Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-04-22

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There IL q cat story going the rounds
OF the "court circle" here, which may
prove interesting. II not instructive.
When Her Royal Highness came to Cam
ada in 1878. she brought with her an
Italian kitten OF the feminine gender.
In the course Of o few months the kitten
had grown to be recognized as Q cat. and
with the instincts OF that species began
to Sigh for the company Of the opposite
sex. II. r. Il. viewed with alarm the
resllsssness Of her pet, and gave special
directions that minnie should not be
allowed outside the precincts Of . certain
room. A close grating was put on the
window, and everything done that could
be to prevent any democrat "Thomas"
from flirting with "dsar little Minnie"
But Thomas would come round, attracted
NO doubt by the plaintve vailings Of
Minnie In the upper chamber. The
sentry whose duty Il was 10 pace with
measured tread the special district and
ward OF maraudsrs was disturbed by
these frequent conversations between
the lonely ".Minnis" and the old fellows
that would. but couldn't, on account Of
the distance that separated them. 20 that
Il frequently fell TO bis lot to drive these
serenaders from their post. Al time
went on, the Thomas-oat-visitors In.
creased rather than diminished. till there
was scarcely . residence within Q mile OF
Ridtau Hall where the owners could
keep their plsbeian Toms at home. for
of they went to Government House
anxious to become the lovers Of the blue
bloodsd Minnie Imprisoned within these
walls. It IL said that the Marquis 70.
monstrated. but Il. r. Il. persisted. and
the evening concerts were continued nm.
interruptedly. except from an oocasional
''bang'' from the sentry's rifle.
The time came for the Princess de-
parturs to Western Ontario. and In
leaving she gave the piper orders that
under NO circumstances was he 70 allow
Minnie to 60 out from that room. In
an evil hour the piper won't out for .
walk, leaving the door unlocked, and
when he returned found that Minnie was
happy in the company Of . hns looking
democratic Tom that somebody had
placed in the apartment. Hoping that
the evil day might b avsrted, hs hur-
risd the old fellow out amid the laughter
Of some Of the maids. From that day
Minnie was the best behaved cat In the
neighborhood. Il. r. II. returned; the
piper said that the ~favorits eat had not
been out. The Princess remarked that
she looked remarkably well for . pussy
that had been confined 90 steadily. The
piper grew nervous and retired.
A few weeks afterward poor Maodon-
aid was sent for hurrisdly BY the Phn.
cess. Before leaving his room hs rsck.
oned up the time and found that II was
the date that he had feared. On enter.
ing the Princess apartments she brought
him to q corner and showed him two
gray and white kittens or Q beautiful
cushion, the white Italian Minnie look.
ing on admiringly. Mao. declared he
did not know how. but Il. r. b. inter.
ruptsd. stamped her womanly foot. and
warned him to be careful. She said It
must have been . gray Tom cat. He
replied he supposed 20 too. He vowed
she had never been out. She vowed he
must have been In. The Princess did
not think be would have been 20 careless
about her orders. Mao. explained and
affirmed no had not been out long. and
he could not have been there long. Her
R. Highness replies "too long," and
Mac. owns to having smiled then. The
Princess said abe would not have cared
for the increase In the family. only the
kittens must bs related TO some vulgar
democratic cat.
The story il 4 short n She briefly
informed Lorns's favorits piper that he
would have to 90 back to the Highlands
OF his native homo. which hs did . few
days afterwsrd. Minnie 10 now regarded
~ an o~utcast, and periodically, since
then, she has presented the neighbor-
hood with cats Of all oolors, showing
thereby that her choice Of company has