The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
His Lively Thanksgiving Eve Experience. the
Ycnr He Had No Turkey.

"Onc Thanksgiving eve.' said the rctirod
burglar, 81 found myself looking over a house
in the suburbs. 1t was n comfortable looking
sort of house, but yet there wasn't anything in
it worth carrying of. For a month I'd been
running across just such houses, and I hadn't
made money enough to make both ends meet.
And the next day was Thanksgiving and l had
no turkey. Ihad hoped that this house would
turn out different, and help me to buy a turk;
but 1t was like all the rest.
But opening n pantry door on @ venture, I
saw Just what l wanted. This pantry had in
one side. up high, q small window, opening out
doors. for ventilation; and when I passed my
lamp over the things inside 1 saw on the shelf
by that window a beautiful big turkey. The
window was open. and they had set the turkey
up there to keep it cool and nice. There might
not be anything else in the house. but there was
II turkey TOR me, anyhow. and reached up to
get IT,, couldn't quite reach it from the. floor.
and ! had 10 bring in a chair from the Kitchen to
II lifted the turk by the legs, stepping down
began to pull back. and before ia struck the
tho edge of the shelf by a string that was tied
around 1t, and that run out OF The little window
s %bSv @p fknoW' b ,%s aSs I coma Shd hear N "a a { Ss Tin rins.
ing there now with the string tied to 1t and q
man jumping out Of bed and hustlIng around
1t by that window, but they didn't want to take
would have been possible to squeeze the turkey
outside with a ladder that had looked In and
seen the turkey might have tried 70 nip 1t. and
'H ::Ey 1ian tho ~e snrt "ny ssiii hSn SGH1' there h; on tho
edge OF the shelf. the string taut, and the bell
SaNt, flnEi loE TIPS Snor, TnS Su ,hH mon ior Up x, t baas
door OF The Kitchen. There WAS a covered porch
there. where I'd seen some mill, bottles SET out
/ chan i ~ mn 1 n nnA ~ npV NUhAn / ftIEnnd Rn
c'oscd blinds IN the Windows in the side OF tho
q the house 10 tho rear: It. was
Of these places tie miikman gets around
al 3 or ! o'clock in the morning. and this man
somo m mi bott Rsw sn iGr AXE 1nst sw reSr tR Rer empty 70 ie o lSs
Tint Ia s"en there, and I'd got to moot him.
Thnt door doc was open nnd ! h knew sTsn the way fhs
front; I'd got 10 blum the milkinan. ! met him
in he drivswSy RICH, by the corner OF TIE a house .;
bottles with ono hand and his lantern with the
do scDGna an si' | % %sI past sH SSfiin,ann % a t SHa1s LOT Inc
"nst9p him! hs,s a t h s2ys, inn ,he ,Srn TPi
mp. but by that time ] was pretty near down
to the sidewalk. But tho milkmanw was coming
9 'Es d ! hsSn mat, got 4d at d',t feet ss tS Se b shs sf by The S frSns
door and Joined him after me.
,o ,ASSTt s i1pr f h9gS sno up ai i%Taae 90 ' nat ' ! Sonid
hide behind tho house. They cnnIc following in;
without knowing exactly where ] was; and
while they WAS looking for me ] got back to no
Ing b;ncE for n" house IL como from.
"'Horo hO Ia I SAYS the milkman. and no and
the other man came plugging down the street
agnin, with me ahead.
I'm front Of Tho turkey mans house was tho
nIilkman's horse and wagon, and ] jumped in
and gathered up the reins and hit the horse q
clip with the whip and away we went. We
hadn't much moTe'n got started when we struck
abonlder in the ROAD, and away went two cans
of milk over The tailho'rd; ! could hear the
miikman HroaI! even from where ] was. bnt !
diln't wait 10 hear any more. Round inc nrst
corner and then two or three moro corners and
i was safe.
THAT year had no turkey for my Thanks
giving dinner, but / felt that I hti mach TO no
thaQkful for in being pcrul tcd 10 cnt what !
ldla. have among tho, peaceful surroundings OF
q qylet. happy homo"