The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12

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first place the description would be too
mOnOtOnOus, for to the casual eye there is
a great similarity between one Angora
cat and another. To the eye that knows
them and loves them, however, each has
a perfect individuality.
To the ordinary mind the notion of cats
by the score, all in one house, would sug-
gest a scene of carnage, flying fur and
flowing blood. II is not so in this cat
terry.
They seldom fight among themselves.
because rs fast as their eyes are opened
they receive vigorous lessons in the art Of
keeping the peace. While they arc vet
kittens and are rollicking on the floor, the
Japanese, who have a peculiar gift in the
art of instructing cats, teach the kittens
that they must keep their claws shcathcd
in the velvet, else they will go suppcrloss
to bed. So whom they grow older they
learn they must not fight.
There is a large, fat, matronly cat
among the collection whose name is Caro-
line. She was once startled by a rude
visitor, and in her fright she jumped on the
keys of an open piano.
The notes she struck as she rushed
across the keyboard frightened hor,
but when she got to tho end without be-
ing hurt her curiosity was aroused and
she tried it over. Ever since that time
keyboard whenever she sees an open in
strument. There are several pianos in the
great house anu she had for q time ample
opportunity, TO cultivate her musical tai
ent. All OF which was highly product
i've of jokes about Wagner's music, and
was rewarded by extra petting and other
good things. Lately, however, Caroline
has taken to giving her piano recitals be-
tween midnight and 5 O'Clock in the morn
in ftp1. eh had Hicta1tsha1 tho bnngp-
hold three successive nights the edict
went forth that all the pianos should be
locked up, aud now Caroline can do moth
ing but scratch the Varnish of the instru-
ment
There are many of these cats that have
had adventures. For instance, there is
Proddie. Proddie's full name is Prodi-
gal Son.
Once he disappeared for two months
Where he went nobody knows, but he
was found hugging up close to the man
sion door one day and taken back into the
fold. Wherever he had passed his two
months vacation il had not improved his
manners. He was alone in the break
fast room one morning soon after his re-
turn waiting for his mistress to come
down, and he hoped up on the table,
uncovered the butterdish with his nose
and pretty paws, and when discovered
had eaten almost his weight in butter
That cat is crazy about butter. To get it
he will resort to all measures of slyness
and theft.
The biggest cat in the collection is
Grandfather William. He is an old
white fellow, with all the dignity that
age and career of ease and peace can
give tOmcat.
The japanese boys say he knows more
than any other cat in the world. When
he was q kitten he was taught many
things-to jump over a stick at the word
of command, TO lie on his back with his four
paws sticking up when told he was dead
TO shake hands and to chase his tail SO
accomplished was he that he was always
being put through his tricks to entertain
people.
This went on for long time. One day,
however, William ate too much and was
very sick. When somebody came TO order
him to do his tricks he could only lie on
his side and cry piteously
So they did not make him perform.
That taught him something, and when
ever he got the notion that he was going
to be called upon over he went on his side
mis- fur turned the wrong way, and
meOwed like dying cat.
They soon found out that he was malin-
gering, but his cleveIness so impressed
his mistress that she would not permit
him to be disciplined, and William
has enjoyed holiday from that day to
this.
Occasionally cat or two will escape
and go off on a hunting expedition,
One handsome black and white one got
down to the meadow and became involved
in difficulties with a great gopher snake
The battle must have been great one, for
the cat was pretty badly bitten and other
wise hurt, for the gopher snake is boa
constructor on a small SCALE. and In the
muss he must have squeezed the black
and white cat a good deal
The first the people in the house knew
of the affair was when the cat, limping
and bleeding, but yet triumphant, laid
the dead snake on the doormat.
But that eat had enough of fighting
snakes. Though he has escaped on vari-
Gus occasions since, he always takes the
direction directly away from themeadow
OF the beauties Of these cats and their in
Vulnerable clever doinRs only their at
PENDANTS can adequately talk. The kit
tens are certainly very cute. They roll
over one another and scamper among the
chair legs Just like poor cats. They have
a looking-glass resting on the floor to
amuse them, and it is great fun TO watch
them pretend to fly at the counterfeit cat
in the loobing-glass.