The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-21
A TERRIBLE REVENGE.
How a Man Made a Burglar His
Baby's Nurse.
(Pittsburg Dispatch)
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Baby's Nurse.
(Pittsburg DispatchO
''Hark, John. What was that?'
Nothing. Emily. Let me go to sleep,
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For few minutes silence reigned IN
the sleeping chamber.
John Winterbottom, there's some
body in the house, heard a noise in
the kitchen"
John sat up in bed and listened.
ITS the cat" he grumbled. drowsily.
"A cat doesn't wear boots and so
about opening doors. Harkt"
The baby stirred and Mrs. WinterbOt-
tom soothed it to rest again.
I don't see what anybody wants to
get into our kitchen for" growled John.
with yawn. There's nothing to steal
in that part of the house. is there?"
Nothing to steali" There's plate
full of tarts and a sponge cake
Some of your own connection.
Emily?'
Yes. some of my own making. Then
there's all the silver, and"
He'll never get the silver. Emily,
if he tackles the sponge cake first. You
Will find his horribly distorted body in
the morning
'Hushi Harkl"
He listened again. All was quiet. But
presently an unmistakable sound. as of
somebody moving about on the floor be
/ low, aroused even Johns dulled senses.
Steps seemed to be approaching the
stairs. John took his revolver out from
under his pillow. climbed softly out of
/ bed. went to the door of the room and
got behind it, first having cautioned his
wife in a whisper to make no noise and
leave matters entirely in his hands
Softly and stealthily came the steps
/ up the stairs, and in a few moments
! the dim light of the night-lamp on the
dressing table fell upon the stalwart
/ form of man whose face was con-
I cealed by a mask.
I Mrs. Winterbottom screamed at the
! sight of him, the baby woke up and
howled, and, before the burglar could
/ recover from the monentary confusion
into which this unexpected reception
| had thrown him, John confronted him
/ with the revolver.
you scoundrel." he Kissed. Don't
you move a muscle or I'll put a ball
! through you"
The revolver hadn't been loaded for a
year or more, and John knew it, but the
burglar didn't.
The pitiful wretch stood perfectly
still.
Take off your mask" sternly ocm-
The burglar complied. With ashen
face and hangdOg look he stood there
! and said not a word. Mrs. Winterbot-
tom had recovered self possession, out
! the baby continued to howl.
1T would serve you right, you snes k
ing, contemplate villain said John in
a deep. tragic voice. IF I should shoot
you where you stand. believe Il do
it, too
Mercy! Mercy" pleaded the trem-
bling wretch. It's the first time I
ever broke into a house. I'll never do
it again. Please let me GO
IT'S the first time YOU were ever
caught at it. Itn be the last. Down
on your knees
Don't kill him, John" begged his
wife Think Of the carpet"
Listen said John. coming closer TO
the kneeling burglar. Hold up your
hands"
While the fellows hands we're Up
b. John rified his pockets. He took there
from two loaded revolvers, a knife. a
dagger, bottle Of chlorofor:n, end a
life preserver.
Your rst offense. is it?" said John.
For novice at the business YOU carry
a pretty good kit of tools. stand up,''
"h~ burglar obeyed.
"Are you man of family?"
-"4va. Il. On, please"
/ stop your whining
] look of hard, stern, relentless pur-
pose settled on Johns face. h pointed
the revolver at the abject scoundreI S
head again.
Go and take that baby!" he com
manded.
Never mind what for. You go and
take that baby"
John" exclaimed Mrs. Winterbottom
in dismay, what do you mean2"
4 know what I'm aHout. Emily. Pick
up that squalling infant, you villain
| The man obeyed-
Handle it carefully"
Yes, sir
"Now walk the floor with it."
For four long hours J JIn Winterbot-
tom held that empty revolver ieveled at
the head of the miserable man and COM
PEELED him to walk Up and down the
room with the crying, squirming jnfan:
in his arms.
At daybreak the criuging, crawling
villain was permitted to sneak away
from tire premises, a broken hearted
man.
His raven hair had turned to gray in
that one night.
1t was a horrible retributi0n, but " hC
{ shall say 1t was not deserved? And
thus we learn that crime sometimes
brings its own punishment, and thai
the way of the transgressor continue,
to be hard.