The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-10-25
The Cat.

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Cats are curious cattle. They are
selfish. They are grasping. When
tho attributes were parceled out
among the animals, the catgut the
gift OF music. She got it by yiolins,
No one knows where cats come from,
but since the fashion of seal sacques
came in everybody knows where
most OF them go to. But this is kept
profound secret among the owners
OF seal garments. They set the seal
of secrecy upon 1t, .Purr. haps they
are wise.
Tho cat has nine lives---that Is TO
say she lives nine times longer than
she ought.
This suggests problem, which
lovers OF mathomatics--there arc
those, alas who love them-can puz
zle over.
Ii 1t takes nine tailors to make one
iva man, aud nine lives to make one
cat, what does Il calaInount to ? Cor
respondents sending answers will
please inclose Scent stamp, not for
publication, but for tho use OF the
compiler OF this authentic history)
The cat is not subject TO tax.
Efforts have bfen made to insert a
clause in tho dog law to include cats,
but thus far the cats have inserted
their own claws.
Not only do they escape tax, but
the tax idermist also. They do
their own stufiing.
At tho time of the flood Father
Noah endeavored to keep the cat out
the ark, but the cat got her back up
and passed in under the guise of u
camel.
Until very recently, every ship has
since that time carried cat.
Many stories are told fthe seafar.
ing cat, including nine-tsiis, which
are often red.
In Egypt cats were regarded as
sacred animals. To kill one was Oh
offense punishable with death.
The cat remember this, and TO this
day takes q fence OIL the slightest
provocation.
Formerly. when cat died, all the
inmates of the house went into
mourning. Now the household 20
out iltd the night and erect boot
jacks to his memory. They don't
wait til morning.
The Egyptians worshipped cat.
headed deity, and mariners. who
cling 10 old superstitions, still set up
cat heads in their ships.
The Egyptian cat lived in dark age
the modern cat closes her existence in
q sausage.
Cat-skins were q favorite dress
trimming in the middle ages, whence
arose the proverb that skinned cal
Is better than it looks.
The cats kin are now exclusively
used as trimming for back fences
A catkin is a, Young cat, and il
great on the spring. In the spring
she may be seen among the topmos
| branches OF the willows.
Cats were introduced into England
from the leland OF Cyprus. They art
not found in tho cypress now only
on willows.
In ancient Wales cat fetched the
same price as calf Her modern wall
now frequently fetcha whole cow.
hide in the shape of boot leather.
| Cats are Baptists by profession
but those who indulge their predi
lcctions during early kittcnhood sci
dom survive.
| Cats are very mewsical. They ar
all base singers. The nocturne i
their favorite composition.
| Nox is their especial deity
Knocks always accompany their con
certs.
| Cats do not open their eyes until
days old. Dothey ever close then
againp Nein. Throw boot-jack n
sleeping cat and you will be con
vlnced of this.
Cats are supposed to be accompli
ces of witches, which is probabl,
because they love the darkness rathe
than light.
i It's said that cats,are cleverer thai
dogs and more easily trained. The,
are great pedestrians, and can max
more laps in a given time than an.
other animal.
They are generally healthy, not
J withstanding we hear Of "the cat i
, upon a thousand hlils."
A great many more things nigh
| be said abOut the cat,
But silent be, it Is the cat.-Bosto
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