The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-06-28
Tuesday Morning, June 28, 1854.
Anecdotes in Natural aud Political His
tory for Young Folks. -
The Cat all White. The Party all
Black.
PART FIRsr-rnE CAT ALL WHITE

PART FIEsT--THE CAT ALL WHITE.
We once knew young Miss tSarah Ade-
laide by namel whose constant never-endng
and never-satisfed wish was for a cat all
white-a cat on which should be no colored
hair-and which should be her sole and sepa-
rate property. She was blessed with every
thing which might be supposed TO make an
ordinary maiden happy,-indulgent parents,
kind brothers and sisters, pleasant scompan-
ions, dresses OF calico, poplin, and silk, aprons
Of all shapes and colors, hats and bonnets eov-
cred with ribbons of every hue, dolls large
and small, rings OF gold and bracelets OF
cora, ,--ail these Sarah had in abundance; but
still she was unhappy; for the one great and
controlling desire of her life was unsatisfied
She wanted cat all white. Cats she had
black, maltese and gray. Old Spot, that
caught the mice In her fathers barn, Old
Tom, that made unceasing war upon the rats
that devoured her fathers substance, and
Smut Nose, that didn't care for rats nor mice
as long as she could lie under the stove and
keep warm. Nearly the whole feline race
were represented in Sarah's collection, but
little cared she for this, there was no one
called her mistress that was all white, and so
the young lady loDged, and fretted and pined,
refused TO help her mother wash dishes, or
sweep the floors, and even to feed the cats
she did have, and her disposition grew soured
and her pleasant face covered with scowls, all
because she lacked cat all white. Now the
reason why Sarah SO earnestly desired such
quadruped was simply because she had not
got it, and because she thought II she had, all
her companions, Ida and Ella. and Emma
would look up to her and elect her May
Queen. Well, at length, after she had fretted
herself and her friends half crazy, kitten
weesborn in the garret and 10, IL was white,
all white except the tip OF its tail, which was
black. 1t was a poor sickly thing, and its tall
was black, and Sarah hated black; but its
body was white. and it belonged TO her, SO
she was happy, and abused and scolded all the
other cats, but took the kitten and put rib
bon around its neck and petted and caressed
and stuffed it TOR six days, when 1t died and
was buried and on its grave was written
killed by kindness before / got my eyes
open," aud this was the end OF the cat all
white and OF Sarah's being May Queen.
PART sEcoSD.-THgPARryA ALL BLACK.
There was once man John Charles FREE
mont by name) whose constant, never ending
and never satisfied wish was for party all
black, a party in which there should be no
white element, and which should be his sole
and separate property. He was blessed with
everything that might be supposed TO make
an ordinary mortal happy-a brilliant, talen-
ted wife, almost boundless wealth, public
honors, private admiration, and q lasting
fame-all these, John Charles had. Still be
was unhappy. Tor the one great controlling
desire of his life was dissatisfied, he wanted a
party all black. Parties there were OF all
colors. The Republican, which claimed equal
rights for the black and white man, and fought
the rebels who were trying TO destroy the
Government; the Copperhead, which loved
and aided the rebels and didn't believe the
black man had any rights; and the Border
State Neutral, which didn't believe In any
thing, nor care for any body. But little cared
John Charles for these. There was no party
that gave no rights TO the white man and ali
TO the black, and called John master, and SO
he longed, and fretted, and pined and refused
TO help his father Abraham whip the rebels.
or his Uncle Samuel In any way, and his dis
position became soured, and his great mind,
warped and distorted, and all because he lack
ed party all black.
Now the reason why John desired such a
party, was simply because neither he, nor any
one else had got 1t, and because he thought II
he had, all his companions, Phillips, and Pills
bury. and Brown would look up to him and
elect him President.
Well, at length, after he had fretted himself
and his friends half crazy, there was a party
born at Cleveland, and 10 1t was black. all
black except the tip Of its tail which was cop
per colored. IL twas q poor, puny, sickly thing,
and its tail was coppery, and John hated cop
per color but its body was black and it belong
ed TO him, SO he was happy, and he scolded
and abused all other parties, and took the
young one and parted its hair In the middle
and petted, caressed and fed IL, and he will
probably continue TO do so until it is five
months old, and then 1t will die and be buried
and on its grave will be written: skilled by
Kindness before l got my eyes Open" And
this will be the end OF the party all black and
OF Johns being President.