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VOL. 16--NO. 49.
fftbaltantoto.
THE OUTLAWS
„0, YrW
A LEGEND OF JOE'S RILLS
On the summits of the Fishkill
Mountains, some ten miles east from
the Hudson river lies a tract of land,
interspersed with rocky elevations,
known as. Joe's :Hills. This tract of
land during the Revolutionary War ;
and for many years anterior thereto,
was occupied. by a squatter , piMed
Joe Glover-- -- ho ice. the appellation:
gigen to it-Mk.Toe°l3 HUN.
The MAtininias„‘ or the
highlands, as the moantains, are more
frequently termed in the vicinity of
the Hudson, was; duriVi;the
tionary War a:rendezvous Or r
inme
ous gangs Of outlaws and rubbers;
who frequently, under the cover of
, night, would descend from their
rocky retreats to the plains on girth
er side of the mountains, plundering
indiscriminately the friends and fees
of Liberty.
So bold and daring were the oat
laws in their depredations on the in
habitants of the plains, that the lat
ter in _ self-defence, were obliged to
organize a force with a. view to de
stroying or dispersing the freeboot
ers and so put an end to their preda
tory excursions.
3000
t 3 .0o
Glover was at that time, as far as
was known, the only occupant of
that part of the mountain known as
Joe's Hills. He was a hunter of no
mean reputation. The trophies of
his rude cabin, for within and with.
out were stretehethagaiest its walls
the slcina of various animals *hieb
hat] fallen beneath .the leaden mes-
Hengers sped from his unerring rifle.
It had long been supposed that
Glover held complicity with the" nu
merous gangs of outlaws which in.
fasted the mountain, but whether
their surmises were well founded,
was a matter not easily determined,
for he was not only remarkably
shrewd, but was endowed' with a
large share of duplicity, which made
it difficult rightly to interpret his
character, or to draW from him in
conversation anything going to prove
that he had the slightest acquain.
tance.with his dangerous neighbors
-- , when visiting the villages contig
ious to the mountains, to barter skins
and other products of the chase, for
iri eo itTe f ation car trio'roouerd cut
Glovers'.
As we have afready stated, so mul
tiplied had become depredations of
the robbers on the house.holds adja
cent to the mountains, and even, on
those more remote, that safety de.
mended that such measures should
be taken as would not only rid the
community of these outlaws, but
prove a salutary warning to others
who might be disposed to follow their
calling.
As the robbers were mostly desert
ers from the British army—men of
the most desperate charecter, and as
their line cif retreat was open in so
many directions, much skill and
courage as well as knowledge of the
various paths of the mountain was
requisite, to accomplish their destruc-
tion.
In those days there lived a few
miles west of where now stands the
village of. Carmel, in Putman County,
a famous hunter and scout named
Isaac Pierce. Pieree's knowledge of
the mountains in that day was un-
doubtedly superior to that of any
man then living. He was in the
habit for days and weeks together, of
hunting the bear and the catamount
as well as the lesser animals which
then infested the hills, through all
the defiles of the mountains, from
the rock bound shore of the Hudson
to the far off hills of Massachusetts.
Pierce was frequently accompa
nied on his hunting excursions by
an Indian chief named Mahturra, who
was descended from a long line of it
warriors, renowned for their
deeds of arms in many conflicts with
the dusky tribes formerly inhabiting
the regions of northern and western
Now York. Through the casualties
of war and the still more destructive
fire-water of the white man, the tribe
of Mahtorra had become reduced to
a mete handful of men. Their coun
cil fires had long been , extinguished,
and the voice of eloquence was no
more heard among them, recounting
deeds of prowess, or in calling braves
to the war-path.
At the time of which we write, the
remnant of this once powerful tribe
was reduced to the more peaceful oc
eupation of basket making, and in
habited the hills directly in the rear
of the present village of Shenandoah.
Pierce was known to be thorough.
ly loyal to the American cause, as in
the capacity of a scout he had made
several successful detours within the
enemy's lines eliciting much valuable
information. He was, therefor 6, con
sidered the most befitting man to
ferret out the haunts of robbers, in
order that they might be 'attacked
successfully.
