The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-04-18
The Midnight Cat.

Yes, sir. know lots OF men Rho win
start up In bed and shiv'r and shake. and
curse and swear IL tor. cat. proving
along the garden fence. hut opens his
js~s and ut,ers one single yell. On the
eontrary,,he midnieh, ca, never disturhs
me In fact, like to lav and listen to
ths music OF dozen cars holding mass
convention on the garden fence.
As the fret cat hreaks ont heave
Sigh and wonder if the world wouldn't
be 40 veil of without cats. bit don't
get mad Some men tear aro M and
sdeeisr6 that kthey'ils never sLGr 4gain
until thes kill everv cat within $ circle
OF ionr hundred and fifty miles; and
nothing will sooths them.
After the third veil I wonder II II
wouldn't he jn7t as as we'll il some had
hoy would huy an ouncp o. arsenic, a
pound ofsmea,, and Distribute the two
around in-hsck ,arda, hat ] don't go
further. Some men jumD ont Of he'd
and veil: Whore in thunder's that boot
jsck-where's = club?" Ard they rush
10 the door and alinq clubs and yell
".csi! ! ant wake everybody on the
biaek. - - =. - - ---'.--ss -
After the fifth veil I wonder IL had.
Mt better raise the window and ask the
cats to adjourn around the block, on &C.
count of my wife's nervousness, but !
don't get mad. Some men allow their
hair to come right up. fall over chairs,
sinh their toes sgainst the stove, and ex-
claim: "Helen Blszes, but eon't I sicken
Stose felineei"
By.and-hy the cats cease bowling. and
my eye ,lids begin to ache. ! am rapidly
losing conscinusness, when tho old NAL
ssss rises tosa question Of order. sndsthe
opposition commences yelling him down.
He ysIls hack. and get up to see what
time II is, and then wonder II it wouldn't
he ss we'll for me TO go ont there and ex
plain matters. and dentrest the convention
10 60 down the yard io;,ha grape arbort
Mind, don't run around after the shot
gun, aud wske mp nv wife 10 ask her for
powder and old nails and broken glsss
and bark my shin on the stove hearth,
j y
10 pay for this T.
Maltese yields the floor, and the con.
ven,iun goes ahead in sn orderly mar.
ner imagine that the business which
calls the crowd together has been dis.
posed nf, and creep hack to bed. My
vile wakes up and wsnis to know wha
got up for, and / tell her that VAS Of
ter the pepper mint for nv neuralgia
Gomej men would Isy and jaw aud fune
6os ssn hour. and finally get ups igb
with their loving partner.
as u just clcse my eyes tn sleep when ole
Maltese offers an amendment to som,
motion the opposition 90 for him again
He yella hack. spiis at them in scorn, ant
they fall upon him. He backs under N,
window sud stands st hay. creep on
Of bed and seize club, hut drop 1t agai'
as ! remember tbs, am not mad. /
would be we'll, perhaps. 10 step to ih
door and'ihrow the boiler. and the woot
hox. end the cupboard and the ak, ant
the Wood-pile. ard the whole summer
kitchen. at the ,cals. but ] refrsin, ant
h'effiiy tap on the window and urge ol,
Maltese. 10 cover himself with glory
= Some men would erste up the table 0
Sscis, or the 6tstthinQ handy. and ejscu
late: "rm a sinner il I didn't murde
aomebody. or something P -
Yeas OF observation have convince
me that the general anipathy to cats
entirely uniounded IN Quad