Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-02-02

Moses was a house cat
speak in the past tense, 1t will be
observed, for Moses retired from busi-
ness sometime ago, Farther on l will
relate the circumstances under which
his engagement as house cat termins.
ted.
A year ago last summer / was out
hunting, and found poor half grown
and two thirds starved kitten wander
ing around on the edge OF marsh in a
cedar swamp / fed him from my lunch
bag, and took him home and introduced
him to my family. My wife took kind
ly TO the little stranger and christened
him Moses, probably on account of his
having beon found in the bullrushes,
possibly on account OF his meekness,
When Moses reached his majority he
was a large featured cat with light
: golden hair, blond whiskers and full,
rich tenor voice His beauty was some
what marred by cast in his left eye
and the fact that he hsbitually wore
his right ear about an inch and a halt
north Of the spot where it was original
~ placed by nature. 1t appears that
his A0Ficular appendagO was knocked
out Of plumb by some missile from an
inturiatsd neigbbor while Moses was
prscticing a symphony in A minor-or
in said noigh boris back yard, have
forgotten which
Although be was blessed with good
appetite and would devour anything
left in his reach from dish of cream to
a cake OF toilet soap, he did not enjoy
the best Of health. He was subject to
ats Whether they wore spileptic or
csGaleptic 6ts, am not certain. As l
purchase nearly my clothing ready
made, am not very we'll posted on the
subject OF fits anyway. When be was
not in fit ne was generally in misch ief,
Moses did not seem to possess much
pusb and enterprise, but he sometimes
showed great deal Of mild persistence.
Moreover IL he was troubled about any
thing be would free his mind, no mat
ter who was present. ] remember that
very frequently when was writing in
the evening he would sit and look up
into my face and NEW plaintively once
every hteen seconds for three consecu-
tive hours. Then, when would lose
coRtrol Of my temper and take him by
hisBerial and carry him TO the door and
try to knock star out of the heavens
with him, be- would come and sit on the
window sill and take up the broken
thread Of his discourse with perfect
cUmpoRurs,
Moses had one habit which resulted
IN an accident that must have caused
him considerable modification and an
noyance. Whenever he, was let intc
the house on cold day be would pause
near the threshold and fall into browI
study leaving about quarter Of yard
Of his narrative outside, One day wheI
the Thermometer stood at 20 degrees be
low zero, Moses cams to the back stool
and petitioned for admission to tn
Kitchen, The hired girl opened th
door aud be entered bringing with hin
largs invoice Of winter weather. Al
ter waiting what she considered rsas
enable time for tho procession to pas
by, the queen Of the kitchen slamms
the door shut with great vehemence
Moses WAS not expecting anything any
thing OF that kind for the next hftee
or twenty minutes and his caudal sI
pendage received compound fractur
which rendered ampuJatiOn necessary
After this calamity to have spoken c
the abbreviated appendix OF Moses as
sail would have been gross exayger'
sion Indeed IL was hardly more ths
az ansCdote.
IL wac in the glad spring, when th
bobolinks Uers tWittering aud nEtui
wore her gsyest robes, that Moses 10
US An uusightly stump had long ma
red the beauty OF our lawn, and one ds
purchasgd some dynamite cartridg,
aud proceeded to demolish it. PuttiJ
cartridge whore thought it would ,
ths most good, ligb ted the fuse al
hastily retired to the friendly shelf
ola wood shed. Looking out > nome
later / saw Moses sitting placidly
top Of the stump eying the burnii
fuse With an air of profound interei
He bad evidently made up his mind
secure = position where he could W
ness every feature Of the brilliant pyi
techniosldisplay that was TO to folio
Presently there was terrific sxplosi
r and an object Fesem bling an ecru &
passed scross the suu's disc causing
partial eclipse. Tue hired gIrl who b
witnessed the catastrophe from the %
try-rindow came out mournfglly siE
ing;
"Whoro was Noses. what was be abo,
Where was Noses when she stui
blow out2'
Alas whor87
A rigid search failed to disloso .
traco Of tbe unfortunate islins. d.