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Other Games.

ny telegraph to tie Dispatch.I
Chicago: Chicagos, o: BuffaIos, II.
Boston Providence. 4; Bostons, 0.
Philadelphia: Philadeiphlas, 81 New
Yorks. T..
Detroit: Detroits, 2; ClevelaEds, 6.
Brooklyn: Brooklyns, D; Athletics, I.
Baltimore Baltlmor,s. Alleghenys, 3.
Boston Bostons (Unions), 8; Nationals,
1.
York Treptons, l6; Yorks, @.
Columbus: Columbus, 3; Indianapolis,
4.
81. Louis: ST. Louis, G; Louisviles, 3.
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Exeur.ion 70 NAtural nridxs.

Every Saturday night the Natural Bridge
Is beautifully illuminated, aud tho sight IL
one rare and rich, and well wcrth the
trouble Of Q visit. The Richmond and
Allegheny railroad win run . special llm-
tied excursion train from Richmond TO the
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FOURTEEN ERRORS.
ED Esmips ssd Verse Fielding Give the
"Mets" an Esu Victory Over the VIZ.
girins.


Especial telegram 10 the D,spstch.I
NEW YoaK, August 12.-The weakness
OF the Virginia Club lies in their batting.
This fact was amply demonstrated to-day
when they met the Metropolitan Club TOR
the second time. The virsinias battcd badly
and ielded worse. and the " Nets" had an
easy thing Of It. In the first inning, how
ever, the visitors scored, by good base rum
ming and bad errors by the {" Mess," four
runs. In the next inning but one they
scored solitary run, aud that constituted
their total score. A,
Lynch twirled as he never did before, and
the gentlemen from Old Virginia were un.
able to do anything with his curves. But
TO Dave Orr belongs the credit OF all others.
The giant from Harlem made two runs OF
The thirteen, made two hits OF the ten. and
put out eleven OF the twenty-seven men. He
did not score an error during the game.
Over LOCO persons witnessed the game,
which was an interesting one from begin
ming 10 end. The Metropolitians. how.
ever. outbatted their antagonists and dclded
sharper. The score Is IS follows:
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The Mann moth Miustrels,

Barlow 4 W ilson's Mammoth Ministries
VIII be at the Richmond Theatre tomorrow
night. The entertainment viii be funny
and free from objection. Sale Of reserved
seats commences to-day at the Theatre.
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AICTION NALEs TO-DAY.

RICHMOND BAZAAR, receivers sale sf two
hoIses, two drays, barnes phaeton. &C.. az IL
4. VI.
Jso. p. .LAUGHT0N, JR., 10{ A. ~, furniture,
counter, sc.
cles. Ge.
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(o1ti and Keltable

Virginia Claret, Glbson's and other old
Whi,keys, Old French Brandy, Old Port
and sherry Wine, for sale by
J0sEPH VI. BLAIR,
Importer, &c.,
Pace Block,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-13

The Executive Committee Of the vtrgp
MIA state Agricultural Society have n.
solved TO attend In body the meeting OF
the farmers 1t Charlottesville on the 14sh
instant
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Bridrc on saturday nIebt psxt. Ouly
limited number ol tickets wili b sold.


An s!arm Of are was turned in thls
morning at l:lO o'clotk, caused By are -
Binswsnger 4 Co.'S sssh. 6lnd, ana ooos
establishment, No. 1877 Main street. Tne
Department turned out promptly ana pro.
vented serious hrc. Loss not heavy, and
covered BY Insurance..
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Democratic NominatiOH rOr the Thii'-
tv..ecoud gan n tors NJ nhssrtct.
Especial telegram 10 the Dispatch i

SUFFOLK, Va, August IA, 1894.
Or. J. +. Bryant, Of Southampton soun-
ty, was nominated by the Democratic Con-
vention here TO Cay to oil the vacency in
the State Senate from this Qhs Thirty
second district.
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Temperance Men for tho Democratic
Ticket.
IsnAci,l ,1le,r.m tbe pl,patfh. /

Special telegram The bispath'l
NORFOLK, August IL, 1884
The temperance societies here last night
resolved not to support st. John for Presi-
dent, and declared in favor OF Cleveland
and Hendricks.
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Personal.

