Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-05-02

and just motioned me with book to
go out of her room and leave her to
feel thankful about it by herself. The
book very nearly hit me OH the head,
but it wouldn't have hurt much if it
had.
Mr.. Travers was delighted about it,
and told me that | had acted like
man, and that he shouldn't forget it.
The next day he brought me beau
tiful hook all about traps. 1t told
how to make mornahundred different
kinds of traps that would catch every
thing, and it was one of the best books
| ever saw.
Our next door neighbor, Mr.. Scho-
field, keeps pigs, only he don't keep
them enough, for they run all around.
They come into our garden and eat
up everything, and father said he
would give almost anything to get rid
of them.
Now one of the traps that my book
told about was just the thing to catch
pigs with. 1t was made out of a
young tree and rope. You bend the
tree down and fasten the rope to it so
as to make slippernoose, and when
the pig walks into the slippernoose the
tree flies up and jerks him into the
air.
l thought that couldn't please
father better than to make some traps
and catch some pigs; so l got a rope,
and got two Irishmen that we're fixing
the front walk to bend down two trees
for me and hold them while / made
the traps. This was just before sup
per, and / expected the pigs would
come early the next morning and get
caught.
1t was bright moonlight that even
ing, and Mr.. Travers and Sue said
the house was so dreadfully hot that
they would go and take walk. They
hadn't been out of the house hut a
few minutes when we heard an awful
shrek from Sue, and we all rushed
out to see what was the matter.
Mr.. Travers had walked into a
trap, and was swinging by one leg,
with his head about six feet from the
ground. Nobody knew him at first
except me, for when person is upside
down he doesn't look natural; but ]
knew what was the matter, and told
father that it would take two men to
bend down the tree and get Mr.. Ira.
vers loose. So they told me to run
and get Mr.. Schofeld to come and
help, and they got the step-ladder SO
that Sue could sit on the top of it and
hold Mr.. Travers' head:
Twas so excited that forgot all about
the other trap, and, besides, Sue had
said things to we that hurt my feelings,
and that prevented me from thinking
to tell Mr.. Schofeld not to get him.
self caught. He ran ahead of me,
because he was so anxious to help,
and the first thing l knew there came
an awful yell from him, and up he
went into the air, and hung there by
both legs, which | suppose was easier
than the way Mr.. Travers hung.
Then everybody went at me in the
most dreadful way, except Sue, who
was holding Mr.. Travers' head.
They said the most unkind things to
me, and sent me into the house. l
heard afterwards that father got Mr..
Schofeld's hoy to climb up and cut
Mr.. Travers aud Mr.. Schofeld loose,
and they fell on the gravel. but it
didn't hurt them much, only Mr.. Scho-
field broke some of his teeth, and says
he is going to bring lawsuit against
father. Mr.. Travers was just as good
as he could be. He only laughed the
next time he saw me, and he begged
them not to punish me, because it was
his fault that / ever came to know
about that kind of trap.
Mr.. Travers is the incest man that
ever lived, except. father, and when
he marries Sue shall go and live
with him, though l haven't told him
yet, for / want to keep it as pleas
ant surprise for him.-Jimmy Brown
in Harper's Young People.