The robbers (recitation: York & Son, 12 slides, in/before 1887)
creator of source image(s): Slide 1, Two robbers asking for charity at an old gentleman's house
creator of source image(s): Slide 2, He regales them in a sumptuous manner
creator of source image(s): Slide 3, He fills their bags with the broken victuals
creator of source image(s): Slide 4, They return at night to break into the house
creator of source image(s): Slide 5, They commence the attack
creator of source image(s): Slide 6, The old man is quietly reading, and hears the noise
creator of source image(s): Slide 7, He drops from the window to surprise them
creator of source image(s): Slide 8, They have succeeded in getting their bodies partly through
creator of source image(s): Slide 9, The old man comes very quietly round the corner
creator of source image(s): Slide 10, He nails them securely to the wall
creator of source image(s): Slide 11, He belabours them with his whip
creator of source image(s): Slide 12, The robbers go home wiser, and, we hope, better men
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