Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-05-19
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.

He Tells Of Some Very Unpleasant Expe-
rienccs with Mirrors.
81 have had" said the retired bur
glar, "some very unpleasant experiences
with mirrors. think / have told you
how once fired at my reflection in a
mirror, mistaking it for another man
O mistake that thought should never
make again. But within two years after
that struck at u man in mirror, and
smashed the glass and smashed my hand
and made myself uncomfortable gener-
ally. 1t may seem strange to you that
man could make such mistakes, but in
a dim light, and where everything is
strange to him, and he g all sort Of keyed
up himself, don't know as it is after
all. Still, after that last experience I
did think it would be some time before
I had any more trouble with mirrors.
But within year had an experience
that was great deal worse than either
Of them.
"When came out Of room in a
house was in one night, on the second
floor, looking down the hall-this was
pretty near the front where was-I
saw the figure Of myself in a mirror at
the other end. 1t was plain enough,
even in that light, but it startled me a
little at first, and threw up my gun at
| it. Of course the figures hand went up
and down, Just the same as mine did,
| and il made me kind Of laugh to think
| Of IL, and could imagine the shadow
laughing, too, at a man who was afraid
of his own shadow.
"Then went into the next room, and
when came out of that into the hall
| again my eyes sought the mirror again.
It wasn't very pleasant to see yourself
in the dark in that way, but it would
have been q mighty sight less pleasant
not to. But then was all right, and !
stood and looked at 1t minute and
threw up my arm at 1t same as before,
Just up and down, sort Of unnecessary
test, but it made me feel just little
easier, and up went the arm in the mir
TOR with mine, but this time, when
mine came down, the arm in the mirror
staid up.
"'Now. don't raise your hands, the
man said, covering me with q gun in
his appraised hand, voice kind Of drawl.
ing, but meaning business, you know.
You know when q man means business,
and this man did mean it, and I kept
my hands down.
!, "'Oh, Billp he says, not moving O
muscle and not shouting it out, but just
kind Of drawling it out like the other.
"Then man appeared beyond the
man that was holding me. up, coming
toward him and me. He walked righ
through the mirror, past the other man
and kept coming. It was all plair
enough then. In fact, I'd guessed at il
before, as may be you have. The mirro'
wasn't mirror at all, but doorway
an opening midway Of long hall, ant
the frame was the frame of the door
way. There were rooms beyond, jus
the same as those OH the side where
was, and it was the doors of those tina
I had seen in the mirror and not the re
Election Of those on my side. And !
was out Of one Of those doors that Bill
came. The man with the gun had beef
ready for me the hrst time ! looked
but it must have been that Bill WASH
then. But Bill was ready now, and h
came on past the other man, careful +
keep out of his range, of course, max
ing for me, and he came around benin
me and took two or three turns of rop
n around my body and arms. Then tn
, man with the gun came up, and be
y tween them they tied me up good an
!. strong. And that was matter Of som
four years. New York Sun.