The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-08-13

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enee of mind in putting them TO hish. Il
with toy pistol recalls that wash @
ington as we'll as Philadelphia has 4
cause to be proud Of the courage and 4
resourcefulness displayed by Wash b
ington woman under similar condi- /
lions. In
She is the wife OF major general I
in the army. Her encounter with q
burglar occurred during the summer
Just before her marriage, at her falh-
cr's country seat, in Northern New
York.
The house was large and rambling In
architecture and her room was on the
third floor, where no one except her-
self slept One sultry night she went
! to her room about 10 o'clock. on ac-
count Of the heat she did not light both
lamps. She put on wrapper When
she went to a closet to find a pair OF
slippers and felt about the floor tor
them her hands encountered a pair OF
shoes which would not move,
Though much frightened she con-
tinued to search for the slippers, which
she finally found. She picked them up !
and sitting on the bed tried vainly to
think OF some way to obtain assis-
lance without letting the man hidden
behind her dresses know that she was
aware Of his presence.
The closet door had no lock. the
latch was broken and II would not
stay shut. The woman had seated her
self on the side Of the bed forcing the
closet and when she glanced into II
she looked directly into the eyes OF
the burglar. He promptly stepped out
''There is no use for further conceal
nent." he said. Il knew you had dis
covered me. II you utter one sound
, | will kill you'll" He raised revolver
and pressed it against her head. NOW
he commanded walk over to your Du-
e reau."
The woman obeyed, and the burglar
G put her rings. bracelets and pins in'o
J, his pocket
o 1T you have any money give 1t TO
i me-" he ordered. She handed him
about 500.
j A Successful Ruse.
= oNow, young woman, you've got e
;. show me the quickest way out OF this
u house. and remember If you scream Of
p try 10 trick me III blow your brains
Z, out"
y She walked down the stairs with tn
y burglar at her heels. She took tdrl
~ leading to the front Of the house. an
in the dim light the burglar did no
- notice his surroundings AS she reaen
~ ed the first floor she pointed TO IN
70 front door and said, loudly:
50 "That is the only way 10 leave tn
"a house. In that room"-pointing to ne
hs left where a door stood ajar-"are M
~ y" father and brother. / advise you to
no quickly"
US The burglar knocked her aside ar
Al dashed to the front door But h
-, voice had reached her father az
- brother, who rushed to Der assistant
~ They pursued the burglar, and near 4
10 lodge gate overlook and captured HI
"a Some years ago the young daush'
~ of an admiral met with a similar
" nerience in her Washington home. S
AZ a. bad gone to her room late, and VIII
80 undressing dropped her watch. AS
stopped to pick It up she glanced q
oh, ually under her bed and saw ma
en- Ae1re under It. His back was tows
~, her She went on undressing. Tn
remarling aloud that she was thirs
- sbe picked up a tumbler and went
~ her room. She ran to her fathe
- bedroom and awakened him. The
az lice were called, and on their arr
the burglar was nauled from un
che bed.
The late Mrs James 3. Ricketts,,
known In washington society, ha'
ne aeaerved reputation fo7 GOODNESS IN
sses irving circumstances. The story
ms her spending three months in Libbl
nins small room with her husband, G
al eral ricketts,, and twenty-six on
ns and men is well known,
pare Just before the civil war she acc
nanied General Ricketts, to from
'nVn' nost After their arrival the gen
ting vent on a scouting expedition and
mat was left alone in their quarters.
De ,iilrd night Of bis absence she ret
a ne early. She had been asleep some
ioI when suddenly she became Wide av
opls' and conscious that some one was !
com Ine Al her. She raised her head
ages Glanced about the room, which
LOT fairly we'll lighted by moonlight
aaily attention was attracted by a SHADE
noulo one corner which she became a
3 ms vas caused by a cronching fsure
,oesb shot the Burglar