The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-23
A Good story, Though an Old One.

A Good story, Though an Old One.
Jim Stewart, sometimes called the
Commodore" is the most noted darkcy
in Erie He is a goOd.naturcd, shrcwd
sort Of fellow, somewhat addicted to
doing business now and then on tho
Jeremy DiddlGr style, as the following in.
cidcnt will testify: Living near the resi-.
dcnce Of tho Hon. Morrow G. Lowry, he
was frequently employed by the latter To
do odd jobs around tho house and in the
garden. One day Mrs. Lowry concluded
that the peCCAdillocs Oft worthless tom.
cat, long attached to the family, weresnch
rs demanded the infection OF capital pun
ishment, and Jim was called upon To play
the part Of eXeCutiOner. Alter a long
chase the victim was captured and put in
basket, over which an old shawl was
fastened. The next move was how to
dispose OF the prisoner Mrs. Lowry sug-
gcsted drowning, but jim, with tears In
his eyes, protested that he could no more
drown the cat than he could drown him.
self; that were he 10 do so, his conscience,
acting on naturally tender heart, would
trouble him so much at nights that he
was sure that he would never sleepa wink
thereafter. Not wishing TO ruin inns
peace OF mind, Mrs. Lowry compromised
the matter by giving him Il dollar, and
directing him to dispose Of II 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 startled
down town. He had not gone out of
sight of the house when he met Morrow
walking along leisurely toward his home,
anO the following COllOquY ensucd
Morrow-Hello, Jim, what have you
got there
Jim-One oh de celebrated Rocky
Mountain cats, sab.
I Morrow. "A Rocky Mountain cat
Why, Jim, where did yon get him, and
what are you going to do with him?
Jim.-1 gOlly, sail i Didn't you heah
OBJ do big bunch OBJ dem cats cum to town
yesterday from Kallorny, sab? Best
mousers In the wurl, sab, and dis is dc
biggest and bes' one oh de lot sail. Dey
are gwlne to give me fOah dollars for him
at dc Reed House, sab.
Morrow (recollecting the general "Cus'
sedness' OF the family cat Jim, We want
q good cat up home, and guess I'll take
this fellow, but-but-don't you think four
dollars is steep for q Catl ...aU H
Jim.-Why, all dc res sold Tor five dol,
lars, sab.
This decided Morrow, so he paid the
price asked, and told him to carry the
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
consented to do. Arriving at home, he
took the prize into the Sitting.roOm, care.
fully closed the doors, slightly lifting the
basket covering and smiling benevolently
at Mrs Lowry's apparent establishment,
remarked: "My dear, I've bought you q
Rocky Mountain cat--the best mouser-"
At this moment the cat jumped out OF
the basket, and commenced rubbing him.
self against his masters legs, Morrow
stopped short, while his wife broke out
impatiently: la me, Morrow Why
that's the same cat gave Jim Stewart u
dollar to drown not more than ten min
utes ago"
What followed we know not, but few
minutes later the Hon. Morrow b. Lowry
might have been noticed on the streets Of
Erie, armed with walking stick, and
wondering "why man can never find
that Niger when lie wants to see him
badly.-Bedpcr pa Radical.