Scarecrow Pump

Edison summary: A young boy is going to a village pump for water. Reaching the pump he sees a man coming down the road zig-zag fashion, and decides to play a trick on him. Securing an old coat and hat from a nearby house, he puts them on the pump. He then paints the top of the pump to resemble a face, and hides in an empty tub under the pump nozzle. The drunken man now approaches the pump, and imagining the handle to be someone's proffered hand, grasps it, and tries to shake it. Finding that it won't shake back, he starts to invesigate, and soon discovers the joker's hiding place. Grasping the pump handle again, he shakes it so vigorously that the joker gets a good drenching, and as he crawls out of the tub, presents a very ludicrous appearance.