The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-10

The great majority, says the Boston
Evening Transcript, are outcasts from
happy homes and comfort and plenty.
Now they are homeless, hungry wan
derers over bleak park, with only
the ccmfortless bushes or holes between
rocks for shelter and an occasional
sparrow or mole or the little they can
otherwise pick up for food.
Of the fens cats (no one knows Just
how many there are) several have a
homo in the rock work OF the Fen
bridge, where, when the water is occa-
sionally high, they are imprisoned IN
I'll it recedes. Several times during the
winter past they were drifted in, but
each time succeeded in digging out.
They probably procure food from con-
venient dumps during night time, as
the workers on these dumps during the
day brighten them of. Fifteen find
shelter near Agassiz bridge, and fam
lily of three Maltese live in peace and
contentment with the seventy or eighty
ducks, and are regularlyifed. Another
bevy lives in the thick collection Of
evergreens Just north of tie railroad
bridge, and another between Common
wealth avenue and Beacon street, and
so all over the fens small colonies of
eats of all kinds, colors and conditions
may be found.
Quite a large number took up their
residence In the fens last spring. A
few were caught and good homes pro-
vided for them. But unless a cat is
caught the first few days it never can
be, for it becomes as wild asa hare
after leading wild life awhile. Others
may possibly later have found their
way back TO old homes. still others may
have found homes, not few have died
and quite a good number have lived
most miserable life this past cold win
ter. And it is also quite possible that
few take up this life of their own Volt
ton and forget that they ever had
home.
The king Of the park is six-year-old
black and white cat that came as a
kitten in May. 1890 For quite awhile
he ate cricl1ets and lived without help
of human kind. Presently some one
rolled a barrel in the bushes, placed
some grass in it, and regularly put food
near by. Soon the kitten acknowledged
the kindness and allowed its feeder lib
critics. In time the kitten grew into
large, heavy-coeted CT, able and will
ing to fight cat and dog kind.
One day lady named him ''Booser."
from the peculiarly boosy look when
not watching game. Booser IS now
well known of many, and has been fed.
photographed. sketched and petted.
The air OF proprietorship never leaves
Booser for an instant, particularly IN
his own section about the BoTlston
arch. and woe be unto the cat or dog
caught il his dominion Barring
slight attack OF rheumatism now and
then, Booser issin good trim OF course,
this is owing to the best care
The Maltese found with The ducks
have q small history. too. Three years
ago la st winter little.haliese ca, took
up her abode il the fowl house and
soon there were three Al first there
seemed much discorteat On the part OF
The ducks, but, the weather being 50
they either relented or
the Maltese was afraid Of the outside
cold and persisted At any rate they
AID from that day TO this
every cold o. wet night you VII find al Z
three Maltese euddled Cp n the midst
OF q group Of thirty Or more Inallards,
she. brakes and blacks