National Republican., 1878-01-11
For the Corner.
"Tliat Cat.-
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About my cat-and declare I
am ashamed to look her in the face. Such q
struggle as she has had for life, and she Is -
patient and forgiying! The fact Is, she never
was appreciated here. l brought her home
from the NJ. E. parsonage (under dificulties)
for Sb, who was absolutely pning for a pet
When I deposited my prize on the sitting.
room floor, | asked exultingly, "Do you like
herP Like herr No, l hate her. Sib re-
piled, and kitty seemed to understand the un.
kind remark, for she at once assumed n bell
ligerent attitude toward her new mistress
land she could be oxasperating-thatI l admit.I
Sometimes Sib would call kit in-or try to-
but there she would stand, like one daze1s
with perfectly imbecile expression of coun-
tcnance, and no coaXing would induce her TO
enter but II, by chance, the door was left
ajar, she would rush in as though thousand
dogs were in pursuit, and then she was in
for the war" No entreaties would move her;
no arguments convince her that she was dis
agreeable. How Sib used TO beratc her
always ending her Trades with that one cx-
pressivo word, "IdOtw II was as good as a
play to sec the drowsy, apathetic manner kis
| would assume under such curtain lectures.
At length she brought us four wee, plump
kittics-and very fond she was OF them--a
| truly devoted mother, every stray dog being
| Immediately driven OF the premises at the point
of the bayonet so TO speak Well, the little ones
grew all too rapidly, and we didn't really need
| five cats; so, after mature delibcratlon m
tdmiIic, we decided to give away two kittens,
| keep two, and chlorofOrm the cat. Not being
successful in dispoSing Of but one, We victim
| lied the other Ia little black and white spit
| fro) alOng with tho mother, which, to our
chagrn, Game to- again, resumed the burden
of life, though with evident discomfort and
went around looking 80 iOrlorn, yet so resigned,
| that IL was Il continual reproach to us. So wa
l,l 4 h.r N M
ous thoughts intent, procured huge sack and
| thrust her in. 1t was dark, dark night; tt
| time for such deed. didn't know OF 1t till
| all was over, and then, OF course. couldn't
sleep thinking Of poor kitty out III the cold,
cold river. My sympathy was all
thrown away, however, for next morn,
| ing there sat kitty, serene and
smiling, on the eastern porch! Her very
self she seemed, aud yet change had come
| DER the spirit of her dreams. She had Lost
| confidence in the qcHuS homo, and all the an.
tag0ni,m Of which her gentle soul was capable
was aroused her wuuld-bc murderer had but
earned her distrust. aud She gave him fun
measure. hraprl up and running over. She
looked upon him as q sort OF professional cat
| killer, and bestowed upon Kim continually
| gluncrs Of withcring contempt and scOrn.
| Finally il got beyond endurance, and he had
| drowned her again. This time he thought ho
| made sure work Of it. She was gone fix weeks
ana Thought bl nCl Nlltil VIII ''i.'i'l H'i''N
~ Of one beyond the bourne. In the mran-
time her two younc descendants Mad come to
an untimciy end. and wc we've again catl'ss.
when, one sunday afternoon, she reap.
pcurcd to ne. the shadow Ul Ecr former self!
With perfectly human appeal 10 my hui
mauity, (which of course could not with
stand, she again established hnHtlt On her
old footing, aud became u member Of our fam
| ily-Iis time for life.
=. S.-ElIdie says she is not the same cat,
that her nose Is longer than WAS Chat cats
but, dear me, | suppose She had t" call her
nasal organ into such uctivc exercise to scent
| her way back that il became plCttumturally
developed; then this kitty has Il way Of pick"
| ing up her feet wcarly that hs thinks that
cat never had; hut the poor dear is ioot.sora
of course she is, ! tell him, from much travel.
ing. | know il is the cat We lost there are
unmstakablc features by which rCcogniN
hcr-aud so think and then again don's
| know ~ ". H. u.