The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-18
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A line OF boys and mon, each with cat
pressed forward to the desk 10 hc registered"
Tho G, liar doorway stood wide open. and into
this from time to time were rolled large barrels
peculiarly rumored 10 contain cats shipped
from abroad. All was buslc. confusion. and
animation.
How is the cat show getting on ?" a report
asked OF the gentleman IL the d,sk ia an inter-
WI between the registering Of 4 large black
Maltese with yellow fre-lit eyes. ani the dock
e,ing OF u small white pussy with blue ribbon
Excellently. sir cxce ently. VS. have close
on to 2on entries already. and expect us many
more before the show IL over
D. tn public "n'hue"' readily"
on. No trouble about that. Sir, just step IN
side and 500 the crowd fpr n minute. You have
q good ahunee now Russian joe is Just 20
Ing 70 fire on the cannon"
Russian joe is tall. sleek handsome
animal with lon. hcccy hair spotted with Je,
hlark. ana an eyo thq' Tor psllueid cletrne.S
r'nd No. Nst nrd in his lcri FINANCES YES
WIN ar4stoer.tc slowness and sei'esl Ian.
q, rn NJ +, h. ai,ci ys small pi.4nt
fuso ntendcd ior iirinc. nnl Al the other largo
bird ca4t- continuing Java npgrruw-. IAroqu't Is.
ana ,ahdri'a. doe Was 10 IRE on t'ie cannon,
and then lac 4 wn among tho canaries without
eating them. At the word II command the cat
dropped hi, theatrical attitude. and amNled
nimh'y toward III" hr.ng apparatus on me ieit.
H. pressed the cushioned lever with his right
paw Tut tho iu~e only smoked suI rrfuscl 10
~ OF. joe turlei hi- head and looked askrw
az u ~ d. I-dairiul n'rIurr, until after quar-
ter az "a n,uut r. su-pNh-'. thn ..nuon ", noon.
Joonot No ING q Dn,s 3D. dulne ilewholr oyer
Joe IN n turnri about und walked with lei surely
strides ha X 20 the cTge. and ensronoed himself
among the birds Tie after were n l.iile shy at
FIRST, and congregat- u IL one corner OF the cuge
hut the cat was "N Violently an old acquaintance.
for after being taken out Of the cesc they re-
turned 10 Joes compromising without delay.
Joe weighs IL pounds. aud. with one exception.
l. the handsOnest cat IN the Exhibition. He was
born and trained in PaulowsAi. twenty-one
"Nolly." n handsome Maltese. three years old
and weghIng ninsteen pounds, lyy curled ny
up sine yawned. licked her chops. and purred
In the noxt compartnc ont was Chinese Pete"
the sole represcnt lNe Of the rlowefy Kingdom
with almoni-shapcd eycs Of n cold. glitfering
green, wondering Celestial from a neighbour
Ing cigar stand eyed him with a hungry and
peculiar 10 * that spoeg volumes.
Jim. MI Intelligent black mud white brute
OF the, mixei variety, mas alta ned the distinc-
ton Of sav,ns the rhull oi his master from
being burned to dea!ii by the simple oNl~dient
Of scrntching with his claws ON ne par.Qr. or
PCT The incident occurred in October 1873.
His owner llve- ~ So0th Brooklyn. and Lao Ie-
Iccled an offer of 500 Tor him.
"Dick," No 100 is entirely black. with green
eyes, No. 1870 was born without teeth, and ear
res food 70 his mouth NTH hls paws. aller me
those organs unusually soft ana flexible Us we'll
as sensitive to the slightest touch. ~.
"Clis Is sensitive. ne we'll rs the rest ~ folks"
the Snowman sad, sonientlously. " Now, you
see that pretty hule Matec talby over IN me
corner. yOnder. NOu can't got her To- como ont
aud show herself IN no account. uniil she z Is
a good ready. nnd that's not more than twice a
day. They re awlully ncrycrse. some oil 'nenl :
a twenty pound wb'y cMt Of myed color,
the property Of Mr.. JOHN Morris Of Proohlvn,
has many admirers. Her strong 200 .nts are hsr
grern "ycs which she keeps ali Lat closed.
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