The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-21
LOOKOUT FOR BURGLARS.
Fellows to Have Around
for Protection.

Are you afraid of burglars, boys?
Mr.. Ames told Us last night how bur-
glars had paid him five visits. Our boys
eyes fairly bulged as he told of hear
ing man coming up the stairs in the
dead of night; and then of another time
when he woke up with a start, to see
a man creeping along the floor, and, as
he yelled, the burglar jumped from the
top to the bottom of the stairs with a
thud that made his wife think some one
was shot.
Burglars are unpleasant visitors, and
you'd rather hear about them than
have them call.
There are three ways, so some Eng
ishman has said, to keep burglars out.
I know you'd like 70 hear what they
are, if they are of use: 1. BY Twin
kler." 2. By thinker" 3. BY Tat
tier" Twinkler, Tinker and Tattler
are the three fellows to keep burglars
off. What is that Johnnie Bull driv-
ing at?" you ask.
BY ''Twnkler" he means a light left
burning all night long. by "Tinkler"
he means having a bell connected with
the doors and windows that will give
warning. BY ''Tattler" he means lit
tie dog that sets up a barking at the
approach of danger. Twinkler, Tinker
and Tattler will keep a house pretty
free from burglars.
OF course, burglars are not a very
large part of life. 1t is rather foolish
to be afraid of them before they come.
Still, you'd rather not wake up in the
night and find a man at your bedside;
and no one cares to come downstairs in
the morning and find his silver and
pocketbook and overcoat gone. And if
anyone tells me how to keep burglars
out l am all eyes and ears, and-so are
you.
That EnglishnIan gave me an idea,
and it struck pretty hard-of how boy
can keep burglars from stealing away
his valuables. You know everybody
starts out in life with some ''crown
jewels" that are more precious than
gold, silver or fine clusters. That Eng.
lishman has shown fine way to keep
burglars off
l. BY "Twinkler." Have light burn.
ing at night. 1t is a good idea not tic
have it burn in one place all the time,
but in different rooms. That means,
when you are in temptation, let your
light shine. Let the boys know where
you stand. If other boys invite you
to drink, or curse, or sneak, or do
dirty trick, let your light shine and it
will scare them away. "Twinlller" is
good fellow to drive away evil.
>. By thinker" That means to put
warning bells at the doors and win
dows. How many warning bells there
are. The words of our teachers and
parents and of the Bible! Here is a
bell that once woke me up: $50 y an
act and you reap a habit; SOW habit
and you reap q character; sow a char
acter and you reap a destiny" HE
who heeds the warnings of the good is
wise!"
3. BY ''Tattler." He is not always
pleasant fellow to have around. He
fuses a good deal. Then he is liable
TO wake one up, when he'd rather sleep.
But everybody has a "Tattler" given
to him when he begins life, whose bust.
ness is to give warning of danger. He
is called Conscience" by some. ]
rather like the name "Tattler." II
won't do to turn him outdoors nights,
nor to shut him down in the cellar,
but let him sleep on the doormat right
in front of your room. Evil rarely gets
into a heart when there is real live
well-kept "Tattler."-Men.
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