Or. John Mahony, dentist, has returned
to The city and can be found at his Office,
625 east Main street.
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LIME. CEMENT. &c.

TINE, LINE, LiME.--3,0o0 barrels
IL fKEsn ROcKLAND LINE. per schooner
Alfred htea. ia dock and diseharsing, for sale
low from vessel. FRESH ROsFND ALE CEMENT,
POhTLAkD fimportcdl CEMENT, AID JAMES
Rf,fk CEMENI Just ~ hand. cAbCikED
PLASTER, LATHE, HAIR, &C. FIRE BRICK
&sflIAY. WARSER MOORE,
Lump and Ground piaser.
Fool Of Seventeenth strge's soath side Dosk.
Au 10
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DELLEVUE HIGH SCHOOL,
ID BEDFORD COUNTY, Va
For Boys and Young Men. Prcparos for BnS'-
ress College, or University. Thoroughly and
Handsomely equipped Fun corIs OF instructors.
Beautiful and htslthy location. ,c,,
Principal
t.,,rrr poer-OYFrCH ~ 4-esDd2m
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INSURANCE COMPANY.

w sURANCE
Is fair, plain contract, which viii be 70 him
who dies
4 CERTAIN PROVISION FOR HIS FAMILY,
aud TO him who lives fifteen or twenty years
A coMP0UND-iNrEREsr INVESTMENT.
In other words.
A BOND COMBINING PROTECTION WITH
PROFIT, WITHOUT THE RISK OF
FORFEITURE.
THE sEMI-TONTINE DIVIDEND PoLfcY
or THE
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LifE-lS.
sURANCE COMPANY,
Is lust such BOND
For circulars and further lnformstion, address
JOHN ID. GARY 4 SON,
General Ageat<,
corner Tenth aad Bunk strests,
au 10 eodt0e6 RiehAoAd, Va
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REMOVAL.

DEMOvAL OF HEADQUARTERS OF
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
H'DQ'Rs RICHMOND FIRE DEPARTMENTAL
No. IL sorIH TsSTB SHEET, I
RICHMOND, VA, August Is. 1884.
By direction of the Committee on the Fire Dee
partment. the HEADQUARTERS OF THE SIgE
DEPARTMENT WILL be REMOVED OS
FRIDAY, August 18TH,
to Washington Hall uhird aoorl, over Ccuneu
chamber on Broad street nesr Ninth, where all
business for the Fire Department will he trans
acted. Communications. bills. etc., must be len
there, or In the lst,er-box on the s,r-e.-aoo-.
JOHN J. KING,
Chairman Committee on Fire Department
au l3-ct
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On Y l. y Il 5!

The reports from tae Gse Of swIFr's sPDCh
nc a.. ;. So In The treatment Of Cancer continue
10 te wonderful. There seems 70 be no dou's that
Ills g positive specific fE sAin-Caneer or Ep'lho-
bona.
"FOg twenty years suffered from Ca0cor on
nv pecS Patent Poia.h and Mercury Mixtures
fed instead 81 curing tie Cancer. lost tit use oil
my arms and The upper part OF my b0cY. MY gen
era, ioaiti was brOken down, Sud my iifc was qe-
sIaifod of. =. =. s. eurcd me sound anc wei. TIL,
new esse Of life is gave ~ nc cannot be me asafed
by any none Ary value. owe NV life ana the sup
tsoft of my family q swift Specific.
"N. n. BOBIsO>. Dasisborc'' Ca
Nr. Brooks, near Albany. VA hopicssly az
Gieted with Ctncsg. IL hsd cska throush his nose
into his meath ana throat The unic ~ hls cc,,h
was 0niy q question of a very short niue. he
prayed for deaib. fis suffering was 50 gfe.i. = -
+. has lad a wonderful eject on hiin His lin-
IroyemFDi Is 20 great thst we all feel sure OF hb
GelDc perfectly cured IA tinf.
w. II. GILBERT, Albany, Ga.
Our Treatiseon BLOOD and skin-Dlsaases mailed
frce 20 applicants
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Drawer 3.
AtianS. Ga.
New york Office, lSa W. Twenty third street;
philadelphia Office. 1905 Chestnut street.
su 9-iw
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Episcopal HIGH SCHOOL,
H EEAR ALEXANDRIA, VA
/. NJ. Bl.ACRFORD, bL'A- PRISCIPAE-
FOR BOYS
OPENS sEPTEMBER PATH.
1-,.,,cguas ..a-,t fy 9O-asJd2pa
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LUMBER DEALER.

