Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-06-05
THE GXclriNo EXPERIENCE OF A
GRAND RAPIDS RAN.

20 finish ulm Revolver and Dark Lau-
tetn che Householder rooh TO TIRE War
psih-An Unreasonable wife.
~ Is dreadful TO DC suddenly owak-
ened Al night BY q large. coarse burglar
wiihuut any innate rchncment, said the
Union street resident. land when my
wife awoke me Thursday night, and in
one ~ those whispers women invariably
use after tho lights nro ont, and which
always cauao a mans lackbono TO crawl
up bthihd his cars, told mo sho was sure
thoJe was a burglar in the house, I re-
member requesting her 90 60 down and
refer him 20 the Charity Organization
society. because / was sure to got the
grip II / loft my warm bed aud went
parading around The Aouse without stop
ping 20 put on anything but a defiant
expression. -
ibid she COZ"
''Sbe did rot, although foxplaincd to
her that " she would merely step down
stairs and Speak to the burglar in n con-
~ciliatory WY be would probably 90
away quietly, and there would be no
trouble. / told her that If ! should sud
denly come face to face in my own house
with a crude, uncouth robber who had
not been invited there, and who had no
letters OF introduction, my fiery temper
wouid probably get the better Of me,
and there would be an awful hand to
hand struggle. which would like enough
inspire in me such u Gendish longing
for warm. red blood that / would thrash
around for weeks aftorward killing re-
spectacle people on sight. / have al
ways etriven for a higher mission in
life than 20 60 around shooting large,
ragged holo9 through the yitals OF my
fellow mon. ard for that reason ] Z
planned 10 my wife how even "a burglar
might have loved ones dependent upon
him for support, and that life was prob
ably just as dear to him as il is to a
member Of coDgtCss.
But you can talk any fenso into a
woman's head after ehe has become
imbued with the idea that there are
burglars in the house, and at length,
rather than have any trouble over the
matter, 1 arose, and grasping a revolver
and lighting my boys dark lantern
started ont 20 find that burglar and TX
plain TO him that be must have been mis-
led 10y the number On tie door and got
into the wrong house. I did not go
down on a gallop, because / preferred
TO give tho housebreaber a chance to
realize his danger and escape with his
life while there was yet time, It seemcd
harsh ard unfocling 20 colby shoot a
man to death when / did not even know
what ward he voted in, ard 30 l slam
med tlinos around and created consld.
cradle disturbance on the way down
stairs.
II looked under the door mat and
turned ny searchlight On the hatrack
without finding u burglar and was just
on the point OF returning up stairs TO
consult with my wife as to wl.s.her she
cared to have the parlor c.Ipet mussed
up with his blood if ] should find him
when | caught y glimpse Of a form
robed in a long ulster Start back from
the landing aud dash mp stairs. My
first impuieo was TO let the burglar stay
up there il he cared to. because could
have got along on The ground floor
well enough the remainder Of tho night,
snl do not want TO seem inhospitable
10 any one, but ] realized thatit was my
duty to protect my family, aud took
after him. Well, sill, / had o idea there
was so much fun il mcv.ily rompiug
abound the house with p burglar after
business hours. We made tho fret cir
cult Of my family residence within 10
secords, and though / could not focus
Ine dark lantern quickly enough TO get
a good lock at the housobreaker could
toll by his hoarse laborCd breathing aud
The way in which he renchcd ont and
covered space that he was a good deal
annoytd by the turn affairs had taken.
Il had never seen n burglar act that
way before, and it did a good deal to-
ward restoring confidence 1t seemed &c
me that a burglar who had DO more
Ssrg lroid aud uC-yc than that had bet
Ter 60 homo ard take in plain sewing
rather than try TO exc out a procariou.
existence in tho midnight maraudinf
line. end the reelection served 10 put e.,
much toyisb zeal and enthusiasm int
ms mad pursuit thatthC hem Of the oul,
Parment with one exception that / wa.
wearing az the time began 10 fray out
On the third lap we plunged heavily
over the Laby's cTib ia tho nursery, and
my wife covered up her head in the bed
clothes and screamed. end the dog tool
after both of us, and there was troubf'
all around.
ION The next round the burglar gained
a tribe on me, and when he reached-th
kitchen he uuboltad the back door ant
dashed out into the night, with a pierc
irg wall. and / after him. We tor
around the house twice aud then dowI
the sidewalk 10 the nest house, wherI
the burglar made a break for the bari
IN the rear. / foOnd him covering II
ore corner Of a hex stall, With hand
appraised, and as 1 stood over him wit
leyeled revolver the rays Of my trust.
dark lantern revealed a hired girl, wear
ing a wild, hunted look and a dun col
cred robo do mutt made OF outing fan
mel.
That was all. Silently and wit
bowed, uncovered heads the gill and
walked back home. where the tamil
awaited us. and after she had explaine
in a latigncd way that, hearing th
racket I had kicked up, she had starte
down stairs, and seeing me prowlin
around the front ball had mistaken IN
for a burglar, we went TO bed agar
and my wife felt greatly relieved. Th
next morning when 1 went down tow
saw my next door %neighbor l0okin
cuuously nj the irregular splotches !
his driveway, where tho hired girl
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