Pierce without hesitation under
took the hazardous , work' of ageer
taining the rendezvous of the robbers.
For the better execution of the work
in hand, he held a secret conference
with Mahtorra and his tribe, with
whom he had long enjoyed the most
amicable relations. His interview
with the Indians was highly satis
factory. They informed him hhat
according to an ancient' tradition' a
their tribe, there was a cave in the
or THE
mountain of great length, sufficiently
large to secrete an army of •several
thousand 'then. The entrance to, it,
howeier, it was said, might be passed
and repassed without notice from the
casual observer',, as it was . high up
among precipitons,rocks; rocks;,: barely
sufficient to admit the. body of a man.
The precise locatidn,of this cave•was
unknown to the Indians, but they
inferred from what knowledge they
had of it, that initbe vicinity_
of Jod's HMS.
Froth various circinustances which
from tide tiiniftiad -under
the notioe of Pliiiti, ; M,AO:,l4tififted
that the:various:oNp which. afested
the !Abut twins Were:Oder the. •'cen
t:l'6l:ok one 9r- 2 44 11 : , 6 44' 80
werevaccasionally assembleittogether.
trecpiticided OW otalion . 'of the,
Indians ; thOC:tbe,sphiietk*US:t have
'discOvered;tbit, '
OtWO and; ii sa,, ii.urt
'`deitibibilly,,!cOristituted their prm'cipal
op.eratid4:—
Hethereforafeltlcorifident with prop
er management a blow eould=be dealt
the plundering ',horde, 'Out ;would
either-annitilate,them,- or rid that
portion , of , the country oftheir pres
ence fOr all time to corae.
As a preliminary to future opera-
Cafe it became necessary to-discover
the locality of the cave, and-prepar
ations were immediately set: on foot.
for the purpose. The - Indians freely
offered their seivices for the work,
but it was deemed prudent that, only
Mahtorm should accompany' Pierce
in the search, lest - theabsence, of so
many of the tribe from their encamp
ment, if discovered, might awaken
suspicion and,frustrate the object in
view..
Notwithitanding • the Indians had
thus. far readily acquiesced in every
measure proposed by Pierce and
with vehement gestures had signi.
fled their'readiness to render him all
the aid in their power, yet knowing
the capriciousness of the race, be
deemed it advisable before proceed
ing further, to enter into a formai
compact with them,.lest they should
desert him in the'hour of enaergen
He therefore invited the Indians
to a council to be held according - to,
the ancient usages, of the tribe when:
on the war path, for-he knew
that on such, occasions - whatever
agreements or contracts were entered
into were considered binding by the
red man.
The Indians readily agreed to bold
a "talk" or pow-wow as some writers
have termed it, and for this purpose
their council pipe, unused .for many
years, was bro't forth from its buck
house, was carefully swept, and the
few remaining emblems of the tribe,
used on suchoccasions were placed
in conspicuous parts of building.
When these, and several other minor
preparations were completed, those
of the tribe who were considered
warriors seated themselves in a cir.
ele on the floor of the room, as • did
also Pierce, who occupied the place
next to Mahtorra.
Silence the most profound reigned
for 8010110 minutes, when Mahtorra,
filled and lighted the council pipe,
which lay in a wooden bovil in the
centre of the circle, but from which
he inhaled but a single puff and then
handed it to Pierce who followed the
example, and in turn handed it to
the warrior next to him, which cere
money continued to barepeated until
the pipe had completed the circle-and
each man had his puff.
The pipe was then replaced in the
bowl, by whieh procedare it was un
derstood that the council was open
for business. As it devolved on
Pierce to explain for what they had
convened, he, arose and proceeded to
address the assembly.
Pierce thqugh but a poor diplomist
yet possessed much tact and shrewd
ness. He had already explained to
the tribe the object of his visit, but
he found it necessary to recapitulate
to some extent what he had already
I said, which he did with great min
uteness and with apparent effect.
