The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-05-27
The AHectionate Cat.

Old Nick Sperry had mack Of tur
ming trfes TO good account for him
self The ilee that honesty is the
beet policy" was FOOLS notion Ia
him, for his honest actions had been
of little profit to him, compared with
what lie had made uy his bomdless
resources IN the way of low trickcry.
Honesty, to be sure, had been very
profitable to him, but it was the hon.
esty of others. which be had cheated.
in the unguardcd moments of it's un.
suspicious good faith; as, for example
when he made his periodical rounds
among the procers lie stated that he
had large family, just moved iuto
the neigliborhood, and wanted sam
pies of their stock "just to try" and
II the samples and prices suited his
wife, he would prove profitable Gus
toner The samples were gladly civ.
eli, and the aceumulations of ohc day
in this gratuitous way, sometimes las
ted his little family for weeks.
Old Nick had pretty kitten given
to him, but she had serious fault the
larger she grew the more she wanted
to cat; and when she arrived ut mar.
riageablc age, that is, q eat, Old Nick
said she was ''prcphosphorus;" she
ate so much--whcn she got it,
One day IN old bachelor called up.
on him aild said lie felt SO lonesome
he wanted some kind of n rc.--somc.
thing TO love. end whicli world love
him.
This is tho very crcetur," said Nick
calling the cat, and stroking her.
"TIear her pnrr!' said Nick 'tShc
is piece of pure affection, wrapped
in lovely fur You might think she
was hungry,and purred because wns
giving her something TO cat. But no
you sec there's nothing in my hand
aud yet you now behold how she licks
IT, Bless her! She is licking il all
over / should hate to part with her
but when parts with an afIcctionate
loving, creetur, that licks my hand
all over, it will he for five dollars
She is great company"
"Do you think she would be rs af.
Gcctionate to me:'
Il do. warrant her for five dol.
lars"
"I'll take the cat!' said the bach, in
ecstacy and he paid, put her in his
bandanna and left.
and fhn mnuny' - ai.,St.i~I Nr:..i-
"l wonder if he would have stood
Il n?'
\ week passed and the man came
back with the eat.
"She is no 20 he said. "She purrs
when she gets meat and milk, but
that's all the affection she shows.
It's for the food, not me. She
won't lick my fingers mite She
therefore, is hot all that was promised
aud II sell her bacI, ut halt price
mo" said Nick. II wouldn't givo
half cent for her But If you want
her to show real affection, and lc':
your hand, you just grease IL all over
with butter, rs did, and she wont
stop loving yoa till NIL the butter is
of. She'll be just the same to You
as she was to me, and more the more
i yon grease yourself
Disguised the man went and sold
her to q tanner, to make gloves aud
fiddle strings.
Price 81" said he. as musipg he
went his way. -Four dollars out, and
misplaced confidence. But l ought
not to have any hard thoughts against
the poor cat. One dollar is about the
worth of many mortals, which lasts
no longer thas than they can lick tho
butter off Nay, what is more" hc
added, happy aiterthougt, "their
hides when dead cannot he made into
a pair Of fur gloves, nor their mnarlS
into several fiddle strings