The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-21
MR.. CHRISTENSEN'S LETTER.
EXPLAINING WHY HE ADDRESSED
THE HONORED COURT
The Trouble those Cats Gave him, and the
Fear he has from the Quick-shootinr Re
voIver-Ilow he Cot that bundle Together.


Mr.. Max Christensen Of ZIG East Seventy
seventh street. has not got the names Of any Of
the cats complained OF before Justice Kilbreth
on Thursday. Ho is very proud Of the letter
thathe handed w to the Court on that occasion,
and in tho course Of which he said; I'VE have
the misfortune to be troubled by our neigh
boNrs occupying the hoGses No 1ls and 100.
7s str joining to tho backside Of o1rs. The
canse is cats. which from the neighbour
hood have fancy to associate on Our
kitchen roof Sometimes they IRE going down
into the yards or gardens belonging to
said Island 100. rs str which seems to
be sign for onr neighbour to commince tho
chase. So far alright bot the cats will take
refuge on oOr roof, and stones and other mis-
ciblcs whereof | can show spcciments are
thronwn after thom. Now these angry
people have threatened to kill tho cats fear
revolvers or other fire wcaper may como into
use. Of which. the balls or b0llets may enter
thronght the window into the sleeping rooms
above the kitchen root"
Mr.. Christensen. to justify HE appeal 10 the
Court for protection from this nightly ava
lanche. unrollcd before his Honor bundle
filed with a very miscellaneous assortment OF
articles In it were brickbats. old boots. and
bottles. bootiacks. bits Of iron and brass. and n
hoop skirt. These h. said, he had picked up
in his back yard. and on the roof Of his kitchen.
in which IL n skylight. lie feared that this sky
Eight might be broken, and harm thereby como
To himself or his sisters sitting underneath.
The Justice assured Mr.. Christensen that he
would issue n summons for the offenders as
soon as their names Wore furnished him
Mr. Christensen. with his four maiden sisters.
lives in neat little twostory cottage. the porch
! covered with trailing vines ana with a Hover
! garden attached. He is a frrscO painter. They
rnme rom Coprnhagen nine years ago. ana are
very gentle. coniliing Danes. Mr.. Christensen
! who is tail and light-haired. welcomed a re-
porter yesterday with modest enthusiasm, h =
! youngest sister meanwhile, playing PLEASANTLY
! upon melodeon, upon which was placed Il
! bouquet freshly gathered from the garden. The
| reporter congratulated Mr.. Christensen upon
| An. yes" said he. dclighfcdly. My
! ways what / must say | make a good letter.
| Court Since fourteen days We have not good
| time Then the cold OF The winter Il over. aud
| the cats from the neighborhood come TO us
Kitchen roof, and have a fancy to make noise
| there. II Is for them a -
-, Bah room suggested the reporter. as Mr.
Yes. yes" said that gentleman. glccfully
! they bawi and sometime they are jumping &c
the garden OF rs and 100 Scventy-eighth street
| and scratch the flowers. and tumble over. and
.phz-z, phlz-z,' TO the others. We don't inter
| fcre with tho cats OF other people and W
stay in our beds So far all right. But tho
! ncighbors. they get mad. and throw wha
they have from their houses. and from
cats that do die from accident, and some vege.
| tables tina, people throw away--all make smol
| In the summer SO bud that We must shut US win
! dow. This IL not good for US. 70 out to picL
/ up these ! say no word. because V" do not wi-t
10 trouble the cats that are Of the neighbors anl
| We wish 20 go along quietly,
! SO far all right Mr.. Christensen hero be
| gan to h. cncrgetic.l But on sunday nigh
the cats associate for n fearful concert. and the
neighbOrs yell, say curses. and throw mor'
things than before. ! say no word again. -
far all right. But on Tuesday evening. when
cat begins on the roof. a stone comes, rs W
think. from lis, through the skyllght We FEM
that some OF the stone may hurt. II not Kill Ms
on glass spitors. may fall into rs eyes or meals
which Ne sometimes take there; or into th'
lamp. and that shall explode. Ny sister goei
to n window and saying how the shyligh
may be lroken. the man in tho gar
den says that will not hurt him. hi
stands not the cat, and that she Is to 20 away
! Then know that balls are shot quick from thu
revolver in this county,. and 1 think our liyei
in danger II the csus continue ussociating OF
the ROOT, and eiy that | will go to the honore,
court DO not want trouble for us neighbOrs
| but that they shall not shoot
You seem very kindly disposed toward tn
cats, MIR. Christensen.
Tho cat Is alive. He must 20 ont. and h
wills 10 20 on the back fence so far all right
The n"ighborhood must have the cats for th
ruts AMI mice would soon have the people 10 u
away. The cats | like better ns the people "
come among some years ago. They had quar-
rolling and lighting all the night much wOrs
than the cats, and We slept no more