Snowing. the weak points of his
'dusky friends he, embraced the op
portunity of arousing their pride by
referring to the glorious achieve
ments of their fathers in the war.
with Five Nations of the north. In
conclusion he so far played the ora
tor, as to awake the enthusiasm of
his auditors to that degree that the
exclamation of "good" frequently es
eaped their lips.
When Pierce had resumed his seat,
Little Brier,• who in influence and
position.rinked next to Mabtorra,
and who undoubtedly was the ac
knowledged orator .of the tribe arose
to reply. He commenced speaking
in tones so low as to be scarcely aud
ible, but as he 'proceeded his voice
gradually became clear and powerful
and at times such Was the poetry of
his language and .the imagery of his
figure of speech, that they might
have been classed among the hap
piest flights of rhetoric: ,
The speaker commenced his ad
dress by saying : "That many snows
had come and gone since the tribe
last met in Council." 'Re dwelt at
some length on the former greatness
of the tribe, contrasting it with its
then failing condition. Suddenly
pausing, he swept the horizon with
his right• arm, and in tones that
thrilled his auditors inquired, "Where
was the red man who formerly in
habited these hills and valleys, and
whose numbers were as the leaves of
the forest'; where," he continued,
"where • are those mighty braves,
Bold Thunder, Brave Heart, and
White Cloud, at the , mention of Whose
:i4‘aes.,..their,„enemieti every where
a,J
tremble& Jae Great Spirit; he sal
LEBANON, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1865.
had need of such warriors and had
called them tothe happy Minting
grounds far beiond the setting sun.
And as his eye:suddenly fell on the
feeble band his; voice became husky
and melancholt, as he added, "The
Great Spirit las, need of .moro war
riors—we too, < vill soon be called
away,,and^ befcike the return of many,
moons fthelastOf the , race of the great
Wipcapie forever swept from
the faee of.theitarth." .
,
He. next reviewed the speech of
Pierce, whom p had at times, cam
-pliMenteil 13Y tke title of "Open-hand."
"Our liiother,l he said, "bad come
aniOnitheM, td solicit-aid and -co-op=
oration iegainsii band of plunderers:
As for himself, although his head
was whitened n!or by, the frosts - of
,winter, yes, he was ready to co-oper,
ate in any measure for the extermi
nation of.the_mbbe,rs, he it by the
tkithaw.of the red man, or the
firth MAWS It7titin a h e felt confident
'he was spOciking the sentiment of
every warrior present.
We have given the reader but a
feeble idea of the speech of Little
Briar ea he spelt° in the dialect of
his tribe,-which:owing to the peon-
liar constructs en' of many
.of the
words, is eice4ffingly difficult to ren
der into, tnglicit, and at the same
One preserve fte harmony. -.. I
After a short:„address by Mahtorra, I
an alliance waS , concluded between
Pierce and his Indian friends, which
was in substannd, that the Indians
were to hold themselves in . readiness
at the call of Pierce, they however,
in all the moveirOnts which might be
required of thenk.were to be under
the control, or leadership of their
chief Mahtorra: The whole proceed
ing were theix.ratified as is the inva-
viable custom on such occasions, by
a bestowment Of a plentiful supply
of fire-water, :aad the distribution of
a few presents, - the whole concluding
with a feast add a dance, which last
ed long into thq hours of the night.—
The next morhiing Pierce and ISfah
terra,' provisigied for several days,
turned their,factes towards Soe's Hills.
For many liburs that day they
kept strict watch on the hut of Mo
yer,
Their patience was finally re
warded by seeing Glover in company
With five other's leave the premises.
It was immediately determined that
Mabtorra should follw the party,-
while Pierce remained behind to ex.
plore the cabin. Pierce found no
difficulty in effecting an entrance
within the place, where he soon dis
covered abundant evidence of Glo-
ver's complicity- with the robbers.—
Inleavino-the . e4bin he was careful_
the owner, -and then started to rejoin
the Indian Chief: But it was . several
days before they again met, Mahtor
ra in the mean time had discovered
the cave
,and brought intelligence
which demanded on their part im-
mediate action
It appeared . the Indian had follow
ed Glover and his party through
many intricate windings of the moun
tain, and at last had the happiness of
seeing them enter the, cave, the en
trance to which tallied very nearly
with the account given by the In
dians; it being on the side of a pre
cipitous hill full one hundred feet a
bove its base. 111abtorriklay conceal
ed in the vicinity for nearly two
days, keeping a close eye to matters.
