The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-12

attack knocked tho old mans hat overheard.
and he became almost hysterical from fright.
Tho cat was recaptured before tho passenger
was seriously hurt, but no one tried to tease IL
AGAIN. Upon another occasion II left its basket
and while prowline around the deck ran across
. coop full OF live chickens. 1t tore of one Of
the stats from the coop, got inside and mado
merry with the hens. When It was discovered
finally the chickens were all dead and some OF
them eaten.
something Of a Democrat himself. He is
in Tammany Hall. He was greatly inter:
eSt 3 in Sd the Y 5Sisn and fH %hsn he r for M N iha p of
pers what Mayor Grant bad to say about the
handsome plurality Van ,wyck was going to
get, he went into the highways and inns OF his
native city declaring that the success Of the
Tammany ticket was a lead.pipe cinch. Later.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick was filled with enthusiasm.
This emotion led him to put the wild kitten in a
wire cage and ship 1t to eI-Mayor Grant with
the following letter:
M DEAR sR AND FRIEND: I have read your political
forecast OF the New York election-your carefully
the number Of ballots expected for Van WICK. /
must say. in all candor. that the result Is a great
sFsSis to ,S yGu1 TI RSils.ssl , .sdsia h.1 1ad it: s'S aisx.n !
graced with q real living representative of the organ.
sIss,Gn; ! Of ss a siss sou q y I. A Sai two ea sRd a half = 9g aontSs
old. and was brought to this city from San Juan del
sieion. and viii be very sapdsome. i. Is as satisfied
with is surroundings as l know ~Tammany 10 over
the result OF the election in Greater New York. Give
1t place Of honor in your great WiEwam,
You Will please accept this beautiful emblem OF
menis of your friend. JoHS FrTzPATRIcK-
The cat got here three days ago and is now
pacing up and down the narrow confines OF lite
wire cage in the basement of the Adams Ex.
press Company's office in lower Broadway. II
is about as large as an ordinary house cat,
and Is grayish in color with black stripes on It's
legs and beautiful black spots on the body. Its
whiskers are extremely fierce. When a L
reporter visited the cage last night the Kitten
stopped long enough in lie ceesele,s march to
eye him mildly, and did not offer the least re,
sistance when the reporter reached in his hand
and stroked its beautiful coat A dog which
was chained up near by howled and trembled
with fear every time the cat looked In its d.
rection.
As soon as ex.Mayor Grant received notice OF
the arrival in this city OF Tammany's new EN-.
blem be determined that 1t should have q home
In the WiRwam; So he wrote this letter to John
c. Sheehan, leader OF Tammany Hall:
DEAR SIR: I am Informed that there 10 waiting NJ
my disposal. in the care OF Adams Express Company
. live tiger in a cage. He was cent TO me from New
Orleans. the donor tex. Mayor John Fitzpatrick in:
sentative OF the organization am told that III
70 playful and kind in disposition, ;. and there should
be no hesitation on your part to take II into the
Wigwam. Yours very truly. HroH J. GRANT.
Up to a late hour last night Mr.. Grant had no.
received n reply to his letter. but he said he had
not the slightest. doubt that a place would be
found for the cat in the Wigwam to-day.
City Record, who has taken n keen interest in
tho new emblem. says he thinks the beast Ia O
aguar or South American tiger, and as such q
at representative of the Wigwam.