" w. PICKRELL. LUMBER-DEAL-
III. FR, keeps IN yard all kinds of BUILDING
LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATHS, POSTS, &C.
BILL LuMBEp furnished promptly.
LONG and LARGE PINE aud OAK specially.
u. w. PiCKRELL.
Yard corner Broad and Laurel streets.
w s-3m
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ylrgipIas......4 o o d o q 5
MeiropolitaDs.O o 2 o o l Is
Earned runs-Nirginias. 2 Metropotans. 4.
firsI base by errors-Njrginiss. z; Metropoi-
tans, 3. First base GU balls-Nirgtnla, Metro
pontans, 4. struck out-Virginia, is; Metro
politans. s. Left on bases-N irginia, Metro
rollfans, Z. ToTal base hts-Virsintls, Z : Metro
rolitans. IL. Three o-base hils-Nelson. Two-base
hlts-Nels0n. Wild pitches-Meagln, l. Passed
balls-Iotgan, 2 Rdpsehlager I. Time OF game,
two hours aud fifteen mIrutes. Umpire, Mr..
IErIl
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MEDICAL COLLEGE Of VIRGINIA,
RICHMOND.
The FoRTY-sEvENTH SESSION VIII bcaia
OCTOBER /, 1854.
For catalogue address
NJ. l.. JAMES, NJ. D.,
iy y29-W&SaiOcl.sw&w Dean Of the Faculty.
SUFFOLK FEMALE INSTITUTE,
~ FOR YOUNG LADIES AND
LITTLE GIRLS.
SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA.

Goard aud literary tuition, si00 per scholastic
wear.
The sixteenth annual session opens SEPTEN-
BER &. 1854. and ci0ses June 10, 1s IS.
SuffOik Is one of The healthiest and most accev1-
bic towns in Virginia.
I The corps OF teachers Is oficient and expert
eneed; Tie home training moral and attractive.
Fine advantages Ia Music, Art, and Languages al
moderate rates. For catalogue apply 10
MISSES FISNEY,
" IL SuT1fk Va
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HOTELS.

DARROTT'S FARisH HOTEL. CHAR
, LOTTESNiLLE, Va, ia tie centre OF ths
city opposite The public sgtINrc- Rate. e. tos2jo
Jer dai. Largest ana Lcsi-arrSnced Botei In
Charlottesville Large. airy rioms. ISoellA1I ~
tics. Nil every assus3Bce Of giving -ltisfactionN
We solicit The travelling pGOlc 10 give Us q call
Special rates FOR boalders. Omnibus etLends al
uslus. ". j. PAEROTr.
je 4-eod3m owner and Proprietor.
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Two huntrcd aud -four dollars per nine months'
session all the expenses Of entrance fes tuI-
ton. board. fuel. lights. and washing.
Eighty-sevon dollars and dfty cents will meet
the expcnfes of q non. resident student.
The coilege-grouads, comprising thirteen acres
Of land, have been greatly improved and beautif,ei
IN the last two years. The Institution offers very
SUPERIOR advantages in the beathfuness or It's los
cation, In It's abundant provision for the comfort
anG convenience Of students. and In the extent aud
thcronghness Of its course OF instruction.
For catalogues. giving full information. apply NJ
the bookstores, or address u. pURYEAk,
" y2S-dCod2m,swSw2m Chairman FaculIv.
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eIF;MER RESORTS.