During that time several parties of
men left the cave,' when thinking it
entirely deserted, he concluded to
make a personal exploration of the
place. He had, however, - hardly got
within when. he heard the robbrs
returning. By hastily' - clambering
up over'some projecting'rocks with
in the cave he mana„,a•ed:to escape ob
servation—where for - twenty four
hours he quietly lay within hearing
of every . word the robbers utter
ed.
While thus concealed, be learnt
from the conversation of the robbers.
that they, were on the eve of starting
on an expedition to some part of
WeStehester County, - Which would
require their whole force, and occu
py - atleast a week' stime. Mahtorra
remained in his place of concealment
: until, the expedition had fairly got
under way, when he hastened to join
Pierce,
The two men held a long cenfer
once—they • catipotialy examined the
mountain in tho_ vitinity.of the cave,
the approach to which was through e:
deep ravine, environe& on each side
by towering . hills: After satis . -
fying themselves as to the nature.of
the ground, they hastily left the
mountain; apparently having deter
mined on a line of action. .
, After a lapse of a few days,: two
parties of men appeared in the vicin
ity of the cave, one under the corn
mend of Pierce and one under Mah
torra. The forces were stationed on
the hillseverlooking the ravine, where
they lay in ambush awaiting the re
turn of the robbers.
Early in the morning of the third
day after their arrival, word was
brought •by an Indian runner sent
out for that purpose; that the free
booters were returning heavity laden
with.spoils. 1❑ a 'moment the par
ties statiOned on the hills became as
silent as the rocks around them.—
The plunderers came. marching in a
compact column through:the ravine,
doubtless thinking themselves be
yond
pursnit, and wholly unconscious
of the danger so near. When they
arrived at a given point a signal was
given, when in a moment the air
rang with the simultaneous report
of more than fifty rifles. So unerring
was the aim of the attacking party
that more than forty of •the robbers
lay •stietehed in the agonies of death;
7,P.Pve. 11 '9X4. 65041. 1 *,- AhSi.:Were
'2tbilitili . ..',tr.
cessfully pursued.by the. ileet-footed
warriors of Mahtorra.
In those days, summary justice
was frequently meted out to trans
gressors without awaiting the tardy
operations of the law. ft was. so
with the seven freebooters who 'es
caped the sanguinary rifle that laid
lifeless so many of their companions
—for.they were immediately taken
to the brow of a neighboring hill,
and suspended from a limb of an oak
—which tragic event caused the spot.
to be- long celebrated, and even to.
this..day the place is known as Hang
man's
In examino the slain; who had fal-•
'len, the dead. body of Glover was dis
,covered. - He' alone of all the number.
,was known.. The others were'stran,
gers, supposed. mostly. to be deserters,
from the 'British army.
So;coinplete an extermination of
so.formidable a band of robbers :re- ,
fleeted the. highest credit - on. those
who condUcted the.enterprise against
them. and it, proVed the. means . , of,
freeing thsat portion of .the country'
ever - afterwards of mimranderS of the
like deseription: • .
For many years after the death of
Glover ' Joe's gills and vicinity Was .
said to be frequented by a mysterious
hunter, which.was generally. suppos
ed-to be the ghost of' Glover. The •
apparition at times appeared riding
on a fleet pony, and causing - the hills
far and near to echo with.its rifle—
and -then again it could beacon stand-.
ing conspicuously on the brow of
some lofty hill, firing at some object
in the air, and then suddenly disap
pear as by magic in a cloud of smoke:
And even to this day when myste
rious sounds are heard in that part
of the mountains, the inhabitants
confidently assert that they are the
reports of the rifle of the mysterious
hunter of Joe's Hills. - •
HOW WE TRAPPED
THE BURGLARS.
