The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-01
FISHING FOR A RIVAL.
Col. Martins Cat "Removes" His Enc
my at the Expense of Merely "a
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my at the Expense of Merely "a
Wctting.
East Branch, n. Y, Cor New York Tri-
bune.
Col. Williams Martin, of this village,
has a black cat named Pete of which the
whole town is proud. Pete is terror to
rats and mice, and is a trick performer of
really nrst-rate ability, but his other ac-
complishments pale in comparison with
his record as a fisherman" He has just
accomplished a feat that will silhouette
his name forever on the pages Of cat his.
tory along the headwaters Of the East
Branch Of the Delaware. II has been a
common thing for Pete TO catch his own
fish for the last five years, and teamsters
from Harvard and DoWnyille, farther mp
the river have grown used to seeing him
sit on a particular rock few feet from
the shore. when the water Is low, and
walt patiently for club "a sucker or a
minnow to come within reach of his swift
right paw. At such times he leans down
carefully and with a swish the nsh IS
tossed upon the rock, an instant later 10 be
borne through the grass In the mouth OF
Pete, who scampers TO the house, and
laying the fish down upon the Kitchen
floor, attracts the attention OF Colonel or
Mrs. Martin to II.
col. Martin has private trout pond
midway between his house and the river
bank, and in this pond FOR years mas
lived a big three-pound trout upon which
the colonel has bestowed almost as much
affection as upon Pete. In the summer
Col. Martin has been in the habit Of TAX
ing his guests down 10 the pond ana
showing the trout which was as tame as
a chicken, always swimming out from
under a big rock for raw meat, fish
worm or a gresshopper, and sometimes
allowing its back to be scratched with the
end Of a cane. Last summer Pete seemed
to grow violently jealous of the atteu-
ton paid by the summer boarders to tho
trout and instead OF fishing in the river
he began sneakingly to frequent the bank
of the pond. One day last fall Col. Mar
tin saw him make a pass at something
in the water and an instant later fall into
the water. He was out again in twink
ling and galloped to the house, not stop
ming until he was under the Kitchen stove.
lie seemed to be In a rage al something,
his eyes snapped and his bedraggled tail
mopped a wet spot IN Its semi-circular
sweep on Mrs. Martins spotless floor.
Pete wasn't himself for several days
and spent most Of his time at the side
of the trout pond The trout did not APP
pear for a week, and then II was seen
that he had an ugly bite in his back.
After a while winter came on and a
foot of ice introduced an eifectual cold
ness between Pete and the trout. Occa-
sionally during the winter the cat would
run down to the pond and return when
he saw everything was frozen solid. After
each visit he would walk around in
sort OF NItiltE d-idbnAlA VI AAiS tail anu
hooking unutterable things.
"Peteh get that trout yet remarked
Col. Martin to his wife recently. And he
did
After the ice had melted Pete went again
to the pond his eyes greener and angrier
than ever Col Martin was watching him
early one morning. The cat was leaning
over the edge Of the pond wHr4 suddenly
he dove into the water. There was great
commotion, and the next thiRg the colonel
saw was the dripping Pete emerging from