A POETIC BURGLAR.
♦ A humorous turn was given to a burglary which occurred at a house in Warren street, South Hornsey, in the occupation of Mr Allen. Everything of any value that was portable was taken away. On the dining room table were the remains of a supper and the ends of some half-smoked cigars, and also the following rhyme, which was piuned to a joint of beef intended for the Sunday's dinner: — My dear sufferers,— If to balls and parties you feel you must go, Do not forget your humble the " pro " ; He must take advantage of your frivolous ways, So give less trouble in future, and leave doors open, he prays. I may inform you burglar-proof electric bells Are the merest shams and the greatest sells, And the best that a man could aver invent I am sure I shall be able to circumvent. Kill Sikes the Second.
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Evening Star, Issue 10340, 14 June 1897, Page 4
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150A POETIC BURGLAR. Evening Star, Issue 10340, 14 June 1897, Page 4
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