, 1881-04-02

Sotno Fragments frDm 1i<rays. 0MC OF
which May taet IL Prize.


E1llclI May taet IL Prtxe.
Nrsp Turk 1inlss.
Mr.. It. y. Dl,nuelI. who hns cnt.sE,ow ut
his museum, cul,cr Of broadway nnd Ninth
STREET, atrerrt1 brfora the opcn!hg pf tho show,
Il prlze fnr the bpst pssay III cats. Tile result
is that Mr. 1}unMei's Olfca il ilt'w Handed
with thtlc, comic, sero,ls n'ltt historic ct
fus10l,s frnn NIL parts of tho country. 4 fe-
nn!e cssayist treats Ut tho suhjec. at grcat
lcnstt,. She snys TINT tic ott Egyptfals
w0rshipett cata. Wl,eu tho fnniiy cat tlletl
tlntnral daat!, tho members Of tsle household
sl,uycd Thur eyebrows In sorrt,w. Tho bOdy
WIS alnbaIuctl and buried III II s,mt co,lsu
cri,teh to rnts. Tl1ey wnr0 never kl!lm[ by
tile EEypinls. md n Roman, wl,0 Hcclltr1lily
caused tho Heath If u cat, WIS set Hptll l'y
MI tnfurintetl l,D, as sacrificed to their firy.
n Ruat's aa!.c ,.'i.l iorner ~ , ntt,itess , ,,Is
aAtl event cast Il gloom over tic uiattre cont
Thcru are some curious a,,pursttlmns co,i-
sf sfts r y t ns tS 1 sei"T p4r @sh tS ' ts ysrt ct
1 viz" i i iieks ! L ;suf i VIZ sainst t1 ,he E' at
WISHES It's i,u:o oyer fts gar, or Kits with iis
there is Il bun wedding u the ho,!se. t'!e
hrllo may consider .harsclf very. fortunate II
TIC cat Sliccxes hg tIny t'e1nre. III l|hyntiA II
cut ut rcd, whltu. nt't blNck IL calaett II ltru-
tHIt III slF hllt}lt4ttS HtlEI All
In Tho i!an,cs Of II burning house. tnslead Of
water to tlnclici tile i!anlpH.. II Is also stp-
psel! that their prcsc1lcn IN h0nSu WILL l're-
vent fewer. WHEN AnlerlcA WIS aisEnyerull
rho American cats nre descendants Or tflose
brought ever from Earopo By tho Ilrst set
tlara.
nctiy i,0Ul worts. Tlu or!yin Of I,otse cuts.
lie says. is obscure. This Is undoubtedly
true In ,nnny cases., AInb legends trnee tho
cMt buck to Mnall's 'tt, wlfirc TIC st3ry
JUS yuars hsforo il. Chrlstaill eni. ii ISL
ea e. s jynS IL Srf to fS"!s 1"e,as is ~; y 'e;Es %y!
breasted itlnrten.precclel It lis monsa-lstller.
lt non.o arA nnclunt Britain eAts were rare:
l''ny mantnns t1cn'. md the Cn.snrs paimted
thur! on thYlroai,'Grs ntliu Ut A!!l!e AFss thy
eruft. 1T. DOMINIC duserlbrs the tut as uil
lncal,sly A'alal, whose furn tho Devil often
assumed. Il Is related TINT, III, nrclii'cct IT.
crnssc'l 1t Should fovfeit ls soul The arellI~
| tect sant ever y eat, whtcll. scratched tho
Duy!!'s f4ce. III t;ermnsly black eals nre
kept frpm cl,t'dyef, us ovil oliens, mud tlMir
cuts frn!n The 1sln nt Malta fsusssn. .Iapn1l,
| Turkey. Sicily, md AteXlco nI ll0ssesa llle
| features Of Tic a:lttetlt. Egyptian breed.
il ma,is 10 tIlo Cit il Sauskrit writings 9,d00
years old, alMl still Mnre nlm'icnt records Of
1t aru 10 be found ~ tl!e inontlnentnl figures
nrnl tnt nIrn,u,!es Of Egyst. The gloycsi cut
Of Nab!a (Fel!s nulcllatal, which n!so mp
pt.is IN IL mummy, aipronrhrs n,ost nearly
III sizo nnt III t!lv tnperll4 fSril Of Tho tail to
thu ,lnmestse cat. The difficulty Of recoKlliz-
}ng tllih nlrestor III my single wild spcrics
illat tilo conln,, cut {Fo!is tlomesica} IL thu
frntillet uf !ll,tt1y crossings or SPECIES Got1,.
thu domestic eat TINT r!ll wild alo by IN
,nHal,s uncommon, mud having mlcc taste'
wild fond 1t Is nfturwAul indifferent to rats
and Mice. hut tllero are fow ani!nis tloru de-
strctyt 70 pDl.ltry nntl slhe. THO oil l.atEl1
oysrb "G"tols na Tses vs. WI WI r"ft
90 III tho watur),, IL hnrlty corrrct, M cut:
llayu frequently been know,,! tn oyercn,nt
tilclr aversion tn wafer III order to gratltiy
"a X poor student III tho CONNECTICUT Liter
ary institution ut Sutllrlh, Cnnl,., who Is
working his way through cnlc.c, sen.ls Il
si.ort essay ai'l an,lirEent letter nsk.nE tle
e"nseriliny tic prixc" Tho. cssay ii rs III
lOws: ''rlu cnt Is IL domestic niltnal. She
Is the smallest @f tho inn'ls nf thn Erent chi
trba. This trtl,e comprises tho tion. tiger
household cnt Is II yery domestic creaturc."
* young indy, gifted III thv nintter Of ut.
1ecttscs, ,syery Indignant thut Tho law .loca no
rscoguIze propgrty III cn's. SsIewrlsrs: Now
II nlnll steMts frnnl lle MY biINd-nntnctl
spruinctl -fo,ltleredI- E1t-ttle DEMONSTRATING
knurk- Observation-Disclosures l.bnIkins hurst. or !
llu stenls MY oil l,ruAle-hnox l,AcrugEys sell
fur nothing and .le.r; ut that ami tlwnys
k!cks.oyer:thc.Mtils-p cow. or NY bowling
g-yelung-mn1Ey-ta -tailcss-lylrj
pllnblc t1OE, nr my, serece!!nE- screaming
swearing -sa-taat- NIL lltile-nrltslsbotS- complain
Of-tt-uut-n!!nlttl-!atf would -SpGnl
tn.thg-p puilec-Rm-tliNt-l It. WIS shameful nllt|
usiNcishtlurly-pMrrot, the law Will pnnsl, lllN
Thu brlelest Nli4 most COMPREHENSIVE Of nj
tho pss..yA ~ frnl,t e,lu wh0 slys In has III
Ind Il Kuo.l nights sleep III ycNr, III follows
Dam uil eats utlyWNy,H