The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-04-19

ing feature OF dlsloyalty which las recent
ly developed itself in our midst. We
had supposed that, in Weston, at least,
the fires Of rebellion had long been
qucuchcd and that unceasing devotion
to 7"the best government the world ever
saw" aad worship of tue gallant states
men who safely carried the nation
through the storm Of a four years war,
were characteristics Of our burg, But,
alas how vain are the thoughts Of ren
"Loil to the core" us we are, We confess
to a feeling akin to horror at the sacri-
ege against the patriotic principles Of the
Legislature of our State by the occar.
renee of which We write. We bring the
matter to public notice III order that, ore
it is too late. an extra session Of the ''as-
senbled wisdom" may be convened, and
that stern and unrclcn,iug justice may be
dealt out tolhe wicked and trulyuutlacious
criminal. Tue facts are about US fol.
lows:
Within five hundred yards Of our Office
lives y female Of the cat persuasion, fa-
military known to those with whom she
was brought in contact as "TaLby." Her
character has heretofore been gool-no
charges other than failing for milk and
a deposition for moonlight, scrcnades OF
the melancholy order having been brought
against her Sh is a married ca:-hcr
husband, Thomas, being a gentleman
puss Unreasonable size aud grea: vocal
powers. The wicked subject of our
sketch has been the mcaus Of ushcring
into the world an unknown numter Of the
genus kitten, and it is Of her innocent
and unofending offspring that We treat.
As is often the case with feline mothers.
tile heirs apparent whic she offered to an
cxpestau. world were varlegatcdin color
There were white kittens and black
Lrowu kittens aud gray; and it has been
noticed by the people with whom Mrs.
Tabby and her husband Thomas board.
that the colorcd kittens never survived
more than three or four days after birth.
This fact had become a subject Of remark;
and Mrs. Tabby being short time ago
encicute, it was determined to keep u
watch upon her actions, and if she should
prove guilty Of the terrible crime Of
which she was suspected, to bring her to
immediate and condign.puhisimcnt. Ac-
cordingly, after the hurry andexcitemon'
Of the affair was over, a jealous eye was
OH the alert, and how can wc describe the
extreme horror Of til. watcher, when he
saw Mrs.Tabby actually ,naliciously, de-
liLeratcly, aud undoubtedly with malice
aforcthouslls, tear 'asnnder tho tonder
,i,roats of the colorcd kittcns-carry
their bleeding bodies some distance away,
and then. return to carcss her white Off
spring! sSs,t'ai4y "
Wherefore, We ask, should this be
tl,u.ly! ,1a9l
Why, in The name Of all that is loil'
should this distinction of color be made !
Are we really degenerate sons of a
noble ancestry, TINT we call thus sec our
new national color scorucd-disrcgarlcd
contcmncd-by cat! 7.n7 hlesp
We nwait tic indignation Of the loil
masses. l7.
% In the meantime, i bchooves our law
makers to remedy similar evils by arpro-
pirate legislation. Much as We regret
that We should have to chronicle suc!, an
occurrence Ms happening in our town
and deep as is our grief for the sudden
and untilncly taking of of the poor aud
uufortu,atc kittens whose color alone pre-
vented lhom from soon assuming an hon
orabc position among their fellow cats
yet the pang Of sorrow is softened by The
conviction that Governor Stevenson will
at bncc SEQ the necessity Of providing
against such crimes, by l"giSla,ion-if he
can: and by force and the military if he
must
Left US Inf peas!
Srnlyo-with its fragrant blossoms and
balmy seems to have commenced. 1t
was pretty thought that contemplated
Spring as youth, clothed in flowing
mantle Of green silk, interviewer with
flowers; a clluplet Of roses on bis head,
and uiarcissus in his hand Primroscs
aud yiolcts sprang up under his feet, and
all nature was clicercd at lis approach.
We say that my heart, not n'ndc purcr
and bct.erby meditation Of the verual de-