The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-01-20
a MUSl<2:&Y'& pERILS.
Trapping tho Lit.!o Animal Along tho Now
IcrscT Marshes.

90 SpOEr an J.U ,ud i1unOuS New Jcr-
sey iaherlnnT aS he sat on sugar
hogShcnd which rested on South street
pier and tapped its head mcrrily with
his big Split-l""thcr boots. His scraggy
whiskcr' and weather bronzcd. pleasant
countcnancc, says the New York Times
showed that he was one Of those happy
persons who had passed the period OF
life when youthful ambitions and aspi-
ratiOnS never to be obtained had passed
away, and peace and contcntmcnt wero
now accomplishments OF Il frugal life
On his head was pcrchrd Il cap of black
fur, and gioYcS Of similar material
peeped from deep pockets OF the old tar
stained coat.
What started the old man was the
presence OF Il pile oi steel traps, which
glistcncd in the sunlight of a warm fall
day. He eyed them furtivcly and hcav-
cd sigh. The traps did not look at
all formidable as they lay in tangled
heap, with the four-foot chains spread
out in every direction. They were of
the latest pattern, light, bat Of strong,
stiff springs, though not differing in
any essential particular from the 0rdi-
nary rat-trap that many II minl-bccloud-
cd tenant at Il late hour has put his foot
into while cropping in the coal-crllar.
At the end of the chains were little
round rings, which would be used to
fastcn them 10 stakes.
Il suppose continued the young
man, "thosc fellows will he sent north
to be used in mink trappin' III only
had 'cm in the meadows near nv place
| would makr he muskrats howl.
Thcy'r thick down there. and mean
10 MAKE IL not Tor few of em myself
ms Wi,'''''
ir'l me So''''h'ng ahout trapping,
'9hvW .Y i ''S'Nh'T:
"'', 'piic" III" oid fisherman,
YOU 'o"hN as '''"n@h E"a needed Int
nc "i 1t 10 AEF"" 'hrm shoulders OF
io"'h an" ,,iI'"'. 'h'hn muscles ana
nv p''''''" me ,h'h' SOU niccpS OF the
No"nS "r"h''''S arm mere IS moth
'hG oE''cr 10 strengthen young fellows
a'i" c",'' c'i AZ liian 'rappin and
i'',i!'ih Owe, ~. .''' 'he"'oWS ana through
!i't "o""r i"IFr am any money IN
II 10 ;SP'''N "i' O"' some luh' should
'";h
lnN' ~ I"' marshes On INC Jersey
co'SI "i'" ':'! arc lhii Oh in'Skrats'
"i,''t .n' n.I'''InS ,i t'F'Ier lnlahu con-
'ic,'"'' ""'''i' 90 'IaE' he Is wary
nilu ol, HIS 2"aru III me more poPulouS
"iH'' 'c'"; -, III ':''"c III" p't' Is not worth
s,''ch, s me price" Pa'o ior 'hclM vary
,io'il 10 10 "V 'tn.S apiece accorulhS TO
inc GnnuI'lo' :,. ni 'he iur' ana also the
uoii",'io' ~ ~ 'nr "i''Nc'' some years
e'Ls - M ~, '",o,. '.,olo money than IN
T.i.c'' ,i' pc''S 'lc uSto IN making
Illus. sNcilltllill'S lHtN .Tt uOnC lid mo
soid M " nnLor .,l'o ,i'o @ n,,o .n' county 10 Oe
course, as toa pccuniarv return. there
is not much to attract n Young man or
boy in this small trapping. but in it he
will learn much about the mysteries of
the brooks and the secrets OF animal
life, while the exercise he gets is brac-
ing. The cost of axes, Boots and traps
will amount TO as much as he gets for
the skins
'Waal,' continued the old man,
there amt much play in trappin', and
its mostly work hard work, too You
want to be well prepared for it. In the
first place you must have warm cloth
ing. for YOU will be ont in most all
kinds of weather and nights. too. And
In the mornin', when YOU oct up early
to go look at your traps, it's cold and
raw You must carry an ax or bio
hatchct with YOU TO drive in the stakes
to which the chains of the steel traps
are to he attached They must be driven
in tight, too or the animal will pull
them out and away he will go, trap and
all. Then Won want Il biz bao to fetch
'cm homo in when YOU get any. These
thing. wi;h Il good set of steel traps,
will do to commence with, and then the
trappcr may put in box traps and de-
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