The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-02-16
A MUCH SURPRISED CAT.
The Exciting Results of Setting oh
Burglar Alarm.

The Exciting Results of Setting OK
Burglar Alarm.
A big six-toed cat which belongs to-
Jackson & Co., the furriers on IRE
mont street, set off their autOmatlc
burglar alarm last night and created
no end of disturbance there. Pussy
is of a shy and gentle disposition, and
has never courted publicity, and the
attention which her actions drew to her
last night has probably made her re-
solve never to go near a burglar alarm
again.
Since the day of her birth she has
never beer outside the store. In the
daytime she sits about in the store
and shames the rich furS with the
gloss of her own skin; and in the night
she prowls about, upstairs and down,
in a t~ireless search for rodents, for
she is a skillful ratter, and takes great
pride in keeping the store free from
these vermin.
1t was this prowling last night which
was the cause of her publicity. AT
ter everybody had gone home, and the
store was dark, she went her rounds
without event until at about IL o'clock
she happened to go down the cellar
stairs. If she had gone down as she
US, ally did, one step at astime, all
would have been well, but she prob
ably thought she saw a rat, and, be-
ing in a hurry, jumped for some dis
lance, alighting on n Of the bottom
steps. Never, again will pussy
do such a thing. The three bottom
steps of the stairs are arranged to set
off the burglar alarm when any on
siderable weight is put upon themy
and the impetus Of her jump was suf-
fcient to achieve this result. In an
instant the whole store was filled with
the binding glare Of the electric lights.
turned on by the alarm, and the great
gong over the door was changing out
it's harsh warning.
The first persons on the scene saw
the store brilliantly lighted on the in
side and a temporarily insane cat tear
ing about from floor to counter, and
from counter to shelves, in a vain en-
deavor to get away from the fierce
glare and the hideous noise. People
gathered like magic. Theaters were
just out, and the streets were more
crowded than at any time after s
o'clock. Clear up as far as West street
the noise of the gong could be dis.
tinctly heard, and all the policemen on
uuIy duy WleIe III Tie SlClulty SdiHe
rushing toward the store, followed by
the people from the theaters and the
OmnipreSent crowd which seems tt
spring out Of the ground when any
thing happens at night. In a few mo
ments more another gong was heart
and the patrol wagon came up IRE
mont street with thu horses On th'
run, and two more patr1ln,en hangln.
to the seats. Patrolman Burns, IF Di
vision 2, soon had the door open, ant
the crowd prepared to see a number o
desperate nlen dragged forth. A dill
gent search for the burglars began an
the store was ransacked from top II
bottom, but without result; n tn
rclicemen were finally forced to tn
conclusion that sit was the cat" Pa
trolman Burns stopped the alarm an
turned off the electric lights, out II
could not quiet poor pussy's nerves.
When seen at the store this morning
the cats eyes were as big as saucers
and she had evidently not nearly II
covered from her exp erience OF las
night.-Boston Transcript.