Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1918-01-18
BULLfR0GS ARE. Il
MIGHTY HUMAN
SAYS CHAMPION CATCHER, AND
HE SHOULD KNOW
One Whopper Even "cussed" HE
Captor In Words Not to Be
Misunderstood.

Vale, Mo.-Speaking of bullfrogs-
well, no one had been speaking OF
bullfrogs. but that didn't make the
slightest difference to T.. Stansbury,
owner OF 7-acre patch on the banks
OF the Little Blue River, thirty third
degree bullfrog fan, and admitted
champion. in these parts, in the fas.
cinating art of Jerking the plumpest
hoppers from their reveries along the
mud banks.
yeah. speaking OF bullfrogs."
chimed in Micky Noonen. thirty
second degree fan In the same sport,
and first assistant to Stansbury In
hunting hoppers. washing out the boat,
pulling 1t miles up and down the
creek, or doing any OF the thousand
other tasks required OF champion
bullfrog catcher and his chief %.
s'stant -"
frown from Stansbury silenced
Micly Speaking of bullfrogs," went
on Stansbury. and the little group In
the general store at Vale grew sud
denly silent while the champion frog
catcher of the Little Blue prepared to
discuss one Of the main topics OF In.
terest to the small but thriving com.
munity.
Frogs sure are mighty human lot
of beasts, take them by and large" re.
marked Stansbury. and the audience
sat at breathless attention. Take that
big one in the bag there-show them
the big one in the bag, Micky." Micky.
as became the first assistant to the
chief frog catcher. Immediately pro.
duced the big one" from the bag.
while Stansbury continued eve had
'em do all sorts of things In my. nine
years OF close contact with 'em. but
that one sure did surprise me today
when / hooked him under the jaw
with the gaff and 1erked him into the
boat. ] ain't particularly :: religious.
bet II shocked me some when he. said.
plain as day: Damn you"
IS fact" put in Micky. darting d
beliigerent glance toward each OF the
'our listeners lest some infldel doubt
The word of the chief frog catcher.
A frown cut short further. comment
from the assistant, and Stansbury
vent on. mostly, never heard them
dc much of anything IN speaking
way further than to say 'Gu-rum,
gu-rum,' which is only the frog way OF
expressing satisfaction with life in
General. But there's a lot Of people,
right areund. here. teO;t that wouldn't
admit frog ever says anything
understandable" ,.tt
For instance, you sit in boat
listening for frog to holler Pretty
soon, of there, you hear little frog
pipe out Knee deep--knee deep Most
folks wouldn't even understand what
be was saying. let alone know enough
TO sit still and hear what the old frog
Las TO say back"
most OF 'em wouldn't" corroborat
I'd Micky, but got no father.
"See that middling sized one near
the edge OF the bag" continued STAINS
tury-"show 'em that middlin one,
,dlcky."
Micky was drawing forth the mid
ding sizer one.". frog weighing
about a pound, while Stansbury con-
tinued with his tale OF the days ad
venturers. well, got him this after.
noon just by knowing something Of
fog nature and their little ways.
Little frog hadn't more'n got the
words knee deep out Of his mouth be.
fore hears the reply: Bettergoround
better -go-round.'
II Just pulls my boat around--I pulls
The boat around" Micky put In. Yes.
Micky pulls the boat around cor.
reefs Stansbury, land there he sits
giving out his advice to the little frog.
who says it's only knee deep where
ne is a-sitting"
Look here" interjeets Micky. pull
Ing at the fastening OF the frog bag to
grove that his chief has put to good
use every whit of his frog knowledge
in making the haul for the day. Thru
the net OF the bag could be seen TWEEN.
ty.three giant frogs, the smallest of
which would tip the scales at pound
and q half.
"The biggest one I ever got" ans
vers Stansbury. was one hauled
cut of the creek last summer. It
weighed just two pounds and a
quarter"
There's people that say, have a
kind OF hypnotic power use In catch:
ing EN-" continued Stsnsbury. Il ad.
init can pick up frog IN my hands
without him 90 much a. saying a