Deseret Evening News | 1897-08-23 | Page 9 | A Letter to the Burglar

A Letter to the Burglar despondent citizen Niroto the 101 lowing letter to a persistent burglar bur-glar who had lulled his house on several occasions and left It on the dresser before retiring for the night To the IlurglarIMY Dear Sir I tiuit you will give these few lines 0 mUlllcnt a consideration You have done me the honor to visit me three time On theme occasions you lave take away numerous ouelllr oC our visits I om now reduced to 0 Waterbury watch and one pair oC trousers I ned not tell You that both are under my head I want to ak you to let up on mel I know thr 10 no law to prevent you from clenlng lIIe out entirely but I appeal to Your generosity I hAy a large family to lUppnit and I Infer Crolll our In I lustrv that you mint be 0 tnlhcr yourself Consider lilY cue IC ou plec And give me a ohoVI The burglar cnlll that night and wu evidently touched b > the letter tor he wrote on tire margin I am In receipt oC Yours ot this dt All right Ill let up Do not Ile dlcouagd lour next door neighbor has no trousers at 011 I writ In htelor I under nd thel rr going to end It policeman on title bat net year P SYourwatch Wire fifteen minutes min-utes slow and I set It for youAt lanta Constitution