Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-15
ONE WILDCAT nv rosT.
a let by Bumersus Cstis, m Of Gum
town Co Gcf RIO Of
Postmaster.

A cprresr, ,ndcBt Of the New York Times
write. ftoI, ,fiuntoWn. Y. NJ, September
sS,h: The pesa rasier here died Gbou'
year aro avid coma. derable trouble has been
experienced in lna 'ng a new one who
would he satisfactory nd competent. For
long time there wa no appointment tne
dimiuufiye weekly mail - ING "pned on
mriyal hy the frsi MIN VITO hhppenfu W
Get d. AZ length tine people cn. occurred U
petiilou for the appointment o. Llh l'u1'
v no Keeps O saloon here. lie was 'afh-
son Democrat. aud Bis standing m the com
muuity was good.
III. only other men In town who had the
iariiifif. for keeping The Office were another
saloon. keeper named Fritz md grocer.
y DO also kept liquor. named Becbe. A
TIE Request for Du1's appointment wa
almost unanimous 10 was supposed that nt
would get the place but after a Will"
Beelf' vas appointed. a. The spcrial agent
10 Santa ~ explained. hecau-e Duh kept
saloon, uud u WIS against the policy oi
TEE Administration 10 appoint s1iOOn-keei-
er,. That uude everybody mad. B'ehc
had never been popular. was unable ior.ad
or Write and was, moreover. very stupid
iClow. not none than hali-wiied, o. some
people said.
held auretiug. and put up JOB which WIS
some tmr iu coming 20 g head. Beebe IN
the mean tine had received hi- commission.
and was doing bis best witt the mails. one
day a,f week old Herrick Price. who used
90 live In tennessee, drove NJ iu front Of
Eeelr', place, httched hi, horses, and yank-
cd Young wildcat oui of hi- wagon. The
beast was risky and ugly, but apparently
lot dangerous. ON hi collar was card
hearing The address;
To the President Of the United States.
from the Grateful Democratic Citizens OF
Guntowr. \. NJ. A Natural CURIOSITY.
Democrutic from TiptoTip. Feed HIN and
Treat Him Gently. lie Is ,cd 20 Luxury.
Pulling the beast INTO the p0.t-oilice-
old man Price asked shat thc postage on
him vould be-. Becbr didn't know. lie
/ bad never handled wildcat, before. Well
| Price had. lie had mailed one 10 Mt. A.
/ dur. and before bis day The boy, had sent
| g. bear 90 General Grant. Re wanted 20
| know What the tax would bee. Heehc
opened book and pretended 10 read.
1 Then be looked ~ the wildcat, and next nj
| Price. Al length be- -tammerci oui sore
thing 70 tlc eject that q, would probably
! Doe about ten stamps. Price bought the
| stamps. stuck them on the eat collar. and
] itIEtN ItlU over t' AlH lfeNtlla~lils ~ itH "tA
/ Injunction 20 bee careful Of him.
That afternoon when the mlii-c1rrlei
/ came along he refused 90 take tine animal
! Uceb, -voTe that be should. hecau>e the
postage had been paid The driver said be
| would lick Beche first. Whcreupon lht posi-
! ua--ef. who was q nan oi high temper,
! struck the driy,I iu thc face. i light en-
! sued. and while 10 was 10 progress The Wild
| eat rot mad and ran into toe -r1cery, where
| Do crawl led undcra counter hen bne1e
l and TIE mail-clrrigr bad settled iltl. dlIei-
| succs the former went after tne cat. hIi
! we soon warned IS ths animal lamcan1r
/ fiai intimacy with him wa. not safe. By
| thi, time the town was Oh iht outside
! watching the fun.
The driver and Becnc tried various exc
| rcrimeut- iu the hop. ~ getting ihc '. =
out. but without success until az length
| they ui upon the plan OF putting O. W-
leather mailbag near Dim witt piece OBJ
meat m D.. :he idea being that Dee would
aush into tha bag for the meat, and they
could then close t gurk'y ana thu- haF.
/ mm securely don, Up Tor ns long journey.
! Tho plan worked ta perfection, gu' is "
minute later thc crow In trout bod toe
pleasure OF seeing fire or.vcS and ii"e''
| merge. carving the ha- containing Oh,
compliment u ihe citizens of 6untowu.
10 simplify matt r. E'cbe had attached
~ tbt lar card. 90 which -h' maiIr lrri"'
rad vIul.I "l Wild catt IneJe. Pul,'
fad'.
When do, hgc had pcon deposited 10 doe
wagon and tbt driver had whipped uD h.'
aor-e, and vanished. tlr citizen, called ol
Hr,le and congratulated Dim ou his ~u
c.~. To- Dis new place. Then sd. hands
went away and awaited developments.
The>. eaue To-day. when o special agent
arrived. dD,o,cd Beshe, and commissioned
Juf o.. postmaster. Iie said u was O. choir'
0f evils. Dbl. that iu town hke this Il wa
.D.e-~uIy . have g man Who knew J1'
difference between ioUrtl-cia mat er anl
1--we STOCK. When Toe W.lca ln thc oa.
reached -art. u nobody would touch th
beast. and ~ length. Oh the advice oi clti
z,u.. tJe mari-cargIcr threw -ut whole outn
INTO O clst, ru from Winch thc bae and Do
uCunct wildcat ve~o f>hed she next morn
inc. Duf b. now doing the hon0r- here io
Tie United states Government and every
bod, D, happy except Bcche.