The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-05-12
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Oh, You Burglar!


The husbands in southwest Ard
more had better keep an eye on their
trousers.
Mr.. j. Mat Moore awoke on Satur-
day morning to discover his lack of
this very necessary wearing apparel.
He was sure he wore trousers the
day before and equally as sure he
took them off before retiring.
He is not a particularly fastidious
man, hut he has formed the habit or
wearing trousers and rather distress
ed at their loss. During the search
for his missing wearing apparel one
of the family found them on the front
porch.
Mr.. Moore is man of steady hab-
its and was quite sure he had chosen
a more private location 10 shed his
trousers before retiring; he examined
them and discovered that several dol
lars were missing, as well as a pocK-
ct knife. Investigation proved the
parlor window was open and around
the porch We're footprints OF a bare
footed darkey.
The footprints were about the
size of Swift's Premium ham and
exactly like those found around the
Drew. Dexter and Whiteman homes
a few nights since.
The burglar, Judging by his feet.
must be monster, but he seems 10
operate on rubber tires.
He enters your bed room, locates
the trousers, appropriates them ana
steals away as quietly as the Arab
when he does his spring moving.
He is not thoughtless, either, of
the man he robs. He leaves the
trousers.
He las ne idea of setting mp a
second-hand clothing store and sell
ing pants
He is no back-door vistor-he
comes proudly up the front steps,
little eccentricity he exhibits Is the
use of the parlor window for entrance
He chooses it rather than the front
door. He is a man of discriminating
taste.
Bv seven o'clock in southwest Ard
more the windows are all bolted, the
doors locked and chairs put under
their handles. Those with downstairs
bedrooms have bureaus placed in
front of the windows.
Tom Champion has a pistol he TOOK
for half pay in one of the celebrated
murder trials he has defended. III is
ward long. more or less-and
grllesome looking fOwllng piece. but
he has used all Mrs. Champions ma
chine oil getting it in working order.
He meant to indulge in little pre-
liminary practice but unfortunately,
the barn door was down. There was
nothing else he could think OF tna'
he would be liable to hit.
John Nichols thought that the cot
ton business of the past season
would Justify him in the purchase OF
a nifty little revolver. He keeps II
in a dainty little box on top OF the
piano. for fear it might go off and
hurt some of the family. AS soon as
Bert Simpson gets home from fishing
he has planned to teach John how TO
use it. Bert Simpson is busy man
and only the size of the burglars foot
warrants the sacrifice of his time
He thought Mr.. Nichols might accr
dentally hit man the size OF an eie-
phant.
John Whiteman. whose house has
been entered. feels perfectly safe
He says no intelligent burglar would
make second trip to rifle his trou-
sers pockets.
H. l.. Crockett has hung out neat
little sign on his parlor window. IL
reads, I'VE have twins" No burglar
need expect to find much loose
change in the pockets of a man who
has twins! He has to bank his change
for future use.
II. II. Sayre. the hero of the occa'
sion, who bravely ran ito the rescue
of Mrs. Dexter with pistol in each
hand and a dagger in his belt, is
having his windows made burglar
proof Mrs. Sayre has buried all her
silver in the back yard and has her