The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-01
TABLES ARE TURNED
EXPERIENCES OF TWO WICHITA
CLERKS WITH CATS AND HENS.

One Concludes that His Home Comforts are
not Complete Unless He has n House
Cattle is Not Contented with an Every
Day Cat but Secures Maitese-The Cat
Works Havoc and Comes Near Destroy
ing the Home Entirely--The other Tries
to Get Rid of His Wife's Chickens and
CouSrafuIates Himself Over His Success
1.-THE way OF the transgreSsor IS
hard" is scriptural truth and has OF
ten been doubted by many persons
This is not the case with a certain
dry goods clerk, or at least one employ
ed in one Of the departments of one OF
the leading houses. The reason for his
acceptance of the turth of the text was
brought about in the following man
ner, as told yesterday to an Eagle re-
porter:
Bob, shat is his name in this nara
tive, but he did not answer 10 the name
in his childhood, has among his other
traits a great love for cats. This teel-
ing IS especially manifested when IL
comes to maltese cats. When ne got a
house Of his own. he seen that all ap-
means would go. There were the birds,
a small dog with n brass collar, bug
gy and family horse. He even pat
ronized the green house and adorned
his room with beautiful foliage. FIN
ally there came to the household that
essential blessing which is supposed TO
make the home an earthly pardise-a
ten-pound baby. What more could the
young man desire7 He had good po-
sition. enjoyed the confidence of his
employers and the esteem Of his com
panions. and in fact had been honored
with position in the Owl and Crescent
club.
Still there was one thing that Bob
lacked to make his happiness COM
plete. That something was maltese
cat If he opened book there was sure
TO be a nome picture, and he always
saw the house cat there in the front
ground. He informed his wife that h
was determined IN have cat. ard
would be satisfied with nothing else
than a cat.
With this feeling in his breast he
went about his duties but still keep his
weather eve open for a cat. In vain did
he inquire of his companions il they
could tell him where he could make
the purchase. All in vain. but when We'd
nesday night came ne closed the store
with a sigh and started with weary
uneven distribution OF wealth, espe-
rislly when ii came to cats. AS he
came to the steps of the old county
building what did he behold bathing
In the moonlight but a maltese cat,
both fat and slick. Thank God. my
prayers are answered. Come here kitty,
and I will give you milk or anything
you may want
Finally he secured the cat. and took
his treasure home. He could hardly
sleep that night for joy, and the ca
made itself at home. During the night
II got into a dollars worth of sugar
and altered it over the floor, broke a
dozen fruit jars, knocked down the
shelf containing the glassware, and in
fact turned the house upside down.
At breakfast his wife tried TO pur-
Euade him TO take the cat down town
with him. She told him how wicked it
was to steal even a cat, but he would
not give up, declaring that the cat
would finally settle down to strict bust
pess, and would overcome her inquisi-
tiviness.
During the afternoon the wife left
the house for the purpose of visiting a
siok neighbor and the cat started on
an investigation tour. It killed four
birds, broke the clock knocked down
the lookingglass, set box Of matches
on fire which We're left in the coat pock-
et of Bob's Sunday suit, and had the
wife not returned just when she did
the house would have burned to the
ground.
This was too much and the cat was |
turned loose. The young man still |
wants a cat, but he says he will buy |
the next one and if a person having a |
rat for sale and will call at the Boston |
store they will find purchaser.
Another prominent member of the |
Owl and Crescent club, whose wife had |
became infatuated with the poultry |
business. which the husband declared |
was an expensive luxury decided to get |
rid of the chickens Here came the |
rub, the wife would not part with her (
chicks. What was he to do? He fin |
ally dropped on to the idea of selling |
the hens to colored man at a reduced |
price. with the understanding that the !
purchaser should visit the hen house |
and take the chickens. The husband |
appointed the time and left the hen |
house unlocked. The next morning the |
wife was heart broken and the husband !
filled the air with oaths about chicken 4
thieves. He was laughing in his sleeve /
and with glee told the boys at the club /
how he had got rid of the pesky chick |
ems, and had money besides.
Yesterday his joy was brought TO
grief. The wife visited Harry Sutton /
and informed the officer of her loss. |
The official visited the hen house !
Of the colored man who had |
bought the chickens. and found /
them. He at once went toll
Franks house and got the wife. She
knew her chicks and they all came TO /
her when she called them by name /
The colored man was arrested and |
thrown in Jail. Here was a clear case /
and the wife with joy in her breast /
went 10 the Douglas avenue clothing
store TO tell the glad news to her hus-
band. II might have been joyful news
TO her but not to the clerk He had to /
acknowledge. the coin. 1t cost him just
Wills 10 make things square with the
colored man and the officers of the law.
He has still the chickens. but there is
said TO be GOODNESS between the hus-
hand and the wife. 1t is still somewhat
dangerous TO ask about selling chick
ems in certain localities
Both clerks declare that the WAYS Of
the tTansgressors being hard is as true
today as it was the day IL was written. |
FoREIoN COUNT sILKs CLEVELAND
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