The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-26
TALE OF A KITTEN
And the Trouble 1t Caused by Rolling on
the Fly Paper.


the Fly Paper.
1t was Sunday afternoon in the home OF
George NJ. Johnston, deputy county clerk
and recorder. A gentle breeze stirred the
shades on the open windows and let fugi-
tive rays of sunlight glide across tho
room. Stretched upon the mat were two
fluffy. black balls, for the nonce stilled-
the two Johnston family kittens, Verita-
bic pair of Katzenjammer kids for mis-
chief
Upon this peaceful scene Mr.. Johnston
looked, gently tapped the ashes from his
pipe, yawned, stretched and determined
to take a siesta. First he opened up two
sheets of the st.ckicst of sticky fly paper,
spread one on the table near his head and
the other on table in the kitchen be-
You'd With a feeling that his features
were safe from attack by the flies. he laid
him down and slept.
The shades gently stirred, the sunlight
fitted up and down the wall in intermit-
tent flashes. and all was still.
Presently one of the little black balls on
the mat stirred as pair of beady,
bright eyes surveyed the scene, and with
head cooked on one side, listened to the
gentle. regular breathing of the head of
the house. The ball unwound Stepping
softly. the kitten examined things. II
strolIed to the kitchen, smelled the fly
paper and then, in sheer kittenish aban-
don, took a run and jump at it and rolled
over in the sickness.
A wild yowl from the kitchen brought
Mr.. Johnston to his feet. Another yowi
and the crash of breaking crockery told
him something was wrong. Selling n
broom, he rushed to the kitchen. AS he
did so an animated roll OF fly paper
bounded from the wreck OF crockerH,
struck the stovepipe. bringing it down.
and caromed on Mr. Johnston's nose. He
went down before the blow.
The second kitten yowled in alright
and tried to climb the sideboard with re-
suits disastrous to the glassware.
In the lace curtains was a caterwaut.
ing mass of kitten and fly paper. Before
Mr.. Johnston could get to it kitten and
fly paper, with section Of the curtains,
went through the window.
Hi" yelled Mr.. Johnston. and some
one two doors away cried FIRE"
Mr.. Johnston grabbed piece of clothes
line for lasso and started for the yard.
As he did so the cause of the disturbance
dropped on him from the woodshed roof,
clawed him once and made another as
cension. sma shing a window in the flight.
Mad dog" howled a girl next door.
Just then the kitten, fly paper and all,
jumped the fence and all down the block
there was a chorus of screams. punctu-
ated by the siamming of doors and win
dows.
Hey" said Mr.. Johnston. after the
manner of a man yelling across a river
for the ferry, but the kitten didn't hey.
1t took a mad course about the neigh
boris yard and then suddenly made a
flying leap over the fence for Mr. John
ston's face. This time he ducked and
escaped the blow. Previous encounters
had gummed up his mustache with sick
ly. sweet stuff, in which was a dash of
cat. He wanted no more
"Meo-o-o- yo-o-o-ow." cried the kitten
continuously as 1t did series of flip
flaps across the yard, leaped and caught
the cothesline. did the giant swing,
ducked a cast OF Mr.. Johnston's lasso ana
did double back somersault over the
fence again.
BY this time men of family began to
appear at back doors with shotguns, re-
volvers. axes and things; also in slip
pers and shirt sleeves. All South Cherry
street was aroused.
To the assistance of bewildsred Mr..
Johnston came the neighbors small
boys. who submitted plans Of campaign.
While the kitten did stunts about the
neighbours yard a board of strategy was
convened and course of action to catch
the kitten determined upon. All went
after the kitten, which, seeing them COM
ing, took refuge in a telegraph pole where
the fly paper coming in contact with the
pole about Ii feet IN. she was held until
a small boy climbed up and captured her.
When the hoy had been pried loose
from the bunch all hands and a pair OF
shears set forth to release kitty from
her ENHANCEMENT.
If some one had invented d plan for