The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-03-17


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THE RESULT OF A CAT AND DOG
FIGHT.
hummer Bulge. beside being an old
bachelor, was q very eccentric man,
and among his many peculiarities was
that of extreme fear, or hatred, for the
opposite sex and his passionate attach
ment to q dozen or more cats.
In this feline family were the repre-
sentatives of nearly every color and
tint ever dreamed of by Raphael or
produced by Titan; and it was q source
Of great pride to get them arranged
around him in like manner as the artist
would lay his colors upon the palette.
hummer Bulge was reputed to be well
of; he owned . comfortable house and
. beautiful garden; and for that reason
there were quite number of antiquated
sheep's-eyes cast at him as he took his
usual afternoon promenade.
But in this they were very cautious,
and contented themselves with gossip
gether, and inwardly wishing, when
alone, that they might exterminate
these cats and win his widowed heart
Nearly opposite his house lived the
Widow Squimps, who possessed some
good looks, some property and tenn
per which at times was tempestuous.
She had passed half score of years
among the shades of her cast-off weeds
and began to look about her for an
other victim, and certainly not upon
hummer Bulge without feeling the
hope within her of one day superseding
and occupying the position in his affeC-
tious monopolised by those variegated
cats.
But to the credit of Bulge be it said
that such An idea never crossed the
threshold of his celibate imagination;
and, to tell the truth, he entertained q
double dose of hate for the expectant
Squimps-holding her in . scale some-
what below the worth Of his poorest
cat. who in some of her unlicensed OUT
of-door precipitations had been shorn
of the majority Of her waggish OK
tremity.
Squimps had dog that she was near
ly as fond of as was Bulge of his cats,
and although Foxy was 1.-THE widows
mite" the sequel wi. show that there
existed petween the "nocks 8nd herds
of the two parties . hatred fully as in
tense as that which existed between the
man and woman.
But our widow was quite smiling
when all went smoothly with her. and
there were also times when Bulge felt
far from evil-disposed toward all wom-
ankind.
But q storm was brewing. and the
widows dog. Foxy" was foremost in
making it, whereat and wherein poor
"Foxy" was rather roughly used. and
on his return home presented the ap-
pearance of having been shot from .
ten-pounder through q thorn hedge.
| The train was fired; the widows .
| glasses fell from her nose. owing to the
sudden rise of her temper, and while
Bulge was stroking down the ruffied
fur Of his feline army, and congratulate
ing them upon their victory, the door
of his unfrequented domicile was uncer-
enormously thrown open, and the widow
stood before him.
"You villain! you dogr' she began.
| "Your dog, MADAME interrupted
Bulge, jumping up from his seat, while
his victorious army hed to escape the
storm.
"How dare you let your filthy cats
| tear my Foxy in such manner! will
have you prosecuted! I'll have you
"No. I'll be hanged II you winr'
said Bulge. buttoning up his coat,
81 will have you understand. sir,
that YOU can't keep an army of cats to
| infest the neighborhood with"
s.Madam. your dog had the pleasure
of beginning it, and my cats the ex-
| treu,e felicity of ending it ~
"No, sir, It shall not end here; the
law shall end it. Twill yet have you.
sirr' 80.
"I would sooner marry wild boar.
| l."
81 didn't speak of marriage. Ionly
wish you to repay the wounds you have
| given my
az tell you. madam. will have moth
ing to do with you. and you had better
e"The law shall satisfy me Il you
won't"
81 don't care . cuss who satisfies OF
what; but II you are as easily satisfied
a. you are to satisfy others. have no
doubt but that you will soon be all right.
Good day"
"Oh! you shall pay dearly for this.
sirr' And with voluminous flourish
she left the house, with her own aswell
a. Budge's temper sadly out of tune.
She proceeded to q lawyer, and laid
her case before him, and he enlarged
upon it to such an extent that she &C
tually began to count largely upon the
cost, and at once commenced action.
But while returning home her temper
began to subside somewhat, and she
thought of how little consequence mon
| ov nv 90 Eovv,s uas yhou cOv,parod with
the total subversion of the hope she had
in exchange for her own. .-.
Sleep that night came in fitful visits
to her lone pillow, and on the morrow
she resolved to seek the offended Bulge
and heal his wounds with honeyed
words.
Accordingly, she put on her best silk,
and combed her hair as she used to dc
years agone-when she won the heart
of Squimpe-and presented herself be-
fore Bulge.
At first he would not listen to her
but being convinced that she was truly
penitent. he at last accepted hel
apology. and they parted better friends
than ever. :,
Budge offered 10 settle or leave II
ont. and she started to find her lawyer,
resolving to push the case no further
but he would not submit, for there wa
not only a fee at stake, but the rarity ol
having case in court, both OF which
caused him to demur at the peaceful
finale.
But the widow had made up hei
mind, and the only thing he could gel
her to consent to was that he should nle