We lived in.a Terrace at the time
in which my tale is laid, in what we
may term a . sub-districtn,
of Londo
for we were within five miles of Char-
ing Cross, and.the dark month of lie-
eember was upon us. Robberies
had been frequent in our neighbor-hood, and no less than
. three houses
out of ten in the Terrace had been
entered by burglars and ribbed, and
yet no discovery of the - thieves had
taken place. So ably, also, bad the
work of entry been aecomphebed that
in no ease bad the inmates been alarm-
In two out of the three cases, an en
trance bad been effected through a
pantry window, by removing- a pane
of glass, and-cutting a_ small hole in
the shutter. This window was on
the ground-floor, and could easily bO
reached, therefore, from outside. In
the third robbery an upper window
was entered by means of a knife
which forced back the fastening, and
of course allowed the sash to be
raised.
So rapidly had these robberies oc
curred that the whole neighborhood
was alarmed. The police shook their
heads and looked knowing, but did
nothing ; and what was muck to be
lamented, failed to find a clew to the
robbers, who, they at the same time
asserted,, were evidently not regular
crack smon.
Affairs had reached such a stage
that we used to sleep with a revolver
close to our bedside, when we hap
pened to have a friend who came to
stay with us a few days. This friend
was an old jungle hunter, and was au
fait at every artifice by which the
animal creation might be captured.
He was delighted at the idea of hav
ing an adventure with burglars, and
scorned the belief that they were more
than a match in cunning for even
the average bush hunter. It was - in
vain that we assured him it was an
anxiom that an accomplished rob
ber could effect an entracte into any
house ; and that instruments were
used of such a nature as cut holes;in
doors without noise, and, in fact,that
through roofs and skylights, dolvn
chimneys and water-spouts, an ac
conepl ished burglar could easily enter
the best defended house in the king
dom.
Our friend's argument was, : that a
burglar was a man .on watch, who
took advantage of the residents be
ing asleep and unsuspecting ; "hat,"
said be, "let my.suspicion be raised,
and I will defy any burglar to 'enter
my house without having due wartn
ing ; because, although I may bet a
sleep, still I shall hear his approach,
and can then make my arrangements
to welcome him."
Although we, were note desirpusiof
having our house robbed, yet ive
wished much that Our friend's ,Con-fL
donee should 'be taken out . of him.
A few days after this conversatinn,
the police informed ns'that , several
suspicious characters had been e ' p
about, and recommended us 'to be on
the alert- Here, then, -was a. good'
opportunity to test my friend's skill
and wakefulness ; so , having inform
ed him of the . policeman's warning,
I asked him if he felt conAdent I to
undertake the defence of the house.
. "Certainly," ho replied ; "I only
demand a dark lantern, and Stipu
late that you have a pair of goloshes
beside your bed. I must also go to
bed last, and no servant is to go
down stairs before me in the morn
ing ; nor is any ono to walk about
during the night ; then I will' defy
the bur . ,glars."
Thus it was agreed that my friend
Was to tidt*the 'dart 'of the guardian;
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and was to commence his charge on
the ensuing, night.
Three nights had passed, and no
Alarms had occurred, and no robber
ies taken place ; we began to think
our alarms had been groundless; but
our friend said that now was the
very time to be most guarded, for
that no wise burglar would rob when
he was expected ; besides, be said,
we have not bad a windy night yet ;
it is when doors and windows rattle,
and the chimney rumbles, that rob
cries are'best effected, not when ev
ery strange noise is audible ; thus ;
he said, ho didnot give up hopes of
yet having something to say to the
robbers befoie his visit termitated.
I usually sleep very lightly, and
therefore awoke readily upon hear
ing a tap at, my bedroom door "dur-
•
'log' the fonith night of our watch It
was my friend's voice that- answered
me; and -we were requested 'to come
out at-once. •
"As soon as I strike . a Lucifer
match," I replied.
g‘Nonsense, than ; alight will spoil
the whdle thing. Come in the dark;
'slip on a dressing gown and your
goloshes, and come at once."
