The New York herald., 1922-11-11
Sought Blind Tigers.

SURF lIls hceptT. SdlO. new JeT-
seys full of tigers. Only some OF Them
are blind" he added.
WELL" said Harold, Il guess a blind
tiger would be easier to tame than one
that could see. How do you catch
them?"
"Oh, you get trap" said the keeper
'and put some raw meat in il. and the
tiger eats the meat and gets caught"
This was very valuable and exciting
information. and the two boys turned it
over in their minds all the way down
town. forgetting entirely to concoct an
excuse TO explain their absence from
school. But 1t developed that an excuse
was not necessary. Near their home
they met Eddie Hunt OF lis West Ninety
eighth street, who Is also II, and who
had also played hockey but had lacked
the carfare necessary TO make tho
Bronx Park trip. They told Eddie all
about the animals. and then they specu-
lated on the chances OF trapping a tiger
in New Jersey
"lf we had some money" Harold said,
Il bet we could get some traps and get
lots Of tigers"
''Td kinder like to have a blind one"
said Philip.
81 know where there's some money"
Eddie said. "My mammals got some
/ saw 1t in the sugar bowl a while ago"
So Eddie went home and got 81 from
his mothers sugar bowl. and then the
three boys went to hardware store
and bought steel trap and a candle
and pair OF goggles. Later they ex-
planned they thought they might catch
tiger that wasn't completely
blind, and the goggles would then come
in handy. Anyway. they went across
the ferry. and late Thursday night they
reached Midland Park. " j.. which is
a wooded section about ten miles from
Paterson. They found a sawmill which
had nobody in It but the watchman. and
few minutes later this watchman was
startled to see boys face poked In the
door and to hear a boys voice say:
Hey! Got any raw meat?"
The watchman invited them in. and
they went, Juggling their trap with them.
'Whatre you Kids doin' over here ?"
he asked
"Trappin' tigers" said Harold I'VE
gotta get some raw meat Tho man
told me they wouldn't bite nothing but
raw meat"
we got a candle TO shine their eyes
by" said Philip. "and a pair OF goggles
If we catch one that amt quite blind"
The watchman persuaded the three
boys that he had no raw meat. and they
finally accepted his assurances that il
was extraordinarily dangerous TO trap
blind tigers in New Jersey after dark
so they agreed TO camp that night in
the saw mill and get some raw meat
the next day. when the watchman said
he would show them where a tiger had
his lair SO they went TO bed, but not
before they had set their trap at the
door Of the sawmill.
Back From Jungle Land.
AS soop % the boys were asleep the
watchman notified the Midland Park
police and patrolmen went TO the saw
mill early yesterday morning and got
them. Yesterday afternoon they ar
rived at Police Headquarters. where they
found their mothers and fathers walt
ing for them. The boys began to cry
as soon as they saw their folks, but
they shut zip as soon as they saw that
their mothers also were crying.
Fl guess" vcntured Eddie. they amt
goin' to lick US or they wouldn't be
cryiu'."
The Bucklnghams and tho Hunts and
the Harringtons took the young tiger
trappcrs home. promising them that they
would 20 TO school hereafter. but before
they left Mrs. Buckingham gave the
police q letter which her son mad writ
ton and mailed from Jersey City. IL
was a dignified missivo and showed
that Harold had evidently intended to
cut the ties that sbound him TO hearth
and home. II read;
Dear Madam: | am out IN Worten-
dyke working. J am all right and can
make my own living.
Yours respectfully,
Harold Buckingham"