The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-03-08
THr CAT BEHIND THE CHEST

MaiGud Is.i3y. a. A91ost Irishuan aud
biz ~lic. bad uovfa 90 ta place ueA'
tue iorest vhieb they intended 90 make
their homo Oae tystIBg. wben huth
hsrpeued 60 he oal o.! do,rs tole er,A'
tore. blg cat A. tbey supposed. vailed
iulo The kitchen sod sas tskiag survey
of the premises ubeH BID y came 10 sud
in the din hgat sss tue solms moving
about toe Hoor She s,iz'd broom and
said Sc oul ottbls or I'll smash yer con
f1uaded head
Ahetsn i0tfeetaAl O n 10 dr'e the
Creature cut Of doars, while the Vas pou'
derins VITA, to DO, Mat retsraed snd Bid,
a. ssys
Ihsre's black snd whit, cat as cont
psny about here And I've beon slhriTrL'
over the mstlher ior ten miaits past but
|she's lust btysat my rsche. bebut the big
red chest 10 the ooraer. VIII y,z be htlpt
ias me 10 dhtive her out, MAJ
70 be sure / all. bad luck TO tue con
ate she has for me house show her to me,
Bildy. toll tsebe btr the rspIet that's
doe mao IN bis oSu house 10 be tsklL
possession aiiont as much as by yrr lave,
the thsie o the world?
Now Mat bad special autipsthy for
cats, aud never let pass au opportunity to
/ xiii oue. This he resolved to do 10 the
prtsout case aud Instantly formed stpltn
for the purpose Perceiying but one
mode Of egr IS for the animal, be says
to Biddy:
Have y,z iver male bag IA the house,
me darlial2
DivIla wan is there. Mat Y,z TUX it
to the mill Sid y,z to brug HON chips
wld this mornin
Fax, sn' did, and there il Is ylt thin.
We'll have y,z notbil' at oil IL the house
hat will tie up like bag Blddy?
Irotb, su | have, Mat, there IS my san.
day petticot -ye can dhrsw the stu !gs
close al the top, al sure it will do betiher,
{ or lettin' the cat be lawn yez
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'e'! s'o' '""''''u'' 'o' 'ue 'ne' N'e' "N' I
Mat declared 1t was Elegant. +
O. t2l1ino II pInsa apainst tho ,1pp Oi
90 no''ius 1t ''ose Se''u'' 'os ''s' u
"' o" - ~ Wv" ''oA o'"'H' y '
P'' VI oi'bu' eSe' s'a''uB "' "'An'
Aud is 1t thore ye are 70 diyil? BE out il
hat nov, bad luck to all yer kln' ye
avn vaeabone ye, Be dad, al We won '
ave me house at all wild sIin3 Yer self
Will bates a pigs intirely. Biddy, have
Il got any hot water IN the house9 II
fis, I've pllnty, Mat; the lay kittle's Il
oil OF IT. l.
BE after caslin' the matter Of quart "
bin behind the ohi't tlll iill ltee how the b
bay dlNll llEe' u. tC
HouId i'm close, Mat; here goes the b
'sther.
Dish went the water AMI out jumped 81
be animal INTO Mats trap d
Aush, DO the holy poker have em
lddy, says Mat drawing close the 'oids p'
t'e t''~""'' NOW had cess 70 ye%' ye II
iaie' II u'no '''eS ye naNe' IN ~ DC
tnef Sh'I me 'oe'Neness 'of Tue 'n''in ct
nave oeen uo'n 10 me nouse' lof !"
'iuk'u 'ne p'ue '''eS ye nave won oo n'
VIn ye now any way b'uuy' seize "
ou' VI 'no poh.', Auu "neu 'uo''''' w.
'e hsytulu' yen od'e tue usy'eh'' ou' ~
I'm ~
hs thie" 'ne ouuole over h's suou'ue' ~
ID to'o D'nuy TO pay nt' ra''icA uSy Nv Nv
Tue moflios ou w. b'dny s"ucA soou' II
re notes OF tna' ropulat lf'sn s'l' Snu "!
ddtnly stopped eAcIslmlng'
What smills TO qusre, MatE lls tsklh
e ori'h s"sy Win 'h' power o' IT, oon
ur her, Mat sure an ye have Tue OWL 10
e sIck
Bate the onld haitian thin yeZ Ill nlVer sal
We better chance. Bsta the horns OF iof
h; thsr I'm Ike blazes, me dsfIintI
Oc', says Biddy, I'm faintil via the
Ser ov I'm Cast I'm oil y'@' Mat
ho'ly st. fstfl'k, says Mat throwing
sn the sack llddy the basle Is pole ce'
:! Lsve the lonse, or yez II be XIII in'
ely, Mnrther an turi, now the hsyth
'miIhl Och! Biddy Mallory, pnr'y
tie Of feb yer made OF II, 10 be sure, TO !