I was soon provided as he wished,
and ready to descend the stair in the
dark.
"Now, remember
,
" said my friend,
"there are seven steps 'to the first
landing, twelve afterwards r and the
fourth step creaks abominably, so be
careful to descend without noise."
The night was boisterous and
many a window and door shook and
rattled, so that the slight noise we
made in descending the stairs was
not sufficient to have alarmed even
the most keen eared listiner. We
descended to the groand.ilOor, enter
ed the pantry , . and. - then ' standing
perfectly still, devoted ourselves to
listening.
Ina very few seconds - we heard a
grating noise on the shutter, then an
interval of quiet, and again a•• noise ;
presently the window . was gently
raised, and again all was quiet. The
noise of a heavy vehicle passing the
house seemed to afford an opportu
nity fora more . decided 'effort, for
while the rattle of the wheels was
loudest, a crack sounded from the
shutter, and we could hear that the
shutter was gently moved.
"Don't stir till I do, andlold your
breatb if possible," "whispered my
friend in ray ear.
found the latter a difficult request
to comply with, for my heart was
rapidly, and thumping against my
ribs'in the most excited way ; still I
shood quiet and trusteg-to-mv-fir i kemiii ,
t e -shutter was pusne Dam
most slow and, steady manner; had
there been oven a bell fastened to it,
I doubt whether it would have been
made to ring::At intervals, there
was a rest froni. work, evidently for
the purpose of listening,
and then one
of the robbers pldced his leg across
the window sill, and lightly desced-
ed into the pantry
The night, even out of doors, was
very dark, and in the corner where
we stood it was black as 'Erebus, our
forms, therefore, were quite undistin
guishable, and the onlychance of die
covering us by touching or hearing
1113.
The first burglar was soon followed
by a second, whilst, we could hear
that a third, who was outside, was
to remain there on watch.
"Now let's light up," said number
two. •
"Not yet, till you push the [shutter
to," replied the other, "or the glim
'II be seen • then you come and bold
the box."
The shutter was quietly pushed to,
and both robbers moved away a few
paces from the window by which
they had entered. By the quiet way
in which they walked, it was evident
that they were either without shoes,
or had on India rubber coverings.—
Of their size or weapons we could
see nothing, and I began to - doubt
whether our position was an agreea
ble one,"as I was armed only with a
sword, a weapon, however, I knew
how, to use; whilst of my friend's
means of offence or defence I knew
nothing.
I ha,d not long to wait, for a luni
fel' was struck by one of the men
mediately r and the room Consequent
ly lighted up 3at the same instant
my friend drew up the slide of the
dark lantern, and flashed the light
on, the faces of the two, men, at the
same time showing the , muzzle, of a
revolver pointed towards their).
either of you move, put, a
conple of bullets, in him," said my
friend, as he placed his back aga.inst
the'wintloWby which the men had
'entered. "Now' droplhat crow-bar,",
he continued, in a voice of authority;
""down with it ' and you," he:saidto
me, "pull open the shutter, and shout
police."
The idea that is usually entertain
ed of a burglar is, that he is a man
of great size, strength, and daring,
and that he would• in an 'encounter
annihilate any moderate man: When
then; the light revealed the faces and
forins of the men we had captured,
although no' great pugilist, I yet felt
able.to defeat either of them if it
came'to a matter of fists ; and :I must
own that the pale and astonished
faces of the men were not indicative
of ally very great courage.
Ou'r stout for police was shortly
answered; and the burglars" having
been subdued by the sight of the re
volver, the muzzle of which pointed
first . at one, then at the other; were
captured by the. police, throe of
. whom were speedily on the spot, and
conveyed them to the lock up 3
whilst we 'and a deteCtive who. had
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some days previously, examined the
details by which the men had effect
ed an entrance,
"You were very lucky to hear
them especially on such a night,"
said the detective; "when once they're
in they move like mice. le knew
them ; and I expect that'll get seven
years."
The man was about correct, for
one, the older offender, was sentenc
ed to six, the other to five years' pen
al servitude.
