Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-03-27

/ with me. but they was professionals
/ These amt craftsmen; they don't know
nothin' about it. but this one is handy
at tools and that's the reason brung
! him along. but you see he kicked and was
/ goin' to give me away, and this Young
/ gentleman -
Never mind about that young gem
man. said: I have a certain curiosity
/ to know why my house was not entered
when the others were.
/ Well said he, Il don't mind tellin'
yer how that was. It was on account Of
( YOUR baby. We don't like to crack a
house where there's pretty small baby
that's liable to wake up and howl anv
minute. and rouse up the rest of the
family. There's no workin' in { house
with comfort when there's such a Young
one about. I'll tell you what it IS. all
your burglar alarms and your dogs amt
worth nuthin' alongside of baby for
guardin' a house. If a cracksman ain
careful the alarms will go off, and if he
don't know how to manage dogs the
dogs will bark. But, by George. sir.
there amt no progidin' agin baby
He'll howl any time. and nobody can
/ tell when. so [ waited till your baby was
a little more settled in it's WAYS and
slept souHdly. and then we come along,
and here we are.
This statement very much surprised
NE. and did not elaJe me. Without
saying SO 10 any one, [ had battered
myself that the burglars had heard of
my precautions and of my excel
lent stock OF firearms, and per-
haps had got notion that | would be
an intrepid man 10 deal with, and it was
somewhat humiliating to find that it
was our baby the burglars were afraid
of and not myself My wife was
amazed.
Can it be possible" she said, ''that
these people know so much about our
baby. and that George William has been
protecting this house,
1T makes my flesh creep said Aunt
Martha. DO you know every thing
/ about all of us?"
Wish l did, ma'am.' said the stout
burglar: wish I'd known about that
beastIT liquor"
We'll. we've had enough Of this" said
/ I. rising. and. my dear, you and Aunt
Martha must be ready to go TO bed, and
David and I viii keep guard over these
/ fellows until morning.
At this instant the Youngest burglar
spoke His face wore a very anxious
expression.
May I ask. sir" he said. what you
intend 10 do with me in the morning."
/ I have already said" I answered.
that l shall then hand over all OF YOU
70 the officers OF Justice Of this coUn-
try
But. sir. said the young nan, you
viii surely except me. | am not At all
concerned in this matter. and it would
be Of the greatest possible injury to me
70 be mixed up in it, or TO be mentioned
in public reports as an associate of a
criminal. I'm not acc uainted with the
gentleman at the other end Of the
bench, but I have every reason to be-
lieye from what he said to me that he
intended to notify you il this James
Barlow proceeded to any open act For
myself. beg YOU will allow me to state
who and what am, and to tell you by
what strange concatenation of circum-
stances I happen to find myself in my
present position-one which I assure you
causes me the greatest embarrassment
and anxiety"
We've had enough storytelling for
one night" said l, and you had better
reserve your statement for the magis-
trat1.
Here Aunt Martha put in her voice.
That's not fair" she said, two Of
them have been allowed to speak. and
this one has just as much right to
be heard as the others. What DO you
say, Cornelia?"