The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-28
FOUGHT WITH a CALICO CAT.
Ana Finding II an Easy Victim VIC
tor Has BecOme DemoraIized.
F,rom Nd Chicago Inter-ocean.

TOR HAS becOme DemOraiized.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Out on the West Side, with family
named Parker lives a large and sad-eyed
cat. His name is Victor but his appear
ance indicates that he had better have
been christened Vanquished one ear is
/ missing, one eye gone and there Is an
absence of fur on various portions Of his
body. His bearing is abject and his gait
sneaking, and a general air OF "mlght
have seen better days" is apparent in his
conduct. The story of Victor's downfall
is no less interesting than IL is sad
year ago he was a frisking kitten
with a good home a good name, and a
fine glossy coat. He was noted for his
gentle ways. never Offering violence TO
the neighbours baby when that small per-
sonage made a tour Of the premises. car
rying him by the tail II was his custom
10 greet all strange cats with a glad smile
ana much Of his time was spent at the
aforesaid neighbours yard, frolickng with a
kitten of his own age who dwelt there. or
baskng In the sun under the watchful eve
of the kittens mother.
Victor had reached the comparatively
mature age Of nine months, and was large
ana strong OF his age, when he returned
nome one afternoon from a playful hour
spent with the neighbours kitten. Mrs
Parker had Just put the finishing stitches
to calico cat she was making for the
neighbours baby. The calico cat, pIump
from an abundance Of cotton had been
placed in a corner of the sitting room. SO
that II was the first object that greeted
Nictors gaze when he entered the apart
ment.
Victor may have been hungry. and IL
may have been the prosperous look of
the stuffed cat that Jared upon his usually
complacent spirit. AT any rate, Victor
bristled up, and, with a declaration Of war
wildly expressed IN that part of his anat-
omy, made use of by the feline race when
reused TO anger, he approached the strange
cat He circled around ID several times
and finally sprang upon il In a frenzy Of
rage The two rolled over and over and
the carpet was strewn with cotton wool
from one side of the room to the other
before Victor could be separated from his
hated rival
Thenceforth Victor was a changed cat
Il came. / saw. | conquered" seemed m
be the domneering thought in his mind.
and II ever a cat was puffed up with con-
ceit, that cat was Victor. He went proud-
~ out Of the house for fresh foes To van
quish. Peace, which had hitherto reionad
within his gentle breast. was dethroneJ
ana gave way to Wild and lofty ambition.
lie wound fight every cat In Cook countv
lie had tasted blood, or what answers, ~
the place of blood, IN the calico cat ana
he would have more thereof II was an
easy task 10 vanquish the nefghbor,s IT,
ten. the same afternoon that he d4rnoi-
ished The calico rival. AS an annef,zer Co.
breakfast the next morning he satl5ad
forth and fought with their nelghbor,s ki+-
tens mother He left a large scratch ~
tried TO dissuade him from his bloody M,
SUIT and the baby shed large. juicy tears
Let no guilty cat escape" was his r,atto
Daily complaints about the disorat.ee,i
exploits Of Master Victor were bro,,rh.
to the ears Of gentle Mrs. Parker So
called him naughty kitty" In tones ina,
were meant to be stern. but he only gava
ner scorniui LOOKS Victor simply would
fight. "
But like all great fighters. he A. la,
met his Waterloo. A black cat Of ro,,s.s.
propensties and green ewes raaa.,.,ss
strayed into the neighborhood He Ca
large, muscular cat. Victor heard ~ ~,
arrival and Kissing VILLAIN. thon 80.
die" between his clenched teeth or ,vnrds
10 that erect ne went forth to meet the
newcomer on the field of honor the ~
cats eyed each other with every e,,i5a,,
OF hate AT last they came togetba, ,.'ser
mighty rush. The air was aiiea .,.t
yowls. fur and Gust, as they clinebed 80
rolled over and over. They separated b,,t
met again, the strange cat scoring a srest
point by closing one of his adversarx,,
eyes. A moment later, and the strange
cat spat Out one Of Victor's ears ana 4,
the last round he biz several choice httes
out of the soft part of his antaeonist,s
anatomy. Then Victor sneakcd home. his
coat drenched with gore. And that cat
aeYer smiled again.