The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-10
WAY TO TREAT A BURGLAR.
MICKsEN'S RECIPE An WRONG WHEN
TRIED ~ BROOKLYN.
Forgot Brooklyn was n City of Churches
and That Callers Were to lie Expected
Even mt Unusual Hours Micksen's Flat

Even mt Unusual Hours Micksen's Fiat
Is Closed and u Good Man Is in Bed.
Whom Micksen moved from California 10
Brooklyn his friends ere'ad Sised him to 10
ono OF two things with his valuables-nail
them TO the floor or put them In n.safe.deposit
vault
NO one ever lives in. BROOKLYN more than
three months without being visited by burg
lars" said his'friend Smith. who lives-pn the
Park Slops. When they come after you
they'll getsyou. and you haven't got a chance
on earth OF ever getting ANYTHING. back. Re-
member. even the police OF Ionksrs give the
Brooklyn police tho laugh"
Micksens youth was spentin region OF
gun fighters. and although not a man easily
intimidated he was trine awed by the tales
told OF BROOKLYN. Nevertheless he showed out
his lower Jaw and vowed that the burglar that
got in on him would have to he foxier than any
fox that ever. went.chcken hunting. He re-
minded his Boictous friends that he was more
than an ordinarily handy man.with gun. also
that he had assisted in. making knots Of
hemrsn material around thenecks OF a num-
Der Of vrongdoers in the West and that he h nd
some acquaintance with the ways OF the house
breaker as we'll as the horse thief
Mlcksen's friends were very glad to n nd him
so well prepared to cope with the curse Of
Brooklyn. and az most o. them had lived in
that, borough ut one time or another and had
consequently been touched up. they we're
unanimous in hoping that.he would really get
little target practice on some burglar. Mick.
sen had been: livinG.in. brooklyn about three
weeks when. his: servant girl came to him in
great excitement.
oh. Mr. Mlcksen." she said. after you left
this morning and while Mrs.'NIckscn was out
marketing a tall. thin man with a long coat
md ailk hat bsr nd bad TO-
told him you were out and thatMrs Micksen
was, too, and henssted on coming In and
waiting for you. / had an awful time getting
rid OF him. but didn't tell Mrs. Mcksen any
thing about it, A'cause'I don't want to scare
her"
That's right Mary" said Micksen. and he
came over to the.ofIlce to tell the boys about It
and get sono expert opinions on the matter
Smith'of the Park Slope declared that there
was no doubt that Icksen's house had
been planted" ana that tho mystsrious stran-
gers call was Just the overture. Two ex-
Brooklynites. who now live.in the Bronx with
what remains Of their household goods said
it certainly looked like tho attempt OF n sneak
thiof. and Mickssn went home that night mad
der than he had been since he moved east
1t was at breakfast three mornings later
that Micksen detected his servant girl making
mysterious signals at him over his wife's head
He was about to ask hor what the devil she
meant, when she placed her finger to her lips
and it occurred TO him that she might have
some news OF his mysterious visitor OF few
days before. He got a chance to talk to her
after breakfast. and this is what she SAID.
Hes been here again. Came yesterday. He
must have seen you 20 out in the morning and
then TIE missus afterward. because he came
in before the missus was at the corner and
asked II either OF you were in. told him you
weren't, and he wanted to come in and write
note. l said | couldn'u let him in, and he
said he was sure you wouldn't mind. / adj
yised him to go. away. but he called me fool
ish girl and said that lie was going to wait
until you or the mlssus came home. | Just
shut the door in his face. and he went away.
The villain. ! watched him, ont the window.
,Mickeen had been angry many times in his
life, but rare.y as he was at this moment.
he sad to smth c"mn 81 To tnf INV honss
| twice thar way Oh. if could only gst my
hand. on him. but. OF course, he Il never come
When he does" remarked, Smith, neither
| We'll. IN light sleeper and crack shot
worse continuation for burglar to run UP
,NI;GksYeTn works at night, and scep; until
aroused 3t IL, Woodworking i,y the servant.
oh. Mr.. Mlcksen." she exclaimed. here
| comes that man again
| OF led and grabbing his revolver
=, That's him coming down the street" said
Go Ia tho back rom" said AIickssn land
leave him to me. i he rings ne bell, press the
Sq h.0 Ia ana %m %Psn th 40 do9r III attend to him
| Then Nick.en went to tho window and
looked out; Tho man coming up tho street
| Mary had previously descril ed him. in frock
coat and SIX hat each trINo worn, Mick
sen looked him over.carefulIy. then tossed hi,
"Hs isn't worth sh9otlq'. tho miserable
SnS No enE 70 civ. 5 Ee wort worth hi Gkm
for, he had never ,sxpccted this chance;
Essf tho rex On lis door Snf. wi'h ii. 'E isfs
later there came tmid KNOCK. like lash
Mick'en pulled open the door and made rush
Pardon bu. no mere s foT efabSinr the the r mnp
by the coat collar, he wheeled him around
and with, a we!l-planted kick projected him
loon and came down ike a load Of brck. lie lie
paused for a momsnt on the edge Of The stairs
nntoidsa himself .tE2sht.nel NJ, and, with = q
head ct, the stairs, scogted out Of tho front
door and.down the strcst'as fast as he copld go
Mrs: Micksen was proud OF her husbands
ability as scrappcr. but there fingered In her
mimi some doubt about the wisdom of his
course n regard 70 The strange visitor, There
came over TO New, York, took Smith ana the
other boys out to luncheOn and told them all
about 1t. IL was agreed thsn and there that
Mick;en was al right and showed rare KNOW.
MIckssn was still feeling good whom he went
home that night, a4d ha was somewhat sur
prisPd to find his wife in tears.
Great Scott, what's tho matter" ho de-
mmnnIed, toT these we're the hrst tears Mrs.
Matter sohhsd Mrs Micksen. matter
enough. We've got to move: we're disEraced.
DO YOU Know who that man you kicked down.
stairs was No. it wasn't burglar or susak
thief or ANYTHING ike It, II was tho Rev. Mr.
smiIer Of, tbs, PrssbyterInn Church around the
corner. lie heard we had Just moved in and
came to make a friendly call Oh Charley,
whatever shall we do now. They say he's in
bed and has two doctors and a nurse with him
all the tine"
suffering Cyrus n minister" almost yelled
Mr. Micksen. How do YOU know he was \
minister? tell yog he was a burglar and =
No, he Is "A minister" interrupted Mrs
Mickssn. His assistant cnme around TO say
that no action would be taken at present Ow-
ing to the seriousness OF DR. SmilSrs iniu-