Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-07-29
10 COLUMBUS O., MONDAY MORNING,
strange Cat.

Pat Malcney, better known by the name
of Father Pat, on returning from work,
one evening, was met at the gate by Biddy,
his better half, in high state Of excite
ment. ..4. ..tl f-. -a.f.
pat" says she, ''there's strange cat in
the cabin.'' --
I"Cast her out thin don't be botherln' me
about the baste.n .i $50. e,:. 15i tttI Is.r
..Faix, an Pv been strivin' to do that for
the matter of ten minutes past. but she is
beyant my reach, behind the big red chist
in the corner. Will We be after helpin' me
! to drive her out, Pat ?" TI--Ig ~
ITO be sure will bad luck to the con-
safe she has for me house. Show her to
me. Biddy, till / teach her the respect
that's due to q man in his own house-to
be takin'possessiou without so much as by
your lave-the thafe O. the world 7" -,
Now, Pat had special antipathy to cats,
and never let pass an opportunity to kill
ene. This he resolved to do in the present
case, and instantly formed plan for the
purpose. Perceiving but one way of egress
for the animal, he says to Biddy, -
Have yez iver male bag in the house
medarlint ?n ne fii-v 9ra -sf-l. !. .l...il eii.E
"Divil a one is there Pat. Yez took it to
morning" 1 .ssl.ia - H".a 10 80 D-
"Faix an L did, and there it is yet thin.
An ye have nothing at all in the house
that will tie up like bag, BiddY?n
.sTroth an have, Pat. There's me Sun
day petticoat-ye can draw the strings up
close at the top an sure it will be better
| for lettin' that cat livin' ye." ,..so. eF.9i
"Biddy, darlint, ye're a Jewel; just be
after bringing it to me at wanst."
.Biddy brought the garment. and sure
enough it made good substitute for a bag
Pat declared at glance that it was i'ille-
CANT" T..
So, holding it close against the edge OF
the chest, he looked behind, and saw a pair
of eyes glaring at him. Ii ugo1-t tes-ff
AN is it.there We are, ye devil? Beout
o. that now, bad luck to yez, ye thavin
Yagabone. Bedad an We won't lave at all
with perlite axin'-yerself will bate the
pigs entirely Biddy, have yezi any hot
wather ?,' nv ......t.
b4rBe after Icastin' the matter of quart
thin, Pehind the chist, an Well see how the
baste minds the like o. that"
"Howld close; thin, here goes the team
| in hot Iwather. inTl
"Arrah. be the howly poker,I have hin
now, Biddy. Is it nine lives We have, W
baste? Well, now. be AKIN my pardon fol
all the thavin we've been doin' in my
house, or it's nine lives will not save ye.-
Biddy, saze how'd of the poker, and wills
shoulder the bag, just whack the day.
light out of the haythin divil intirely."
| Pat threw the bundle over his shoulder
and Biddy struck the blows to the tune o
St. Patrick's day in the morning, when sht
suddenly stopped.
What smells so QUAR-, Pat? Sure it,
takin' me breath wild the power of it. Oh
murther, Pati it's the devil ye have in thu
sack!''
sBate him then-bate the horns off,"
"I'm faintin'-cast him off ye, Pat.''
sOch, murther, murther! Biddy Malo'
ney, what have We done? Ye've went ant
mistaken a horrible pole-cat for harrum
less tame cat" 3
Pat, for the love o. me, if ye're conve
nient to the door unclose it, for I'm perish
[intirely. Oh, Biddy Maloney, that evel
ye should have LETT ould Ireland to b,
smothc red and murdered in this way"
..Faix the little viilin bates the devil him
self; he's ruined me house and kilt Biddy
an put me out of consate wild me Gown self
oh. We murthern' baster'
BY dint of washing and securing and air
ing, and the burial of Biddy's petticoat un
der the ground for space of time, thing
were at length set to rights again.
But not little recrimination took plac
between them on the occasion, and neithe
of them ever forgot the expulsion from tn
cabin Of Biddy's strange cat"