The sun., 1873-07-25
THE cars or DEaRAW SIR EET.
An Expiosiou ut Miduiskt-A Breeklvn POLL
tician wsundsd--A Wycksn street Carpen-
ter shop Tcmpora riiy Closed.

An EXPLOSIVES ut Miduisht-A Breehiyn POLL
iician Wsunded-A Wycksn sireet Carpen-
ter shop Temporarily Closed.
Michael Kane, q rather handsome, we'll
built, Jolly young Irtshman, fearing neither man
nor beast, lives at 455 Degraw street, Brookiyn.
He keeps a carpenter shop In WyckUf street and
Is something of politician, deDehting to go out
into the open air to discuss with his fellow
countryn.n the affairs of the nation. but yester-
day he lay In bed all day. His left hand was
carefully done up in cotton batting and his face
wore am air Of sadness. lie told his wife that b Q
thought he might stay at home about two
weeks, although his business would be knocked
into a cooked hat by his absence. She sat 10y his
side and soothcd him and his four little children
were permitted to look at him.
1t Ia the old, old story. lie dsliked cats, par
ticularly those Of the seronadng kind, and liked
chickens and "a good nights rest. Ills wife and
four little children owed much Of their wakefuI-
ness at night to the yclinr cats IIe himself
had many times retired to rest and been inter-
rupte,. in hts dreams by unoarthy yeils. Thcn
lie Thought ul his Run, bat a. tho musical voices
/ OF the cats again rang Out lie rOlentcd and
sought only u buotilck or "a stone, which no
shied through the window toward his tor
cu- that he loycd next to his family. tn cats
were equally fond of thcse chickens. which one
10y one were fast myEtcriousy disappearing. Mr..
kane held council " w@ with his family.
! Then lac spoke g. friend and s"ofc that he
Ntiilll ne TtNenEtl
Ga wednesday nlght MIR. Kane sat In his room
surveying tic back yard. IIs gun was near ut
hand. Ills chickens had gone t. rest, aud Mrs.
Kane WIS preparing To pat the four little Kane (
into thctr littic hods. Mr.. Kane was thOughtful.
/ 10 gaxcd intcntly into the yard and WAS not
sufprisod whon lac saw iinc large cat step
hri-klv along lila neighhOr.' fences and spriug
into his yard. lie was stil less surprised " ht u
another eat Joined the first. These Cata, ii Il
sad, squiutcd Ht the moon, and then began
their screnadc. II WIS just what Mr. Kane cx-
prCtel. but nevertheless Mr.. Kane was wrot
lite aTOfp ia his wrath, aud lckeu his
Belgian u.ie. The weapon was all thert, aud
plenty Of powder and ball were in the barrel.
Nrs. Kane went out on the front stuop, ard
Mr.. hnne went down stuIrs to the basement
with his gun. lie stood at the open window
and listened to the opera. The singers were
gracefully back and forward stariig at each
other. grinding their teeth look ng at the moon
and then at Mr.. kanes little dwelling. Mr.
Kane took pity un thcu, but he thought Of his
children and said the singers must die. He WAS
not afraid. lie did not fater. Slowly raising
the Guntp hi shoulder and taking good aim he
pulled the tilgser In an instant tho
aud 50 was the forelnger of MIR.
kanc's left hand. He dropped the
gun, then mere apology Tor gun, as the stock
was nowhere 10 be found on the floor. The
smoke almost blinded Mr.. Kane, but when IL
cleared away he saw that glszier as well as u
phy-ician was required. In few moments he
was surrounded by his family and his dwelling
was besieget BY anxious inquirers. When IL was
lcarne that bad begun war upon the cats
and been seriously injured. the nelghbors swore
MANY asked whether he had killed the cats and
when told that he had not, they muttered, "lt
In too bad, and went away. The singers fought
shy OF Nr. kanc's back yard last night