Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-01-19
A VALUABLE CAT.
The Feline Protector Of q Lone
Old Lady. "
How tho Intelligent Animal Disposed or
a. a II cir OF Midnight Mara udcrA
s.-.- Who Were on Mischief
Don't.

An old lady living alone In n larrc and
urcary house in the western subrrbS
has just told some of the ncirhbor., of
'n attempt to bulgari2e her houce few
rlShtS ago and the marvellous manner
In which tho attempt was thwartcd,
says Denver correspondent of the st.
Louis obc-Dcmocrct. The woman is
well known to possess considerable
money. as the income from her property
far exceeds her simple expenses, and,
rs she has horror Of banks, it is the
general impression that she keeps the
money somewhere about the house. She
Is quito alone, except for q servant
woman, who comes in the morning and
docs the work, returning to her horne at
night. There Is not even = dog on the
place, the old lady having the greatest
antipathy for them. She is apparently
unprotected through the night, but
events have proved that she is pre- tty
we'll guarded after all. She Is always
followed by an enormous cat, brinGlc
and white, rejoicing in the name of
Dot, He weighs at least sixteen pounds.
md always attracts u great deal of ut
tcntion ON account OF hrs Si::c, but he al
trcsS.
, On several occasions. when dogs have
straycd into the premises, Dot has at
tackled them with such fury as to send
them bowling and bleeding from the
place. Dot S mistress has just told the
story which shows that Dot is rs brave
as q lion, and that lie has treat pres
encc of raind. Tho other night" she
says, II wasn't frc;in:, well. and went
to bed rs soon rs the servant left. |
sleep upstairs in the south room. Be-
fore going to bel | went all round be-
low stairs, anl fITtc1cl every door and
window, just Us | always do. Dot vac
sleeping on my bed, Just rs he Away;
has done I'll hiG life. AwIy il TIC nirll
WAS aW:.l:crcd by = :.g!ldrn motion he
made. and found ;''',cn put my hanC
on him that he l!;:ii led his head aut'
was listening, trcr. ;nG all over, he
was SO nervous I1isl:ht he heard
rat, and was about u "2 ID sleep a";li1
when he Gpru2" TO lis fcct and ..tood
beside inc, f;:'pwl;nG once very low.
Then fstcAcd too, and I dig
tinctly heGrl Gtc;tlthy footsteps creep
lag up the stairs. l wa& so frightened
that hnoThcrinT sensation came
over m >. and came rcur dying ri~1!t
there, In al tho years l had lived
there alone 3uch u t':i.,G. had never hap.
pcn2i bcfora. / could hear the stc;lNhy
otstcps come up to the top CT the
.tairG. and then n hand went feeling
along the wall for the door Of my roor1.
Directly lie found The door, and then
the hand went feeling for tic latch,
n hc fTNt -
slowly, and the door opened. knew
we'll enough that / was going to be
killcd-th2t would be murdered in Z
few minutes, but l could not laovc or
even scream. just lay there GO though
were dead, ] heard the feet begin to-
move slowly. softly acrosG tho floor to-
ward my bed, and coon he was touch
1nT the bed, and closed my eyes. OK
pcctinT tho final blow. And just ut that
Enorncnt Dot made an awful leap, and L
an sure he must have landed Cuunrc on
that mans head. for of all the wild wells
That ever came from 4 mortal throat
that was the worst. Dick! Dicki Come
an help. The DEVILS rot moi he
screamed, ard run for the door. Dot
jumped OFF, but tho man Inust have
been blinded with blood, for he missed
his footing ut the top and fell down the
whole flight. At the bottom Dot rounccd
upon him again, and when his comrafle
ran to his assistance Dot gave hira q
taste, and hoard him Gwcar that tho
whole top Of his head was torn OF.
The first robbcr was carried ont rroa1-
i'm; 10y way of the cellar window.
didn't notify the police. Didn't think
it was necessary. 1 dent know how,
icy found out how everything in the ,
houCc was situated, and l don't care.
Tkcy won't try it again"
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