The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-10-19

ln the middle of the doorway stood q
cat--a maternal cat-who hsd spied my
black pointer, jet, who stood at my ell
bow watching me eat, and expectantly
awaiting her turn, with no murderous
design on cat or kittens at all. But the
feline temperament 10 suspicious and
wralhtnl; and this cat was termaRaut
ANYHOW, born under some evil star, and
bent on having a row. Now, to my
mind, there is alwAyE terrible fnscina-
tion In the process Of preparation which
cat goes through preliminary TO com.
bat. There is such deliberate spiteful-
ness about IL; such q murderous maligni.
" Of design a. 1t passes from one phase
OF expression 70 another, that II is impos.
sIbie 10 withdraw your eyes from the
creature as she passes through her
spasms. Now, this cat was no exception
10 her tribe. Her mannerism was perfect
after ils Kind When looked up she
stood In the doorway with q suggestive
curve Ia her back, and with slightly
swollen appearance about her tail. 49,
$40 aud sweIied. TLs curve IN her
back grew and grew. Her tail bulged
until il was enormous. Her eyes blaEed
hotter and hotter. Her mouth opened
wider, aud out Of II came 9 successioH OF
noises that was simply irightful. How
tha' cut could keep anything inside oi
her aud spit in that way was marvel
OF course, jet had not been an unmiud.
iul -, ctstor Of The scene. Sbo had been
Interviewed before in this style And knew
v bst WIS coming. Her hair ridged up
on hef back, her tail sliiiened straight 81
ga iron rod, aud her lips lishtened over
her white teeth. Any cat that was at eli
sensible would have lei such dog aione
Bur this feline had % cAntioH at all And
" acr he left the doorway anl began 10.
stride A, ross the II bor coward Isi knew
II thing. krpl on nuca ! niger the Up ac
OF Europe wouh be discarded w.
isi liaing ny sill from ia, eitair. of xer
Dg my legs Vut nom uuder the tabie ~
could litt lnyesf lrum the chair, when
tnsl cat went into the air like htsh aud
exploded Ia "a series of most uaesrlhlj
aoires over jets back. or coarse, no
deceut dog would stand any such con
duct ~ that, aud Jet didn't. Now, you
understand, this was suddenly impro
v.s, ifdr. bad 30 programme to 60
by and didu't undefstaHd at all where
the d,fi.Ient parts came in: and besides,
the sectors did not seem To require any
special prompting, aud evidently needed
all the room 10 themselves.
50, ieeeling that wasn't wanted, and
might scfusliy be In their way III re-.
maineS, ! retired out through the win
dow 10 The piszzs, where could con-
template the development of sction from
back seat, as IL were. Oh one thing
sm certain. have never in ely ot
country, seen 9 more intense performance
II was the very climax OF high tragedy
The actors we're upto their best key, and
going !, strong. I ssw that the Thing
wss drawing TO . foe poiat. Either !
should not have any dog In f-w min
uies, o. ibe man wouldD't have any cat
70 spesk of One OF the two things wss
certain. Al that instant the door bursi
oIen, and the man himself, with broom
III biz hand, burst into the roam aud be-
gan 70 lay shout him right and Jeff but
this only stirred Jet up tremendously.
TIE c sn the broom together brought
out her bsst points. The way she went
sfter 81 eat. under the table. betweeu
th n = legs, b .ck u the stove, was
In,iescr battle. Bu. the actors were not
81 on he stage yes. Assin the door
burst y sa. and . womsp, without boops
on, MIA washbo.Fd in her hsnd. 81 OF
iuto e assr ment wiih look sf intsrro
Ist on ber eOununancs ftightfni !,