The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-06
THE CAT AND THE CIGAR SIGN.
Followed Her Indian to the End and
Died at His Charred Feet.

Died at His Charred Feet.
A man of the name of Carter leased
The basement of a house in Market street,
New York, and converted the front part
of il into a cigar store. He procured a
Gorgeous wooden Indian with uplifted TOM
shawk and beaded moecasins, and set
II ND i'm front of the door as a sign to all
that the best and cheapest tobacco on
earth was TO be had inside. Mr.. Carter
had a black cat which he took over with
other appurtenances of the basement. As
cats are more attached to houses than to
tbeir tenants, this particular one, called
TORY. domesticated herself al once, and
from the first took a strange fancy 10 the
cigar sign. When it rained TORY used to
find shelter under the Indian, and during
last summers fierce heat curled herself
into a circle and slept voluptuously on his
shady side.
BUSINESS was not profitable in The store
and Carter moved over to Powell street,
Brooklyn, taking the Indian with him, but
leaving TORY behind, much 10 the sorrow
of the young Carriers, who however,
agreed that ii wasn't lucky to take a cat
across river. Three days after their es-
Enlistment in Powell street the young
sters were delighted TO see the cat walk
up to the Indian, just as he was placed on
his pedestal the first thing in the morning
and take IGT pace, tLlS ltkflG On the SUNNY
side. as the weather was cool. In order
to 90 from New York to Brooklyn TORY
must have either stolen a ride on one of
the ferryboats or walked over the big
bridge, thus in either case defying the
hoary old superstition. The Carriers fat
tered themselves that TORY had perform
cd this remarkable feat for love of them,
but in this they were greatly mistaken; 1t
was on account of her affection for the In
10 is Etn m
show.
In September last the block in Powell
street in which the Carter cigar store
was located fell a prey to the flames, and
Carter moved to Belmont avenue, two or
three blocks away. He had to purchase
another cigar sign for his new store the
old one having been half destroyed by the
fire, and left behind among the debris.
The new sign represented a festive look
ing young princess with very red hair and
a bundle of cigars clasped in her hand.
TORY never went near the princess. She
took up her position day and night on the
charred remains of her beloved Indian,
and when repeatedly captured by the jul
venile Carriers and taken home, invariably
escaped and returned to the ruins. FL
nally they put her in the cellar and lock-
ed her up in a hen coop, but she howled
so loudly and continuously that they were
compelled to set her al liberty, after which
she resumed her breaking vigils I'M
I'll she starved or was worried to death
by the dogs At all events, the body of
the poor thing was found stretched at full
length on all that was left of the sign.
1t is not the whole truth to say that they
loved in life and in death were not di-
vided but it is half the truth.
TORY was always a fool cat" observed
the disguised cigar dealer, though after
all, some people know set their hearts
on objects as wooden and worthless as
a tobacco sign"