New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-06

into ON, of Che dining-room WINDOWS
MeG,cgor first thought OF the police. put .nen
ro,,or,bored that there were none In tlae pa''
80 .ho town BEFORE he could fetch an Object ae
,,now that the burglar would have all OIL Wv
s,l,.sr,vare Then he considered running w an'
catching the fellow by the legs, DuO Sooi 1
rissed that notion on observing thao NC VIC"
large powerful man, and had heaVS I's I'LL
-. Id Mr. McGregor realized that he couip
shout and frighten him away, but thao "ouiU
be capturing him by any MEANS sonc'"s
81. s,,onS desire to do. Mr.. McGregor Is
ioa,,,o, and n member of the Iowa LEGISLATURE Az
idea suddenly flashed upon him. M hcoieso.
mt down his head and hunted IL vigorously us"n'
tbe cberry-tree, thus hopeessly wrecHihg MS 81"
hat Then he removed his conspicuous Jewehs,
slinnod IL into his overcoat pockets anu 'ooA o'
this garment and threw 1t under mac o.sn
He then buttoned up his coat TO MS ch'n' ioiieo
nm his trousers turn, and boldly walkea ny
-" .br.o stems NJ the burglar and hailed him
in gruf voice. -. ., IN
The burclarious Individual was half way ID
tho window. but he withdrew himself ana came
down the ladder with agility. lie was gong
N strike Mr.. McGregor but this ingenious gen'i'-
man STAYED the blow by announcing thab he
bimsclf was a burglar just arrived on the gIouh'
70 rob the McGngor house. When the reai puis
lar had arasped the situation he shooh h1''i"'
with the imitation burglar and generously pr
posed that they rob the house together ae eP""'
partners Mr.. McGregor agreed, ana they "ei.
soon both in the house making up pIic -
booty ON the dning-room table. "pne VIC
h,raIar COLLECTED the silverware Mr.. McGregor
Gathered the brica-brao from the parlor. lie even
vent upstairs and returned with Mrs McGregors
iewels and his own pocketbook, reporting 10 dis
doIiobted confederate that "old McGregor was
snorn, like o. boss" The burglar grasped ME-
McGregor's hand and said that he was plouu u
know a practitioner Of such skill ana evident eA-
perience. They were about to tie up the piunuei
when Mr.. McGregor suggested that they had no'
vet explored the china closet. Inc Durgiar III
stantIv stenped to this and entered. Mr. Me-
Crorop shut the closet door and turned the key.
He whistled a soft Scotch air in a low key as ne
wrote this and stuck it on the closet door for the
benefit Of the servant in the morning;
"Notice!-Inclosed is one ~ burglar. Don't
disturb. D. MuhE'oH
Mr.. McGregor walked upstairs and went 10 pea
"a tbe clock in ST. Marks tolled half past one.
Mrs. McGregor arose first in the morning, ana
on going down her attention was called 10 Ulc
notice by the girl. Mrs. McGpgor Is woman
of rare good sense, and remained CALM 10 "ie
inquiries of the children she replied that your
papa has burglar shut up in there" When break
fast was ready Mr. McGregor appeared and during
the meal related the circumstances TO his family
After finishing breakfast and reading the morning
paper Mr.. McGregor went to his office from when
place he sent the following to the chief OF police
Sir: I have in my china closet one large thick
set burglar. Please remove the same al inc
cost of the city as soon as convenient Yours D.
MoGregor." Officers took the criminal away two
hours later.
To the thoughtless this may seem simply an
idle tale to be read and forgotten, but 1t Is
deserving of much better fate. 1t teaches
most valuable lesson and one all would 90 well
TO remember. Always keep cool Mr. McGregor
kept cool. Any man could have done as much
IL he had kept as cool But how few. alas.
could keen as cool! AS for Mr.. James McGregor.
he deserves to be remembered along with Thomas
G. Weatherlow of Minneapolis. who last summer
caught forty-two burglars in one night with
bank building which they could get into but
couldn't get out Of.