Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-12-02
LOOKOUT FOR BURGLARS.
fvvinkIer, Tfnlkier and Tatt1eR Handy
Fellows 20 Have Around
fer PrOtect1eR.


Are you afraid OF burglars, boys7
Mr.. Ames told Us last night how bur
Klars had paid him Eve visits. Our boys
Iyes fairly bulged a. he told Of hear
ing a man coming up the stairs in the
dead Of night; and then of another time
when he woke up with a start. 70 zee
man creeping along the foor, and. IA
he yelled, the burglar jumped from the
top 70 the bottom OF the stairs with
thud that made his wife think souae cne
was shot.
Burglars are unpleasant visitors, and
| you'd rather hear about them than
have them call.
There are three ways. 90 some Eng
Iishman has said. to keep burglars cut
know you'd like 70 hear what they
are, II they are Of uses: 1. BY twin
knr." 2. BY '"TinlLer." B. By Tat
tier" Twinkler, Tinker and Tsttler
are the three fellows to keep burglars.
of. what is that Johnnie Bull driv-
Ing at9' you ask.
BY "Twinkler" he means a light left
burning all night long. by Thinker"
he means having q bell connected with
the doors and windows that win give
warning. BY "Tattler" he means 4 lit
tle dog that sets up barking at the
approach of danger. Twinkler, Tinker
and Tattler viii keep a house pretty
free from burglars.
OF course, burglars are not q very
large part Of life. It 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
60, a 81 4rnf u,
The morning and find his silver and
? poclretbook and overcoat gone. And Il
anyone tells me how to keep burglar
cut 1 am all eyes and ears, and-ao an
you.
1 That Englishnian gave me an idea
, and Il struck pretty hard-of how boz
can keep burglars from stealing ava,
{ his valuables. You know everybod,
starts out in life with some "crow1
Jewels" that are more precious thai
: gold, silver or fine clusters- That Eng
d, lishman has shown q fine way to kee]
burglars off,
: 1. BY "T,winkler" Have light burn
.. ing at night. It Ia q good idea not Z
have IT burn In one place all the tim,
but In different rooms. That means
a. when you are In temptation, let you
light shine. Let the boys know wher
you stand. II other boys invite 20
10 to drink, or curse, or sneak, OF do
dirty trick. let your light shine and
will scare them away. "Twinkler" In
good fellow to drive away evil.
er 2. BY Thinker" That means to pr
to warning bells at the doors and vii
lie dows. How many warning bells the
- arel The words of our teachers an
n parents and OF the Biblei Here Is
n bell that once woke me up: "Sow &
as act and you reap habit; sow hah
be and you reap a character; sow cha
acter and you reap a destiny" 81
u who heeds the warnings OF the good
ne wisel"
as s. BY ''Tattler." he Is not always
ya pleasant fellow to have around.
in fuses good deal. Then he is Hat
ny to wake one up. when he'd rather slee
ny But everybody has "Tattler" Civ
IRE to him when he begins life, whose bu
IRE ness is to give warning of danger.
to is called Conscience" by some.
ey rather like the name "Tattler."
he won't do to turn him outdoors nigh
zen nor to shut him down in the cell
eff. but let him sleep on the doormat rig
Use in front Of your room. Evil rarely g
b a into a heart when there is & real
m well-kept 'Tattler."-Men.