Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-09
FOUR FAT CITIZENS.
THREE WERE IN SIGHT AND TAG
OTHER BEING TALKED ABOUT.
Two weii-Known Characters SWEAR 90
for Awhiie-fiow n Thoughtful Cat
Rescued Her Kittens.
When Mr. Bobby Burns wrote the lines.
40, wa'd some power the rlfria gle M.

When Mr. Bobby Burns wrote the lines.
40, wad some power the gittie gle rs,
| To SEQ ourselves as others see u.s."
he little dreamed of how its appropria.s.
aess would last throughout all ages. A,
years go by the uttorance Of the great poet
only becomes more and more familiar. and
il IL now an expression as common A.,
James-river water. Its every application
appears thoroughly pertinent. The ant
ness of the remark was never NOR,
| forcibly manifested than on Ihursdey
| afternoon on Capitol street. A number
| of gentlemen. among whom we're several
! statesmen whose eloquence has made ta-
nous many OF Richmonds councils. wero
| going from the new to the old Ci,v Hall
| when a collOquy was entered into between
| Alderman William H. Turpin and Council.
| man j. TAYLOR Stratton. The latter re-
marked that upon first glance he thought
| the member of the Board from Jefferson
Ward was Judge Witt. lhs rotund little
| Alderman retorted by calling tho member
| OF the lower branch OF the Council n
chunk. Some one else entered the convcr.
sation by comparing Mr.. SIratton With
Captain Billy Cullingworth. AZ these
| things the scribe. who was along, looked
| smilincly INTO Capitol Square and observed
Hon. William LoyensteIn coming up the
hill.
II is amusing how many persons ssy
things and think they mean them when
they really do not. 4 funny Illustration
IN this connection occurred day or two
400. A woll-known society lady. who is
chairman of ono Of tho bazaar tables, rang
M the DISPATCH Office and called for ono
OF the reporters. Il, WAS my 10; to respond
TO tho telephone summons, and | found
that the genial bazaar worker wanted 20
put a local IN the next days paper. Tho
following is the conversation which took
place:
Lady: Hello; wish you would pub
lIsh in tho DISPATCH Tomorrow morning
that the last meeting OF the ladies OF my
| table will take place on ---. Publish
that all are requested to come AMI bring
their contributions with them.
Reporter: Shall L slye special in-
| struct,ons to the lady who received tho
calf and the flour and the hams % take her
contributions along also,
ladyi No, no! received those N.Y.
A certain round-faccd lawyer anl Jolly
little Justice Of tho peace, who have long
been boon companions, have formed a sort
Of anti-iuebriate society the membership
Of which is limited 20 two. Tho organiza-
ton is very exclusive, and ia period OF ex-
istence is placed at SIX months. The
manner in which this society was
formed was az follows: The gentle
men had been taking on quite littlo
loads together and indulging N small
quantities Of innocent sport. One night
last week they weTe out with their 'lags"
and the next morning their beloved wives
argued as gently as only good womon can
that they should drink no more. Inc par
met that day and tho magistrate began (:
- am ready 10 swear Of " v hy. what's
| the matterP" said the other. " Well, J.
have simply made NJ nv mind not to take
another drop OF liquor IN Richmond for SIX
months" Good" yelled the lawyer.
Il saved 500 when you only stopped tor
three weeks. Ii neither oi us do not touch
| the stuff for six months III hccumulate
enough from thIs fund 10 buy . couple OK
houses and lots"
| | have always baen d warm admirer OF
good and pretty cats. Il Is remarkable,
however. that ] hlyo always preferred
them about ny own premises in the singu-
lar number. They are brave hearted lit
tic creatures aud deserve much morn
kindly treatment than they usually re-
ceive. One l. always hearing OF strange
! things that they DO. bUt seldom soes their
remarkable feats performed. Not very
many months ago my d0micle was III
iectel with rats. whose pessimlstic IN
stincts would turn tho halr o. an avei
rage citizen Chke the Idle Reporter)
was used 20 trouble and dill not
mind u so very much. The ~
| sOlent rodents became 50 unruly that
they could not be kept within the ceilings
or under the hOors. or IN he walls IheY
seemed 20 prefer kan-kan upon tho
tables or a canter among the DISHES. or a
grand race up and down tne head board oI
the beds. dad not mind these exlraOrdi-
nary proceedings much. but whom they
became moro intimate and friendly
and did not hestat 60 iun up
on my face. while [ was asleep
aud stick their sharp little claws
in my forehead. my patience gayo
out. Tho next day had the whole family
out looking for u cat and wo finally Sc
cured one From the moment Of " Pus-
sy'sn admission 10 the house va bayo
been seeing more and more pence and
ouetude IN this respect. Nearly every
dav brought forth q rat funeral, az
several of the tuzzy-backed yarmlnts could
be observed laying about the kitchen
floor each morning. | remember tnat
q most gratifying and delightful incident
occurred. Kitty Was singing away IN
one corner Of the room. and WAS apparent
ly obiyious to all things sayo her own
semi-slumberlng self. Suddenly blg rat
poked his head out a lttlo holo near her.
In an instant tho guard cat nabbed the
rodent bv the neck and held hlin with a
death-like grip. "Ratty" squlrmed and
squealed, but 1t was of no use. He pulled
one way and the cat pulled tho other, and
this wss kept up until life was extinct az
far as tho rodent was concerned lhe
scribe sat by a. silent auditor. bat ms
glee was fiendl5h.
-.
Speaking of cats calls up al occurrence
! on the night of the burning OF tho whole
sale commission house OF II. Mal!ersteln
~ Co. on Fifteenth street. There ha'i
been in the building fer years gentle
, | eyed feline. who was AZ tho time OF thlt
disaster a mother OF three small " kittens.
When the flames were most furious thi3
mother was fastened IN the upper story OK
the building. which appeared 70 be almost
red-hot. she dashed about fTantlcaiiy Tor
awhile, with her usually slick coat -
, ruified az If It had been brushed BACK
| ward. After eudeayoTng for some min-
, utes 10 get out of the furnace-llko apart
mont the singing cat quietly took seat ~
one Of the windows and appeared r rsighen
20 her fate. Big Captain 1hn II;
fTiscnkOrn. PRESIDENT OF tH' bD"'N "a
, Fire Commissioners. saw tue poor cFch-
. ture and her perilous position. and ho
, paid fireman 81 TO rescue her;
No sooner than the cat was placed
upon the ground she darted back into tae
, burning building and every one was sard
that she would De consumed II the names.
Bat 10. the assembled multitude was soon
astouaded 70 SEQ the brave feline IIaNng
her exit from the house bearing small
, sized. hali-drowned. half.chaHed Kitten
( by the nape of the neck. Deposit.hg ~ -, :
offsnring safely upon the ground the old
cat went back after her other kittens. ano,
{ She did not stop until she bad rescued
than ali. TaE LANKY SCRIBE.