The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-11-09
burlington Hawkeye.l

somebody into trouble, published an article
relative to the engrossing Partially which q
domestic cat feels for its home, its vehement
yearning to return thithes when circum-
stances over which it has no control have re-
suited in its transfer to unfamiliar localities,
and ali that sort Of thing, winding up by
giving an interesting eccount Of how certain
eminent Dutch naturalists had used Grimal-
kin as a letter-made a sort of carrier-pigeon
Of the cat, in fact. o. thirty seven cats car
ried miles from their native village, and then
turned loose with letters tied around their
necks, not one failed to get back to the start
ing point il time.
Well, young Mr. T%illinghast, out On West
Hill, read this article, and q romantic con
ception occurred to him right on the spot.
While he Wss burning a limited quantity of
old Judge Diffenbaugh's gas and just running
Miss Diffenbaugh's bangs that evening, he
told Miss DifFenbaugh ali about it. Happy
scheme! born Of loves emergencies. Mr..
Tillinghast would carry Elfrida's beloved
maltese home with him that night. The next
evening, when the stars were shining, and
tho presence Of the old judge, returned from
circuit, forbade Clarence about the premises,
the maltese, hame returning, would bear,
bound to its neck by a silken cord, a memor-
andum of Clarence, his undying affection,
and one thing and another.
Clarence loved the maltese for its mistress
cnEn a. ht,t - .Y,nt nnT1rd To~ y III A. 49, ~ Lnl
ia the warehouse before he got it home. The
maltese was one Of the fiery, untamed Tx
raine breed blue as smoke, with a tail like
a second-growth bologna sausage, and it
weighed about twenty-eight pounds. Its
name was Cleopatra. It was really a Mark
Antony cal, but Hiss Diffenbaugh called it
Cleopatra because it was such a pretty name.
You never can tell whether q cat has o right
to vote or not by the name q girl gives it.
Mr.. T~illinghast tucked the cat under his
coat as we'll as he could, but the cat stuck
Qua fore and aft. Vainly he struggled with
it, bowsprit or spanker would stand out in
spite Of him. And when he was about half
way home he met q group Of friends, ladies
I'd gentlemen, returning from some festive
expensive ice-cream saloon. They ac-
80 d him, and he had to let 60 with one
to lift hiB hat, and as he did 80 Cleo
rot his head Gus and yelled for fresh
: tone that blighted the lilacs and
A. Of the ladies' into Mysteries. APP
ou.a he fearful sound and its terrible
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! u,,e,, one Of the gentlemen collared him
"a toa him L at il his opinion it was q very
,rn,a, coward, trick, and one that no gen
1anran would be guilty Of, and he believed
T~illinghast NO, Nd never have done it had
Ia No, been intoxica ted, and he would expect
explanation and "a, 'ology from him when
he was sober.
Greatly depressed ID D irit, Mr. T%ilhngghast
bis home Wara way, Cleopatra occa-
sionally clawing hts ribs il . manner that IN
dicated an early grave. Often the cratic
eccentricities Of Cleopatra compelled the
young man to weep aloud, but they reached
home at last. Cleopatra cuTled up on the
foot Of the bed and purred himself to sleep
with the calm content OF q cat that had made
q substantial lunch o. human Elps' eng NJ.
Tlllinghast sat Up tne greater par. U lhe
nighe Wrl''1g Q le'eei .'na. "as ~ = 80,
and bathing his laeerated body.
Next evening ne MADE ready % seno nls
messenger nome. II oruei 70 inciease =
cats vehement earning % se'urn non,e,