Old Fulcher had not got far into the car before he put his foot into a man-trap.

Hearing old Fulcher shriek, I ran up, and found him in a dreadful condition.
Putting a large stick which I carried into the jaws of the trap, I contrived to prize them open, and get old Fulcher's leg out, but the leg was broken.

So I ran to the caravan and told young Fulcher of what had happened, and he and I went and helped his father home.

A doctor was sent for, who said that it was necessary to take the leg off, but old Fulcher, being very much afraid of pain, said it should not be taken off, and the doctor went away; but after some days, old Fulcher becoming worse, ordered the doctor to be sent for, who came and took off his leg, but it was then too late, mortification had come on, and in a little time old Fulcher died.
"Thus perished old Fulcher: he was succeeded in his business by his son, young Fulcher, who, immediately after the death of his father, was called old Fulcher, it being our English custom to call everybody old as soon as their fathers are buried; young Fulcher--I mean he who had been called young, but was now old Fulcher--wanted me to go out and commit larcenies with him; but I told him that I would have nothing more to do with thieving, having seen the ill effects of it, and that I should leave them in the morning.

Old Fulcher begged me to think better of it, and his mother joined with him.