Fast cxpress-'rairs. with parlOr-cars att1chcd,
arc run daring The season at cOnyencnt hours, ana
Messengers VIII ind on their arrival At tho new
brcad-sirect staiioY, Phiado'uhia, Union Trans
fer coachfs and hoTsecars ready TO transfer direct
30 the station Of the West Jersey railroad. at the
fOCi OF iqrket street.
For tAroucn.iitbets, hsEgage-chccks. aud full
Information, apply a follows: Northeast corner
Thfi, stree and Penusyiyania avenue, station
Baltimore aud Potomac -ai.rund. Was .ington, ID.
a. J.R. WOOD, General Passenger agent.
9 CUARLIs :. PUGE, Gegersi Manager.
4. OF arfF
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lq.8r
GLD POINT COMFORT,
" NlHGINiN.

tlYGEh HOTEL,
Situated one hundred YARDS from Fort Monroe.
oPIN ALL THE YEAR. FqUa 10 any bo'cl m
The United States. surroundings unsurpassed ;
appointments, table. and service mcNcelie !.
Bnil1uc, bo1jilg, l.Iinr, and driving specially
attractive. Prc-emlbcEflT a resort for southe-n
people. TCm.s less tor Cquil Gcc0mmOiat 1Is
tnai. any reaort Ga he country. Pure ocean air,
f0c from malaria. and cOrdIcivc 20 refreshing
sltep. send l0r descriptive pampaltt
nv S-fdd8m II. pffBfETS = pranrfstOr.
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.o.o. EDUCATIoNAx-
REHMoRD COLLEGE,
RICHMOND, VA.

and continues nine months.
FACULTY.
EDMUND HARRISON, A.. NJ. Professor OF Latin;
a. n. BROWN. u. D.. LIZ D.. Professor 6f English
EDw. Is. SMITH. NJ. A., Professor OF Mathemstics:
CHARLES y. WissroS, NJ. A., IL. D., Professor
BrrhrkAn, A. NJ, IL. d., Professor Of Chemis-
Philosophy;
Professors SMITH aud HARRIS, Modern Lam
guagcs.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-05
Petroleum at Bakn on the Caspian.


Around the old city built by the Per-
slams new city has grown up; the pop
ulation is now upward of 10000. Fiji
teen years ago Baku was, in point of
fact, Persian walled town, although
under Russian 1ule To-day it is large
and rapidly-growing European city,
with a highly important commerce.
What has done this? The answer is,
petroleum! From the time of Herodo-
tus it has been known that the shores
of the Caspian abounded in naptha,
bitumen and infiammable oil. But it
does not seem to have occurred to any
one to make it available for commerce
until after its possibilities had been
tested by the development of the coal
oil trade of the United States. There
is always first time. The time for
Baku arrived with the Governor who
was sent there fifteen years ago. To
him occurred the idea that in this vast
supply of petroleum Russia possessed
mine of wealth, destined to rival the
gold fields of California. The chief diff
ficulty, from the outset, was not in OBJ
tanning the oil but in refining it to de-
gree where it could rival the petroleum
of America. 1t contains more naptha
than the American oil, and great effort
has been expended in devising means to
free the oil from this ingredient AL
though as yet not as pure as our petro-
leum, that of Baku is at least sufficient
ly clear to make it evident that unless
our traders take the utmost precautions
Russia is on the point of winning a
large part of our markets for this now
very important article of commerce.
Last year the export of petroleum from
Baku reached the enormous sum of
S15,000,000. A large fleet of square
rugged vessels is engaged in transport
ing the commerce of Baku, which is
also station for several lines of steam
ers. These boats have been built in
sections in England and Sweden and
foated down the Volga. But recently
fine vessels of 1000 tons have been
built at Kassan. They carry large sail
power, as the prevailing winds of the
Caspian are too valuable an aid to loco
motion to be dispensed with. But the
peeuliarities of these rakish little steam
ers is the engine, invented bya Russian.
Petroleum, instead of wood or coal, is
Inelr motlVe power. "A small steam
engine is required to start the engine;
but that once done, the petroleum is
forced through fine apertures in the
form of an impalpable spray into the
furnace, where, once kindled, it pro-
duces enormous heat. When l descend
ed into the engineroom of one of these
steamers could touch nothing without
gloves, so widely was the heat diffused.
IS. G. W. Befyanain, IN Manhattan
MaQazfne.
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Walking-Sticks.

