The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-03-18
lay GeuId's Mouse Trap.

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81 am not an old man to day.
sand Mr. Gould, "but New YORK,
even within my recollection, has
expanded in the most marvellous
degree. My first visit to New York
wac during the Crystal Palace Ex,
hibltion. | WAS mere boy. was
full OF ambition, aud | brought a
little thing With me from my couu-
try home that | thought was going
TO make my fortune aud revolution.
ize the world. What do you think
II was n
Il attn sure | DO not know
4" Is was,r laughing heartily, a
mouse trap. That mouse trap was
to me the greatest thing in New
York. Ii was not very big, but |
took SO much pride in tit was SO
precious TO me-that | had a very
handsome mahogany box made in
which to carry ii. remember
very well getting on one OF the
street cars--I thIuk it was on the
Sixth avenue line. was a little
more unSophisticated in the ways
OF New York then than | am now.
WAS anxious to see the city. 1t
was a wonder to me, and | stepped
out on the platforui~to look at its
blocks aud blocks of houses. In
my innocence | left my mouse trap
on the seat. When | got to the
street where ! wished to get of, !
stepped inside to get it, and TO my
horror, found that my mouse trap
had disappeared. Turning TO the
conductor | said. what has be
come OF my boxr That box thai
was OH the seatr Yes 'Was il
yours Yes why, mau who
got out aud turned down the street
above carried it of. Ii you run
YOU will probably catch him.
ran aud ! caught him. He was 4
great, strong fellow, but | collare,
him. | really regretted that ha'
done so aud tried to get away, bu
the fact is one Of my hnhers acci
dentally got caught IN one OF tho
buttouholes of bis coat, and betor'
could get off there was Il GROVE
around us aud policemail, wit
took both OF us of 10 an adJoinini
station house. The statements o
the policeman aud of the thief an'
ot myself were all heard. TIL
Magistrate drew some nice legs
and technical distinctions whlc
came very near costing me my i'll
erty. While tue thief who stol
my mouse trap was committed TO
trial. was given to understand
that owing to my inability to turu
ish bail-tur knew 10 one IN Ne'
York thcn--l should be detained
as IA witness until the trial cam
off. 1t was not pleasant intro
duction TO New York but | hav
never forgotten it, aud its recolle'
ton has often Afforded me u goo
deal of amusement. Fortuhatel
for me, there was Il detective IN th
place who bad been hunting IN
mouse trap thief tor years, an
! who had requisitioD FROM, | thinl
the governor OF PennsS lvania q
New Jersey. lie saved me. to-
(. got to say that when, III the cours
of the examination, the box wa
} opened to verify the ruth OF N
! statement, aud the rurloiner OF III
; great invention found it was only
e n ouse trap, his face assumed sue
t an expression of disgust that
!, really could not help laughing
j him, although was at the time
1 one of the most uncomfortable p
S sitions | had certainly up to tia
I time been placed in. That mon'
t trap incident got, OF course, inl
/. next days Herald. | rememb'
:. the title OF the article very we'll
!, How a Mouse Trap Caught Thle
i 1t was the first appearance OF "a
Gould in the pages of tie Herdi
u have been studying this ell >
J. continued Mr.. Gould, "evcr sln'
that mouse trap exploit, aud gre'
,s h,s hopn It's growth in the past