keep them in the house. And as they could be resuscitated better in a sitting po- sition they must be set up in some way or other. I consulted David on the subject.
 You might put 'em up with their backs agin the wall, sir," said he, ''but the dirty beasts would spoil the paper. wouldn't keep them in a decent room like this. I'd haul 'em out into the kitchen, any way
 But as they were already in the library decided to let them stay there, and to get them as speedily as possible into some position in which they might remain. bethought mo of a heavy wood en settle or bench with back and arms which stood on tho side piazza. With David's help i brought this into the room and placed it with it's back to the window.
 "Now, then," said I to David, i've will put them on this bench and will tie them fast to it. We can not be too care full in securing them, for if one of them were to get loose, even without arms, there is no knowing what trouble he | might make"
 "Wcll, sir,' said David, eff I'm to handle them at all I'd rather have them dead, as hope they are, than have them alive; but you needn't be afraid, sir,