Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-10-27
Roadway as I did, as they did not know tn.

way through the rocks.
But they were coming fast enough and
cursing at every step, and with the energy
of despair caught the boat in my arms,
and with a wild strain tried to shove it
into tie water. But it would scarcely
bulge Again and again ! tugged, the
blood almost bursting through my ears
by the eXertion and the skin tearing from
my hands and bare arms.
So near thought, to safety and still
the danger increasing every second Then
as I heard an oath more wicked than
the others, as one of the burglars fell over a
stone, felt the boat move, and n little wave
rolled in and lifted it, so that with one
more push it slid off into deep water. l
jumped in, caught the oars, and as the bur
glars dashed down through the darkness
TO where they heard the noise the boat shot
out into the water, and was safe.
They might have shot me from the shore,
but they had either left their revolvers in
the house or had none. the revolver being
too noisy weapon for burglars as rule.
Whatever the cause, they did not fire,
and did not wait for it, at least that close.
A hundred feet out / began to be myself
once more, and stopped rowing.
"Why don'A you come on" I shouted
back half Historically.
Hold on" they yelled, and could hear
them running uD and down the shore in
the darkness.
"Oh, you're adj right" laughed shrilly.
"Fll come back and take you off in the
course of few hours" and then, fearful
that they might get their guns, rowed
away as fast AS | could for the mainland.
think made that three miles in half
the record, an when | found IT, first po-
liceman he was for running me in as a
lunatic or sleep walker, but he knew me,
and as soon as | told my story a force of
10 men boarded n tug, and we returned to
the island. BY this time the first gray
streaks of dawn were showing in the sum
mer sky, and as we cautiously ran up to
my wharf it was almost light enough 20
see the house.
We saw no burglars, however, nor any
signs of them though | knew had them
penned up on the island, and escape was
impossible. We waited until daylight,
and then deployed as skrmishers; the po-
lcemen began to move across the island,
/ expecting any moment to flush burglar
Or get a shot from ambush.
AS we came up to the house one of the
burglars appeared in the doorway and was
covered on the instant by dozen guns.
Come in, gentlemen; come right in, he
Z
and we've got nice breakfast ready"
The mans GOODNESS almost gave me the
Mysteries, for knew by the sound of his
voice that he was the fellow who wanted to
fix" me-
But he was uttering the truth-they did
have a nice breakfast for us (out of my lar
der, and not that only, but they had found
that Henry was not dead, and they had
washed him and done what they could 10
caring for him, and had done it so well that
he is alive today with only an ugly scar on
his neck rs a memento.
There were four in the lot, and we soon
had them handcuffcd, and then we sat
down to breakfast and enjoyed it, though
must confess that by this time the condi-
ton I was in physically was not pleasant
You're a queer gang" said the lieuten.
ant of police to the leader, who had invited
us to breakfast. "What did you do this
forf"
The breakfast, you meanY
"And all the rest of it" said the officer.
"Well, cap'n,' e replied, Its like this:
We wuz here fer de swag. kill err no, and
we thought we had killed the fust one
and of course the other one had to go to stop
talk Then when he got away and had lis
penned up like rats we came to the conclu-
sion that we had better git out the best way
we could. The one we thought was dead
only needed repairs, so we repaired him
and we knowed you'd be here bimeby tC
look fer us, and probably coming out SC
early in the morning you might be hungry
So, begin the gents pardon fer trespassin
we turned in and fixed you up nice break
fast. Now, wasn't that about the white
thing to do;"
had had enough to put most men in 6
bad humOr but this candid statement
struck my funny bone somehow, and
laughed until the tears ran down my cheeks
and even the policeman smiled.
OF course the burglars had done the best
thing possible for themselves, and the very
unique plan they had adopted of necessity
was in their favor, and they only got II
years apiece, Henry testifying so earnestl!
to their politeness and care that that par
of it was not taken into the count at all.
But can assure you did not 20 back t,
the island a,ain. gave it to Henry as i
stood, and he lives there with his wife, re
spected and admired, / do believe, by ever,
burglar in the guild, for he holds them il
the highest esteem.
Oh, yes, almost forgot. When th
, story came ont in the papers and my par
of it was set forth as only reporters know
how to do such things, ISABELLA of cours
heard of it, and one moonlight night sh
said to me:
Major, thought once you were not tn
kind of n man for n woman to marry, bu
I've changed my mind"
feel under obligations to those burglar
mysef.-W j hampton in Detroit Ere
, Press.
Reminders of Home.
: Three men were standing in front of
big hotel. 1t was time for folks to go t
the theater. One of the men was waving
handk erchef gracefully about his head.
This reminds me of home he remarks
as he made slap at the back of his neck
Pm from Camden, you know"
> 81 don't mind these little things" sal
the short man, who had registered iron
Texas "Why, when | was down in Mis-