Arizona weekly enterprise., 1881-11-12
The Cat.

Cats are curious cattle. They are sell fish. They are Srasping. When the at- tributes were parceled out among the animals, the catgut the gift of music. She got 1t by violins.
 No one knows where cats come from, ont since the fashion of seal sacques came in every body knows where most of them go to. But this is kept profound secret among the owners of seal gar aents. They set the seal of secrecy up- on it. Purr-haps they are wise.
 The eat has nine lives-that IS to say she lives nine times longer than she ought.
 This suggests problem. which lovers of mathematlcs-the are those, alas who love thenl--c.an puzzlo over.
 If 1t take nine tililors to make one live ulan, and nine lives to make one cat, what does a catamount to? Gore spondents sending answers will please inclose a Scent stamp, not for publica- ton, but for the use of the compiler of this authentic hstory.)
 The cat Is not subject to tax. Efforts have been made to insert a clause ill the Dog law to include eats, but thus far the cats have inserted their own claws
 Not only do they escape tax, but the taxiderinist also. They do their own stufing.
 At the time of the flood Father Noah endeavored to keep the cat out Of the ark, but the cat got her back up ano passed in under the guise of a camel.
 Until very recently, every ship has since that time carried 8 cat.
 Many stories are told Of the seafarine cat, including nine tai.s, which are oft l. red
 In Egypt cats were regarded as sacred animals. To kill one was an offense pun ishable with death.
 The cut remembers this, and to this day takes fence on the slightest provo cation.
 Formerly, when a cat died, all the in mates of the house went into mournine Now the household go.out into the Iii l. end erect bcotjacks to its memory. T doa't wait till morning.
 The Egyptians worzhipea cat-bta deity. aud mariners, who cling euperstitions, stil set up eat-heaIs tl,eir ships.
 The Egyptian cat lived in dark age the modern cat closes her existence ill a sausage.
 Cat-skins were favorite dress-trim- ming in the middle ages, whence arose the prover that skinned cat Is better than it looks.
 The cats kin are now exclusively used as trimming for back fences.
 A catkin IS young cat, and is great on the spring. In the spriDg she may be seen among the topmost branches Ct the willows.
 Cats were introduced into England from the Island of Cyprus. They are not found in the cypress now; only on willows.
 In ancient Wales a cat fetched the same price ss calf. Her modern walls now frequently fetch whole oowhide in the shape of boot leather.
 Cats are Baptists by profession, but those who indulge their predilections during early kittenhood seldom survive.
 Cats are very mewslcal. They are all base singers. The nocturne Is their fa- vorite composition.
 Nox is their especial deity. Knocks always accompany their concerts.
 Cats do not open their eyes until days old. Do they ever close them again? Nein. Throw boot-jack at a sleeping cat and you will be convinced of this.
 Cats are supposed to be accomplices of witches, which is probably because they love the darkness rather than light.
 It is said that cats are cleverer than dogs and more easily trained. They are great pedestrians, and can make more laps in given time than any other animal.
 They are generally healthy, notwith- standing we he,r of !" the cat i'll upon a thousand hills.
 4 great many more things might be said about the cat.
 But silent be, it is the cat !-Bosto'' Transcript.