Morning journal and courier., 1885-03-14
THE CAT SHOW.

Poem Which Was Awarded First
 Prize.
 The judging of cats at the great cat show
 at Bunnelrs Museum was finished yesterday by Dr. Kahn, whose long experience in the work rendered him highly qualified for its performance. The cat show has been a marked success. It closes to night Hun | dreds of ladies and gentlemen attended yes terday and the interest taken in the felines | by the ladies alone attested it's success. The prizes were bestowed as follows:
 Crampton, Guilford. Conn, silver swinging tea ket | tle Second prize to cat of Alonzo Dunbar, alnga | Maltese-first prize to cat belonging to Frank
 Chatfeld 65 Kensington street siYer Ice Rfcner Ve Second prize to cat of Joseph Bellosa, lc5 Couri | Tortoise-First prize, cat belonging to Charles
 Reilly, 21 Hill street, silver castor Second prize
 to cat of Mrs L. C. Barnes, 42 Foote street, silver | call bell.
 Rabbits-First prize to cat belonging to Mrs | Saunders, 63 Church street, silver butter dish Second prize to cat of Milton Wei, ,Loomis Temple
 Family cats-first prize to cat belonging to c; c
 Hart Vest Haven silver tea a pot Second & prize te | led amber pitcher.
 I %aSe wpoot pEos te | large cat.
 Trick cats-First prize to cat belonging to Samuel
 c. Stebbns, Edgar street, $5 and season pass tc the museum; second prize to cat of Carrie ESmith
 7s Minor street. silver call bell and season pass te
 Special prizes have been awarded as follows, the
 stree s1er Ten castor; sse F s crofut no chape
 street. bisque diver; coon cat of Mrs D. Albee 5:
 Ely, 45 Grown street, silver cake basket
 Mrs; Leveil,r B Vernon street, n,,,s 3
 tea Kettle; Hotel conRsras' Silver tureen; souakers
 cat, Robert E. Lee, Mrs. Dale Armstrong, st pear glass sugar bowl; N E. Perkins, Westville, silver
 cup; Singapore cat, Wilber A: Peck 345 Elm street
 set silver knives and forks Miss Hubbell IS Orange
 Hote IifS siiVer butter @ dish; L G. Sherwood, ies John A. Munson, ios Wall street, medal and season
 pass to the museum; Miss Minnie Aylwin. 1sl
 William " Marcy. 4s Webster street, a large
 bell: H. W Ball. 16 Vine street, silver call bell; F | and medal; Andrew A. Goodman, Turkish rug;
 Gornne's cat, Mascot, fire s seti John Dag az , SC
 John street. silver call bell; W G. Davidson corner
 Starr and Newhan streets, silver call bell; Mrs.
 scum; Maurice A Barnett. 5o4 Howard avenue,
 season pass; Mrs; E. Phelps, s6 Sylvan ave
 silver cali bell; Corinne's cat Patsy Bolivar bronze
 placque; A Reed, Buffalo $s; pair rabbits, owner
 ed to cats as follows: The quiet cat belonging te | William G. Butler; one belonging to Mrs. Phelps Congress avenue; one of w. H. Futile, POS State
 street, of Joe Blakeslee, the bill poster; of Frank E. Thomas, of Hamden, Conn; one of L. P
 Forbes, 303 Congress avenue; one to the Union office l cat
 One of the most enjoyable tasks was the
 reading of the 'essays on cats," contributed \ for the occasion in competition for the essay prizes All kinds and grades of composition | on the subject were received. They were ot | all degrees of merit and of all qualities, from grave to gay, from the ridiculous to the sub | lime. The most meritorious one was found | to be the offering of an accomplished young ! blind lady of this city, Miss Lottie Hinman ! O 0f Blind, who was awarded the first prize, $1O | The young lady was present at the museum II in the afternoon with a couple of lady friends and at the close of the play kindly consented | to read her contribution to the assembled audience in the museum. MT. Bunnell in
 troduced the lady. The poem was read from | the manuscript and was interpreted from Dir hole characters which served for letters and | words, that being the system of sign writing | taught at institutions for the blind. Miss Hinman by deftly lingering the pin holes was ! enabled to read the poem about rapidly as | ordinary printed matter is usually read. She | occupied the dais which the Witch of Wall 1 street occupies when holding receptions and | discharged her unexpected task with much l credit to herself and the unqualified pleasure ! of the assemblage. The young lady will as Il sist in a select entertainment to be given in this city shortly for the promotion of the | Kindergarten in connection with the Boston T
 charitable object. The poem was as follows MORE ABOUT CATS. | Tell me not in words of wisdom. That the night was made for sleep; l For upon our back yard fences, | Hosts of cats their vigils keep. ! Life is real with their squaIlings, | And our bootjacks give no rest; | Boxes, bottles, brushes, backing, ! Will not rid us Of the pests. | Not enjoyment, no but sorrow Is our portion every hour; | If that lie within olir power l Time is short and cats are many, But our vengeance hath an end; For within our great museum. ! Cats at last have found friend | Yes Bunnell has offered prizes For all cats of great h renown; From each near and foreign town. Cats which through the world have travelled, With universal fame Cats owned by some pensive maiden, Here an equal notice claim. Thomas cats with voices ringing, Like the trumpet tongue of war; Female cats with gentle singing Love notes like the soft guitar But among the cats of merit
 You W see Raye 9 1rom scrS many land For they are not in demand. Thus we are saved from great injustice, For the cats which prizes get Will not be those horrid objects Which and would forget. No but cats of fame ancestral Felines of noble birth, Who shall wear their honors proudly, Show the spirit of their worth. When at length the show is over, And the cats have said good bye, All our peaceful midnight silence | Will be broken by their cry We will then be up and doing, With our hearts aglow with hate, At them all our missiles hurling Hitting them if not too late. But we'll tolerate no snowman, If all cats he will not take Far beyond earth habitations Where our slumber they can't break. LoTTIE M LYMAN.