The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-01-18
A ,rucn SURPRISED CAT.

rhe Dxeitins Results Of Settin0 OF
Burglar Alarm. "a.'
A big slx.toed cat which belongs to
Jackson 4 Co., the furriers on Ire.
mont street, set OF their automatic
burglar alarm last night and created
no end Of disturbance there. Pussy
is Of shy and gentle disposition. and
has never courted publicity, and the
attention which her actions drew to hel
last night has probably made her re-
solve never to 70 near a burglar alarm
again.
Since the day of her birth she has
never been outside the store. In the
daytime she sits about in the store
aud shames the rich furs with the
gloss Of her own skin; and In the night
she prowls about, upstairs and down,
In tireless search for rodents, for
she Is a skillful ratter, and takes great
pride in keeping the store free from
these vermin.
1t was this providing 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 II o'clock
she happened to go down the cellar
stairs. II she had gobe down as she
usually did, one step at a time. oil
would have been well, but she prob
ably thought she saw rat, and, be-
Ing in hurry. jumped for some dis
lance, alighting on one OF the bottom
steps. Never, never again will pussy
do such thing. The three bottom
steps Of the stairs are arranged to set
on the burglar alarm when any con-
siderable weight Is put upon them,
and.the impetus of her jump was SUI
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
Its harsh warning.
The first persons on the scene saw
the store brilliantly lighted ON the In.
side and temporarily insane cat tear
lug about from floor to counter, and
from counter to shelves, In q 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 ut any time after 8
o'clock. Clear up as far as West street
the noise Of the gong could be dis
tinctly heard, and oil the policemen on
duty anywhere In the vicinity came
rushing toward the store, followed by
the people from the theaters and the
Omniprcsent crowd which seems to
spring out Of the ground when any.
thing happens at night. In a few mo
ments more another gony was heard
and the patrol wagon came up Ire.
mont street with thu horses IN the
run, and two more patr ,ln,en hanging
to the seats. PatrOllman Burns, If Di-
vision 2, soon had the deer OPEN, and
the crowd prepared to see a number of
desperate men dragged forth. A dill.
gent search for the burglars began aud
the store was ransacked from top to
bottom, but without result; and the
policemen were finally forced to the
conclusion that 1T was the cat" Pa
trclman Burns stopped the alarm ind
turned OF the electric lights, but he
could not quiat poor pussy's ,rves.
When seen ut the store this morning,
the cats eyes were as big III saucers,
and she had evidently not nearly re.
covered from her exp ,rience Of last
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