Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-06-23
A Tom-Cat Fraeas.

It happened last night, on Pennington
 street, in the vicinity of the depot Int
 owner of the plot of ground on which
 the feline member died, is a native oi
 the "suld sod," and oonseq aently ( democrat. His better half, however
 counterbalsnoes the mental deficiencies of her lord and master. for she is ( genuine republican. and is thoroughly
 posted on all Ihe tricks that are mean
 aud peculiar to the democratic party
 Differences of opinion on matters poIiti. cal are of daily occurrence ID this house
 hold, aud yesterday was not only the
 scene of great strife. but the event of 6
 bloody murder.
 This IS how 1t happened. The heat of
 .he day had waDed into 8 cool. delight
 tui evening, likewise the polilIcsl conteei
 oetweeB man and wife, and peace being
 assured, the democratic husband rou1d
 ed u2 his family and spent the evenius
 n tteir midst, discuss pg the bepefils
 t the newly organized Loan Association
 and the status ID society a mem bersLis ot the Blue Ribbon organizatIor give.
 O the fsllen; snd thus all would have
 oeen well hsd not the new lodser" put ID an sDpesrapce. This is a youus gentleman vho very much resembles Ibe nss, both in general appearance and mehtsl quslItcaiIOas, and his uitei ignorance of tals la:t res, mbisnce oi.er leads him into a di-cussIon from vhlcl he IS seldom atle to e1.ricate himself without being reminded of his clos, relationship to ths aforesaid native oi Old Jerusalem. He simply said "Whs
 'iH be nominated tO-morrON ?" In nsdiately tbe lsdy of the house pro "osed Blaine, and, in an uudsTtone, re- marked that sny one Of the other repub- icsn candidates were strong enougn Ic defeat Lle7eland, thereby causing thi Gemocratic husband to remark that th, nomination of burso would be of ins ns much benefit to the nation as hei
 svorlte." Things became interesting and tbe "lOds CT" deemed It advisable f. retire, which he did in shnrt Crde., bu not before A piece of stovcwood hsC passed Tn close proximity ;O his head. the destination of which, evidently, ws. the democratic body,
 = U VI T. the back yard of this political househol. was visited by some cats" and theJ succeeded Tn their efforts to arouse the family circle. With & wsr-vhoop the bandsDs man sprsng from his cot, and svore by the ears of the muls that if bis better half did not quell her politics tongue during the hours intended for he would snnihilste the entir, This false accusation nstur. ally aroused the ire of his wife, and ske 30 far forgot herself as to insiDuate thai the verscity of democrat was below par, and that he vas no exception to the rule. This the poor man resented a. best he could, the final termination Of which found him In the back yard in bis s,snt, shrunken neither garments, tho very picture of despair. While thus his own p.emIses, with the door locked bet~een him and 'the bosom of his family" he gave full ven, 10 his feelings, and thereby caused the 'eline occupants of his back premIses To yell in sympathy. It was then, and 1ot till then. did the true state of sffairt lawn upon his hslf-eosgested brain. He saw that he had accused his vife wrongly; that he, her loving husband, could not distinguish her musical tOnes ron those of 6 cat, and worse thsn al. he pEobs dili.y of this nights entertain ' nent going forth to the world ihrcugi he tongue of thst 'inferpal new lodser" His soul thought now wss revenge, sno | IeizinR a olnb with 6 piece of scythe az ,-Dded thereto. he svooped down CT ,ns old ton cat with a vim deserving o' , better cause, and thereby ended biz | 'artbly career. After the customary FhImpering and VOWS of eternal love. | le was once more admitted to the so- isty of his republican adversary, and l ,esce now reigns supreme.