Show Bait for Alligators The Way iVay a Mexican In Indian Indian Indian dian Gathers in in the Ugly Beasts A Pinto Indian of oC eastern castein Tabasco adopted l a novel noel method of oC catching alligators l The Indians Indian weapons were I Ia I a tt harpoon a n stout stunt club and n a toll coll of oC tarred lariat I at For bait ho used a u I I suckling pig pl a box of something which I offensively nod several chunks of oC half halt roasted meat Selecting ua a 0 er bough about six yards from thu tho waters edge I the Indian stripped off Its It II leaves and suspended from the th fork Cork the tho squealing pig pl That was wn tho the bull bait for COI tho the eyes I and um cars e lH of DC the alligator I f the box he used Us its often orren sivo 10 contents to grease n Il string one end of oC which he ho tied to a bush and tho the other wits a piece of oC oft oCo t o d threw It Into the river That was tho the roso bait ball to tw thicket and the waters edge edse was wa a long lon sand dent dam capped I 1 with a row low of gnarled logs log l Taking I the chunks of meat ho lie placed them at equal Intervals between the tho bench beach I and l t Ite io le ridge of oC the dam This is ismy I my lily grub bait hall said the Indian It will make muke him hint mount tho barricade Stimulating the pig with a kick that caused It to squeal for COI the next JO it I I minutes the Indian waited walled In lit ambush J harpoon In hand Ono One end Of C a long lariat was fastened to It tt and the other to a n tough lough elastic clastic sapling The sun I hod hol set and anti it was gi owing growing dark when I a Il dark object seen to rise also slowly from Crom the water and sprawl up tho the dam d m The Tho first chunk of C toast halt bait was vms gob gobbled gobbled gobbled bled Hes smacking his hili chops chuckled the Indian Its Us the santo same old sinner that owes owel me two to pigs but hos hes going to pay p his debts Gobbling Gabbling the lute second chunk tho the alli alligator gator crawled cla led on swallowing tho the third and nt at tho the sight of tho thu hanging hansIng pig stopped and glared Suddenly ho he pushed and fell Cell Into a sandy hollow hollo behind the dam dart Instantly he lie turned and headed for forthe the Uio dam dap Up sprang the Pinto and hurled the harpoon through his hi scaly hide I got sot you jou ou this time he ho shout shouted ed Jerked back by b tho tension of oC the tho lui lariat lat the alligator made ma e the leaves fly with his switching toll lull und anti would have havo snapped the rope trope if It the elasticity of or ortho tho the sapling had not broken the force Coree of oC his hib hi spring as ho he plunged forward orward again a aln and again a Seizing the thc club and Jumping around the prisoner tho the Indian dealt him a whack across tho head that laid him hIn sprawling on his hIli back Three blows and tho alligator had paid his hilI debt dehl New ew York Tork World orld |