, 1881-11-20
"cLEOPiTRA," +"



| Burdette.
A short tine SINCE tho IUnfim Tdlcgruq}il
which is afways saying something to &c
somebody into trouble, published IN arttcl
relative to the engrossing partiallty whlcl
the domestic cat feels for its home, its ye
tenement yearnine to return thlther wllel
circumstances over which 1t has no contro
have resulted in its transfer to unfamilia
localities, and all that sort Of thing, windtn:
| UP by giving All interesting account of how
| certain eminent Dutch naturalists had util
lied Grilnalkin as a Ietter-carrier-mane :
sort of carrier-plgeon Of the cat in fact. u
thirty-seyen cats carried miles from thei1
native village and turned loose with letters
I tict aroulu their necks not one failed to get
| back to the startng-p0int in time.
| We'll, young Mr.. Iillingl.ast, out Oil West
Hill. read this article, and 4 romantic con-
While l,e was burning limited quantity OF
| oId Judge Dltenbaugh's gas and Just ruin
| Ing Miss Ditfenbaugll's bangs that evening,
he told Miss Ditfeubaugh all about it. Happy
scheme! born Of loves emergencies. Mr.
Tillingiast would carry Elfriua's beloved
next evening, when the stars were shining,
and the presence If the old Judge, returned
from circuit, forbade Clarence about the
premises, the maltese home returning would
uedr, bouHu u It's !itEh w u sI!hen colu+ u
memorandum Of Clarence, his undying af-
fection, and one thing another.
ClarelcG loved the maltese tor its mistress
sake: but it just called for all the love he
had i'll the warehouse before lie got it home.
The maltese was one OF the fiery, uutalnetl
Ukraine breed; blue as smoke, with a tail
like Il socond- d-growt!l bologna sausage, and
it weighed about twenty-three pounds. Its
name was Cleopatra. It was really Mark
Antony eat but Miss Diifenbaugh called it
Cleopatra because it was such il pretty name.
You never can tell whether u cat has 4 right
to vote or not BY the name girl gives it.
Mr. Tillingh2st tucked the cat Under his
coat as well :ls he could, but the, cat stucl:
out fore and aft 'ainly he struggled with
il, bowsprit or suankar would stand out in
spite ut him. And when he was about half
way home lle met group Ut friends, laies
and gentlemen, returning from some festive
ami expensive ice-crealu saloon. They ac-
costed him. and he had to let gu. with one
hand to lift his hat, and rs lie did 50 Cleo
:lir In 4 tone that blishted the lilacs and
threw one OF the ladies' Into Mysteries Ap
.u1led by the fearful sound and its terrible
consequence, Alr. Tilliugha5t was hurrying
OIL. when one of the gentlemen cOllared him
and told him that in his opinion it wasa very
brutal, cowardiy trick, and. one that no
gentleman would be guilty Ut, and tie b.
lieyeu 3tr. Tiling1lnSt never would have
t1n.le it had he not been intoxicated, and he
would expect Ill EXPLANATION and apology
from him when he was s0ber:
Greatly depressed in spirit, Mr.. TlllInghast
pursued his l10llleward WY. Cleopatra 0cca-
siona!iy clawing his ribs III 4 manner that i'll
f1catetl an early grave. Often tue erratsc &C.
centricilie5 Ut Cleopatra compelled the young
man to weep aloli1, but they reached home
ut last. Cieopatr:. cur!etl up on the foot Of
The bed and pt.rred himself to sleep with the
calm content Of 4 cat that had tIiade sub
stant,;ll lunch Of human ribs, and Mr. Til
l,nrll;lSt sat up the greater part Of The
nIE]1t. writing !. letter full of poetry, and
bathing his iacerated body.
Next evening he made ready. to send his
I1unle- In order to increase the
eats vehement Tearniig to rttHrn home
Nr. Tiil.nenast had fed II nothing during the
day, and Cleopatra. in the frenzy Of hunger.
lad chased Imaginary rats about that ru0ul
Until there wasn't left In it a piece OF fragile
furniture biz enot'g. to break again. The
only thing that w:lsIt scratched was the ceii-
iny. and the only thing that wasn't broken
IT," said sir. Tilllnghast, holding his |
,acerated hands III bath of water and soda,
afrer tyins his letter carefully around Cleo
1mtra'5 neck with a blue ribbon. ~' It your
yearning' to return home is 0ne-half SO I
vehement rs mine is TO have you return
thither, yon will be in the lap Of your angelic !
mistress before | can clnse this door again. |
10: messenger Of love that Is deep as 1ha !
,aa and deatIlIess as eternity. 60, tell the |
could not write on the scroli5 OF lnlh1tg one
lntf my love-. -, j.. IT
rent out into the cleaning with the air Of a |
.at WIN WAS Just going to say something like
hat ANYHOW when he suggested it. Mr.. Till