Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-10-02

rsngemenJs were completed. $50 come
down with me, uncle, and see the thing
| work.
Going down into the basement and ou;
into the back yard, Mr. Sutton looked and
| listened moment, then said: ST see and
hear the usual horrible state of things.n
"Exactly-just wait minute" Leaving
his uncle, young Hazard went forward until
he nearly reached the end of the little gar
den without in the least disturbing the
dozen or more cats pleasantly occupied In
/ giving frst-class concert on an allev
| fence.
Rejoining his uncle, he observed, ioy-
fully: Snow you shall see."
A minute longer passed with no change.
| when an old tabby rising to charge upon q
foe was seen to describe the most singular
movements. She few into the air as if she
had been shot and came down again with
an agonized howl only to fly up again with
renewed force. Descending the second
time she fell into the alley and was seen NO
more.
SIS she deadP' demanded Mr.. Sutton.
who had witnessed this gymnastic feat
with surprise.
sob, no, only astonished. This is only
the prelude to the fun.'
In the mean time the remaining cats
craned their heads over the fence to gaze
after their friend. Silence following, they
resumed their concert. For a few mo-
ments all went well until one, getting ex-
cited, made rush, and all at once re-
peated the strange antics Of the first. ris-
ing in the air as if set of like rocket, and
coming down like its stick, fell into the
garden with a yell and darted up a shed
roof and disappeared.
AGAIN dirmu aoi1od @b1
cohorts. In the mean time the CATS cries
had brought Mrs. Sutton to the parlor
window overlooking the scene, and the
servants had come from the kitchen, and
at every fresh performance set up chorus
OF EXPLANATIONS, while Mrs. Sutton maies-
tically demanded what 1t ali meant.
tits the cats, my DEAR" said her hus-
band.
"Cats ! should think sol Why do they
scream sol What is happening? demand
to know, Mr.. SuttonP'
81 don't understand it myself, Mrs. Sut-
ton, but"
Here the attention of all was diverted to
a couple of large mousers who rose to
their feet and began walking cautiously
along with the evident intention Of leaping
down. Much to their establishment, a step
or two and they too flew into the air. de.
scribing perfect curves as they did so, and
uttering piercing shreks, which the sery-
ants added to with their cries of .'Holy
mother, see therel The poor craythursl
Ochl listen to 'em thinP'
Meantime the cats, coming down with
terrific force, fell in the alley, whence
sounded lamentable yowls and cries.
This was too much for those that re-
manned, and there was a rush. Some
jumped down decorously, while others flew
into the air like their friends before them,
ana Tor few minutes it rained cats, while
the girls screamed and Mrs. Sutton de-
manded that "this unseemly performance
should cease"
By this time quiet was restored, and
again Mrs. Sutton demanded to know the
reason.
applied science, my dear madam. Moth
ing more. assure you that a few nights of
this sort OF thing will finish the cats as far
as you are concerned. Here, uncle,n and
leading Mr.. Sutton down to the fence, J.
Deming Hazard showed him the metal plates
he had distributed along the top of the alley
fence.
"You see, my dear uncle, the thing is very
simple, Just fix your plates, connect them
with your store of electricity, and at the
proper time turn it on and there YOU are
and the cats aren't. Seer"
"Admirablel Admirable, and yet, James,
would not-will any of them diep'
mo, no, I guess not. Nervous shock
when unconnected with mental anxiety
won't be fatal with cats, think"
eff you have rid US of these CATS
"You'n remember what you said, won't
you uncle? You see slight knowledge of
science is valuable thing even for young
lawyer"
James, can't thank you enough.
shall never forget this-neither will Mrs.
Sutton, and any little thing can do-come
to dinner-come in, James, and Mrs. Sutton
shall ask you to dinner. You have relieved
me, James, from a state that was approach
ine-desperation-and Mrs. Sutton was
growing nervous"
"An right" said his nephew. 81 don't
think will come to dinner, thought
j. Deming Hazard was as good as his
word. No cats care for electric shocks, and
in the course of night or two the extra
ordinary state of that particular allev fence
was freely advertised among all cats. They
came no more. Mrs. Sutton even ventured
after little to replace her bric-a-brac. and
Mr.. Sutton finished his essay and wrote
others.-Springfieid (Mass.) Republican.