Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-04
The Cat.
I Boston Transcript

Cats are curious cattle. They are selfish.
tney are grasping. When the attributes were
TarCeled out among the animals, the catgut
the gift Of music. she got II By vIolins
No one knows where cats come from; but
since the fashion OF seal SacqueS came in
every body knows where most OF them 70 TO-
But this is kept q profound secret among the
owners OF seal garments They set the seal of
secrecy upon II. Purrhaps they are wise.
The cat has nine lives; that is TO say, she
lives niue times longer than she ought.
This suggests problem, which lovers OF
IGathematics-there are those alas. who love
tn6m-can puzzle over.
Ii IL takes nine talIors 70 make one 1--we man.
and niEe lives 10 make one cat. what DIES q
oatamCunt 10? Correspondents sending an
SwtTs will please enclose a thIee-ceLt stamp
bot for publication, but for the use OF the com
piler of this authentic history
The cat IS Lot subject to tax. Efforts have
hetn mace 10 insert clause in the dog law to
include cats, but thus far the cats have insert
I'd theirown claws.
Not only do they escape tax, but the taXl9r-
mist also. They do their own Siufling.
AT the Time OF the flood Father Noah en- ieav-
ored 10 Keep the cat ont Of the ark bur the cat
got her back up and passed IN under the Zul5e
or camel
jhtn very recently every ship has since that
time carried q cat.
Many stories are tod of the Seafaring ca IN
clnd-ng line tails, Wnien are o1Jea red.
In Egypt cats were regarded as sacred AMI
mals To Kill che was du offence punish 30 e
with death. {.
TIE cat remembers this, and 70 this daY .kas
fence Oh the slightest pIoy0cation.
Formerly when cal died al the inmates
OF tie ECuSe went tGfo mourning. Nov me
Household go cut into the nlgaT and tcact
bootlacks 10 rs memory. They don't wait I'LL
ECILiIg.
TIE Egyptians wo.shfpreI q cat headpi tal
", anG IaaTlbeTS, who cling TO cid super5 .Jl0as
SUI Sc up Caihe ads n Their ships.
The Eg. pttaD cat lived II da- age: the
modem cat closes her existence ia a SAUSAGE
Cs*ktnS were fdYoTlJe dress trimming In
the middle ages. whence arose the proverD That
skinned eat Is better than ii l0oks.
The cars Kin are now exclusively used "a a
trimming Tor back fences.
catkin IS a young cat, and is great on the
sprtpg. In the spring she may be seen among
Tie tOPmost branches OF the willows.
cats were introduced into England from the
Island or Cyprus They are not found Ia the
cypress row; OILY Ga willows.
In ancient Wales cat fetched the same price
as a calf. Her modern walls now frpultnJ(y
leather.
cats are Baptists by profession. but those who
iLCIist IhelE predLecu0n during early ki[tea-
Cats 30 not open their eyes until nine DAYS
CID. Do tEty ever c,0se them again? Netn
Will be convinced Of this.
Cats are supposed 70 BE- acr1mpIicaS Of
witches, which Is probably because they love
the darkness rather than I;lr.
Cats are very meSslCaI. They are ell base
singers. The EoecurGe Is their Ia,o.lCe com D.
sitiOD.
NoH Is Jleir e5p6cl2t QteFy- KNOCKS 4 EayS
ACCOMPANY tteir concerts,
II Is said that cats are cleverer than d0y5 AL
more easily trained. They are great peit.s7ri "a
ara can make more laps IL u gwen time III "A
any other animal.
They are very courageous, aud always c1.ae
u 70 tie scratch
They are yeTy frugal. You have seen than
cha~lLS ,he.f teilS IL jLeir eIltaGOr5 TO maze
10th ends meet.
They are Toud OF winter aInusements. Y,u
remember what t1e New England Primer says
The Cat doth play, aBG after sleigh
They aie generally healthy nof-gigh3raui-a1-
We hear OF the cat I'll upon a thousand MIS- -
great many more things might o. sad
about the cat.
But silent De, Il IS the cat!