American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-01-06
Lowry's Cat-The Rocky Mountain
MOuser.

Jim Stewart, sometimes called the
Commodore, p" is the most noted darkey
in Erie, He is good naturcd, shrewd
sort of II fellow, somewhat addicted to
doing business now and then on the Jer-
envy Diddler style, us the following Incl
dent will testify: Living near the resi-
dence 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 pcccadillocs of worthless tom
cat, long an attache Of the family, were
such as demanded the inniction of cap
ital punishment, and Jim was called upon
10 play the part of eXeculioner After II
long chase the victim was captured and
put in Il 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 the cat than he
could drown himself y that We're he to
do so, his conscience, acting on natu-
rally tender heart, would trouble him so
much at nights that he was sure he could
never sleep wink thereafter. Not wish
ing to ruin Jim's peace Of mind Mrs l..
compromised the matter by giving him II
dollar, and directing him to dispose Of it
any way he pleased, so that she should
never see it again. Putting the dollar in
his pocket and the basket under his arm,
Jim started down town. He had not
gone out of sight of the house when he
met Morrow, walking leisurely toward his
home, and the following colloquy en-
sued
Morrow Hello, jim, what have you
got there ?
jim. One 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 golly, sab, Didn't you hcah oh
de big bunch oh dem cats cum to town
yesterday from Klaforny, sah? Bes nous
crs in dc wurl, sah and dis is de biggest
and best one oh de lot, sab Dey are
gwine to glib me foah dollars for him at
the Reed House, sab.
Morrow (recollecting the general Gus
of the family caO;--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 a cat!
Jim.-Why all de rest sold for five dol
lars, sab.
This decided Morrow; so he paid Jim
the price asked, and told him to carry the
g Rocky Mountain cat up to Mrs. Lowry.
Jim had however, very important bust
ness elsewhere, and he begged Morrow to
take the basket himself, Which The latter
to do. Arriving at home he
took his prize into the sitting-room, care
fully closed the doors, slightly lifting the
basket covering and smiling bencvolently
At Mrs. Is. apparent establishment, re-
marked:
MY dear, I've brought you Il Rocky
NJ ountain Cat-thc best mouser-'
At this moment the cat jumped out Of
he basket, and commenced rubbing him
self against his masters legs. Morrow
stopped short, while his wife brokein i'm
LA me, Morrow, Why that's the saHo
I'D cat | gave Jim Stewart a dollar to
lrown not more than ten minutes ago .
What followed we know not, but few .
minutes later the Hon. Morrow b. Lowry .
night have been noticed on the streets Of ,
Erie, armed with a wallingsick, and .
"Why man can never find .
hat Niger when he wants to see him
BADLY "-Bearer Rddicai.