Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1886 — Farable of the Burglar. [ARTICLE]

Farable of the Burglar.

A burglar was going through a house in a Dakota town one night and discovered an exceptionally large roll of money. Curious to know whether he had broken into an editor’s house or that of some other variety of capitalist he turned to the owner who had just awakened and said: “Excuse me, Colonel, but I would like to inquire how you came by such an unusually large wad of wealth!” “Sir!” replied the moneyed man, “I am a member of the Territorial Legislature.” “A thousand pardons!” exclaimed the polite burglar, dropping the money, “Shake! We never steal from members of the profession. Good-night.”—Es-telline Bell.