The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-26
DEVOTED TO CATS.
A Woman Who Wants Cats Put on
Her Tomb stOne.

Nine. Deivincourt likes cats-Some say
her fondness for felines amounts TO al
most mania--but she herself says she has
a mission 10 perform. and that is TO save
cats-and dogs, too, il they come in her
way
A Paris Herald correspondent called the
other dag a. her house. not far from the
Jardin des Plantes He says:
Cats. / never saw the like before. In
one room there were book shelves con-
verted into cat shelves. where slumbered
collection OF Grimalkins. while on the
table were some more. A tray of a trav-
cling trunk has been converted into a cat
box. champagne cases under the tables
served as quarters, everywhere were dis
posed improvised pillows. slips OF old
carpet. mats and odds and ends for cats
beds. In the little parlor were cats
perched on everything perchable. in the
yard and I'm the kitchen.
How many have you?' / asked.
II don't know-you see them there
count them"
tried. but every time counted dozen
some other cats would cross my line OF
vision or spring about their owner. evi-
IDENTIFY thinking something unusual was
VI. ! counted. finally. 3
There are more than that" said Nine
DelvincoGrcs only they are in inches on
the place. Cesar. viens," cried the lover
Of cats: ''Vtens Vilette Napoleon ana
came some dogs-mongrels they were and
tired looking. yet clean and well cared
for.
Don't you care so much for dogs as
CATS"
"Yes; bu; in France people don't gem
orally care for cats-they are neglected
aad Ni-treates and left 20 die In the sew
ers and about the streets. and then / find
tEem and take care or them
an the sewers
''Yes, I go down into the sewers after
them. ! hunt up the men who have
charge OF the sewer traps. They let me
down. and generally induce several eats
TO come up 10 Tie.
They are thrown Into the sewers in
most cases by their owners. VINO want 10
get rid % them. This is easy. for the
apertures at me sides of the curbing OF
the streets are o.g enough 10 shove them
through"
What DO you rescue cats for-do you
sell Them
20. no." was the answer. Il rescue them
because I pity them. Most OF these cats
have TO breed. as you see. That one over
there has only three legs. and this one
has lost an eye. and almost all os Them
avs IN more or less suffering condition
when l md them. / give taem away.
usually.
only q short time ago I had no,iee
from the police 20 XIII ms cats. and I was
IN great distress. / gave away as MANY
as could 20 my ne ghboTs and acquajnt-
arces but was forced TO fnd another
place fer the remainder. have as many
again hidden away IN a peigheo-inr SUI
hurb They are not in as good consi-
ton as these. These here have a mother
to look after them"
On the WALL was rough dra xfng Of an
oheilsk. AZ the foot Of which were two
dogs c0uchzax- About the obelisk we're
several cats standing on their hind legs
weeping and applying enormous handker-
chiefs 10 their eyes.
Nine Delysnccure thinks this drawing
beautiful
Those cats are weeping for their
mother" she explains.
II am going 70 have that pat on my coz
In when ara dead. and Z a tombstone Is
erected over ne / want something like
that"