Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-06-19
THE EXCITING EXPERIENCES OF A
GRAND AAPips MAN.

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nv ~ dreadful to be suddenly awak-
ened At night BY a large. coarse burglar
without any Innate refinement, said tho
Union STREET resident, and when my
wife awoke me Thursday night, and in
one OF those whispers women invariably
use after the lights are ont. and which
always cause a man'sbacKLono to crawl
mp behind hi5 rars. told mo she was sure
there wal \ bhPglar In the house, ] re-
member requesting her to go down and
refer him tostho Charity Organization
society. because 1 was surf to got the
grip n l left my warm bed and went
parading around the 9nuse without stop
ping to put on anything but a defiant
expression.
Ibid she go7'
"She did not. although fexplained to
her that " she would merely step down
stairs and sp ak to the burglar in a con-
ciliatory way he would probably 20
away quietly, and there would be no
trouble. | told her that IL l should sud-
denly come lace to face in my own house
with a crude, uncouth iobber who had
not been invited there, and who had no
letters OF introduction, my fiery temper
would probably get the better Of me,
and there would DO an awful hand to
hand struggle, which would like enough
inspire In me such a hendIsh longing
for warm. rcd Liool that ! would thrash
around Tor weeks afterward killing re-
spectacle peop,o OF sight. ! have al
ways Etriven for q higher mission ia
life than to go around shooting large,
ragged holes through the vitals Of my
fellow men, and Tor that reason / exc
planned to my wife how even u burglar
might have loved oncs dependent upon
him for support, and that life was prob
ably just as dear to him ss it is to 4
member Of congress.
But You can't talk any n into q
woman's head after she has become
imbued with" the idea that there are
burglars In the house, and at length,
rather thaiBhave any trouble over the
matter, 1 arose. and grasping a revolver
and lighting my boys dark lantern
started out 10 end that burglar and ex-
plain to him that he must have been mis-
led by the number on the door and got
into the wrong house. ! did not &c
down on ia gaBRp, because l preferred
70 give the bQBashreaker a chance to
realize bis danger and escape with bis
life while there was yet time. 1t seemed
harsh ard unfeeling 10 coldly shoot q
man to death when / did not even know
what ward he voted in. and 90 l slam
med t.iin~s around and created consId-
cradle disturbance on the way down
stairs.
II looked Under thu door mat and
turned my seSrchlight on the hatrack
without fndihg u burglar and was just
On the point of returning up stairs to
consult with my wife as to whether she
cared to have the parlor carpet mussed
up with bis blood If ! should find him
when | caught a glimpse Of n forTn
robed in a long ulster start back from
the landing md dash mp Stairs. My
first impulse was to let the burglar stay
up there IL he cared to. because l could
have got ulopg. on the ground aooI
well en0uC' the remainder of the night,
and | do not want 10 seem inhospitablC
to any one. but ] rceliEcd that 1t was my
duty TO pTotect my family, and tool
after him. Well, siI. ] had no idea there
was 80 much fun in merely rompinl
around tile house Nth n burglar after
business hours. We made the FIRST cir,
emit of my family residence within Il
seeonds. and though 1 could not tocuI
the dark lantern quickly enough to gel
q good look at the housebreaker / could
tell by lis hORrse labOred breathing aud
the way in which he reached out and
eoveiud space that Inc was a good deaI
ANNOYED ny the turn affairs had taken.
"lbad heSeT seen n burglar act that
gay before, and it did a good deal to
gard restoring confidence. 1t seemed tC
me that a burglar who had no more
Aang frOid ahd nerve than that had bet.
FER go homo AnA-tRks in plain sewing
rather than Try, to exc ont u p~recariou'
existence in the midnight maraudinl
line. and the reflection served to put 81
much boyish zeal and enthusiasm int
my mad pursuit that the hem of the only
garment with enc exception that wal
wearing ut the time began to fray ont
On tho third lap we plunged heavily
Over the baby's crib in the nursery, ant
my wife covered up her heal in the bee
clothes and screamed, and the dog tool
after both Ut us, and there vas trouble
all around. ''"
ION the Dext round the burglar gained
q tTihe on me, and when he reached tn
kitchen he unholtcd the back door ant
dashed out into the night, with u pierre
ing wall. and | after him. We tor
around the house twice and then dow
the sidewalk TO the next house, wheTr
the burglar made a break for the bari
IN tine rear. lfOund him covering II
one corner Of boD stall, With hand
appraised, and,as | stood owe him will
leveled revolver the rays OF my trust,
dark lantern revealed d hired girl. wear
ing a wild, hunted look and a dun col
Ored robe de mutt made OF outing fan
mel.
That was all. Silently and witt
bowed. uncovered heads the girl and
walked back home, where the famil,
awaited ns. and after she had explaine'
Ia a fatiRaed way that, hearing th
Racket had kicked Up. she had starte'
down stairs. and seeing me prowlinI
around tine front hall had mistaken m
for a burglar, we went to bed again
and my wife felt greatly relieved. Tn
} next morning when 1 went down tow
saw my next door neighbor lookin.
cunOusly at the irregular splotches 4
his driveway, where the hired girl
piuk toes had dug into the gravel, but
All NOT feel called upOn to explain {