Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-01-30


there's got to be people to work at every
one Of EN-, and when a fellow takes any
particular limo his business is to do it
we'll; that's my motto. When 1 break
into house I make it point to clean
it o.t irst-class and not to carry away
no trash nuthcr. OF course I've had my
ups and nay downs like other people
preachers and doctors and storc-kecpcrs.
They all have them, and l guess the
downs are more amusin' than the ups, at
least to outsiders. I've just happened
to think of one of them and I'll let you
have it.
There was a man l knew named Jerry
Hammond that was n contractor, and
sometimes he had pretty big jobs on
hand, buildin' or road maxim or some
thin or other. He'd contract to do any
thing, would Jerry, no matter whether
he'd ever done it before or not. got to
know his times and seasons for collect
ing money and laid for him.
"Abominable meanness!'' exclaimed
my wife.
Its all business" said the stout man,
quite unabaShed. 'You don't catch
doctor refusin' to practice on a friend,
or n lawyer, nuther. and in our line of
business IL ) the same lnlnp. IL Wis
about the end of October, nigh four
years ago, that found out that Jerry
had a lot of money on hand. He'd been
collcctin' it from different parties, and
had got homo too late in the day to put
it in the bank, so, says to myself, this
is your time, old follow, and you'd bet
ter make hay while the sun shines. l
was a little afraid to crack Jerry's house
I,,, II 60, 10 ~ fa11
SO | got man named Putty Henderson
to go along with mo. Putty was q big
fellow and very handy with a jimmy,
bu5 he was awful contrary minded, and
he wouldn't agree to clean out Jerry I'M
til promised TO go halves with him.
This wasn't fair, for it wasn't his job.
and 4 quarter would have been lots for
him
But there wasn't no use arguin', and
along we went, and about one o'clock we
YVES standin' alongside Jerrys bed where
he was fast asleep. He was a bachelor
an: lived pretty much by himself l
rive him a punch to wakcn him up, for
we'd made up our minds that that was
the way to work this job. 1t wouldn't
pay us to go around huntin' for Jerry's
money. lie was such a sharp old fellow
il was six to four we'd never find il. He
SGT up in bed with u jump like q hop
i toad, and looked first at one and then At
! the other of US. We both had masks
on, and it wasn't puzzlin' to guess what
| we was there fur.
"'Jerry Hammond says I, speal1in'
rather rough and husky, we knows
! you've got lot o. money in this house
and we've come fur it. We mean bust
ness and there's no use foolin'. You can
| give it to us quiet and easy. and keep a
| whole hoad on your shoulders, or we'll
| lay you out ready fur a wake and help
! ourselves to the funds; and now you
pays your money and you can take your
! choice how you do il. There's nothin'
) shabby about US, but we mean business.
j Don't we. pard?' That's So says Putty.
"'Looll here SAYS Jerry, just as cool
as if no had been sittin' outside on his
own curbstonc, 4 know you two men
! and no mistake. You're Tommy Ran
dali and you're Putty Henderson, SO you
! might as we'll take off them Masks
(Which l am glad to do says I, for I
! hate en- and put mine in my pocket,
and Putty he took off his"
Excuse me- said Aunt Martha, in
tcrrupting at this point, but when Mr..
Hammond mentioned the name of Tom
my Randall towhom did he refer?''
II can explain that, madam" said the
tall burglar, quickly. This man by
his criminal course of life has got him
self into; !. good many scrapes, and ID
frequently obliged to change his name.
Since l accidentally became acquainted
with him he has had several aliases, and
| l think he very often forgetS that his
ron paD,r : i afHpw -
That's So said the stout man.
There never was more correct person
than this Industrious and unfortunate