The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-15
THE GRAVEYARD CAT.
The Queer CominGs and GOings CT a
Coal Black Feline.

From the Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
A Cleveland man, who isn't at all SUI
perstitious, has had a somewhat singular
experience with black cats. As is well
known the black cat is an adjunct to all
we'll appointed necromancing layouts.
Cagliostro has his black cat, and so has
Hecate. and so have all the minor pat
rons Of the black art. The black cat is the
faVOrite receptacle for lost souls who may
be condemned to roam the earth. and yet
the creature is popularity understood to
bring good luck when he crosses a NOR
tails pathway. \ losing gambler would
give most of what he has left to see
black cat enter the room, and more es-
pecialy a cross-eyed black cat In short,
the black cat is the most famous variety,
the most notorious, as it were. of all the
feline tribe.
The Cleveland man referred to was a
resident of New York some ten years ago.
He had an office not far form the junction
Of WAN street and Broadway, and one day
as he passed Trinity churchyard, Il look
ed so cool and inviting that he stepped in
lie sought an empty stone bench aud seat
ing himself made a philosophical compar-
ison-as so many others have done in that
selfsame place-of the noisy hustle OF life
only a few feet away, and of the restful
quiet within.
Suddenly a black cat leaped upon the
bench beside him. Where it came from
he could not tell. The seat was empty
and To-! when he turned the cat was
therel 1t was a fair-sized. Nell-fed cat
none OF your gaunt and starved witches
pets. lt sat on the bench looking at him
with big yellow eyes, ana the intensity Of
its gaze made him feel little creepy.
Understand the situation. Here ne was
I'm a graveyard, molderng dust an about
lkr sr,lf Of
very air. His thoughts even were tlnged
with the serenity Of the place No Won
der the coming OF the black cat startled
him. AS she stared at him with her I'M
blinking yellow orbs, all he had ever heard
Of the spirits of the dead anlmatlng the
bodies Of the lower animals flashed across
him.
lie made a movement as " to rise, and
the black cat Instantly lcaped upon his
knees. crouching there with a gentle purr
Whatever her occult connections might he
she certainly showed a pleasing prefer
ence for his society. lie stroked her
gently and then placed her on the ground.
When he finally arose 90 so she followed
closely az his heels. out OF the church.
yard, across the walk and then across
busy broadway, she trottCd behind him.
Up TO his very Office. ana when he Invited
her On she stralgatway made herself at
home by curling up on the rug and going
last Nhlttils T. OF NtNfNNl Weeks she WAS u
fixture in his business surroundings The
tanitor was engaged 90 feed her. ana she
waNed fat ana purrCd, ana stretched her.
SELF IN complete satisfaction.
Then she disappeared. Tho iauitor know
nothing Of her going. Nobody else could
ton anything about a. She had simply ef-
faced herself. once or twice the man
sought enc bench where no had nrst seen
her. but she came no moro.
What recalled the graveyard clt was the
fact that few weeks ago another black
clt suddenly crossed DIS path. ilc calls
her another clt huf Hhc Dr. the exact lm.
nrc of che purrlnT heroine OF Tho stone
bench 90 iru yClu HEn, Where Hhr Caa-
from he does not know. Whnt Der coming
fnrrtriF hn cannot FursH. lu Tho msan-
ImD fhH occupies bis Onl sr and fetIn.
1rl purrs. and stretches horatn mkurl.
nuflN
Possibly Hamlet may hHNn bad "a hilrE
oHf of fNo ln hIs mind when d. hInfof al
llnfHun nf ihf numerous startling thInrH
AWAIT hcaYfn anl hadlu.