"It will, I suppose, be of no use
trying to sleep again to-night, for it
is three o'clock,' said my friend.
"I cannot sleep," was my reply ;
"and lam dying to hear how you
found out that these men were ap
proaching the house."
Being then, of one mind, we part
ly robed ourselves, lighted a fire in
the kitchen, and soon being provided
with cigars and grog, got very com
fortable, and satisfied with our work.
My friend then began his, account,
which he gave much in the following
words:
"The burglar, as I told you has u
sually the advantage of surprise; he
can select the time at which he
makes his, attack, and if his proceed
ings are carried on cautiously, he en
ters a house. before he is heard.—
Few men would, however, venture to
do so, unless they previously had
good information as to the interior
arrangements of the house • this they
obtain from servants, tradesman, or
some one who visits 'the locality, or
they come themselves as tramps, or
with some trifle to sell. Thus if
there are bells attached to doors or
windows, they.flnd it out; and also
tolerable well the domestic arrange
ments of the locality they purpose to
try their skill upon. There are, too,
conventional methods of protecting a
house, such as bolts and - bars, chains,
locks, &c., all of which require mere
ly time and proper instruments to
overcome. It therefore occurred to
me that novelty and simplicity com
bined would be more than a match for
the coarse intellect of a
. burglar, and
thus I made my plans ' which you
see, answered very well.
"No doubt about that," we re
plied.
"Well now, come up to my room,"
he continned, "and see the appara
tus.
We entered his room, and there,
close beside his pillow, was a tin box,
in the •bottom of which was a key.
"This is nearly all the apparatus,"
he said ; "but you notice some thread
Wig 'Art'sit+Wilvtrard,
and now you will comprehend my
plan. I knew that no man could ap
proach the back part of the house
without walking up the back yard,
which is only four yards wide, I
therefore tied across the back yard,
and about two feet from the ground,
some fine black thread ; this was
made fast on one side, but slipped
through a loop, and led up to my
window on the other. The thread
then passed through the hole I bad
bored in the window-sash, and was
then made fast to this key. Under
the key I placed the tin box you see;
and over the key was a bar to pre
vent its being dragged up more than
six inches. Each night, before -I went
to bed, Ijust drew the string tight,
and fastened it in the yard, taking
care to free it before morning, so as
to keep the plan a secret. If then, a
man,
or anything above two feet
high, walked up the yard, the string
was pressed against, the key was
drawn up sharply against the bar,
and the string broken, when the key
of course, fell into the tin box, mak
ing quite noise enough to wake me.
Immediately the string of .thread
broke it would fall to the ground ;
and the person - who had done all
this would not have felt anything,
the resistance being so slight. I
must own I should have preferred
horse hair to thread, but as it was the
latter answered very well. I was
fast asleep when the key fell, but im
mediately awoke, and taking my lan
tern outside my door, lighted it, and
came to you, for I knew that a man
only in the back yard could have
dropped my key. So now you see
how the burglars were trapped, for
you know all the rest."
"Certainly, you succeeded; and so
we ought not to be critical," we re
plied. "But, suppose they had enter
ed by the front window instead of by
the back, how then ?"
"You. see this thread," he said,
gradping one that was near the door;
"pull it. '
Idid so, and immediately atin cup
droppped into theland basin.
"That thread goes down stairs, and
is fastened across the front window;
but I broke thati off as I went out of
my room, so that it should not' im
pede my journey downstairs. Thus
I could at once know whether a man
was approaching the back-door or bad
entered by the front 'window, and in
either ease .I think Leonid have cap
tured him."
Simplicity bad certainly been a
dopted in the, present case, but the
means had shown themselves to' be
efficient.
"People are usually very silly,"
continued our friend, "when they
hear or think they hear, suspicious
noises of a night. The first thing
they usually do is to light a candle,
which proclaims to the robber that
he has been heard, and must escape ;
then they go about the house with a
candle and make a great noise, so
that a man may have plenty of time
to get away or to hide himself. In
stead of this, if a person were to lis-