, 1873-08-03

| ling oyor M unknown horso lo has Just pur-
chased, which ho knows can beat Doxter's best
time by at least two seconds. card from
Robert Bonner Is now in order. CoIsrouN.
ANTIPATHY TO CATS.
| Tho Rev. DR.. Primo, in tho New York 0bserper,
giyos ao,no curious faots in regard to tho natural
antipatby Of distinguished divine to cats. Wo
| knew d man who Ind tho samo singular M
| tipathy to chooBe, and another to buttor. THO
| fcoling soems to bo entirely beyond tho control
| Of tho individual who has it:
| Within twenty-five milos Of Cambridge N. Y,
tho homo Of my youth, tho Roy. Dr. resided.
Ills name withhold Reluctantly, and norcly bo-
| cauBo what am going togay Of him will DO rognrd-
cd by some as d foiblo, though TO not 30 cou-
which ho was not responsible. lie was by birth
an Engliahman; came to this country with his
young family, and wna finally Bottled as pastor
in tho State Of New York. lie WAS tho father Of
seventeen children, two OF whom nre clcrgymon,
| ono President Of a college, one distinguished
lawyer, and oil who grow up. occupied places OF
honor and uBefulnoas. DR.. Spraguo Bnys OF him
that ho vas "ono Of tho loading mon Of lls
day. day., H. ., Mas 2 man Of lnrge frame, stout
aud corpulcnt, tho very lust man to be suspected
Of woakucsB, or foolish notionB or atfoctationa
Of any kind. His only rocularity, Of which
hayo any knowledge, was itability to exist In tho
same Immediate noighborhood with cat. That
tho disability waR real, and not imaginary, I
have the most painful and abundant testimony,
and tho facts are worth recording, M they estnb.
iiall physiological point Of great interest, aud
My father and tue Doctor wore members of tho
Prosbytery Of Troy, and OF tho Synod OF Albany,
aud as those ecclesiastical bodies fifty yoarB ago
extondod over large territory, Attendance upon
oxcursions' as tEo DoctoST ind ny futIor 1 woro
warm personal friends, my father, bong much tho
younger, acted tho part OF fdas .Achafes, to pre-
vent any collision botweon tho Doctor and Ills
natural enemy tho cat. Before io was admitted
| inform tho family Of tho Doctors popularity OF
| temperament, md ovcry ono Of tho foliuo folk
! would DO removed or carefully c!oaetod.
Putting III, together for tho night ut rurnl
inn iu Now HampAhiro, my faticr flul takcn tho
precaution to consult tho landlord Oh tho sub
jcct, and received tho ASSURANCE TINT no cat WIS
OIL tho promises, tho landlord having long since
learned that cats were more Of q nuisance than
| am very mitch Of tho namo opinion with tho Now
| Hampshire landlord, never yot having Hecn a
| house less infested BY mico for the presence Of
| cnt. Satisfied with the ASSURANCE the two clergy
| mon took lodginga, and, aftor an early supper,
boing woariod with their journey, retired to bod
in adjoining rooms. III tho dead Of night
my fathor awoko to hear tho peculiar cry
of tho cat and evidently in tho hnll by the door
bod "accoutrcd aa ho wns," he rushed out into
tho hall. and tho noiso OF the aniInnl cossod:
hut, rot,irninc to lis room and lirhtinr hia can
dlo. ho p4rs,lod tho cat down staira into q lower
room, Wlero lo mado her prisoner. Ho hopcd
that Tho Doctor l,a not heard the cat but Think
ing 1t prudent to look in upon him, ho opened
his door and found him lying with hfs head oyor
the side Of tho bod, tho sweat in big drops stand
| anid, AnI'm botter now" Ho was greatly ox
| hnl,stei. hut was recovering an from n n,yonn.
1t another time tho Doctor camo to our hol,ee.
in Carnbrilge, N. Y, md as lls visit was antic..
patcd tho Usual proparatiops had boon mado.
TINT Of eonding tile cat away to ono Of tho
nolghbors. And, as it happened 1T this timc that
tons were carefully conveyed with the cat, to q
safe retreat. Dr.. - ontoyod tho room from
tho hall and instantly retired to tho piazza and
thero aat down. My mother went out, and,
greeting him, lod him into tho paror Again le
rotirod, Baying with his uBual urbanlty, "Aly
dear Madam, you have not considered my inflrm-
| ity." She assured him t},at lo waa for once at
roturuod but on Tho threshold again pauaoa,
md aeid ho could not enter, IIo resumed lis
| eoat On tho poro and q search waB malo
| ITutlor a had in y room opontng out OF tho mr.
| lor wag found kitton asleop, Tho at,nos-
nhero OF the whole apartment must hayo been
40 imprecnatod that lis Bystom royolted aud,
to hive rotnnInod In it. would in nil probability
ul1ancoB.
Tliy int1rmity, IA ho hitnaolf always used to
call il. wien it wRs necessary for him to nlludo
to It. bccamo vol known in tho community
whoro ho lived, and it iB said that at ol,o tino
somo mischioyous bows nut cat into tho box-
sent Of Ills cl.niso. IN Which ho was Going out tn
| rf]o. and althourh tho animni n,nto m nnisn
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