Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-12-02
MARK TWAlH's CAT STORY.
A Coed One Net is Any OF HI
Coiieettons-

knew by the sympathetic glow upon
his bald head knew BY the thought
full look upon his face-I knew by tho
emotional tiush upon the strawberry end
OF the old iree-liver's nose. that simon
wheeier's memory was busy with the
olden time. Andso prepared to leave,
for all these were symptoms OF remi-
niscence-sigus that he was going to be
delivered Of another Of his tiresotne per-
sonal experiences but | was too slow
he got the start OF me. As nearly US l
can recollect. the inhiotion was couehed
in the following language
"we were all boys. then. and didn't
care for nothing. and didn't have any
trouble. and didn't worry about nothing
only to shirk school aud keep up re-
viving state OF devilment all the time.
This yah Jim Wolf was talkin' about
was the prentice. and he was the best
hearted fellsr, he was. aud the most for
Rivin' and onselfish i ever see-well,
there couldn't be q more bullier boy
than he was, take him how you.would,
and sorry enough was when see him
for the last time.
"Ms and Henry was always pestering
and plastering horse bills on his back.
and putting humble bees in his bed, and
30 on, aud sometimes we'd crowd in and
bunk with him. Notwithstanding his
growing, and then we'd let on to get
mad aud fieht across him. so a. to keep
him stirred up like. He was nineteen.
he was, and long. and lank. and bashful,
and We was fifteen and sixteen, and toll
cradle lazy and worthless.
$50. that night, you know, when my
sister Mary gave q candy pullin', they
started US to bed early. so rs the COM
pany would have full swing. and we run
In on jim to have some fun.
"Our winder lookt out onto the roof
Of an ell, and about 10 o'clock couple
OF old tom cats got to roarin' and char.
gin round II. and carrying on like sin.
There was four inches OF snow on the
roof, and II Was frozen so that there was
n right smart crust Of ice on II. aud the
moon was shining bright, aud We could
see them cats like daylight. First they
would stand or and e-yow. VOW. vow.
Just the same as II they was eussin
one another. you know. and bow mp
their backs and push up their tails, and
swell around and spit, then all OF sud.
den tho gray cat he'd snatch handful
OF fur out Of the yaller cats ham. and
spin around him like button ON barn
door. But the yaller cat was game. and
he'd come and clinch. and the way they'd
gouge and bite and yowl. aud the way
they'd make the fur hy was powerful.
swell. Jim. he got disgusted with the
row. and lowed he'd climb out there
and drive 'em oif'n that roof. lie
hadn't RELY no notion OF doin' 10,
likely, but We everlastin'ly dogged him.
and bgllyragged him. and lowed he'd
always Dragged how he wouldn't take
q dare, and so on. and 10 and behold you
he went-went exactly as ho was
nothin' on but o shirt, and that was
abort. But you ought to see him. You
ought to see him creepin' over that ice,
and diggin' his toe nails and finger nails
In TO keep from slippin. and 'bove all.
you ought to have seen that shirt-tail
a.aappin' in the wind. and them long.
ridiculous shanks Of his s-glistsnin' in
the moonlight.
Then company folks were down
there under the caves, the whole squad
OF them under the ornsry shed OF old
washin'ton Bower yines-all settn
round about two dozen sassers OF hot
candy. which they'd set in the snow to
cool. And they was laushin and talkin
lively; but bless you. they didn't know
nothiu Of tho panorama that was goin'
ON over their heads. Well. jim he went