The New York herald., 1877-12-18

lively about them disrcputable that have spent
tneir days ana their nights IN questionable
ncighborhooas romantic that jus, as ready 10
roll the bottom OF their cnges ana ilirt WIN tue
casual passer-oy as tney woud DO 70 pay %m snc ,c
proud ANIMALS among the group, whose "icllf es no
would think OF hurtng Gals tnat have run TO ies
with calm, phiiosophic ways and festive ones that
seem ready for iroc Among the degenerate
won prize in London years ago and who docs not
seem at ali proud OF his descent
TONS AND TABBIEs.
Interested spectators locked 10 the show during
the aay. Before midday tho building was crowded W
both sexes who take an interest IN cats. ine .s'
woman and obese man, tho dwars and lightning cal
cuiator tho first Hour vi tho MUSEUM were passed.
with scarcely u notice as the crowd pushed up tne
stairway TO the upper stories where tho calls were
ranged IN their cages. Even Captain Constaptenius,
the tattooed man. sat 10 soisury state most oil the day
and In tho presence Of tho. greater attractions
OF Tab and Tom was viewed with a sort Of dsdaln AS
OF the rihng IN the catalogue OF curiositics IN
the nlacx grim .k,n clip" No. IS, was exhibited.
THIS animal born without tail and IS SAID 10 cacn
flies with her teeth. nne tortoise shell cat called
.Saor in the collection and tho greatest curiosity
seemed to animate tho crowd to sec the quadrupcd
whose record OF almost equals that oi vet
Gran captain oil European steamer. There - M iss
Green's lat tabby, seventeen years old, which has
been the mother OF l73 Kittens and MISS Groen says she
would not tell story Tor such tre as three Kittens
Tho rcman's cat is fifteen ycars old and IS well known
IN Brooklyn. In old times she ran with tho JACK Iut-
nam Hose Company OF the Brooklyn volunteer nre
department. "Dickcy James, Is solid cat Hc is
striped hike a tiger and weighs twenty pounds Hc -
three years old. There Is q melancholy looking cat
very appropriately called "Hamlet," born witnout
teeth He Is seventeen years old aud tho properly OF
widow lady In reduced INSTANCES. sne hopes 10
get prize declares the Cat eats ke lady and
takes his cup OF tea with the grace OF an old maid.
''Red Tom Is eight years oid, white ana Win iiger
stripes. "Dick' Is handsome mouse colorei animal
Weighing eleven pounds BooJacks, olacking boxes,
shoebrshes and broken bottles have passed ov er his
nne-year-old head without leaving visible scar Tho
largest tabUy exhibited Is from Brooklyn, wnito ana
lawn co0r-a very handsome cal.
one OF tho curlositics OF what might DO termed cat
literature Is 10 be found attached 10 one OF cagos
In which is confined "a tortoise sncii cat The letter
and cnallange runs thus
Kscoa Fletcher renowned "chid cat" named Predio s.
Fletcher, borned October SIo This IL one o the most
wonderful pet cats living II viii play tag with any mum
living. and also hide and seek and, wnen IN
health jump equal 10 any child. aud also
will talk In It's own languish-so many to
swer do hsreDy, therefore, chai
lcngc any owner Oi a to against him
form ancrs. Yours respectfully, KEEOLA FLETCHER.
In addi,iou there are number OF iour-pawed cats,
most oil them ucing celebrated Tor their iondness OF
milk ln this respect there Is Maltese tabby, 'Moe
Mcguire" who Is said TO have but one riva and that
In tomcat, "French Jcan.o There rs large Russian
cat exhibited lives almost the entire time III cage
of birds. He does 10 frighcn them, and, on
their part they perch on MS back and In other ways
illustrate now adage, viz.:-"FamiliaEity bro~ds
content"
But this is only small part OF the lot that will be
gathered together IN tow days, the entries being
open until this evening. The lar famed Kilkenny cats
present. but Is expected that some relic OF
those interesting animals will he placed on exhibition
before the show closes. These should certainly have
place among modern cat shows as they have i0r SO
many years been recognized In cat literature.