Show Caught in a Bear Trap About a week ago a resident of Antoine street who baa a fine woodpile wood-pile at the back of his lot discoTered tbat some person was helping himself him-self in the most liberal manner Instead In-stead ol loading a stick with powder or of posting himself to watch he seta set-a large bear trap where he thought it i would do the moot Rood Nothing oame of it the first night but soon after midnight ol the second a great noise was heard at the wood pile and the citizen roused out of bed to find a victim It was a colored man about40 years old and he waa taking cm in the most energetio manner Nothing was said until the jaws of the trap were sprang baok and his leg pulled out Then he sat down on A log and coolly obserred I teokon you 13 kinder ourua to Ictfow how I cum to be catcbed in dat trap Well yea Has you bin misain any wood About hall a cord Well dat wood was tookeu by my e nex doab naybnr an it went again iia conscience so much dat he axed me to bring back what he hadnt burned I toted it ober beau on de sled an was pilin it back when da bar trap jumped far me and gin me aioh a shock dat I spooks to tremblt for a hull week Well you caD go but the next time you come you may find a spring gun defending the wood pile Dar wont be no nex time Bah I think youll fijd it cheaper to buy your wood Looks dat way sah lookazackl dat way though I tink Ill bole on nil I know whether you has de only bar trap in dia ward or whether da ntn a eort o placque craze an ebery family am atockin up to catch a nig gertHDetroit Free Press |