The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-29

20 the couch upon which the young lady
reclines and plays with her pets.
She has a long rod with a knob on one
end, from which hangs a string and ring
Fastening bit Of cheese or a few crumbs
Of bread on top of the knob, she will hold
the rod upright and then amuse herself
watching the frantic scramble Of the rats
to get at the dainty mOrsel. Although the
rats are white. they still look very much
like cellar rats. They have long tails
piercing eyes, small ears. and fat shapeless
bodies. with short legs. The young woman
Is dainty miss. and TO see her lying upon
her divsn of morning, with a dozen or
more rats sporting around her, gives one a
shock from which one does not recover for
days.
The prettiest cat in New York belongs to
Clyde Fitch, the playwright and author of
Manstield's Beau Brummeln 1t is a tor
toise shell cat Of very large size, and wonder
fully domestic habits. His name is Beau,
and when he lat home" to Mr. Fitch's
callers, he may be seen reclining or more
often sleeping upon a huge cushion which
matches the rosette of ribbon upon his neck
Mr.. Fitch besides being an author and
playwright, is also quite deft with the
needle, and with his own hands he manu-
features the cushions upon which Beau
sleeps.
Beau has pillows to the number Of twelve
or more, and he also has beautiful rosettes
of just the same color and material as the
pillows When you see him with yellow
ribbon around his neck and big yellow
rosette under his catship's chin, you will
notice that he is lying upon a satin pillow
or the same yellow hue and trimmed upon
the corners with yellow ribbon to match.
When Mr.. Fitch is making one of his bro
longed visits abroad, he lends Beau 70 one
OF his numerous lady friends, and Beau,
being unlike cats Of ordinary make, sub
NIT very complacently to the removal, and
enjoy life wherever he may happen to be.
Bernhardt. besides having several boxes Of
pet snakes, lizards and small crocodile, has
pet Scotch terrier, of blue cast Of coun-
tenance. The dogs name is changed every
time Bernhardt selects a new play, so that
by this time he has almost as many names
as member of the royal family. At pres
emit his name has reached a conglomeration
something like this: Frou Camille Tosca
Cleo Dora Joan. "Joan of Arc" being Bern
hardt's last play, doggie now goes by che
name of Joan, and is petted, fondled, held
and carried-always by that name.
Minnie Palmers Sir Rupert is staying at
home nowadays. Since he was lost year
ago, and his return cost the pretty actress a
larger and rounder sum of money than she
would care to own. Sir Rupert has not been
allowed the freedom of the street. When
Mr.. Rogers, Minnie's husband, takes him
O0bi ~ a. Always D1 CHILL, anu
herself holds her armg around him when
they drive together in the park.
When dog is lost IN New York the first
person that the owner goes TO is Steve
Brodie, the bridge jumper. Steve keeps a
wonderful saloon and all the odd characters
of the city find their way there, sometime
during the day or night. Steve knows all
about the lost dogs. and if he wants to he
can give valuable tip as to the where
abouts Of the missing animal. 1t is always
done, however, in very judicious way and
never on any account does Steve give away
his pals or 60 back on them.
The way it is done is something like this:
Suppose man loses his dog, as Pierre Lor-
lizard lost his year ago. He goes to Steve
Brodie and tells him that the animal is gone
and asks him to keep a lookout for him.
And Steve promises that he will. And then
the famous bridge jumper goes to work at
1t In way which would win for him the
name of a diplomatist we're he to put that
same quality at work on affairs of state.
When the man who has stolen the dog drops
into the saloon, Steve says to him:
Say, the man what owns dat dog is on
ter yer. Yer better take i'm to de house
and claim de reward Dey's goin' ter pay
lot ter get dat dog back an no questions
asked"
Then the man who has the dog takes him
to the owner and gets the reward, and all
hands love Steve ever after and regard him
as family friend. A man who lost a dog
once told me that he got it back in that
way.
The queerest pet in all New York belongs
to pretty Edith Sessions Upper.
The pet is beetle, and it came all the way
from Cuba in box. In the beetles head
there is spot just the color of an emerald
and as brilliant as a jewel. The emerald
glows and glistens and flashes and shines
until the beetle looks as black as night be-
hind the glistening spot. Mrs. Upper
keeps him in a box and feeds him upon
sticks and stones and moses, which things
are considered proper food for beetles. The
bellies Of Cuba wear these bright bugs for
jewels, and when Mrs. Upper places her
pet beetle upon her bodice it looks as if an
emerald were flashing there.
CARRIE CARELESS.