The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-18
CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP
GRANDPA" Is GREAT-TIRS.
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son NEWS GATHERER.

Wilson, July 15.-As there is moth
ing doing in professional baseball In
Wilson this season. il is but material
that everything in this neck Of the
woods has become ~staSnant, or rs
dead as a door nail,' SO to speak. So.
a few lays ago Your Uncle Bob
started a little diversion which prom
ised to keep our can ~t-get-awaYs from
diving with ennui or giving them at
least a rest from swatting the festive
pestiferous house tty. He saw fun
ahead, and had "a bunch of il. 700. as
did many others who watched him IS
he proceeded to take pictures OF some
of his friends.
He borrowed, from a kid, what ar-
peared 10 be a kodak, a real good lm3-
tation Of the genuine article-h.It IN
<eality it Was nothing but a sham. 4
box with a long coil Of wire covered
with v~ari-colored cloth, and on touch
ing a button the thing would jump
out. looking for all the world like a
monstrous reptile. He had q little
spiel he would give those to whom
he went to for a "sitting"-teliug
them their pictures were wanted for
a write up he was preparing for pub
licati0n in The News and Observer.
The first picture took" was Of MaVur
O. p. Dickinson-telling him that his
picture would be the central one for
the page classic being prepared.
The mayor posed the button was
pushed. the snake jumped out of tie
box, and the mayor came near Jump
ing out of his skin, but he smiled and
exclaimed: BY jove. that is 4 good
one; I'd give a purity TO see You
spring hat on Squire Wood-~ll
you?' Sure" was Your Uncle
Bob's'' reply. and the Squire IS
- 1;, % 80 y n,tciSn rnIr -, -s
and prepare him for the shock that
is coming his way-tell him that I
have taken the picture Of all the Jaw
yers and that | am now working IN
the magistrates" etc. The way was
paved and the work was easy. Squire
Wood was in his shirt sleeves brt he
borrowed a ccat from a physician who
was standing by and was on 10 the
racket. After placing him in a chair
and cautioning him to look pleasant
if he wished good results, he said.
Wait a minute. if my 'phIZ is to
appear in The News and Observer |
want it to look bang up-lll be ready
in a moment when | comb and brush
my hair This over With h posed,
throwing his head to one side he inth-
ed as cute as a sparrow, on n clothes
line and as wise as an oWl-thc SItb@
was sprung and the Squire sprung
some. too, and then broke out in H.
good natured laugh and said. II
youll spring hat on 'Squire BARNES
the drinks will be on me 1t was Il
bargain and the crowd Witnessing the
stunt agreed to be on their ps and
as to keep the old gentleman from
catching on to the racket.
Squire Barnes promised a sitting
for Saturday morning last at teH-jh.t-
ty. In the meantime a conspiracy
was being formed (but the matter
was kept quiet from the writer and
Mr.. Barnes had sent out inNltiii"h9
to his lady and gentlemen friends 70
be on the court house green at the
appointed hOur to see the fun Ih
writer had also notified his numerous
friends to come out and see the SUN
(not knowing the evil intention 90 me
man whom we have always regarded
as our best friend): but, alas III
hard matter for one to find ont woo
his true Friends are NOWADAYS. me
time rolled around. the crowd mao
collected. the Squire took hfS seat
and after telling him to look Pte@1-
ant and keep his eye on d certain
object, We stood in front Of him hot
couldn't hardly contain ourself i'm ana
ticipation of the fun ahead tor ."'
spectators-but before the button ~
the dingged camera could be puSh'"
a shower bath struck the writer
the face-the old Foxy Grandpa
having concealed about his pcrSoh D.
rubber bulk filled with water "H..H
he squirted. hitting Your Uncle h..
plumb betwene the eyes. causing h..H
to do the clown act for the amb-'H
audience. The crowd jeered. W t"-
wondering how come. No more
ctgr3phy for YOURS truly.
Moral: Watch your true iF.'".-'
and then they'll do YOU when AN .r
pOrtunity shows itself.