Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-04-29
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
mrs. CAT.

Not long ago, up at Virginia, a
Spanish woman, the mother Of two
children, residing on South c street,
was sick. She had been sick for three
weeks, and was in considerable trouble
besides, 70 that the poor woman hardly
knew which way to turn or what to
do. Some Of her Spanish friends,
fancying that she acted strangely ut
times, concluded that she was 4 little
crazy, and perhaps she might finally
have become so. At all events, \ little
dried-up old Chileno, who was said to
be q sort Of prophet or a conjurer, be-
cause he wasn't good for anything else,
declared it to be his deliberate judg-
ment that this unfortunate female was
bewitched, and badly so at that. The
disease being now accurately defined,
the next thing was the remedy TOR 1t.
The old fellow, after due consultation
with supernatural authorities. all
nounced that the only potent remedy
In the case was for the afflicted woman
TO drink some blood extracted from q
freshly-killed cat, and afterward to eat
some of the cat also. The next thing
was to procure the requisite cat, which
was not so easy a matter, for although
cats were plenty enough in that neigh
borhood, yet they had been so har-
rnssed by dogs, junk bottles, boot
lacks and other missiles that they were
exceedingly shy Of the human race.
Old Mrs. Mahoney was 4 widow
woman residing close by, who got her
living by taking in washing; and Mrs.
Mahoney had a cat. 1t was a nice,
w%ell-behaved cat, with brindled. glossy
fur, and she most always stayed in the
house sleeping on the old woman's
bed, except when she laid OIL the front
porch summing herself. II was on one
Of these latter occasions, when Mrs.
Mahoney happened to be out, that the
unsuspecting cat was captured, bagged
and taken into a back room, where,
Notwithstanding her vigorous resist
ance, she was foully murdered. Her
throat was cut from a to a r n
from her flowing jugular a teacuptul
Of the bright warm blood was taken,
and the Spanish woman that was said
70 be crazy had to drink il. Then the
ca. was skinned, and in due process OF
time served up In the form Of q stew.
The crazy woman had a good big dish
full Of IL forced upon her, and then she
eagerly declared she felt better. so
they did not oblige her to 60 the wnoie
cat.
There was a mischievous young girl
also living In tho neighborhood. 'ehe
was sweet fifteen, and her name was
Jennie. She knew all about this cat
affair, and thought It was wicked TO
swIndle Mrs. Mahoney out Of her cat
In that way: so she managed 10 nip
the balance of the stew, and took It to
her. telling her 1t was stewed rabbit.
"Ah!" said the old lady, after she
had done with 1t, "but ye're. fine girl.
Jennie. a finer bit o. mate or sup aV
a sbtsw I havn't ate for many a day:
Sure I've claned the dish, and saved
IN. homes for me cat" But her cat
eve seemed to come home, and Mrs.
Mahoney wondered and searched 70 no
A foolish, trifing young chap living
In the neighborhoOd, who was Jennies
friend and COMPLIANT, thought this was
too good 8 joke to lose, so he couldn't
keep it to himself at all. but, like a
silly goose that he was, n day when
he had too much beer in him he went
and told Mrs. Mahoney all about 1t.
The old lady was Mortified, but she
was q good Christian woman. ana got
resigned as soon as she could; out J;
was "too much for her, intirely:"
"The dirty haythins says she I'll
lave thin. the cat-atin' Graysers.'
She packed up her things and LEFT Tor
California next day. The crazy Span
ish woman has been we'll cared ior
since, and Is fully recovered. This
may seem like a queer story In some
respects, but 1t Is all true, neverthe-
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