Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-03-05
A TALE OF BURGLARY

] am the secretary OF the Anti. Burg
lar Security association, The society
has been running some three years
nov, and it was very uphill work.
But il has am happy 10 say.
turned out tremendous success. NY
poster did Tiny artiul poster On
my poster a gentleman and his wife
were discovered IN bed smiling
biandly; there was a masked burglar
OF !erocious aspect. presenting q re.
Yo;yer at them. Beneath was the fol-
lowing legend: Burglar Good-eyen-
ing; have sou used Blanks soap?" MI
Careful No. sir; NC have not; but
being insured ia the Anti Burglar Sc.
curity association, we must request
that you WILL effect your pur pose quiz
city and not disturb our peaceful
slumbers That poster did IL but
worked liko horse. Whenever a
robbery took place or my canyassers
called on the neighborhood in detail,
making what is termed house-to-
house visitation. We invariably
reaped a large harvest Of Insurers
believe that Ia time. bolts and door
chains Will become q perfect drug in
the market When ! asked my friend
Tom Shiitless 70 insure he laughed
Nobody would think OF blrgliug
our little place Dolly, hc said why
we've only got hundred pounds
worth Of yaluables at Arabella Villa
There's Aunt James teapot there's my
wile's christening mug, and the whole
Of our plate and iewelry might make
up the amount Its hardly worth in
surfing
Well its only six shillings Tom
! raid insure yourself for hun
dred. IL can't do you any harm and
every fresh name is o! vital import
ancc 10 me
Il wouldn't lose Aunt James teapot
Tom. for worlds." burst in his wife.
Women are SO absurd, they think II
they insure their lives that people live
longer; they think that people who in.
sure their property never have FIRE
or course We talked Tom over between
US
Il do H. said be Just 70 oblige
sou, because you're my chum Dolly.
Tom / replied, with chuckle
u hope for your sake that you'll be
burgied within the week, we aro most
liberal IN our settlements
Tnen We an three laughed and little
/ Mira Shif,lcss declared that Il she saw
a burglar she thought she would die
o. fright bad final cup OF tea out
or Aunt Jans's teapot and took my
| leave.
some ak months aIterward my dear
| old friend Tom Shlltless called at OUT
olliees 70 sce me kept him waiting
| outside good while 20 impress hin
/ with my new aedge1 dignity Wher
he entered my sanctum / indicated I
| char and went on writing for full two
m.nutcA letting him see what busy
| fellow | was
Now, old man said. brisllly
| pa.ting down my pen. what can J d,
! 10. you? Tom. be brief and ms concis
as YOU can, for my time IS, rs yol
know. the property OF the Anti-Bur
glary association.
Can you loud me- fifty pounds
Dolly9" he said; n can't be NOR
brief than that
such are the penalties Of greatness
In the old days he would never hav
thought OF asking for more than five
Tom. | said, little solemuly a,
| sum!nc my director.of-the-B Bank oil
England manner II am deepl
Vrieved. Had you called but half nj
hour ago, | could have obliged you
The very sum you mention have jus
advanced TO an impecuuious friend
Fifty pounds ] devote annually 20 tn
cause Of friendship aud OF charity. bu
/ am man Of rule, Tom; limit my
self at fifty pounds When my frien
returns Il, IL is very much NJ you
service. Till then. my dear fellow,
regret that can not help you The
/ began to wash my hands in the al
AZ have seen the hard -hcarted mi
liunaire do upon the stage.
"What on earth am | to doPH sal
poor Tom. Wo owe half-a-year
rent tho butcher won't give us an
more credit, and things are very ba
with us"
! changed the subject and ] trie
60 cheer him with soft words, u dir
biscuit and glass OF secretarial She
~. He had second glass. aud III
poor fellow went away. smiling. A
soon us he left the room, ] touche
my electric bell. A clerk appeared
SHOULD that gentleman call again,
I said, you Gun tell him ! have gon
| AWAY IN buginess
II was just week from that that
claim for indemnity was laid upon m
Office table. IL ran rs follows;
10 the Anti Burglar Security Association
ggNrIEMEN; II regret TO inform "
that my house was entered last night
nm armed burglar. He has stripped Il
place of valuubles, of which | send you .
approximate list, There may be possib
additions; but my wife has been too mu'
frightened TO assist mo in making the 4
yentory: Ono silver teapot, R22 los. OF
| silver Christening mug, Rb 6s twelve 81
Yer tea .spcSns, Sc.