Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-01-31
LOWEY'S FANCY CAT.


Commodore is the most noted
darkcy in Erie. He is good natured.
shrewd sort of fellow, somewhat adj
dictcd to doing business now and
then on the Jeremy Diddlcr style. as
the following incident will testify:
Living near the residence of the Hon.
Morrow G. Lowry, he was frequently
employed by the latter to do odd jobs
around the house and in the garden.
One day Mrs. Lowry concluded that
the pcccadilloes of worthless tom
cat, long and attachc of the family,
were such as demanded the intliction
of Il capital punishment, and Jim was
called upon to play thcpart of execu-
toner. After Il long chase the victim
was captured and put in u basket.
over which an old shawl was securely
fastened. The next move was, how
to dispose Of the prisoner. Mrs. L..
suggested drowning, but Jim, with
tears in his eyes, protested that he
could no more 'drown that cat" than
he could drown "hissclf,' that were
he to do SO. his conscience, acting on
q naturally tender heart, would
trouble him SO much at nj ghts that he
was sure that lie could never sleep Il
wink thereafter. Not wishing to ruin
.Jim's peace of mind, Mrs. l.. com
promised the matter by giving him a
dollar, and directing him to dispose
i of it any way he pleased. so that she
should never see it again. Putting
the dollar in his pockc and the basket
on his arm, Jim started down town.
lie had not got out of sight of the
house, when he met Morrow walking
leisurcly toward his home, and the
following colloquy enSucd.
Morrow-Ilello, Jim, what have
you got there?
Jim-Onc oh de celebrated Rocky
mountain cats, sab.
Morrow-A Rocky mountain cat
Why, Jim, where did you get him,
and what are YOU going to do with
him:
JIM Gollv, sal. Didn't you heal
oh de big bunch OBJ dem cats cum to
town yesterday from ilaliforuy, sab
Bcs mousers i'll dc wurl, sab, and dis
is dc biggest and hes one oh de lot,
sab. Dcy are gwine to give Inc foall
dollars for him ut dc Reed house, sab.
Morrow, (recOliecting the general
cussedness of the family cat)-Jim,
we want a good cat up home, and
guess I'll take this fellow, but-but-
don't you think four dollars is steep
for cat
Jim-Why, all dc res sold for five
dollahs, sab.
This decided Morrow, SO he paid
Jim the price asked, and told him to
carry the "Rocky Mountain cat" up
to Mrs. Lowry. Jim had. however,
very important business elsewhere,
and he begged Morrow to take the
basket himself, which the latter con.
sented to do. Arriving at home, he
took his prize into the sitting room,
carefully closed the doors. slightly
lifting the basket covering, and smiled
bcncvolcntly ut Mrs. LIS apparent
establishment, remarked
''My dear, Eve brought you Rocky
Mountain cat-the best mouscr-."
AT this moment the cat jumped on,
of the basket, and commenced rub.
bing himself against his masters legs
i. Morrow stopped short, while his
wife broke in impaticntlv
LA, me, Morrow! Why, that's
the same old cat gave Jim Stewar,
+ n dollar to drown, not more than tel
minutes ago"
What followed we know not, but, 9
few minutes later the Hon. Morrow
B. Lowry might have been noticed OF
the streets of Erie, armed with
+ walking-stick, and wondering "wh,
a man can never find that nigger whel
= lie wants to see him badly"