Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-08
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THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL Is: Z.
THE INVADER WAS REPULsED

THE INVADER WAS REPULSED
The entrance of black cat into 3
liquor ard grocery store in Eighth ave
nue. Sunday afternoon resulted in 8
fight with the dogs which were there
and smashing of bottled cocktails and
whisky. The drink flowed out under
the window, tc the great satisfaction OF
person with can, and the cat IS
capped into the 2arish day.
Prince and Gypsy, two high bred fox
terriers, and their family of Elk, nave
been summing themselves Sunday ate
Moons in the grocery and liquor store
kept by Richard Wufers. Inc pups
are bright eyed little chaps, who tuu.
BILE about the place, and they are their
parents JOY and pride. The throngs
which go through the avenue for theli
Sunday outing stop and look at the
dogs. Last Sunday dozen persons
were looking in at display of claret,
horse radish, rhubarb and dog show.
when they saw Prince and Gypsy start
up in alright and assemble their oil
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A big black cat, marauder OF the
tenements, had jumped into the store
from small window at the rear ara
came rushing down the sawdusted aisle
between the counters. He was dis
reputable looking creature, large boned
AID uugainly, and one OF his eyes was
gone.
Prince sprang for him. The cat
arched his back and struck viciouSly
with his claws. The battle was on.
The cat gave the dog left-pawed jab
over the eye, and leaped into the WIN
dow among claret and whisky bottles.
Prince spraug after him. There WAS
clash OF glassware, and pile of bot
tied cocktails and OF gold capped seal
ed whisky bottles fell in heap. The
brown fluid of Manhattan appetiz- re-,
the sunlit Martini and the product of
the watts among the Grampien Hills
were commingled with the shivered
glass. In drink which no bartender
with guide hook before him could
have ever equalled the cat and The dog
closed in mortal com bat.
Prince made D savage snap at the
intruder's neck. a neck of cham
payne bottle snapped instead, and g
golden fountain bubbled up and added
zest to the cocktails which, like q
harmless river of ceaseless merri
ment,n were coursing along the bottom
of the store window.
The cat leaped high in the air and
the mixture turned to claret cup A
quart of Medocj joined the flood. 1twas
q punch such as had never been brewed.
1t lacked only rum. The cat supplied it
at a single bound, and bottle of old
Medford was added to the drink.
Gypsy and her family huddled close
to the counter and watched the fray.
Mr.. Wulfers, who lives above his store
came down, and the Cat bolted through
the store and leaped through the back
window. Prince stood below the open
ing and barked defiantly.
Before the store windows stood sew
eral hundred persons who had watched
the fray and urged on the combatants
There is small opening at the bottom
of the sashes. through which the water
is drained of when the window panes are
washed. 1t served as a drain for the
punch. A colored man with tin can
caught the mixture, which flowed in q
thin, red stream from the still. He got
nearly quart OF it, and he and his
friends, in spite of Raines and all his
laws, made much wassail.- New York