Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-06-21
A CAT ON ITS TRAVELS.
rhis High-Born Tabby Switched on In
Washington.

A CAT ON IT8 THANSISs
This High-Born Tabby Switched on In
Washington.
The other day there was much
curiosity shown by the travellers as
sembled ut the b and o. depot over
q lank. common. gray kitten In
one respect. however. 1t was more
fortunate than an ordinary pussy cat
that is, Its surroundings indicated
that it was q high-born animal
Whatever history might be written
Of its life or its travels, it did not
have the least bit OF q tail Of its
own. and some who saw it playing
about were struck with its odd ap-
pearance.
This little animal was left in
charge of Mrs. Shaughnessy in the
waiting room by q lady traveller.
That it was born in affluence could
be plainly seen by the preparations
made by its mistress for its journey,
and it was a blooded animal. tracing
its ancestry to the well-known Manx
family, whose ancient seat is on tho
Isle Of Man, says the Washingto
Star.
The kitty bore an old family name
|-Tabby. As the female travellers
gathered about Mrs. Shaughnessy,
complimenting her on her pets
triskishness and its disposition to be-
some friendly. one of them asked;
"Was not its tail cut Off"
Another answered.: II have heard
Of cats born without tails. but this
a xLo G,.k 7 opau =,
Still another bystander remarked:
"Cats have no tails in the Isle OF
Man. SO have been told"
"That kitten will never play ring
a-round-rosy with its tail; it may
always have house and home, but
1t will have q hard job to make both
snds meet"
mo wholesaler is wanted by that
sat, it will ever be interested in the
retail trade" were some OF the re-
marks made.
Finally Mrs. Shaughnessy, to at
tend to her duties, was obliged to
hide the kitten during her temporary
absence. The woman who owned
the cat was en- route from Asheville.
N. c., to Boston, and brought the
kitten here, arriving about 11:30 g.
N. Being unable to secure from the
porters OF the Pullman service the
necessary permission to take it in
the sleeper and unwilling to trust 1t
in the baggage car. she turned it
over to Mrs Shaughnessy with all
the accomplishments for its comfort
These consisted OF q neat wicker
basket, lined with raw cotton, for its
bed. a china saucer and q bottle for
milk and plentiful supply of red
ribbons to tie around its neck. The
feline is one of a litter of four, de.
scended ON the mothers side from
the Isle of Man tribe. the mother
being a native Of that portion Of hel
majesty's dominions. Two had tails
and two hadn't
On the trip to this city the con
ductor, in common with the passen
gers, Notwithstanding the rules O.
the Pullman company. became muct
attached to the playful and tailles!
kitten, and doubtless it would have
been carried through to the end o
the journey had the porter beer
more attentive. This party refused
to warm some milk for the anima
and soured on the cat, saying that i
should be made to travel with dog
and other animals in the baggag,
car, and consequently arrangement
for carrying it first-class being i'm
practicable the owner did the mex
best thing, placing 1t in good hands
Keeping an Eye ON Bank Employees.
On the occasion Of visit to Pari
last winter renewed acquaintance
ship with a very old friend who i
employed in a bank in that city
During the evening we took in sew
eral innocent and harmless recrea
tions, and suggested to him thai
we might see something little
more out of the common. To my
surprise he said that II wanted tt
see Paris on the shady side he would
find me reliable guide. but he Ger
tainly could not go himself, because
IL he did be would be like a states
man out of Office at o'clock the fol
lowing morning. Pressed for an ex
PLANTATION, he told me that every Of
fetal in his bank, and he believed il
every other bank, was practically
under police surveillance day ant
night, and that pictures OF each o
them were in the hands Of skillfu
detectives. Instead Of waiting unit
a bank official got behind in his &C
counts IN consequence Of excessiv,
gam bling or high living, the direct
ors preferred to close the stabl
door before the horse had got out =
St Louis Globe Democrat.
/ The Editor.
I Parson Whangdoodle Baxter of tn