Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-11-08
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cd of that brotherhood and. moreover.
following out tho programme Of her
tramp class In stealing y rido upon
railroh train-followIug 1t still closer
in that slo, choose tho common eoign
OF vantage generally appropr ,ated by
tho iutyrut, tho truck frame OF
pass',n car.
Inis happening, which by the way is
absolutely true, IL OF recent dntu; Sun.
day. September 10Th, being tho day 80.
loctcd 10y pussy for her outing.
Sunday papers published in Boston.
leave that city by special train at four
A. M.--long before tho slocpcrs of tho
Commonwealth Of Massachusetts, are
astir. aud, distributing tho news MS
they 20, r"0Ca our city OF Portland, at
seven. Here they AFRO transferred TO
train Of tho Maine Central Railroad.
aud Nru distributed all over tho state
Of Ma.Nc.
lnn railroad yard, where sit tho
empty IRA cars is II grea, rCHd, 10 as
for rats. mice, aud tho ever, wnoro
familiar Enelish sparrow Tails has
MOI IS 'ancd tho notice OF The eats. who.
safely hidden upon tho truck franc
above no wheels watch for IN oppor.
tunity 10 spring upon and secure
d mur.
"Ci ulcrol|H' waiting thus this Sun-
day morning. caught not II rat mcl,an,
or sp.rruW, hut II tartar. Down haun'
od engine d." hooked on TO pus,,'5
cat rr gnl saloon, Illa homo -, l,rr
train crrN --nnd before ti recovered
her 'u."rcH If min, II sI,h can b.
tho 60 u wuh cats, ear n1u N.uy w,tA
VIII kad away down tbs a., with
EWg, Ni'H. eight 1.-TWO '.'ns away. the
ohio yc - &.
F,w sluts wore M u'NN tho way;
tho 'lulirns passed al 40" speed aud
parcrs dumped upnn p.A;t9rns,
l"ur D- W,ts ter. of lJu u,.,1&a.
to ,w'r ,n oroo ~ c,oso tho
beam .u so tho ru Nu ., Thus
she o.. , tho jour "a bu discover
ud taken rom uncomfortable
II" = by tao car ~ ruClor wac iun-
ped &c.. v". els ut " vile. Iur 70.
turn r,ur.'rN was NJ .,' comfortable fer
kit iron passed. in,r', the lrrtSIi 81,
loon, Uuo pot OF nll. T. Mns pit iul to
SEQ y r. tollow tho mon about ~ II
chc,rri by their presence, aud when.
on Ihnt same Sunday afternoon. IN
b'arJtn tho train to rctu,p Ia tho
oih i,1r our countr, house. took
lo " vail in my arms II cuddled
curuIr az, coat as II ln shut out The
roar 81 ln train and trcmhled Ia
fright, Q ,angh soothed gou.Io touch
sho soon broke into tho purring song
of kitIendom,
The nursery rhrmo says Of Santa
Claus; 'IlIs coat was all covered with
ashes and soot'-so, 100, with the
hero ot this wild ride. white fur was
so lilIcd with Uuders and dirt that tho
divid ug line between IL aud its com
punOn gra, could not bo determined.
Although W,lHhlv III fed. warm
milk hal no n..n ~ for puss until
nap had &c, cycl ler nind of tho i'm.
prcssi"us cree ed hy ono hundred and
sixly.rurr uu... ot un' Journey. half OF
which was t@ II laa. above tho
whoclS,
The sleek and handsome p,lss romp-
ing nbou, tho room now rs ] write.
with ".Itdcr,' our hoose- cat a mann.
moth fellow twice be" sst (who by the
way 'las n wonderful record rs u
molv"D would hardly be taken for
The wnri aud stray of 50 short q time
now = asrl.
She saouid have railroad name,
this puss. Something pical OF hor
wild rIc. What shall it BOP wait
for suggestions from readers OF sun.
shDH.
Or family Is never without its feline
nee '''', '""r'. ~, rut IN n musical but
cpu'"nI ,'rIol" sonse OF the word.
Tom Ius, was tho babg's cal. dis
covered and adopted. cared for petted
and finally laid to rest by him. His
advent among us was singular Little
Just-arrivod-ai-thc-age-to'play-alono.
by.limself, one day discovered u prize
curio-a cat without head! Ills little
dog companion. we are never at II loss
for pets. nearly jumped out OF bis skin
with fright when this creature turned
upon him. 1t proved to 10 a half
grown cat with its head, TO the shoul-
ders. wedgcd tightly into mn empty
tomato can. Tho cover had been but
partly removed, and allured by the
idea that something worth acquiring
remained Of tho contents OF the can,
this puss had gone too Tar 10 back out.
! removed tho cncumhrance with some
effort and tho baby took him to his
AIMS and heart.
TON Puss" Original with baby),
| lived yilh us the allotted time of all
good c.'s. and was mt last gathered
| Ieacelully to his fathers. The only
ia,tanco, believe in onr cat cxperi-
cuce Where natural death overlook one
0f our feline pots.
Tom Puss's' experience with the
.omato can proved disastrous 10 his
voice. Some complication of the
appeudago while he wore IL had broken
bone in his throat. and he never fell
.nto deep sIumber without rem ndiDg
us Of the fact Such horrid noise rs
he gave forth. As II liresidc visitor he
was not success, but then-he was the
bah $ cat. and what house is not ruled
by baby.
Tom Puss" was followed by
brownie" "Brownie" objactcd 10
uur moving into our new house and
committed assault and battery upon
the kindest of masters who undertook
to show him his error so brownie
was rejected With thanks. and
.T,ber" and his companion. the wait
of the train. are With me now Get
down, you rascals!" HOLMAN D.
IValdr0n.
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