The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-19
CAT FEEDS a DOG.
After Hostile Demonstrations They
become Great Friends

After Hostile Demonstrations They
Become Great Friends.
New York Letter in Philadelphia Times.
From my window I can see across roofs
couple Of blocks away the top and two
sides of a big building, that has lately
been getting a fresh coat Of paint. For
some reason or other of the painters had
not been at work in several days, but in
the meantime they had left their platform
still suspended. This circumstance gave
rise to a singular little incident that
CHANGED to be witness to.
Sunday morning early my attention
was attracted by a pretty lively stirring
about the top of the big house, and pref
ty soon I discovered that it was dog
chasing a cat. Whe her they had come
over from an adjoining house top, or
whether the workmen had carelessly left
the roof door open, and they had came
up from below, I couldn't tell but there
they were, running and racing, the dog
in hot pursuit of the cat They kept it
up at lively pace for some time, dodg-
ing between chimnevs and sprnging over
cutters, but finally it became evident that
the dog was gaining on the cat. Once
or twice he nipped her tail, and she had
barely time to give him a blow with her
paw and spring aside before he really nab
bed her. But by and by things grew des-
perate with her. She saw the dogs adj
vantage was coming, and, evidently in her
last extremity, she spranS over the side
OF the house landing, whether by accident
or design, l could not tell upon the pain
ters' platform, which hung suspended six
or eight feet below. But If 1t were by
design and the cat thought to get out of
the dogs way thereby, she reckoned with
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fool, or no part of a coward, for, so soon
as he peered over the edge and discovered
the cats whereabouts, he gathered him
self up and leaped over after her, landing
safe and sound on the platform beside
her
But the cat was no SLOUGH, quick as a
fash she sprang to the ropes that held the
boards, and scrambled up hand over hand
TO the roof again. Then the dog had his
day of misery. Poor little fellow, he GER
tainly did have a bad time Of it. Seeing
that the cat had eluded him and that he
was left alone, suspended in midair, with
no possible chance of escape by his own ef-
forts, he set up a bowling such as surely
would have alarmed the town had it not
been Sunday, and in a very quiet street.
Up and down within the narrow limits of
the platform the poor dog ran, peering
first over one side and then the other, but
nobody saw, nobody heard.
From her coign of vantage on the roof
the cat looked down at first scornfully,
but by and by her scorn seemed to turn
to pity She ran down the rope to the
platform. then up to the roof again, as
much as to say:
Come here is the way out of your diff
Guilty"
AT last, however, the dog made hen I'M
derstand that he was incapable of follow
ing her instruction, whereupon, as
thought, though the event proved the fall
sity of my suppositlon she gave I'd con-
corning herself further about him, and
disappeared over the roof. Finding my
| self so deeply concerned about the poor
dog, l went around TO the place by and
by thinking to inform someone of his
predicament But I found the house UNI
occupied and as 1t was Sunday, of course
there We're no worhInen about. 1 did find
policeman, ana together we tried to get
in the house, thinking to go to the dogs
relief, but every door was locked, and we
We're forced to give up the project
But the cat proved to be far more faith
ful. When l got back 10 my room l saw
her suddenly appear on the roof again,
and by and by she scrambled down the
rope with something in her mouth. The dog
was overjoyed TO see her, and I pretty
soon saw why, for the something in her
mouth proved 10 be a piece of meat which
she had probably stolen from the butcher
stall at the corner and brought MIN to eat.
Later In the day the cat made a second
trip, bringing a second piece of meat, and
l don't think ever saw anything to equal
that dogs demonstrations of gratitude
thereafter He rubbed his nose against
her, wagging his tail frantlcally, he put
his paws around her caressing her with
his nozzle most affectonately. And In
her turn the cat seemed equally apprecia-
tive of the poor dogs helpless situation.
During the afternoon she made frequent
visits down the rope to cheer him up. and
In the evening after the lights were turned
on, / saw her scramble down and side by
side they cuddled up on the narrow plat
form and went to sleep.
was up betimes the next morning. and
got to the place early enough 10 see the
painters draw up the platform and take
the cat and dog off safely. l told them
the story of their mishap as had seen il
from my window, and one big, kind-heart-
ed fellow was so interested that he said
he would take the two little things home
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