Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-12-17

| of b,rbarism. Il hare s.renuou
ly contended men were ar;v.
TO crime IN or 10 procure n
necessities Of "a md tha, in.,es
OF more prison ~ needed more =;
societies Our <sleempd cont-mp n,
rsry has sIwayz ken m opposi,
view. and our nrumenss have bee
very exhaustive nnd rancoron,
We're yau drivvn.zo <kis crime b
canse of hunger 4
| Loci tz.zs llS : - bioxe,
~~Jour he Tor sbis.' replied th
burglar.
Are Jou hungry
'Hungryi Do you think I'm
fool p
Have you looked in vain for /.
chance to turn your muscle int
money in an honest way
Uye mean work p
Yes
We'll, you are an idiot I'd like
to catch myself working p
Then you are a criminal from
choice, eh p
'Of course ] am. you moon faced
fool, and unless you unite me I'll
have your life for this =
Then our esteemed contempo.
! rary has been right all along sigh.
ed Mr.. Boneset, as he looked down
upon his victim. Our arguments
have been founded on ignorance.
and our deductions have convinced
no one but ourself. You are the
first criminal we have encountered
in the flesh. ALI our arguments
were based on criminals in the sb
stract. We have been deceived
Oar deIusions have ben nut ,..
flight
fh" r"bbrr cursed bin high and
low and struggled with his bonds
but Mr. B"n.s.t onn,ina.d:
Better late than never, .owcv.r
We shall nov a,iv .ca'. tn. nv
mum punishment aud mare. ".
entered our house so H.
us see If on have anyihIng-w -w1,
t"NTE'E ----------4 -
lie knelt down beside man aud
searched his pockets. The search
brought to light gold watch. s37
in cash aud diamond pin-ihs
proceeds of u Grim. committed else.
where.
'Ah! This is better 7 chuckl-d
Mr.. Boneset. This 10 more none,
than we have handled in three
mohths. We shall appropriate ev-
erything to our own personal brne,
fit. This plunder dispels any las,
lingering doubt that necessity
drove you to crime
For the next two minutes the
burglar indulg-d in a continuous
stream Of abuse. and wound up b,
altering terrible threats of what
would happen when he got free.
III such are your intentions. re-
piled Mr.. Boneset, after a visit to
his bedroom to put away the plum
der, 1T 10 only fair that We should
rrciprocate the sentiment which iu.
spires YOU
He picked up the broom, broke
If the handle, and for Eve long
minutes he pounded the burglar 8
body from chin to heel. The man
yelled and cursed. aud rolled over
aud over on the floor. and when the
FLOWS erased to fall. he said:
If / have tn live q thousand
years. I'll have your liz. for this 7
Another one OF our pet theories
has been that criminals were not
vici"us,' replied the editor. as b.
.at down tn rrst. In the last is
u- of the Clarion We b I'd hall
, column article on the subject
We cont-nded that the aver.g.
riminal had neither spite nor NAL
,c... but vas simply seeking To gel
xha, the world denied him-a liv
ing You seem to he shor.uei ,
irLri man
Y"u h"t am
la our issne "f two werks 40
x- con,end-d that the av.r z,
.hb armed ." rob th.. rich or
I'D onl, b. caus- oppressed h, cap
rai Were We correct? No
See W. xeir not. The moment yo,
entered this house you reallzrd thn
,t belonged to poor man Their
are at Iras, ten men in fhe tnwl
~ortb s25. 900 each ; but you p.ssr
them all by. We further contend
ed that the robber simply snneh