The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-22

noUnrn' 10 90 VIA cats thinkin',
ssthore.'
"Ihrue for We, mother" replied the
boy, but I'm comm TO that now. For
| two weeks thin eats whit back and
forth, in and out, all night, and Mr..
Lindsey slept like top, so he did, IN
til one night about hslf-past twelve
o'clock the catastrophe happened that
nearly lost Bolivar his backbone. and
that will prove whin 1 tell 1t to you
that cats can think, and that they do a
hape o. thinkin' whin thinkin' is re-
quired, and"
Here Mr.. Finn interrupted the speak
er by bringing his calloused hand down
on his knee with bang which shook
the stove, and exclaimed in terrible
voice:
BAD scran to We, ye little scut, II We
don't tell yer mother quick how cats can
think I'll take We across me knee and
break We in two pieces. Shure, don't
We see We have her crazy wild suspince,
ye dawdlin' blaggard?"
Mickey realized that he was pro-
longing the agony to an unbears bic
extent and FASTENED TO conclude. Said
he:
''Ye must know, thin, that Bolivar
had little sweetheart named Cinder-
lila. She was white and had soft fur
and wianin' ways, and whin she'd 'prrr
twas like music. so twas. Ye'd think
she wore velvet shoes, so We would,
mother, if We seen her walkin' across
the kitchen floor"
''Oh, the dear" muttered Mrs. Finn,
sympathetically, melted. by Mickey's
description.
Yes" continued the boy, but she
had wan fault. She was a firt. She
made eyes at all the cats. But she was
fonder of Bolivar than of any of the
others belSase he was big and black and
strong and fierce like a wildcat. And
cats are like women. They like big,
strong lovers. thatu bsllyrag and bully
thin. But Cinderella used 70 tease
Bolivar by flirting with the other cats
and Bolivar nd go off and sulk by him
self in the barn. Well, wan night Gin
derilla was firth wild wan o thin
OGrady's tomcats, and Boliyars heart
was bruk in two pieces, so what does
he do but he goes in the little hole in
the barn door and curls himself IN wan
corner of the barn and groans and
cries TIL his face was wet with salty
tears Thin he gets up, lazy and sor-
rowful like, 20 look at the moon. Well,
ne went out OF the little door and sa,
down Just outside, LAWN his tail
in the hole, and the little door
fell back on his tail and caught
IL The door came down sisy like
and Bolivar didn't notice il at first.
SO be began 20 pour out his grief in
song to the moon. He began to sing the
tune the hand organs play, We know,
mother: 'Ah, l Have Sighed 70 Rest
Me- manin' he wanted 70 be
dead and buried, whin he felt the
door on his tail and stepped
out a little TO get II out of the crack
Of the door. But the more he pulled
the tighter his tail stuck IN the hole.
Thin ne began to yell howly murther,
and everybody for near mile around
was awake in a minute. And among
thin that was woke no By the yo~lin
and scrouEin' was Cinderella, that was
curled up in her mistress boodwar on
pillow. And whin she heard the voice
of her beloved Bolivar bowln' il the
night she jumped up and ran 70 help
him And whin she came 20 where
Bolivar was she put her arruns
around BOlivar's neck and kissed
him and whispered gentle words
Of lore II his ears and he became
quiet Ike a lamb. Thin Cincer
lila walked over 20 the little door
that he'd Bolivar's tai. and standin'
on her hind legs she took one Of her
velvet hands, and what does she do but
strike the little door two or three
times and make the door Hy back.
and thare vas Bolivar free, and his
backbone was saved- and that's tbe
rsyson In after s2yin' that cats can
think.
Mr. and Ms. Finr -zzed thought
fully into the FIRE for nearly minute.
Nichie vawDed and went 10 bod
"BiddF." said Afr. FSun. rehecti-eiy.
that's a great Dor o yours Faith,
In after ;hinI-in' -e1l hs-e 70 be max
Il q IS yc- Of hiIa-" MICKEY F2S-