s'Of fashions in canes" said
dealer, There is a large variety. The
style is determined by the head. Silver
has replaced gold for this purpose
that is, there are many more silver
headed sticks sold now than gold ones.
The crutch fashion is the most stylish
looking. This may be made to repre-
sent number of forms, and the latest
is Holsters claw. Animals heads are
not SO popular as formerly, though of
course they are still to be seen. There
is, in fact, an immense field for the ex-
ercise of ingenuity in the designing.
There are all forms of animal life to rep
resent, and large part of the vegeta-
bic world to draw on. Canes that are
made now are the handsomest in the
long history of the walking stick,
though not the eostliest, for at one
period heavy swells used to insert
precious stones in the knobs. American
designers are as good as any in the
world, but, however, most fashions that
obtain wide sale, as the crutch, for
example, are of foreign origin. There
is a wide range of prices. Fine, bullion
tipped sticks cost as high as $40 and
$50. Prices, however, suit every purse.
How is the sale9 There is an odd
popularity about the sale of walking
sticks. 1t is spasmodic. Some years
it is immense, suddenly beginning and
as suddenly ending. The fact is, cane
is not considered an indispensable thing,
as it is in Europe, to be carried on all
occasions. At present the sale is
nothing like the rush of two or three
years ago, but for the better class of
sticks it is fair. p Chicago Tribune.
Tho bicycle ranks among active
temperance agents. as only soberfnan
can ride oaet'pI Indianapolis gpuFsal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-05
Two WAYS Of Reading.


Mabel was a good little girl, but she
did not like to study. She told her
mother she could, walk and talk, and
she didn't want to read.
Her mother was sorry to hear her lit
tie girl talk in that way. She told
Mabel how foolish she would feel to
grow up and know nothing.
Mabel said she would like to learn il
it was not such hard work
One morning Mabel lay on the. floor
with her book in her hand. She said:
Mamma, / don't think other little
girls have such hard times studying
81 know my little girl is not very
stupid" said her mother. eff You
would study your lesson instead OF
thinking how hard it is, you would soon
get through, Mabel. Put your book
away now, and will give you lesson
without any book.
Mabel was delighted to put her book
down. She did not know what her
mother could mean. They put on their
hats and walked great distance. All
last they came 10 q shady yard with 4
large stone building in it. Mabel's
mother asked to go to the school-ro0ui.
They were taken into large room.
Many little girls were seated in a row,
with books in their hands
"Now, Mabel" said her mother.
"see how nicely those little girls
study"
Mabel looked at their books and
said: Mamma, they are not studying
for their books have no letters in them"
Mabel mother then asked for one Of
the books and showed it to her. There
were no black letters in the book.
Mabel felt the page and found that It
was rough. Her mother told her i
was covered with raised letters.
The teacher told one of the little girls
to read for Mabel. The pupil ran her
fingers over the page and read nicely
Mabel then learned that the poor little
girls were blind, and could only read
by feeling the letters.
Mabel told her mother that she had
enjoyed her lesson without any book
very much, but she was so sorry for tho
little blind girls. Her lessons would
not seem hard again. when she thoughs
of them. our Little Ones.
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An Old Lady's Pleasures.

