The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
DISGUST REFORMED HIM.
A MoMESTOUs INCIDENT IN a SAFE
CRICkERS LIFE.

! In the group around the table were four book.
makers. we'll known horse owner and two othets,
who mus, be classcd as Just sporting men The
two were both short stocky fellows and had lis
tened to the horse owners story Of the grea, raoo
track steal that never got into the newspapera
with evident interest Az the conclusion Of the
story the others looked al the two quie, men
az though they expected tale from tina, diroc
ton They got one that surprised them The
hrst s,ocky man empted his glass, took a long
breath and said:
when was burgling--
when you were what7- asked one Of the book.
makers
when ! was q burglar, q house breakot a
thief II that suits you better went on the other
/ what wan to say he said, apparently no,
noticing the surprised looks Of the others is
that when was burglar never had any idea
that would ever graduate from the business
! i expected TO end my days either in a State no
tel or In some respectable citizens house with
a bulle, through my breather That I would
evor come to be a member Of the community
on equal line with others-had never occurred
! to mo In my wildos, drcams But I'm q pretty
decent sort Of citizen now, and the good Lord
knows ! sweat for every dollar I make How
did IL come about We'll IN tell you rgh, now,
II was not case Of reformation or remotsa II
WAS a plain Of disgust mingled with hard
luck that even you racctrack fellows never heard
/ tho like Of
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! accrue from such work | never undertook a
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| which I'm call Hollis bu, ,h., hi. ,,,.., ,,uid
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| Uolli. railroad station ,h.,, WA. al. In uhich
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| u be used in having on IN, r,tn.r, vas pl,c.d
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| A. had nothing els, on hand decided IN tai. I.
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7 picked I'm a ea.et,o,r and found ,h,, Wolff,
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agreed to join me A, Hollis II ,.l.r,,ph.d him
and 70 b1nr I'm what WAS n.cass.,y in IN. Wv
of tools &C This much beinr ,,,,l.d started ~,
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at the station nr.n, lrsnfo.,n,.d ny..I, a, n -.
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