The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-03

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York. saws the sun of that city. has found
out that even after it is dead a pet cat
is a problem She had kitten that was
the light of her heart. 1t wasn't an An
CORA and there was very little of it, such
as Il was; but Il was the center about
which the household revolved. one fate
full day last summer the kitten was lying
on the sill of an open fourth floor win
dow and her mistress was reading novel
near by Suddenly Tabby rose with fur
bristling, gave one despairing new and
turned somersault out of the widow
Whether she was prompted by q hidden
| grief too bitter 10 be endured or by
sudden attack of insanity or by terrible
| dream, will ever remain tragic mystery.
She landed on her feet. but she landed
| hard, and when her terrified mistress
reached her she was evidently suffering
| from internal injuries. The woman was
in an agony of sympathy and grief, but
| had no idea what to do. In the dilemma
she appealed to her Irish cook, who sug-
| gested that emergency office the corner
| drug store. The woman fled to the store,
and the polite clerk advised her to tee-
! phone TO the S. p. c. A. She did and the
man who answered her call advised her
to chloroform the cat and put 1t out of
| its misery.
She bought the chloroform, trailed sad
! ly home and feeling that she was expert
Tabby into eternity. Then the question
arose. What should she do next? There
was no yard in which TO bury the de-
ceased, she couldn't take a trip to the
country for funeral purposes, it was ut
terly impossible to have her beloved kitten
go the way of ordinary eats, TO the ash
barrel. What could she do?
Once more she had recourse to Irish wit
Biddy stood. with tears in her eyes. and
gazed upon the corpse. Then she wiped
her eyes on her sleeve and said:
"Indade, mum, I'd ask them same Pre-
vention people phwat 10 do wild the an
GEL
Another pilgrimage to the drug store.
This time the question was out of the
province of the S. =. c. A. They told the
mourner TO apply to the Health Protective
| Association. She called up that organiza-
ton and said TREMENDOUSLY that she wanted
a dead pet taken away. The telephone
| didn't work well and there was a good
deal of difficulty in coming to an under
standing, but the. man at the other end
| of the line asked for her address and
promised to attend TO the matter Then
| she went home and tenderly laid the kit
| ten in a beautiful candy box, among roses
and tied the coffin with lavish ribbons.
| After that she went back TO her novel
in an effort to drown her sorrow, but In
| about half an hour was disturbed by a
| WIG CODnmOAlOn IN ftne street. she looked
| out of the window and saw huge van
! drawn by two spirited horses and driven by
| a man in uniform, come rafting down the
| street, followed by crowd of small boys
| She looked at it idly, until, to her amaze
ment it stopped in front of her door. -Four
| men climbed down and looked around.
Then one of them rang the bell. The aw-
full truth flashed into the little woman's
mind They had come for her kitten She
FAN hut ba sh . might
as well face the situation; so she went
downstairs and reached the front door
| just as Biddy opened IT, The man took
| off his hat politely.
II understand there's something often
sive in the neighborhood that you wish
taken away, madam"
| Madame looked at Biddy and Biddy re-
treated behind the door There was no
help for It, The truth must come out
"Well," she said hesitatingly, "Its-it's
| only a kitten"
The man opened and shut his mouth
spasmodically and grew red IN tie face
with emotion. He was making herct-
| lean effort to control himself.
well I'll be d." he said softly;
very softly.
The little woman didn't resent. She UNI
derstood how he felt, and she wasn't sure
| whether she was going to laugh or cry.
I'm sorry" she explained abjectly. IF
1 had anything else I'd give 1t to yoG
| but a Kittens all I've got"
The man turned to his three comrades,
who were waiting beside the van.
| Boys" he called impressively, cts
cat!' For a moment there was a thun-
derous silence. Then came a roar Of
| laughter. The men saw the joke.
| Bring on the corpse, madam" said the
| spokesman. 1--WE planned for dead horse,
but if Kittens all you've got Wen take
| that"
Biddy went upstairs and brought down
| the tiny white box, tied with a lavender
| ribbon
"Only half morning, en-" said the man
with heartless levity. Come on, boys,
| Lend a hand"
Each of the four men solemnly put a
finger under a corner Of the box, and the
procession marched out deposited the cof-
| fin carefully in the very middle of the van
The men took off their hats to the be-
reaved mistress and climbed to their places
The driver whipped up his horses, and the
| cortese disap peared in a blaze of glory.
ITS a real comfort, Bddy," said the
| chief mourner, subsiding on the stair steps
in an access of grief that looked strangely
like mirth. IT'S real solid comfort TO
think that she had such a gorgeous fun
eral."
The Queen, says Modern Society, has
used glasses to read handwriting for a
longer period than eighteen years, and
as for her maids Of honor reading aloud
| to her, that has been the custom for
very many years past. So well known
is this that it is always brought to her
| majesty's notice when new maid of
honor is recommended that the young
lady possesses an agreeable voice and Is
| a good reader, such a recommendation
going very long way.