She had many mild pleasures. She
had pretty house full of things which
formed graceful encourage suitable, as
she felt, for such a woman as she was,
and in which she took pleasure for
their own beauty-soft chairs and
couches, a fireplace and lights which
were the perfection of tempered warmth
and illumination. She had a carriage,
very comfortable and easy, in which,
when the weather was suitable, she
went out, and pretty garden and
lawns, in which, when she preferred
staying at home, she could have her
little walk or sit out under the trees.
She had books in plenty and all the
newspapers, and everything that was
needful to keep her within the reflection
of the busy life which she no longer
cared to encounter in her own person.
The post rarely brought her painful
letters; for all those imprisoned in
terests which bring pain had died out,
and the sorrows of others, when they
were communicated TO her gave her a
luxurious sense of sympathy, yet ex-
emption. She was sorry for them; but
such catastrophes could touch her no
more; and often she had pleasant letters
which afforded her something to talk
and think about, and discuss as if it
concerned her-and yet did not concern
her-business which could not hurt her
if it failed, which would please her if it
succeeded. Her letters, her papers, her
books, each coming in at its appointed
hour, were all instruments of pleasure.
She came down stairs at certain
hour, which she kept to as if it had been
of the utmost importance, although it
was of no importance at all; she took
just so much good wine, so many cups
of tea. Her repasts were as regular as
clockwork-never too late, never too
early. Her whole life went on velvet,
rolling smoothly along, without jar or
interruption, blameless. pleasant, kind.
People talked of her old age as model
of old age, with no bitterness or sour
ness in it. And, indeed, why should she
have been sour or bitterP 1t suited her
tar better to be kind Old Lady Mary.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-05
Enforcing Marital Rights.

The case of Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon.
of England, is attracting a good deal
of attention throughout the civilized
world. The lady has g beautiful voice,
and was an ornament to society before
she married; but she has an unhappy
temper, q shrewish tongue and an in
ordinate delight in litigation. She has
plenty Of money, and can indulge in the
luxury Of going to law. Her husband
found living with her uncomfortable, so
he left her. He offered her every in
ducement to live alone. She was to
have house and money to live on COM
fortably; but that was not enough.
She insisted upon her rights to her hus-
band, and she went to law to make him
live with her. The court sustained
her right, though admitting that the
law was absurd. The court, however,
suspended any punishment on Mr..
Weldon, pending an appeal to higher
court The lady was so eager to get a
decision in her favor that she applied
to the Justices of Appeal to take the
case out OF its regular order, which they
refused to do. It seems, however. that
It really is the law of England that a
husband or wife can be punished for
not living with married partner who
IS hateful to them. At last accounts a
law had been proposed in Parliament
TO rectify this state of things. Demo.
rest SIM0nthIu.
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An AstOnished Cat.

Gautier, the French writer, had a cat
which slept on his bed nights, on the
arm of his chair daytimes, followed him
when he walked, and always kept him
company at meals. One day friend
left his parrot in Gautier's charge
during his absence. The poor bird sat
disconsolate on the top of his stand,
while the cat stared at the strange
sight. Gautier followed her thought,
and read there clearly:
cit must be green chicken
Thereupon she jumped from his
writing table, erouched fiat, with head
low, back stretched out at full length.
and eyes fixed immovable on the bird.
Parrot followed all the movements,
raised his feathers, sharpened his bill,
stretched out his claws and evidently
prepared for war. The cat Law still.
but Gantier read again in her eyes:
mo doubt. though green. the chick
en- must be good to eat.''
Suddenly her back was arched, and
with one superb bound she was on the
perch, when the parrot screamed out:
Have your breakfast, Jack?"
Pussy was almost frightened out of
her wits. She cast an anxious glance
at her master, leaped down and hid
under the bed, from which no threat or
caress could bring her out for the dav
Our Dumb A7ainaaIs.