The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-11-09


heard al oath more 'icke thsn tb
Others. As one q the buvl.rs Tell over
stoae, / felt the boat nuVe, and littl
uaT. rolled 10 aud llha it 90 that vii
oae more push il shi1a into the deel
water. Jumped no. cnstt the oars. Aut
as The burglars dstheI do~n through
the dsrkuess to wbes they besrl th'
noise, The boat shot ualilto tie ws,er At d
was safe
They might have sot me from the
shor', tut they had ether left their fe'
yoiyers 10 the house orbai none, the rel
vclser being too noisy gseapcn for burg
lars IS rule.
Whatever the eau e. thy did not FIRE.
aud did not wsit 70 it, al lea,t close.
A buudred leet ou, began to be nystl II
olce more aud stopped rowing.
Why don't you come on2 shouted
back bslt hysrerc4lly.
Hold Oh they yelled, and could hear
them running up and down The shore 10
he dsrkness
Ga, you are all rth,, | .ughed shrlly.
III come back aud take you oti 10 the
course OF few lolr, and then fearful
that they might get their guns. rowed
away as fast as cold for the maluI
land.
| think | made thLttLr NIL in half
the record. an whea fouud the hrs
policeman, be was for uaatic or sleepI
walker, bat h. knew me-, and as told my
story, force Of ton men boarded u tug
and we returned TO thelslsud. BY this
time the fret gray stresks u dawn were
showing IN the sumu ol sky, aud as we
cautiour ran mp t. my wharf. 1t was al
most light enough to see ths house,
We saw 10 burglars, however. nor any
sign 0 the II, thou b knew | had them
penned up on the island aud escape was
impossible, We waited until aylight, |
,ud then, deployed as skrmisbers, the POI |
Ilcemeu began to move across the island, |
expecting any moment to flush burglar
,r get shot from ambush.
As We came TO the house one OF the
burglars appeared IN the do, rway and
vas covered on the instant by dozen
,uns,
Come 10, gentlemen, come right in be
Oit cheeriully. We we're expecting you
md we've got nice breakfast ready.
The maL's co)lness almost gave me the
lysterc', for knew by the sound Of his
oioe that be was the fellow that wanted
o fix me.
But he was ut.erlng the truth they
Id have a nice breakfast for US (out OF
~ lardtr and not that only, but they
ad found that Henry was not dead, ana
ley had washed him and done what they
ouId 10 oaritg for him. and had done
so well Tat he IS alive to day with only
n ugly scar on bis neck az mementc.
There were four 10 the lot aud we soon
ad them handcuiled, and then we SIT
own TO breakfast aud enjoyed 1t. though
must confess that by this time the con
iton | was IN physically was not pleas
Mt
You're queer g,ng, said the Lieu enant J
police 10 the leader, who had invited us {
, breakfast.
What did you do this fot?
The breakfast, you mean? l
Aud ell the rest OF it, said the fiicer
We'll csp'D. be replied, it's like this: c
e wuz here for de swag, killer no, and
e thought We had killed the fust one, and ]
course, the other one had 10 go, to stop
Tx. Then when be get away and had
penned up like rats we came to the
inclusion that we had better get out the
.et way we could, The one We thought
as dead only needed repairs, so we re c
aired him, aud we knowed you'd be here i
meby 10 LOOK for u.s. and probably conn
g ont so early in the morning you might J
hungry. so beggin the gents pardon a
r lrespsssin', we turned in and fixed up
nice breskf st. Now wasn't that about
II white thing to DO? q
| bad bad enough to put most men in
bad bumor, but this candid staten mt
rock my funny bone somehow, aud J |
lRhed until the tears rsn down my 81
eeks, and even the policemen smiled.
OF coutse, the burglars tai done the q
st thing poss bic for thems Ives, and b
{ very unique plan taey bad soop oi Of C
,cessty was in tier favor, and they
ly got ten years sdence, Henry testified r
earnestly to thIr polteness and care Il
at that part OF 1t WITS not taken INTO the Ii
aut st all
But can assure you did not so back
the island again | 81 ave it to Henry,
it tt)od, and be live, there with his
fs. respected aud admired, / DO be
We, by every burglar 10 the eulld, Tor he
Ids them 10 the highest esteem. q
Oh, yes, almost forgot When this "
,fy came out 10 the papers, and my "
IT VAS set forth, AZ only reporters knew q
u to do tush things, Isabels, Of course,
trl Of 1t and one mooullgbt night she
Il Ia me-. y
Major, | thought ooae yoa we're 70. the
Al OF a mia Tor woman 10 msrry, but
g changed my mind
feel nndef obligations 10 those burgi
s mystl.
oetognsTtansst The Aitsr. q
4 Old col-fed mao ehh suos white =.